Best Restaurants in Mexico City
A curated guide to the best restaurants in Mexico City — from iconic local institutions to under-the-radar spots worth crossing the city for.
Where to eat in Mexico City
Pujol
Enrique Olvera's legendary restaurant with the iconic mole madre — a dish with 1,500+ days of mole layered over fresh mole. The omakase-style tasting menu is a journey through Mexico's flavours. Book months ahead.
Contramar
A seafood institution in Roma with the famous tostada de atún and the red/green grilled fish. The open-air terrace is buzzing at lunch. Go at 1pm on a weekday — weekends are a zoo.
El Huequito
The birthplace of tacos al pastor since 1959. The tiny pork tacos from the trompo are perfect — crispy edges, soft centre, pineapple. Cash only, no seats, pure taco bliss.
Rosetta
Elena Reygadas' Italian-Mexican restaurant in a beautiful Roma Norte mansion. The ricotta-stuffed squash blossoms and the polenta with huitlacoche are bridging two cuisines brilliantly. Book ahead.
Quintonil
Jorge Vallejo's refined Mexican restaurant where every ingredient has a story. The ant larvae taco and the mole de chicatana are adventurous but extraordinary. The garden provides herbs daily.
Taquería Orinoco
Monterrey-style tacos in Condesa — the pirata (flour tortilla with cheese and meat) is outstanding. The salsa bar has at least ten options. It's fast, cheap, and the quality never drops.
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Hero — Bhargava Marripati / Unsplash · Pujol — T.Tseng / CC BY 2.0 · Contramar — Krista / CC BY 2.0 · El Huequito — Jim.henderson / CC BY 4.0 · Rosetta — Tbhotch / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quintonil — City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0 · Taquería Orinoco — Wotancito / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Máximo Bistrot — https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulk/ / CC BY 2.0 · Los Cocuyos — City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0