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Mayahuel, Downtown
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Restaurants · Mexican · Farm-to-Fork · Downtown · $$$

Mayahuel

Downtown Mexican restaurant and tequila museum on K Street, with Gabriel Romo murals, small-batch tequila and mezcal, and family-recipe cooking.

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About Mayahuel

Mayahuel, also known as Tequila Museo Mayahuel, is Ernesto Delgado's Mexican restaurant and tequila museum at 12th and K downtown. The room is covered in murals by artist Gabriel Romo, the bar specializes in small-batch tequilas and mezcales, and the space doubles as a gallery and music stage.

The cooking starts from Delgado's mother's recipes, made with fresh local ingredients. The lunch and dinner menu includes molcajete salsa, sikil p'ak pumpkin seed dip from the Yucatan, mezcal-flambéed camarones enmezcalados, chicken tinga tostadas, requesón taquitos, a pozole salad and shrimp ceviche, with brunch, a vegan menu and happy hour as well. Reservations are on OpenTable, the Coa Room hosts private events of up to 60 seated, and private tequila tastings can be booked. It shares an owner with La Cosecha and Mesa Mercado.

  • Tequila & Mezcal
  • Patio
  • Vegan Menu
  • Happy Hour
  • Private Events

Menu

Starters

  • Chips y Salsa de Molcajete $5 / $8 / $12 Priced by party size
  • Guacamole Sm $12 / Lg $16 Topped with cilantro
  • Totopos con Chile $15 Chips, guajillo, queso, crema
  • Spicy Chipotle Almond Dip $10.50 Vegan, blue and yellow chips
  • Sikil P'ak $9.50 Yucatan pumpkin seed dip

Small Plates

  • Brochetas de Chorizo y Queso $15 Bread bites, chorizo, Oaxaca
  • Mini Chicken Tinga Tostadas $16 Three, black beans, crema
  • Dobladitas de Chile Poblano $15 Blue corn, cheese, poblano
  • Bocaditos de México $16 Six assorted savory bites
  • Camarones Enmezcalados $18.50 Prawns, mezcal, agave glaze
  • Taquitos de Requesón $15 Requesón, lettuce, pico

Salads

Add chicken $6, steak $8.50 or shrimp $8

  • Dios de Maíz $12 Spinach, corn, beans, pepita
  • Ensalada de Pozole $16.50 Chicken, hominy, radish
  • Ensalada Tropical de la Playa $12 Mango, jícama, pineapple
  • Ceviche Acapulco de Camarón $19.50 Shrimp, lime, cucumber

Soups & Stews

  • Crema de Chile Poblano $14 Poblano, cilantro; half $9.25
  • Sopa de Zanahoria $12 Roast carrot; half $7.50
  • Pozole Verde con Pollo $18.50 Tomatillo broth, hominy
  • Albóndigas $18 Meatballs, squash, chipotle
  • Carne con Chile $21.75 Skirt steak, beans, bacon

Dishes That Define México

  • Mole Poblano con Pollo $28 Braised chicken, tortillas
  • Pistachio Mole con Pollo $28 Braised chicken, tortillas
  • Chile Relleno de Queso $23.50 Cheese, chile tomato sauce
  • Relleno de Epazote y Camarón $25 Crab, shrimp, epazote cream
  • Arrachera con Enchilada $33 Flank steak, enchilada
  • Puerco en Salsa Verde $25 Pork, tomatillo, serrano
  • Rib Eye con Chorizo $43 Chorizo, mushrooms, adobo
  • Fire-Roasted Pork Chop $35 Pipián verde enchilada
  • Adobo de Res $27 Beef, tres chiles sauce
  • Cochinita Pibil $27 Pork loin, banana leaf
  • Carnitas de Atacheo $23 Pork carnitas, charro beans
  • Exhibiting México $27 Three chicken enchiladas
  • Pollo Guajillo a la Plancha $23 Chicken, mushroom-guajillo

Coastal Dishes

  • Salmón en Huitlacoche $38 Salmon, huitlacoche, corn
  • Pescado Oaxaqueño $27 Tilapia, Oaxaca cheese, nopal
  • Camarones Moctezuma $29 Shrimp, garlic, tequila

Tacos, Tostadas y Enchiladas

  • Tacos Poblanos de Arrachera $23 Flank steak, poblano
  • Tacos de Pollo $23 Chicken, mushroom, guajillo
  • Tacos de Camarón al Chipotle $23 Shrimp, bacon, chipotle aioli
  • Tacos Adobados de Res $21.50 Crispy, beef in adobo
  • Enchiladas Verdes $23 Chicken, tomatillo sauce
  • Enchiladas de Mole $25 Chicken, mole sauce
  • Enjococadas Michoacanas $19 Requesón, epazote, tomatillo
  • Grilled Fish Tacos $21 Tomato, onion, guajillo salsa
  • Grilled Fish Tostadas $21 Mango, pineapple, red onion
  • Kid Options $15 Burrito, quesadilla, taquitos

