Mitad Del Mundo

Specialties

Our antojitos (traditional mexican snacksor small plates) along with authentic grilled meat tacos, citrusy cevisches, divine homemade moles and an impressive selection of cocktails, wines and tequilas that will guid you through the soulful countryside of Mexico: Zapotec and Mixtec food of Oaxaca, the historic town of Morelia, the slow road=sted pibil from the Mayan peninsula, the bustling street of the Distrito Federal, chiles en nogada from the historic convent of Santa Rosa in Puebla and a variety of specialties from Veracruz, always witht the creative finesse of renowned Chef Geno Bahena.

History

Established in 2003.

There’s not a job in a restaurant that Jimmy Espinoza hasn’t worked during his 34 years in the business. «I’ve done it all – dishwasher, waiter, host, bartender – and now I have my own place,» he says. All along he saved menus from the places he worked, and some of his favorite dishes show up on Mitad Del Mundo’s menu, which blends cuisines from Cuba, Colombia, Peru, and Espinoza’s native Ecuador. The restaurant’s royal blue walls are covered with pictures of Espinoza with his arm around Latin music stars like Tito Rojas, Frankie Negron, Oscar de Leon, and Tito Puente, taken when Espinoza worked at such high-​profile places as Chez Paul and Tanya’s. «I always kept a disposable camera with me, because you never know who might come in,» he says. Mitad del Mundo’s specialties are mostly seafood based: seviche de camaron estilo ecuatoriano (Ecuadoran-​style shrimp salad), zarzuela de marisco (seafood stew), and paella Valenciana (the traditional Spanish seafood-​and-​rice dish takes more than 30

Meet the Business Owner

Jimmy E.

Business Owner

There’s not a job in a restaurant that Jimmy Espinoza hasn’t worked during his 34 years in the business. «I’ve done it all – dishwasher, waiter, host, bartender – and now I have my own place,» he says. All along he saved menus from the places he worked, and some of his favorite dishes show up on Mitad Del Mundo’s menu, which blends cuisines from Cuba, Colombia, Peru, and Espinoza’s native Ecuador. The restaurant’s royal blue walls are covered with pictures of Espinoza with his arm around Latin music stars like Tito Rojas, Frankie Negron, Oscar de Leon, and Tito Puente, taken when Espinoza worked at such high-​profile places as Chez Paul and Tanya’s. «I always kept a disposable camera with me, because you never know who might come in,» he says. Mitad del Mundo’s specialties are mostly seafood based: seviche de camaron estilo ecuatoriano (Ecuadoran-​style shrimp salad), zarzuela de marisco (seafood stew), and paella Valenciana (the traditional Spanish seafood-​and-​rice dish takes more than 30