The Top 100 Restaurants Near Hotel Alexander
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Rank 2. Carmela y Sal
Mexican
Fine dining in Mexico City that actually has a personality, Carmela y Sal is rooted in the flavors of Tabasco, a region most visitors couldn't place on a map but will absolutely remember after eating here. The chef's cooking is warm and specific in the best way, and the room follows suit. Expect well-dressed locals who look like they know exactly what they're ordering. This is a proper dinner out, and it earns it.
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Rank 3. Pujol
Mexican
Enrique Olvera's two-Michelin-star tasting menu restaurant in Polanco is one of those places people fly to Mexico City specifically to eat at, and the room delivers. Servers in sharp black suits move through a buzzy, modern space filled with travelers who planned this reservation weeks out. The mole madre alone justifies the trip. The seasonal menu walks a confident line between deep Mexican tradition and genuine invention, without ever feeling like it's showing off.
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Rank 4. Quintonil
New-wave Mexican
Quintonil is the kind of two-Michelin-star tasting menu that makes Polanco feel like the center of the universe. The chef takes deeply Mexican ingredients, insects included, and turns them into something that's playful without being a circus. The crowd leans stylish and curious, the kind of people who traveled specifically to eat here. The vibe is lively rather than reverent, which helps when a dessert involves caviar and plankton oil.
- 50 Best 2025 · #3 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- 50 Best #7 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 5. La Barra de Fran
Spanish
A bull's head greets you at the door, which pretty much sets the tone. This Polanco tapas bar is a love letter to Spain done right, the kind of place where the anchovies on toast are reason enough to show up and the gambas al ajillo will make you question every other version you've had. Order a lot, share everything, and stay longer than you planned. The crowd skews fun and social, not precious about it.
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Rank 9. Arturo's Restaurant
Classic French
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Rank 12. The Palm
NY-Style
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Rank 14. Zagala
Basque Spanish
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Rank 15. Yoshimi
Japanese
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Rank 17. El Turix
Yucatan-Style Mexican
A bare-bones Yucatecan taqueria in Polanco where the line usually spills onto the sidewalk, which tells you everything. The cochinita pibil is the whole point: slow-roasted achiote pork piled onto panuchos or tacos with pickled red onion. Fair warning, the achiote dye is aggressively orange and will find your shirt. The crowd is office workers, construction crews, and passersby, all eating standing up and looking very pleased about it.
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 19. Zeru - Lomas
Basque Spanish
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Rank 21. Er Erre
Global
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Rank 22. Comedor Jacinta
Mexican
Polanco is full of places trying too hard, so it's refreshing to find a cozy neighborhood spot that just wants to feed you well. Comedor Jacinta runs on the chef's childhood memories of Mexican home cooking, which means generous portions, honest flavors, and handmade tortillas that make everything else feel like a consolation prize. The crowd is relaxed and local, the prices are kind, and the molcajetes arrive looking like they mean business.
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Rank 23. Restaurante Loma Linda
American
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Rank 24. Raíz
Contemporary Mexican
Tucked into the ground floor of a Polanco apartment building, Raíz is the kind of contemporary Mexican spot that looks like nothing from the street and then quietly floors you. The corn-forward cooking hits every register, from bright street-food flavors to something more refined, and the staff makes you feel like a regular on your first visit. Go à la carte or let the tasting menu do the thinking for you.
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Rank 25. Romina
Elevated Italian
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Enrique Olvera's agave bar and kitchen in Polanco is the rare place where the drinks are genuinely the point, not an afterthought. An enormous comal anchors the open kitchen, and the menu leans Oaxacan, lots of snacky, vegetable-forward bites that pair well with rare mezcals or house cocktails built around regional spirits most people can't name. The crowd skews stylish and in-the-know, the kind who actually read the drinks menu.
