Chefs Mikel Alonso and Bruno Oteiza –A Partnership that Simply Works

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Biko is certainly not for someone who is afraid of heights, but it is surely the place to be if you want to experience good food. To get to Biko, one must have to take a private elevator as it is situated up above its competition of gourmet restaurants in the residential place of Polanco. Needless to say, the whole place is quite secluded and private. Angled wooden slats practically hide Biko from the outside world and vice versa. Of course, once you are served with Chefs Bruno Oteiza and Mikel Alonso’s creations, everything else fades into significance.

Redefining Mexico’s Fine Dining

This restaurant has certainly something unique to offer. Their menu is divided into two and you can choose your Basque meal according to what you prefer. If you are the kind of person who prefers traditional Basque dishes, you have several selections to choose from. If you have the taste for modern Basque cuisine, you also have scrumptious number of dishes to choose from. Every dish, however, is presented in a quite unique manner. You would feel that every dish served is prepared right in front of you.

Service is very good. You will find helpful, friendly and attentive waiters eagerly waiting to accommodate your needs. They do not hover however, so you need not worry about that. Biko has certainly restructured the restaurant scene in Mexico City. It offers a new fine dining experience unique to the restaurant alone. Of course, the credit can be given to the partners and chefs, Bruno Oteiza and Mikel Alonso.

Let’s Get to Know the Chefs

Mikel Alonso and Bruno Oteiza have trained and studied in the world-famous Arzak restaurant. This restaurant is considered by many to be the temple of gastronomy in the Northern part of Spain. What makes their partnership so successful is the fact that they are so compatible when it comes to their culinary techniques, tastes and preferences. All the dishes that they create are subtly flavored. They like to take a Basque classic dish and reinvent the same. You would want to lick every last piece of whatever dish you have been served. They have perfected the balance between sweet and salty when preparing famous dishes like the pimientos piquillos rellenos de bacalao. They are creative and inventive and they are willing to take risks when it comes to culinary arts. It is not surprising why their restaurant, Biko, has managed to secure the 81^st spot in this year’s El Pellegrino World’s 100 Best Restaurants.