Dulce México

  • Margarita Lime Custard $7.25 Lime, Maria cookie, cream
  • Nieve de Mazapán $8 Vanilla ice cream, mazapán
  • Pastel de Mango $9.50 Butter cake, mango mousse
  • Imposible $10.25 Chocolate cake, flan
  • La Abuelita Ice Cream $8.50 Mexican chocolate
  • Churros & Ice Cream $10.50 Vanilla, chocolate, caramel

Sunday Brunch

Sundays 11 AM–3 PM

  • Chips y Salsa de Molcajete $4.95 Chips, molcajete salsa
  • Guacamole Sm $9.99 / Lg $12.99 Avocado dip
  • Ceviche Acapulco de Camarón $9.50 Shrimp ceviche, chips
  • Totopos con Chile $7.75 Chips, chile de árbol, crema
  • Sikil P'ak $8.75 Yucatan pumpkin seed dip
  • Roasted Poblano Soup Half $6.75 / Full $11.50 Roasted poblano
  • Chilaquiles $14 Chips, tomatillo, crema
  • Divorciados $15.25 Two eggs, red and green sauce
  • Dos Burritos $13.50 Eggs, bacon, potato, poblano
  • Omelet $14.95 Ham, mushrooms, avocado
  • Mole Chilaquiles $16.50 Mole, arrachera, queso fresco
  • Arrachera y Huevos $23 Flank steak, eggs, potatoes
  • Tostadas con Huevos $15.50 Black beans, eggs, chorizo
  • Dios de Maíz $9.99 Spinach, corn, beans, pepita
  • Ensalada Tropical $9.99 Mango, jícama, pineapple
  • Ceviche $16.95 Shrimp, tomato-clam broth
  • Albóndigas $16.75 Meatballs, squash, chipotle
  • Pozole Verde $16.95 Chicken, hominy, tomatillo
  • Kids Service $10 Burritos, quesadilla or eggs

Brunch Lunch Plates

Sundays 11 AM–3 PM

  • Tacos de Adobo $16.95 Beef adobo, queso, avocado
  • Tacos de Arrachera $17.50 Flank steak, poblano, cream
  • Yucatan Fish Tacos $17.25 Black corn, chipotle cream
  • Mole Poblano con Pollo $19.95 Braised chicken, tortillas
  • Adobo de Res $19.50 Beef, tres chiles, rice
  • Carnitas de Atacheo $18.25 Pork carnitas, charro beans
  • Red & Green Enchiladas $16.95 / Mole $18.50 Shredded chicken
  • Enjococadas Michoacanas $16.95 Requesón, epazote, tomatillo
  • Enchiladas Zapotecas $16.95 Vegan; guacamole, nopales

Brunch Drinks

  • Bloody Mary $10.75 Tomato, herbs, fruit juice
  • Michelada $10 Beer, lime, spices
  • Goddess Mimosa $7.50 Pineapple, orange, grapefruit
  • Chocolate Abuelita $4.50 Mexican hot chocolate
  • Café de Olla $4.50 Mexican spiced coffee
  • Coffee $4.50
  • Café con Crema de Tequila $9 Coffee, tequila cream

Vegan Menu

Always available

  • Verde Sweet México $7.50 Spinach, watermelon, mango
  • Verde Sweet Margarita $12 Same, with tequila
  • Sikil P'ak $8.95 Roasted pumpkin seed dip
  • Chipotle Almond Dip $9.75 Almond, smoky chipotle
  • Tacos Dorados de Papa $9 Crispy potato tacos
  • Spiced Vegan Lentil Soup $7 Black bean lentil
  • Hongadas $16 Mushrooms, cactus, black bean
  • Huitlacoche Enchiladas $17.50 Mushroom, black bean, corn
  • Pistachio Spicy Mole $18 Portabella, serrano, rice
  • Enchiladas Zapotecas $17.50 Guacamole, nopales, mushroom
  • Vegan Mole Poblano $17 Plantains, mole
  • Chocolate Cake $7 Dark chocolate, pistachio
  • Caramelized Plantains $6.50 Brown sugar, dark rum
  • Trust in Mayahuel $45 Five-course vegan prix fixe

Hora Feliz (Happy Hour)

Mon–Fri 3–5 PM

  • Bocaditos de México $11.50 Six assorted savory bites
  • Taco de Adobo $5.25 Beef adobo, queso fresco
  • Tacos de Requesón $10 Requesón, pico, cotija
  • Taco Flight $11.50 Pollo, steak or carnitas
  • Totopos con Chile $11.50 Chips, guajillo, queso, crema
  • Tostada de Tinga de Pollo $5 Shredded chicken in adobo
  • Make Your Own Taco $11.25 Pollo or carnitas
  • Arrachera Taco Plate $14.50 Tortillas, pico, salsa
  • Maya Margarita $9
  • Asi Sabe Margarita $12
  • Draft Beer $6 Modelo, Pacifico, XX and more

Their own menus

Lunch & Dinner Brunch Vegan

Written out from Mayahuel’s menu, checked Oct 25, 2026. Prices and items can change.

Happy Hour

  • Mon–Fri · 3 PM–5 PM
  • Bocaditos de México$11.50
  • Taco de Adobo$5.25
  • Tacos de Requesón$10

Hora Feliz, Mon–Fri 3–5 PM

Checked Oct 26, 2026 · their menuMore happy hours

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