- MexBest 2023 · Mejor Bar: Ganador · Premios MexBest
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Rank 28. Guzina Oaxaca
Oaxacan Mexican
Oaxacan cooking done properly, in a polished Polanco dining room surrounded by designer boutiques on all sides. The menu leans into corn, chile, and mole the way they do it down south, and yes, the grasshoppers are on there if you want to impress someone. The crowd skews well-dressed and unhurried, the kind of people who know what a tlayuda is and order it anyway. Breakfast is worth the trip too, not just dinner.
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Rank 31. Siembra
Modern Mexican
- MexBest 2025 · Experiencia de maíz: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MB100 2024 · Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
- Time Out The best restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 33. Maizajo
Corn-Centric Mexican
Maizajo is a serious sit-down restaurant in Condesa that treats corn like the main character it always deserved to be. Downstairs is a packed taqueria where nobody's sitting down; up here, metal rebar chairs and industrial tables set the mood for a menu that goes deeper than you'd expect. The kind of crowd that actually reads the menu, probably works in design, definitely ordered mezcal. Come hungry and curious.
- Condé Nast Traveler 2024 · The best new restaurants in the world
- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Taquería: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- MexBest 2024 · Chef promesa: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Santiago Muñóz
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Rank 34. Estoril
Oaxacan Mexican
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Rank 35. Bellopuerto
Seafood Mexican
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Rank 36. Klein's
Mexican
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- MexBest Dónde comer los mejores mariscos en México
- MexBest 2024 · Casual Dining: Nominados · Premios MexBest
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Rank 38. Esquina Común
Mexican
A Michelin-starred rooftop tasting spot in Condesa that you book by sliding into its Instagram DMs, which somehow feels exactly right. The covered terrace is draped in plants and has the vibe of a dinner party where everyone got lucky with the invite. The chef and her young crew cook modern Mexican with real technique, serving dishes portioned to share. Getting a reservation is the hard part; everything after that is pretty great.
- MexBest 2024 · Chef Promesa: Ganador · Premios MexBest · Ana Dolores González
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- MexBest 2025 · Casual Dining: Nominados · Premios MexBest
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- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Wine Bar: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Wine Bar: Nominados · Premios MexBest
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Rank 40. Auna Restaurante
Elevated Mexican
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Rank 41. Café Aúna
Mexican Coffee Shop
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Rank 42. Rosetta
Creative Mexican
Elena Reygadas is one of those chefs even casual diners have heard of, and her Michelin-starred Roma Norte restaurant earns the reputation. The room fills with the kind of crowd that actually knows what they're eating, creative Mexican dishes built for sharing and laced with unexpected global touches. It feels celebratory without being stiff, the food genuinely surprising in a way that makes you want to order one more thing.
- 50 Best 2025 · #46 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- 50 Best #39 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 43. Malix Restaurant
Mexican
Malix is a relaxed all-day restaurant in Polanco where the kitchen roams wherever it feels like going, and somehow it always lands somewhere interesting. Mexican roots meet global detours, with local cheeses alongside Lao-style sausage and a grilled duck breast served with mole and tortillas that alone justify the trip. The crowd is creative-class Polanco, dressed just well enough to feel intentional about it.
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Rank 44. Jowong
Korean
A Korean restaurant in Condesa that manages to feel both effortless and carefully considered, which is harder than it sounds. The room is sleek, the banchan arrives sharp, and the prime-rib barbecue turns the whole table into a glorious mess of small plates. It's earned a Bib Gourmand, and the crowd looks like they knew about it before you did. Dress casually but make it look like you didn't try.
- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Restaurante Nuevo: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Bartender: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Jun Kwon
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 45. Siembra Tortillería
Modern Mexican
Siembra is a tortillería and taqueria in Polanco where the whole operation starts with one obsession: making extraordinary corn tortillas. They sell them by the stack to locals, then use them to build tacos and tlacoyos that make you rethink what you thought you knew. Pull up a stool at the counter, watch the kitchen work, and order whatever they hand you. The crowd is a mix of neighborhood regulars and anyone who's done their homework.
