Delirio

Sometime you’re in the mood for a ten course tasting menu. Other days, a salad or sandwich will suffice.

That’s where Delirio comes in handy. This place is a cool little bistro cum gourmet market that peddles everything from wine and goat cheese to croissants and fruit preserves. And when they need a super high-quality ingredient all they have to do is open the jar or package.

Hey, Monica. You have an artisanal sweet pickle we can put on the plate with our turkey and salami sandwich. Sure, Pablo, open that jar over there and put one of those on the plate. See how easy that was?

High quality ingredients don’t need much manipulation, but they do a great job at Delirio of put interesting combinations of ingredients together to fabricate some unique and creative sandwiches and salads.

The have main plate items too. The menu is chalkboard worthy and changes every week.

Service is first-class. Ambiance is super-duper trendy gourmet market with tables making it a restaurant.

I’m in search for the best sandwiches in Latin America. Sandwiches that can hold their own against world-renowned classics like the Reina Pepiada from Venezuela, the Chivito from Uruguay or the Pastrami and Swiss on Rye of New York deli fame.

I had the Turkey and Salami sandwich. It was delicious. They use a spicy mayo, top quality turkey and salami, gruyere cheese, and fresh greens (which also double on the side as a salad with a sweet vinaigrette), all layered on a fresh country bread roll. Crisp on the outside, buttery soft like a fresh croissant on the inside. A tasty homemade sweet-pickle was served on the side as well.

The place is a winner and so was the sandwich.