Hueso Restaurante

"Around 10,000 animal bones and skulls, cast from aluminum, line the whitewashed walls of Hueso, a restaurant named after the Spanish word for “bone.” Chef Alfonso Cadena sourced the bones, which include a whale spine and a puma skull, over the course of a nine-month trip all over Mexico , then turned to his brother, Ignacio Cadena of Cadena + Asociados Concept Design, to execute the macabre décor. Perhaps even more impressive than the restaurant’s interior, however, is its menu, which features produce, poultry, and seafood from Jalisco and beef from Cadena’s home state of Sonora. Can’t-miss dishes include the short rib with bone marrow, and the mussels with beef stock."

"The ivory walls of chef Alfonso “Poncho” Cadena’s thematic modern Mexican restaurant are decorated with bones and anatomical patterns. The design, by his brother, Ignacio “Nacho” Cadena, acknowledges the foundations of flavor: bones, nerves, and connective tissue. The decor echoes the food: modern, rustic plates of braised duck, sous vide cabreria (tenderloin on the bone), and grilled octopus in a spicy adobo of burnt chiles, loosely stacked over grilled vegetables, and plated with swirls and dots of vegetable puree. The menu changes with the availability of seasonal items, as does the cocktail menu based on Jaliscan fruits sold in local markets. [$$$]" - Bill Esparza

"Hueso features walls covered in more than 10,000 animal skeletons and offers braised short ribs by chef Alfonso Cadena."