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Rank 46. Comal Oculto
Mexican
Comal Oculto is a casual all-day Mexican spot where the comal does most of the heavy lifting, and pretty much everything that comes off it is worth eating. The warm terracotta room fills up with neighborhood regulars and weekend brunch crowds ready to wait for a table, because the gorditas and chilaquiles here are genuinely the move. It earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which tracks. Show up hungry and order aggressively.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 48. Bakéa
Basque French
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Rank 49. Los Panchos
Mexican
- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Taquería: Nominados · Premios MexBest
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Rank 50. Máximo
French-influenced Mexican
A Michelin-starred fine dining room in Roma Norte that somehow pulls off feeling effortlessly cool rather than stiff. The industrial bones, white brick, and soaring ceilings make it gorgeous without trying too hard. The menu runs French technique through Mexican ingredients in ways that actually make sense, and the crowd looks like they live nearby but dress like they really don't. Linger over the tasting menu, and don't skip dessert, even when it sounds weird.
- MB100 2024 · Restaurant of the Year
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- 50 Best #30 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 51. Gaba
Innovative Mexican
By day it's a low-key Condesa café, but after dark Gaba becomes one of the more exciting places to eat in the neighborhood. The kitchen earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand by doing bold, inventive Mexican cooking without making you feel like you're in a lecture about it. Offal fans should absolutely show up, and the cocktails are strong enough to make whoever you brought along forget they ordered the same thing twice.
- MexBest 2025 · Chef Promesa: Ganador · Premios MexBest · Víctor Toriz
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 52. Em
Contemporary Mexican
A Michelin-starred fine dining spot in Roma Norte named after the chef's daughter, which tells you something about how personal this place feels. Downstairs it's intimate enough for a first date that goes well, upstairs there's a moody cocktail bar to loosen you up first. The kitchen takes Mexican ingredients, leans hard into seafood, and finds combinations that sound reckless but land beautifully. Dress like you mean it.
- MexBest 2024 · Fine Dining (Menú Degustación): Ganador · Premios MexBest
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- MexBest 2025 · Fine Dining: Nominados · Premios MexBest
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This old-school cantina has been around forever and still draws power-lunchers, multigenerational families doing formal Sunday spreads, and businessmen quietly on their third tequila before 2pm. The mahogany bar and wall panels make it feel like Mexico City never left the 1950s, which is kind of the whole point. Dress up, show up hungry, and let it take you somewhere your usual taco spot absolutely cannot.
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Rank 54. La Onda
Mexican
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Voraz is a gastro-cantina in a converted auto shop in Roma Sur, and it's exactly as cool as that sounds. The chef trained at Noma and a handful of other serious kitchens, then came home to Mexico City and made something genuinely his own. The crowd is youngish, loud, and clearly thrilled with themselves, which is fine because the food earns it. The vibe is controlled chaos, more or less by design.
- Condé Nast Traveler 2024 · The best new restaurants in the world
- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Restaurante Nuevo: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MB100 2024 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 57. ER RRE Un Bistro
International
A cozy little bistro tucked near the Museum of Anthropology, so you can pair ancient civilizations with grilled sardines and feel very cultured about the whole thing. The menu is short and quietly international, leaning Mediterranean and French but grounded in Mexican ingredients. It fills up fast, so book ahead. The bar seats are the move if you like watching the kitchen work while you drink.
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Rank 58. Fugaz
Mexican
A low-key cafe in Roma Norte that punches well above its weight, with a Bib Gourmand to prove it. The menu leans Mexican but with a quiet Mediterranean drift, heavy on vegetables and whatever looked good at the market that morning. The crowd is mostly locals who found it before anyone else and intend to keep it that way. The green facade is hard to miss, which is lucky because this one is worth finding.
