Aventura Mall has added yet another name to its ever-growing restaurant roster. Located inside Aventura Mall, Jacinta de México is one of Miami’s most exciting restaurants to open this past November. It’s the newest Mexican restaurant from Grupo Bakan, the team behind Miami favorites such as Bakan, Talavera, and Koko, the latter of which was named New Times‘ Best Margarita 2025.
According to the new restaurant, its dishes and cooking techniques are inspired by the women who have shaped Mexican home cooking for centuries, keeping regional traditions alive through everyday meals.
A Menu Built on Tradition
As mentioned, Jacinta de México maintains a traditional approach to its dishes, and there are numerous seafood options to kick off the menu. “Ceviche La Sirena” mixes corvina with lime, red onion, cilantro, habaneros, carrot ribbons, and avocado. Bluefin tuna tostadas come with chipotle tamarind and crispy leeks. The seafood cocktails are heavy on shrimp, octopus, calamari, scallops, and corvina. A ceviche spoon sampler lets diners try four versions in one go. Tetelas from Oaxaca (stuffed masa pockets) arrive with black truffle, huitlacoche (corn truffle), crema, cotija, and salsa verde. “Queso Fundido Carlota” features more black truffle and knob onion confit, served with tortillas straight from the griddle.
From the wood grill, the kitchen turns out octopus, skirt steak, Atlantic salmon, whole branzino, and a tomahawk meant for sharing. Baked Chilean seabass Veracruz-style, roasted in tomatoes, olives, capers, jalapeños, herbs, and served with basmati rice. A seafood and rice casserole brings together shrimp, octopus, calamari, seabass, brandy, saffron, and lemon. Enmoladas (tortillas in mole) pair almond mole, Medjool date coulis, and goat cheese with pulled chicken or duck confit.
Cocktails and Veggies Shine, Too
Vegetarian dishes are just as decadent. Cauliflower in pistachio mole, grilled eggplant with Veracruz sauce, veggie enchiladas with poblano cream, and cauliflower al pastor tacos sit on the same level as the meat plates…