Relocation

 If you have read this blog over the years, you know that our favorite restaurant in Mexico City used to be a place called Angelopolitano.  They specialized in the cuisine of the state and city of Puebla, and I wrote many times about their excellent "moles" and superb "chiles en nogada".  At some point, it seemed that the food was not as good as it used to to be, and they often did not have dishes listed on the menu.

Last month when someone asked me about the restaurant, I checked its address on Google Maps.  I was shocked to see that it was listed as "permanently closed".  It also found a short article on the internet that said, without any explanation, that Angelopolitano had shut it doors after more than a decade in business.  Recently, on one of my long walks, I made a point of passing by its location on Puebla Street in the "colonia" of Roma Norte.  Indeed, the place where we had dined so many times over the last twelve years was closed.

Then, a few days ago, Alejandro was looking at the restaurant's Instagram account and saw, "Próximamente, Puebla 151"... "Coming soon", a new address on Puebla Street.  Yesterday, on another one of my long walks, I passed by that new address.  151 Puebla Street is one of those elegant old buildings, probably dating from the early 20th century, which abound in the Roma neighborhood.

It is an apartment building. On the ground floor, there are a couple of spaces (known in Spanish as "locales") for retail businesses.  On the far side beyond the main entrance is a store selling copying machines.  In the lower left corner of this photo there are the doors of a unoccupied space.  

There was a gentleman outside who appeared to be the doorman for the building.  I asked him if he knew if a restaurant called Angelopolitano was relocating at this address.  He pointed to the vacant "local", and said they had the space ready.  He said they were supposed to open last week, but for some reason were delayed.

I suppose that when Angelopolitano reopens, Alejandro and I will have to give it another chance and see if the quality has returned to its former level.