Chef Richard Sandoval and Chef Jonatán Gómez Luna Torres have unveiled their newest joint culinary venture: tán, a coastal Tulum-ese restaurant in Manhattan’s Midtown East, located in 209 East 49th Street.
Imbued by the vibrant energies of Tulum and the Yucatán peninsula, tán, designed by award-winning PeterMax Co., has muted earthly materials commonly found in the Yucatán region dressed with elaborate henequen fiber wall hangings, woven sisal sun screens and a bespoke seafood display. Its lounge, lúm, which is set to open in late December, is tucked away with coved, cave-like ceilings, and warm candlelight, effectively bringing the soul of Tulum stateside.
tán’s hyper modernist, seafood-focused menu by Chef Jonatán Gómez Luna Torres features coastal Mexican fare with bold flavors that were inspired by his travels and heritage.
Aguachile tán (a crispy potato-chorizo taco with shrimp and aguachile verde), Red Snapper Tikinxic Style, and a traditional Yucatán Pork Belly are just a few of the delicacies on the menu. Key ingredients will be sourced straight from Mexico for a truly authentic culinary immersion.
“Opening a restaurant alongside Richard Sandoval, especially one rooted in our joint heritage, has been a longtime goal of mine,” said Chef Gómez Luna. “tán and lúm will offer an avant-garde culinary experience for guests – daring and fun, with bold flavors, but still keeping with the fine traditions of Mexican cuisine that we all know and love.”
tán is the seventh opening to come from Sandoval and his hospitality brand, Richard Sandoval Hospitality, this year. Earlier this month, Sandoval reinvented Bahía, a coastal Latin grill at the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita in Punta Mita, Mexico and developed Copal Cocina, a Mexican wood fire kitchen, at Naviva, a Four Seasons Resort in Punta Mita.
Sandoval opened the New York outpost of Jalao, the legendary Santo Domingo-based restaurant boasting authentic elevated Dominican cuisine, with media mogul Antonio Espaillat in the Radio Hotel in Washington Heights, New York this past August, as well as Stoke & Rye, a modern American grill in Beaver Creek, CO., this past June.
Photo: Chef Richard Sandoval (Richard Sandoval Hospitality)