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The Menu

Six Moles.
One Table.

Every mole on this menu is built from whole dried chiles, toasted spices, and patient fire. We change the protein, never the discipline.

The Moles

Mole Poblano, Six Ways

Signature

Mole Poblano Clásico

$32

The ancestral recipe. Twenty-three ingredients slow-toasted and ground on the metate, simmered for six hours until it turns the colour of polished obsidian and tastes like chocolate, smoke, and time.

Chicken · Sesame · Almond · Plantain

Mole Negro de Oaxaca

$36

Deeper, darker, more austere. Built on chilhuacle and mulato chiles, with hoja santa and Mexican chocolate folded in at the last moment.

Chicken · Toasted chile · Avocado leaf

Mole Rojo Coloradito

$34

Bright, fruity, almost festive. Ancho and guajillo chiles, ripe tomato, a whisper of raisins. We serve it with pork belly confit.

Pork belly · Pine nut · Raisin

Mole Verde Pipián

$28

Pumpkin seeds and tomatillos, brightened with epazote and Serrano. A weekday mole — the one grandmothers keep ready on the stove.

Chicken thigh · Pumpkin seed · Epazote

Weekend

Mole de Guajolote

$48

Our Sunday plate. Whole roast turkey, mole poblano ladled generously, rice with fresh corn, hand-pressed tortillas still warm.

Whole turkey · Two sauces · Seasonal rice

Mole Amarillo

$30

The forgotten mole. Costeño yellow chiles, guajillo, masa broth, a thread of xoconostle. Spicy, sour, deeply comforting.

Pork loin · Yellow chile · Sour prickly pear

Starters

To Begin

Sopa de Tortilla

Pasilla chile broth, crisp tortilla strips, avocado, queso fresco.

$12

Tamal de Elote

Sweet corn tamale, crema, cotija, a spoonful of mild salsa verde.

$11

Guacamole al Metate

Avocado ground traditionally with onion, cilantro, serrano, lime.

$14

Queso Fundido

Oaxaca and Chihuahua cheeses, chorizo, fresh tortillas.

$15
Desserts

To Finish

Flan de Cajeta

Goat's milk caramel custard, a spoonful of whipped cream.

$9

Buñuelos con Miel

Crisp fried tortilla rounds, cinnamon honey, a hint of anise.

$8

Pastel de Chocolate y Chile

Dark chocolate, pasilla chile, almond crust.

$10
Drinks

From the Cellar

Agave spirits, fresh waters, and a michelada that answers the question of what to drink at noon.

Horchata de Casa

Rice, cinnamon, vanilla, a drop of condensed milk.

$6

Agua de Jamaica

Hibiscus tea, fresh lime.

$5

Michelada Aura

House tomato blend, chipotle, beer, salt rim.

$9

Mezcal Oaxaqueño

Smoked agave, single village. Served neat with orange and sal de gusano.

$14
Pairing

A Note From The Chef

Mole Poblano asks for something to drink that won't fight it. We recommend a young mezcal from Oaxaca, or a Mexican lager served cold and unadorned. Our team will help you pair — ask, and we'll taste the mole with you before you commit.