Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Arguably Mexico’s best gourmet restaurant, Pujol offers a contemporary take on classic Mexican dishes in a stylish and modern, Mexican-designed setting…
Must-see restaurants in Mexico City
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
This contemporary innovator consistently makes the Top 50 Restaurants in the World list – #11 in 2018 – for creatively showcasing traditional Mexican…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Los Danzantes puts a contemporary spin on traditional Mexican cuisine with dishes such as huitlacoche (trufflelike corn fungus) raviolis in poblana …
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Centro Histórico
Possibly the finest place in town for a traditional meal, El Cardenal occupies three floors of a Parisian-style mansion and has a pianist playing sweetly…
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Centro Histórico
Whipping up classic Mexican fare since 1860, Mexico City's oldest restaurant has a festive atmosphere, enhanced by live piano music. The menu offers…
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Centro Histórico
Suadero (beef) tacos abound in the capital, but this always-open stand reigns supreme. Follow your nose to the bubbling vat of meats and go for the artery…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
This is tamales heaven, especially for vegetarians. Cyclists blaring 'tamales!' from speakers on CDMX's streets sell lard-based tamales that are stingy on…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
This golden cafe-restaurant looks plucked from belle epoque Paris with glorious patisserie and bakery treats as part of the Rosetta Panadería empire. The…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
The best-value seafood restaurant in CDMX appears pricey with a designer, nautical-themed dining hall roomy enough for groups to linger. For the price, it…
Mexico City
In the seldom-visited working-class neighborhood of Azcapotzalco, Renatos has been quietly preparing some of the best barbacoa (lamb) in Mexico City for…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Adorned with old glass jugs used for transporting booze, this attractive restaurant does traditional Mexican fare that's typically prepared in mezcal…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Classic Mexican meals are served in the garden and various elegant dining rooms of this historic estate opposite the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y…
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Centro Histórico
Chef Ricardo Muñoz reinvents traditional Mexican recipes such as pescado tikin xic (a grouper dish from the Yucatán with plantain and tortilla strips)…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
For a taste of Greece in downtown Mexico City, this upscale restaurant is your best option. The most popular menu items are grilled meats and seafood such…
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
A one-stop chomp to try two of Mexico City's most iconic tacos: suadero (beef) and al pastor (spit-cooked marinated pork). Suadero tacos can be combined…
Mexico City
Deep-fried rolled tacos, aka flautas, are filled with your choice of refried beans, cheese, shredded beef, chicken, potato or marinated pork. They're…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
There's certainly no shortage of tacos de canasta (steamed tacos in a basket) in Mexico City, but La Abuela has been doing it for three decades – and it…
Mexico City
Famous for its 'taco manolo' (finely chopped beef, bacon and onion on a corn tortilla), you can chow down these tasty treats at the restaurant or the…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Blink an eye and you'll walk right past this nondescript carnitas joint. El Azul (real name Rubén) has been slinging tacos de carnitas (pork simmered in…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
In a languid stretch of Polanco, the Mexican breakfasts and lunches at this modern bistro are more wonderful than the fair prices suggest. Try chicken…
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Centro Histórico
Started in 1953 by boxer Raúl Salazar, this unpretentious establishment prepares Yucatecan fare just as it’s done in don Raúl’s hometown of Mérida. The…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Worth coming for the modern architecture alone, this library-sized cafe–bar–bookstore is built around a palm tree ascending over multiple well-stocked…
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Mexico City
A line often swings around the corner in Colonia Álamos for these popular esquites (corn kernels in broth), the most coveted of which is served with…
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Mexico City
Possibly the capital’s premier hangover-recovery spot, this humble eatery under a tin roof whips up batches of comfort food such as longaniza en salsa…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
Rokai takes Japanese food to a new level in Mexico City in the emerging 'Little Toyko' area. Opt for the 'omakase,' a changing tasting menu consisting of…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
The attractive onsite restaurant at Museo Nacional de Antropología serves surprisingly good dishes, with a menu divided by region, providing a fast and…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Named after Mexico's mythical ‘goat sucker’ (a vampire-like creature), this famous taquería with seating under a freeway overpass slings wonderful beef…
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Mexico City
Hit this longtime favorite for traditional Mexican food done right. Among chef Gerardo Vazquez's signature dishes are the sopa seca de natas, a 19th…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
This old-school taquería is a welcome sight in a neighborhood known for its pricey eats. With a recipe that's been in the family for 45 years, Turix does…
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Centro Histórico
Before the band there was the restaurant. Way before. A fantasy of colored tiles, brass lamps and oil paintings, this Mexican icon has served antojitos …
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
The mostly Mexican menu is taste-bud heaven for vegetarians and vast enough for most carnivorous folk to find something they fancy. Choose from…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
One of the best and most reasonably priced steakhouses in town. Uruguayan-owned Don Asado rocks a large wood-burning grill to cook juicy cuts such as its…
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Mexico City
Auto-mechanic shop by day, taco diner by night. No worries, though: the experts slicing down those excellent al pastor (spit-cooked pork) tacos aren't the…
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Mexico City
A popular local favorite for some of the best pozole (hominy and pork stew) in Mexico City. The Guerrero-style green pozole here has been drawing people…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
A cone and a stroll is half the fun of Coyoacán. Picnic's organic helados (ice creams) and sorbets are the best around and miles ahead of the neon icy…
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Mexico City
Yucatecan snacks such as panuchos (refried tortilla topped with shredded pork), cochinita (shredded pork) tacos and sopa de lima (lime soup with tortilla…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
If you can't decide what to eat, head to Mercado del Carmen on the north side of Plaza del Carmen with the well-dressed locals. The designer market of…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
One of Zona Rosa's best restaurants, the menu here was designed by chef Eduardo Garcia, a rising star on the Mexico City culinary scene. All dishes,…
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Centro Histórico
The menu at this hole-in-the-wall hasn't changed since the family opened its shutters more than 50 years ago; it's one of the best spots to try tacos de…
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Centro Histórico
This old Spanish social center, housed in a fabulous porfiriato-era building, has a popular mesón (cantina-style eatery) downstairs, where the courses…
