A dish arrives at the table. Everything seems to respond to a creative vision: the colors, the balance, the textures. Before the first bite, there’s already a sense of excitement. At ARRRCO, flavor comes with light, visual interventions, and the vibrant energy of a space that transforms each season. Dining here feels like stepping into a collective artwork.
The walls change, the tables shift, artists come in, transform the space, and move on. Meanwhile, chef Álvaro Vásquez offers his own version of the world—a cuisine shaped by memory, guided by intuition, and inspired by his travels.
Born in Lima, Álvaro grew up between the coast and the Andes, between bustling markets and intimate family kitchens, shaped by the neighborhood of Callao and the voices of the women who raised him. His culinary path led him through some of Latin America’s most influential kitchens—Central, Rafael, El Mercado, Astrid y Gastón—and later, in Mexico, to acclaimed restaurants like Pujol and Caracol de Mar. But all of that experience finds its most personal, unrestrained form at ARRRCO.
His food flows between the vegetal and the animal, between raw and fire, between the familiar and the unexpected. There are echoes of childhood, seasonal ingredients, and subtle Asian gestures that never overwhelm. Every element joins the conversation of textures and flavors.
Yet ARRRCO wouldn’t be what it is without its other main character: the space. Designed to morph, it invites artistic interventions, multidisciplinary encounters, and an ever-evolving dialogue. Each season becomes a creative residency where different languages meet. Architecture turns into landscape, service into gesture, and food into body. Everything pulses in sync.
The name is no accident. ARRRCO evokes the arch as a symbol of transition, a bridge between what was and what’s emerging. Its layered sound suggests the act of co-imagining: art, gastronomy, and community as shared forces moving in unison.
In a scene saturated with tired concepts, ARRRCO stands firm in its authenticity. It doesn’t pretend to be an art restaurant or a gallery with a kitchen. Here, art is simply breathed—no display cases needed.
Address: Calle Lisboa 3C, Juárez, CDMX
Instagram: @_arrrco
