Experts' Choice Award Xochi
What the experts agree on
Xochi transports you to Oaxaca with exceptional mole, fresh masa dishes, and an impressive mezcal and tequila selection—all surprisingly immersive for a downtown Marriott location.
“At this transportive and highly buzzed-about Oaxacan restaurant, you'll soon forget that you're dining inside of the busy downtown Marriott Marquis.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Zagat "Sleek spot for Mexican food & cocktails." Full review
The Infatuation6.5
"This Mexican spot specializes in Oaxacan food, so expect mezcal cocktails, mole, and lots of fresh masa. " Full review
Gayot14.0
"The flavors of Oaxaca in downtown’s Marriott Marquis Houston." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The menu channels Oaxaca, Mexico with a colorful array of corn, a seemingly endless selection of mole, and grasshoppers. Don't skip the bar and its extensive selection of tequilas, mezcals."
Houston Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
Time Out "Executive chef Hugo Ortega is a Houston culinary powerhouse, and his swanky downtown Oaxacan restaurant on the first floor of the Marriott Marquis Houston represents his greatest hit. The..." Full review
Independent "Around 44 per cent of Houston's population is Hispanic, resulting in some first-rate Latin American food, such as Oaxacan restaurant Xochi with its endless fiesta of moles, including a..."
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