RESTAURANT
At Oryx, we aspire to create a unique culinary experience for you.
Along Chef Ruffo Ibarra, we combine regional flavors with high quality gastronomy, to ensure every visit is blissful and unforgettable.
Our menu counts with an original fusion meticulously created to charm your palate, with a beverage selection made especially to compliment our dishes. All of this as a tribute to California and Baja.
Furthermore, we have highly trained personnel, in order to give the best service and hospitality that you deserve.
We do all of this to share with you the best of Baja’s cuisine, so come and get to know the ORYX experience, we have a table waiting for you.
CHEF RUFFO
Since I was a child I discovered my love for cooking and the importance of sharing it with the ones you love the most. Today my passion lies in the gastronomy of California and Baja California, a concept that I call “CaliBaja”, and since 2015 I share with you through my dishes.
I started in gastronomy at the age of 18 working at the Grand Hotel and Baci Ristorante in San Diego. With the dream of becoming a professional Chef, I studied at the Culinary Art School in Tijuana. Since then I have gone through the kitchens of: Javier Plascencia in “Romesco” (San Diego), Massimo Bottura in “Osteria Francescana” (Modena, Italy), as well as working with Jesús Sánchez in “Cenador de Amos” (Cantabria, Spain) and cooking alongside Chef José Andrés at the South Beach Food & Wine festival (Miami).
In order to share the best of the region’s gastronomy, in 2015, together with my family, we opened the doors of “Oryx Capital” in Tijuana (now called “Oryx Restaurant”), and, six months later, from “Nórtico”, the speakeasy.
Currently I am Chef and owner of “Oryx Restaurante” and Nórtico, additionally being part of World Central Kitchen and This Is About Humanity, culinary projects with an important social commitment.
My great wish is to continue sharing the local cuisine of excellence with you!
Recognitions
His love and passion for cooking was recognized on different occasions:
- With Oryx Restaurante he received two awards: “Best Restaurant in Baja California” by CANIRAC 2018, People’s Choice, and “Best Restaurant in Baja California” by San Diego Magazine 2019.
- In 2017, Ruffo was named one of the leaders of Baja California by the Campestre Magazine and admitted to the prestigious Vatel Club México.
In 2019, he was awarded second place by the Nespresso Talents Awards at the Cannes Film Festival.