Holbox (restaurant)
| Holbox | |
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 Holbox chef Gilberto Centina Jr preparing geoduck for tasting menu | |
Interactive map of Holbox | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2017 |
| Owner | Gilberto Cetina |
| Head chef | Gilberto Cetina |
| Food type | Mexican |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide) |
| Location | 3655 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90007, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°01′02″N 118°16′42″W / 34.0173°N 118.2784°W |
| Website | holboxla |
Holbox is a Mexican restaurant in South Los Angeles, California, United States.[1][2] It was first awarded a Michelin star in 2024.[3][4]
Description
Holbox opened in early 2017. The restaurant is named for Isla Holbox, an island off the northern Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The founder and chef, Gilberto Centina, Jr. has said that he wanted the restaurant to express flavors from across coastal Mexico.[3] The menu includes seafood such as aguachile, ceviche, and octopus tacos.[1][3] It is located in the Mercado la Paloma, a non-profit community development food hall. Centina Jr.'s parents have a food stall near his at the Mercado la Paloma called Chichen Itza.[5].
Holbox is known for its relationships with top-tier seafood suppliers and a focus on locally-available seafood. Guests order at the counter and then sit in the shared seating hall at Mercado la Paloma. Holbox also offers a tasting menu (also called an omakase by the Los Angeles Times two nights a week where up to eight patrons are seated at a bar.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Holbox Review - Historic South Central - Los Angeles". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Gilberto Cetina's Holbox is The Times' 2023 Restaurant of the Year". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 2023. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "LA's 2024 Michelin-starred restaurants, mapped". Eater LA. July 19, 2023. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ "All 24 of L.A.'s Michelin star restaurants, updated for 2024". Time Out Los Angeles. August 6, 2024. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ Corban, Kai Ryssdal and Andi (February 4, 2026). "How a South LA nonprofit helped launch an award-winning chef's career". Marketplace. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
