In the heart of Mexico City downtown, in the crossing of Republica de Argentina and Justo Sierra, on the rooftop of the famous Porrua bookstore, you’ll find El Mayor, a place made for eating and contemplating.
El Mayor honors tribute to its place, to what it was once, to the past; and to that present that keeps it alive, witness of the history and the origins of our city. It keeps itself as an spectator on a side of Palacio Nacional, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the remains of the two most important temples of the antique city of Tenochtitlan.
A brass structure frames the access and also works as a large planter with a specially selected botanical variety, linking the structural elements subtlety through all the space.
It has a capacity for one hundred and fifty diners, in an area that is covered with a black granite floor that also pairs perfectly with the table tops, made of the same material. Walls covered in a blurry contemporary wallpaper in green tones with round champagne mirrors that amplify the perception of space, reflecting the views given from the terrace that is finished off with a balcony and an exclusive selection of cacti from all over Mexico. Always at the front row for the principal attraction, the Templo Mayor archeological site.
The bars, one opposed to the other, give the place balance and character. The one for drinks, modernizes the cantina style of the early past century. The other, keeps the fire where the masa is thrown to a big comal in front of the diners; both covered in detailed cement tiles created by artisans from Oaxaca.
El Mayor reinterprets the heritage of the cultural mix, transforming in a contemporary expression of a cherished Mexico, with airs of the classic cantina, the patios, the fires that remind us of the great variety of our cuisine. Starting point for the creation of its space.