The Best Places in Mexico
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Rank 401. Cetli Restaurant
Mayan Mexican
On the road toward the Cobá ruins, just past where the tourist noise of Tulum fades, Cetli serves Mayan Mexican cooking in a whitewashed room brightened by folk paintings and old artifacts on rustic wood tables. Fish cooked in seawater with almond mole and dark chocolate is the kind of dish that makes the drive feel incidental. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks for a room where the food is doing most of the talking.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Eater Eater: The 24 Best Tulum Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The 24 Best Tulum Restaurants
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #401. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #401 Cetli Restaurant (this place) 75.217
- #401 Metate 75.217
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Rank 401. Metate
Mexican
Down a dirt road off the hotel strip, this open-air Mexican restaurant earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand with antojitos and wood-fired grilled meats served on a stone patio strung with lights. The name refers to the flat stone used for grinding maize, which tells you where the kitchen's head is at. Blue corn tortillas and squid ink batter show the cooks aren't just playing it safe. Casual, affordable, and easy to miss if you're not looking.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Eater Eater: The 15 Best Restaurants in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The 15 Best Restaurants in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #401. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #401 Cetli Restaurant 75.217
- #401 Metate (this place) 75.217
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Alebrije (this place) 75.208
- #403 Alebrijes 75.208
- #403 Andanza-Casa de Sierra Nevada 75.208
- #403 Aramara 75.208
- #403 Bistro Bleu 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Alebrije 75.208
- #403 Alebrijes (this place) 75.208
- #403 Andanza-Casa de Sierra Nevada 75.208
- #403 Aramara 75.208
- #403 Bistro Bleu 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Alebrije 75.208
- #403 Alebrijes 75.208
- #403 Andanza-Casa de Sierra Nevada (this place) 75.208
- #403 Aramara 75.208
- #403 Bistro Bleu 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Alebrijes 75.208
- #403 Andanza-Casa de Sierra Nevada 75.208
- #403 Aramara (this place) 75.208
- #403 Bistro Bleu 75.208
- #403 Cafe Des Artistes Los Cabos 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Andanza-Casa de Sierra Nevada 75.208
- #403 Aramara 75.208
- #403 Bistro Bleu (this place) 75.208
- #403 Cafe Des Artistes Los Cabos 75.208
- #403 Chino Poblano at Hotel Xcaret Arte 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Aramara 75.208
- #403 Bistro Bleu 75.208
- #403 Cafe Des Artistes Los Cabos (this place) 75.208
- #403 Chino Poblano at Hotel Xcaret Arte 75.208
- #403 Encanta 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Bistro Bleu 75.208
- #403 Cafe Des Artistes Los Cabos 75.208
- #403 Chino Poblano at Hotel Xcaret Arte (this place) 75.208
- #403 Encanta 75.208
- #403 Frida 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Cafe Des Artistes Los Cabos 75.208
- #403 Chino Poblano at Hotel Xcaret Arte 75.208
- #403 Encanta (this place) 75.208
- #403 Frida 75.208
- #403 Frida 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Chino Poblano at Hotel Xcaret Arte 75.208
- #403 Encanta 75.208
- #403 Frida (this place) 75.208
- #403 Frida 75.208
- #403 Frida at Grand Velas Riviera Maya 75.208
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Rank 403. Frida
Modern Mexican
The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Encanta 75.208
- #403 Frida 75.208
- #403 Frida (this place) 75.208
- #403 Frida at Grand Velas Riviera Maya 75.208
- #403 Gaviotas at Sheraton Buganvilias 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Frida 75.208
- #403 Frida 75.208
- #403 Frida at Grand Velas Riviera Maya (this place) 75.208
- #403 Gaviotas at Sheraton Buganvilias 75.208
- #403 Legazpi 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Frida 75.208
- #403 Frida at Grand Velas Riviera Maya 75.208
- #403 Gaviotas at Sheraton Buganvilias (this place) 75.208
- #403 Legazpi 75.208
- #403 Lucca 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Frida at Grand Velas Riviera Maya 75.208
- #403 Gaviotas at Sheraton Buganvilias 75.208
- #403 Legazpi (this place) 75.208
- #403 Lucca 75.208
- #403 Mar del Zur 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Gaviotas at Sheraton Buganvilias 75.208
- #403 Legazpi 75.208
- #403 Lucca (this place) 75.208
