Casa de Sierra Nevada, an Orient-Express hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, announces the opening of Andanza, its fine dining restaurant, on September 22nd. The Spanish word Andanza translates as “an adventuresome and serendipitous walk,” which will be reflected in Executive Chef Gonzalo Martinez’s dishes, combining traditional Mexican cuisine with a contemporary feel.

This elegant yet lively restaurant will offer dishes featuring seasonal, local produce. The six unique rooms that make up Andanza include: a beautiful open air courtyard with orange trees and a cascading wall fountain; the Art Room, with its cozy fireplace and oversized leather chairs; the decadent Wine & Cava room; and the elegant private Dining Room. When unwinding after a glorious day spent in San Miguel, the Game Room entices guests with its snug chairs and board games.

The stylish wooden interior and antique hand-stenciled walls of the Blue Bar is home to a vast tequila and beer selection. House made sangritas – a tomato-based drink usually spiked with hot chilies and lime that accompanies a tequila – are a must, and live modern Latin music, jazz, and international sounds complete the experience.

It will be open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Andanza is the second of three restaurants that will be part of Casa de Sierra Nevada’s culinary offerings. The current Parque Restaurant offers traditional Mexican cuisine in a garden setting with an adjacent bar. The third, Limon, is scheduled to open in late autumn.

One and a half blocks from the Parroquia and main city square of San Miguel de Allende, the boutique hotel of Casa de Sierra Nevada is a mixture of 16th to 18th century Spanish colonial buildings.  Its 32 rooms and suites are spread amongst nine colonial mansions, including a 17th century fort, and the former residence of San Miguel de Allende’s Archbishop in the 16th century. With the hotel’s buildings situated around the town rather than in one location, the experience is akin to living in a beautiful, historic apartment, but with the fresh, new amenities and genuine Mexican hospitality provided by Casa de Sierra Nevada, making for a true cultural immersion. Founded in 1542, the town of San Miguel de Allende is a National Monument of Mexico. Sitting at 6,400 feet above sea level, the cobble-stoned streets of this colonial town are lined with palasios that today are a mixture of personal residences, galleries, restaurants and boutiques.