A table with seafood, pizza fresh out of the oven and a conversation that stretches longer than expected can be enough to change the pace of the day. That is part of the idea behind Formentera, the new restaurant on Paseo Andares that draws on Mediterranean cuisine and blends it with flavors recognizable from the Mexican coasts.
The menu is designed to be explored in different ways: there are preparations to share, individual options, and dishes that range from classics like pastas and pizzas to recipes with flavors and references from the Mexican Pacific.
What arrives at the table
The menu brings together baked pizzas, pastas and hummus, but it also adds options such as shrimp ceviche with Formentera cocktail sauce, coastal seafood tapas, the day’s fish fillet zarandeado, and seafood linguine. Among the heartier options appears the gaonera rib eye with marrow, while for dessert there is Basque cake with pistachio praline.
The variety allows a visit not to have to follow a single path. You can start with something in the center, continue with a pasta or a fish, and leave space to discover another preparation on a future occasion. That flexibility is part of the concept of the place: a less rigid kitchen designed to adapt to both a family meal and a gathering among friends.
A place designed to linger
The design accompanies the kitchen without stealing its spotlight. In different corners appear handmade paintings, decorative objects, tiles in the pizza oven and lighting inspired by the coast sunsets, elements that help build a warm and relaxed atmosphere.
There is also a custom very linked to Mediterranean islands such as Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca: the sobremesa. At Formentera, the concept does not end when the last dish arrives; the idea is that the space invites you to stay, chat and share without feeling that the meal has to end in a hurry.
That ambiance is completed with hospitality-focused service and with a kitchen that seeks to make the experience feel close, beyond the formality of a traditional meal.
Where to find it
Formentera is located at Blvd. Puerta de Hierro 4965, on Paseo Andares, Zapopan, and reservations are already available through OpenTable.
For those seeking a place where the food carries as much weight as the moment of sitting down together, Formentera offers a pause between coastal flavors, center dishes and conversations that may last a little longer than expected.
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