Koli

“We follow seven commandments, with three being most important. The producer: he is my engine; my responsibility is his perseverance. The team: in Koli we are all a family, we all create, we all cook, we all serve and we all eat. The dishes: all lead to a story that represents an expression and reflects our creativity.”

Mole with walnuts, pine nuts, peanuts, oregano, cumin, guajillo, and pasilla chilli with a burnt flour tortilla.

Koli is the newest vanguard venue in the northern industrial city of Monterrey. The restaurant’s name refers to guidance – “koli” is a Nahuatl word meaning “grandfather”. Three young brothers have created an ingenious tasting menu celebrating a myriad of local ingredients and traditions. They seek organic produce and meat and even work with a biologist who specializes in cactus, to help rescue those forgotten edibles. Every four months the staff take a trip to one of the municipalities of Nuevo León to discover traditional gastronomy and develop their growing menu.