Somos
Ecuador
Somos in Quito is chef Alejandra Espinoza's exploration of contemporary Ecuadorian cooking. After training at Institut Paul Bocuse in France and living abroad, she returned to Ecuador to open the restaurant in 2018. Her menu draws on ingredients such as Nacional cacao, green plantain, peanuts and shrimp from Salango. Lunch, dinner and tasting-menu formats provide different ways to follow that approach. La Ruta de los Volcanes uses eight courses to explore the ingredients, stories and traditions of the Ecuadorian highlands. The restaurant's Bellavista setting also hosts culinary experiences, including classes in which guests prepare local ingredients and share the resulting meal family-style.