Sud 777 (sometimes stylized SUD777) is a restaurant in Jardines del Pedregal, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City. It is owned by chef Edgar Núñez, who founded it in 2008. It has à la carte options and a twelve-course tasting menu. The restaurant serves French food prepared with Mexican ingredients, mainly the country's vegetables.

Sud 777 has received positive reviews and was awarded one Michelin star in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico. In 2023, Sud 777 was added to the British magazine Restaurant's publication The World's 50 Best Restaurants, as the list was expanded to include restaurants from positions 51 to 100.

Description

According to Jorge Toledo from El Economista, instead of serving conventional Mexican food, Sud 777's dishes are made with Mexican ingredients using French cooking methods; as an example, he said that duck leg is fried similarly to carnitas, in its fat. The primary ingredient of the food is vegetables and the restaurant offers an à la carte menu along with a seasonal twelve-course tasting menu.

Reservations are required to dine at Sud 777; the restaurant has a chef's table where Núñez provides a seven-course meal and Mexican wine to up to eight people who reserve it in advance. In addition, there is a sushi-only section named Kokeshi and a lounge bar.

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  Tomato consommé, infused in mamey pixtle and a flower
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  Green peas, strawberry, sherry mint, and oxtail reduction
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  Duck magret, ant eggs and smoked avocado
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  Leek, potato and cinnamon
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  Black cod, beans stock, kale and sea asparagus
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  Foie gras in a spoon and charcoal bell pepper, chocolate, and sea salt
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  Coffee, orange and cacao cake
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  Tomato and green peas pairing drinks

History

Edgar Núñez (es) founded Sud 777 in 2008 in Jardines del Pedregal, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City. He was trained in French cuisine in restaurants like Noma, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Toledo describes the restaurant with a building style that is evocative of the 1940s and 1950s, similar to works by Luis Barragán, Max Cetto, or Antonio Attolini Lack.

In 2016, Núñez opened Comedor Jacinta in the Polanco neighborhood, in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, which offers a different menu from that of Sud 777.

Reception and recognition

Carlos Maribona wrote for ABC that the food breaks the mold because some hors d'oeuvres could function as desserts and vice versa, concluding that Sud 777 is the best Mexican restaurant he has visited. Glotón Mundano gave his approval to the restaurant's non-central location. Additional to the main restaurant, Julie Schwietert Collazo recommended the Kokeshi option for Afar.

On their selection of the top twenty-three restaurants in Mexico City, Time Out placed Sud 777 at number eight. The restaurant was chosen for the guide's selections by a Fodor's critic. The British magazine Restaurant publishes the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. Since 2023, additional restaurants have been listed from position 51 to position 100. Sud 777 was ranked 70 in 2023 and 82 in 2024.

When Michelin Guide debuted in 2024 in Mexico, it rewarded 18 restaurants with Michelin stars. Sud 777 received one star—meaning "high-quality cooking, worth a stop". The guide added that "[c]hef Edgar Núñez presides over a multicourse tasting menu" and the "space is modern and sprawling, with lofted ceilings, dark wood, and earthy colors". Additionally, Comedor Jacinta received a Bib Gourmand rating, indicating "exceptionally good food at moderate prices", stating further that its "dishes are simple, but tasty, with excellent technique and abundant portions—all at a reasonable price".

See also

• List of French restaurants