- MexBest 2025 · Chef Promesa: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Giuseppe Lacorazza
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 59. Masala y Maiz
Fusion
Masala y Maiz holds a Michelin star for doing something genuinely hard to explain, which is part of the appeal. The chef duo behind this buzzy restaurant in Centro cook where African, Indian, and Mexican traditions meet so naturally you stop wondering how and just eat. The crowd skews curious and cosmopolitan, people who read the menu twice and still get surprised by what shows up. Portions are real, the vibe is warm, and nothing tastes like anything else you'll have in the city.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- MexBest 2025 · Best of the Best: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MB100 2024 · Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
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Rank 61. Nicos
Mexican
Nicos is the kind of family-run Mexican restaurant that makes you feel guilty about every tourist trap you've ever eaten at. Been around forever, out in Azcapotzalco, drawing loyal regulars who've been coming so long they probably remember when it was a snack stand. The tasting menu leans into classic Mexican cooking done with real conviction, the sort of place where the food has a point of view and the room feels genuinely lived-in.
- 50 Best #84 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
- MB100 2024 · The 35 Classic Restauraunts
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 62. Martínez
Contemporary
A laid-back bistro in Roma Norte that pulls off something genuinely hard: unpretentious food that actually makes you want to stay for another glass of wine. The menu wanders happily between Mexican, French, and Japanese without an identity crisis. It's young and loose in the best way, full of people who came for a quick bite and are still there two hours later. Order at the bar if you want to watch the kitchen do its thing.
- MexBest 2023 · Mejor Restaurante Nuevo: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- MexBest 2025 · Mejor servicio: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MB100 2024 · Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
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Rank 63. LINA
Contemporary Mexican
A cozy seafood and contemporary Mexican spot in Roma Norte where the cooking feels genuinely personal rather than performative. The open kitchen keeps things honest, and the menu leans on seasonal ingredients with enough confidence that nothing needs to be over-explained. The crowd is mostly locals and a few in-the-know visitors who've figured out that the places without a line out front are usually the better call.
- MexBest 2024 · Chef promesa: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Mariana Villegas
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Time Out The best restaurants in Mexico City
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- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Experiencia de Vino: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- MexBest 2023 · Chef Promesa: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Fabiola Escobosa
- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Experiencia de Vino: Nominados · Premios MexBest
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Rank 65. El Hidalguense
Rustic Mexican
Pit-roasted lamb and goat trucked in overnight from Hidalgo, eaten at wooden tables with colorful runners, this is a barbacoa spot that cleans up nicely without losing its soul. It's only open Friday through Sunday, so the weekend crowd treats it like a religion. Order by weight, get the consommé, wrap everything in warm tortillas, and keep going until your body sends a firm message to stop.
- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Taquería: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 66. Expendio de Maíz
Mexican
No sign, no menu, no reservations, and somehow a Michelin star. This cash-only sidewalk spot in Roma Norte runs four communal tables and just keeps sending food until you wave the white flag. Everything is built on heirloom corn ground in house, so even a simple tortilla hits differently. Show up early because the waitlist moves fast and nobody's waiting for you. Bring cash, bring patience, and prepare to eat more than you planned.
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Rank 67. Marisquería Mi Compa Chava
Pacific Mexican
- MexBest Dónde comer los mejores mariscos en México
- MB100 2024 · Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
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Rank 68. MeroToro
Baja Mexican
Baja California cooking done right, in a fine dining room on one of Condesa's prettiest tree-lined streets. The menu moves easily between seafood and meat, and nothing on it feels fussy, which is a real trick at this price point. The terrace draws the sunglasses-and-linen crowd, while inside it's date night and slow lunches. Michelin noticed, and for once the hype is quiet enough to trust.
- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Trayectoria Empresarial: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Jair Téllez
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 69. Propio
Northern Mexican
- MexBest 2025 · Chef Promesa: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Shary Romo y Alex Chávez
- MB100 2024 · Emerging Chefs of the Year · Alex Chavez y Shary Romo
- MB100 2024 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 70. Makan
Singaporean
- MexBest 2024 · Casual Dining: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MB100 2024 · Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
- Time Out The best restaurants in Mexico City
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Meroma has been around long enough to earn the word "institution" without anyone rolling their eyes. It's a cozy, ingredient-driven dinner spot in Roma Norte where the husband-and-wife team behind the kitchen clearly likes feeding people more than impressing them. Grab a stool at the street-level bar for a cocktail first, then head upstairs where the crowd leans local and the seasonal menu quietly overdelivers. The wine list holds its own too.
