The Best French Food in Mexico
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The best French food in Mexico, according to the experts: MexBest, the Michelin Guide, and Eater have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Vigneron comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Mexico City and Playa del Carmen.
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Bakéa and Havre 77 hold the next two places. AAA and MB100 show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Vigneron
Contemporary French
A sliver of a room in Roma Norte, all dark wood and candlelight, with just enough tables that you'll feel like you got in on something. Vigneron is a contemporary French restaurant where the menu stays short and the wine list, mostly European, runs long. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks: this is the kind of cooking that shows off without announcing itself. Share everything you can.
The awards
- MexBest Mejor Wine Bar: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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Rank 2. Bakéa
Basque French
The awards
- MB100 MB100: The 35 Classic Restauraunts
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- MB100 The 35 Classic Restauraunts
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 3. Havre 77
French
The awards
- MB100 MB100: Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- MB100 Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
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A pianist plays while waiters glide past in a room that has clearly decided romance is nonnegotiable. This is formal French fine dining inside a Cancún resort, built around foie gras, black truffle, lobster, and caviar, the whole luxurious lineup. The desserts lean modern against classic technique. Afterward, the lounge takes over with live entertainment and nightcaps. It holds an AAA Five Diamond distinction.
The awards
- AAA Five Diamonds
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Rank 5. Arturo's Restaurant
Classic French
The awards
- MB100 Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Arturo's Restaurant (this place) 79.016
- #5 Eloise 79.016
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Rank 5. Eloise
French
The awards
- MB100 Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Arturo's Restaurant 79.016
- #5 Eloise (this place) 79.016
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Rank 7. Au Pied de Cochon
French
The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Au Pied de Cochon (this place) 77.179
- #7 Bisou 77.179
- #7 Piaf Restaurant 77.179
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Rank 7. Bisou
French
The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Au Pied de Cochon 77.179
- #7 Bisou (this place) 77.179
- #7 Piaf Restaurant 77.179
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Rank 7. Piaf Restaurant
French
The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Au Pied de Cochon 77.179
- #7 Bisou 77.179
- #7 Piaf Restaurant (this place) 77.179
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Rank 10. Superette
French
Superette is a relaxed creperie on the quieter, residential side of Condesa, where the neo-colonial architecture does more showing off than anyone inside. Buckwheat galettes come with a hard apple cider, and the classic with ham, egg, and comté is the one to order. It's one of the cheaper places in the neighborhood to sit down for a proper bite, so the stroll over costs you almost nothing.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 17 Best Restaurants In Condesa
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- The Infatuation The 17 Best Restaurants In Condesa
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Rank 11. Lempicka Bistro
Mexican-inspired French
The awards
- Time Out The best restaurants in Mexico City
Why #11, not #12
Both places show 65. This one's exact Score is 65.4 and the next is 64.7, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #11 Lempicka Bistro (this place) 65.4
- #12 Saint Jacques Bistrot 64.7
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The awards
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
Why #12, not #11
Both places show 65. This one's exact Score is 64.7 and the one above is 65.4, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #11 Lempicka Bistro 65.4
- #12 Saint Jacques Bistrot (this place) 64.7
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Rank 13. Rojo Bistrot
Bistro
Rojo Bistrot is a corner French bistro in Condesa where Amélie posters and vintage Perrier ads cover the walls, in case you forgot what country you were pretending to be in. The menu runs on duck, escargots, and onion soup under a lid of melted cheese. Younger locals share the room with ladies in pearls and Chanel-ish jackets, and jazzy pop covers keep things low enough for conversation. Dinner here costs less than a flight to Lyon.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 17 Best Restaurants In Condesa
- The Infatuation The 17 Best Restaurants In Condesa