Zicatela

Zicatela, named after a beach in the Mexican port town of Puerto Escondido (famous for its surf-friendly waves, glorious sunshine, and fine traditional Mexican cooking), is a small restaurant serving big, generously piquant dishes in the 9th arrondissement, just around the corner from the Folies Bergère.

Start with a superb traditional pozole soup with pork or chicken, chili, lime, and white cacahuazintle sweetcorn (€6) for an immediate blast of spice. The more full and fiery choice is the nopal cactus quesadilla, which comes with great homemade guacamole and three different grades of hot sauce. If you need to chill off, order a glass of the house sangria. The robust mole negro enchilada, with chicken, chocolate and chili sauce, and melted cheese (supposedly a favorite of the Mexican embassy to Paris), and the chilaquiles (a tortilla with sweetcorn, chipotle sauce, chicken, melted cheese, and crème fraîche, €10) are among the main courses. By this point, the deadly combo of spice and the sheer amount of food may make you feel like you’re about to explode, but don’t leave Zicatela without sampling a dish of crunchy, lemony grasshoppers.

Detailed Information:
Address: 8 rue Geoffroy Marie, 75009 Paris France
Phone Number: +33 6 98 72 62 71
Website: https://zicatela-folies.fr/fr
Open hours: Mon: 12pm - 2pm; Tue-Fri: 12pm - 2.30pm, 7pm - 11.30pm; Sat: 6pm - 11.30pm