- MexBest 2023 · Casual Dining: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MB100 2024 · Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 72. La Cocina del Bizco
Spanish
- MexBest 2025 · Casual Dining: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Time Out The best restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 73. Gia
American Italian
- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Restaurante Nuevo: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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A Bib Gourmand Thai restaurant tucked into a bamboo-lined courtyard in Roma Norte, which already sounds like something you'd make up to impress people. The team grows their own herbs and harvests them to order, so everything tastes genuinely alive. The menu pulls from several regions of Thailand, and the crowd tends to be the kind of people who actually know the difference. Casual enough for jeans, serious enough to make you feel like you found something real.
- MB100 2024 · Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 75. Rincón Tarasco
Mexican
- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Taquería: Nominados · Premios MexBest
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Rank 77. Galea
Italian
Galea is a cozy Italian spot in Roma Norte where the pasta is reason enough to go and the prices won't make you wince. The menu is short and focused, with daily specials worth asking about, and the kitchen will split pasta dishes into half portions so you can try more than one, which is the kind of policy that makes regulars out of people. Neighbourhood crowds fill the terrace like they own it, because they basically do. Michelin Bib Gourmand, if that seals it.
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Rank 78. El Tigre Silencioso
Creative Mexican Cocktail Bar
Roma Norte runs on mezcal and good vibes, and El Tigre Silencioso fits right in. It's a cantina with serious ambition, set inside a leafy old building with ivy-wrapped columns, a stone courtyard, and enough terrace seating that you'll want to linger. The kitchen takes Mexican classics somewhere unexpected, in a way that earns its creativity. The crowd is the kind that moved here from somewhere cooler and somehow made it work.
- MexBest 2023 · Mejor Restaurante Nuevo: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Time Out The best restaurants in Mexico City
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- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Wine Bar: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 80. Taquería El Vilsito
Mexican
The setup sounds like a joke: a taqueria that operates out of an auto repair shop, opens only after dark, and has a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Nobody's there for the oil changes. They're there for the al pastor, stacked high on a spinning trompo and shaved to order onto a tortilla. The gringa version, loaded with melted cheese, is the move. Come hungry, come late, and don't wear anything you'd mind getting a little messy.
- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Taquería: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 81. El Califa de León
Mexican
A Michelin-starred taco stand that fits maybe six people standing at a counter is either a fever dream or proof that Mexico City operates on a different level entirely. El Califa de León has been around forever, and the move is the Gaonera, thinly sliced beef seared to order with salt, lime, and a fresh tortilla. That's it. The crowd outside will confirm you're not the only one who got the memo.
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- MexBest 2025 · Mejor Wine Bar: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- The Infatuation The Best Bars in Mexico City
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Rank 85. Restaurante El Cardenal
Mexican
Old-world Mexican dining at its most festive, where roaming musicians and big families dressed to the nines set the tone before you've even sat down. El Cardenal has been around forever in the Centro Histórico, and the classic dishes are made with dairy from the restaurant's own ranch, which you'll taste. The crowd is a mix of multigenerational celebrants and tourists who stumbled in and clearly won the day.
- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Trayectoria Empresarial: Nominados · Premios MexBest · Marcela Briz
- MB100 2024 · The 35 Classic Restauraunts
- The Infatuation 21 Classic Restaurants in Mexico City
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- MexBest 2024 · Mejor Wine Bar: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- The Infatuation The Best Bars in Mexico City
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Rank 87. Pargot
Mexican
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Rank 90. Havre 77
French
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Rank 92. Castacán
Mexican
Castacán is a Roma Norte taqueria with a clear sense of purpose: it exists to serve pork, and it does that extremely well. The cochinita pibil and the lechon tacos are both worth the trip, so don't make yourself choose. The crowd is mostly locals who came hungry and know exactly what they're ordering. Get a spread of salsas to go with it, and let the kitchen do the rest.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- The Infatuation The Best Tacos in Mexico City
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