Located in the Lafayette design district of the city - where renowned Mexican architect Diaz Morales for instance lives and works - the renovated modernist 1940s house with its lofty ceilings and startling décor is a masterpiece in its own right. Hueso, meaning ‘bone’ in English, couldn’t have a better name for a concept which according to Alfonso Cadena was ‘inspired by Darwinism’. Throughout the interiors, over 10,000 cast aluminium animal bones have been mounted on timber blocks to cover the walls like a second skin.

It’s only upon closer inspection that individual pieces within the thickly layered chalky monochromatic amalgamation of frames with butcher’s knives and other cooking utensils,  as well as animal skeletons and intricate scientific drawings along with a host of other collected objects, being to appear. Exposed brick wall and pipes appear in between the bones and give the space an artist’s studio-cum-farmhouse feel. Completely painted in a palette of off-whites, the impressively lofty space features enormous double height windows that allow both the sun’s rays and the garden’s plant life to be seen from inside thus adding a little colour and life to interiors that risked surrendering to the somewhat macabre décor.

Its well thought-out bric-à-brac décor reminds of an art installation while a neutral freshness in the organic nature of the design renders the space soothing and inviting. When diners settle at the tables, the lofty space becomes dressed by diners’ presence and filled with chatter thus creating a lively communal atmosphere.

Hueso’s exteriors are also worth mentioning. Entirely covered in white handmade ceramic tiles that were custom designed by José Noé Suro, they depict graphic patterns that recall sewing stitches but also simplified Aztec art. The design is sharp, unusual and completely spectacular. As seen inside, bulky clean-cut timber canteen style tables are set up in the white tiled outdoor courtyard whilst the wooden table echoes the wood of the dead tree’s trunk that is planted in the courtyard.

Although Hueso might have got a lot of press since its opening last month (October 2014), the restaurant is fully deserving of its already booming reputation. The result of a highly tuned attention to detail, from how the staff’s aprons are tied together to the beautiful earthenware crockery marked with delicate abstract stitch patterns, it is evident that Hueso is a veritable labour of love demonstrating the Cadenas brothers’ mastery of art, design, cuisine and architecture.