- #403 Mar del Zur 75.208
- #403 Mision 19 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Legazpi 75.208
- #403 Lucca 75.208
- #403 Mar del Zur (this place) 75.208
- #403 Mision 19 75.208
- #403 Piaf 75.208
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Rank 403. Mision 19
Mexican
The restaurant sits on the second floor of what's billed as Mexico's second self-sustaining building, which gives you a sense of how seriously the team takes its ethos. This is avant-garde Mexican dining in Tijuana, where the kitchen sources everything within 200 kilometers, leaning hard into Baja's coastal and agricultural abundance. Valle de Guadalupe wines make the obvious pairing. A Michelin Selected restaurant.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Lucca 75.208
- #403 Mar del Zur 75.208
- #403 Mision 19 (this place) 75.208
- #403 Piaf 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Emiliano 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Mar del Zur 75.208
- #403 Mision 19 75.208
- #403 Piaf (this place) 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Emiliano 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Memories 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Mision 19 75.208
- #403 Piaf 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Emiliano (this place) 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Memories 75.208
- #403 Restaurante 1826 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Piaf 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Emiliano 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Memories (this place) 75.208
- #403 Restaurante 1826 75.208
- #403 Restaurante Frida 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Restaurant Emiliano 75.208
- #403 Restaurant Memories 75.208
- #403 Restaurante 1826 (this place) 75.208
- #403 Restaurante Frida 75.208
- #403 Sen Lin at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Restaurant Memories 75.208
- #403 Restaurante 1826 75.208
- #403 Restaurante Frida (this place) 75.208
- #403 Sen Lin at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit 75.208
- #403 SIBAU 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Restaurante 1826 75.208
- #403 Restaurante Frida 75.208
- #403 Sen Lin at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit (this place) 75.208
- #403 SIBAU 75.208
- #403 The Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Restaurante Frida 75.208
- #403 Sen Lin at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit 75.208
- #403 SIBAU (this place) 75.208
- #403 The Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar 75.208
- #403 Tuna Blanca by Cafe des Artistes 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 Sen Lin at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit 75.208
- #403 SIBAU 75.208
- #403 The Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar (this place) 75.208
- #403 Tuna Blanca by Cafe des Artistes 75.208
- #403 Xaak 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 SIBAU 75.208
- #403 The Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar 75.208
- #403 Tuna Blanca by Cafe des Artistes (this place) 75.208
- #403 Xaak 75.208
- #403 XAAK - Playa del Carmen 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 The Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar 75.208
- #403 Tuna Blanca by Cafe des Artistes 75.208
- #403 Xaak (this place) 75.208
- #403 XAAK - Playa del Carmen 75.208
- #403 Zest 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 The Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar 75.208
- #403 Tuna Blanca by Cafe des Artistes 75.208
- #403 Xaak 75.208
- #403 XAAK - Playa del Carmen (this place) 75.208
- #403 Zest 75.208
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The awards
- AAA Four Diamonds
A Tie
There are 28 places with the exact same Score, so they share #403. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #403 The Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar 75.208
- #403 Tuna Blanca by Cafe des Artistes 75.208
- #403 Xaak 75.208
- #403 XAAK - Playa del Carmen 75.208
- #403 Zest (this place) 75.208
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Tucked into 100 acres of mangroves south of Cancún, this 173-room luxury resort manages to feel genuinely secluded in a stretch of coastline that is very much neither of those things. Rooms run to private balconies and Aesop toiletries without a trace of tropical kitsch, the spa draws on Maya ritual, and two infinity pools hang over a private beach. It holds a Michelin Key and a Forbes Four Star.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
Why #431, between #403 and #432
The places on either side also show 75. This one's exact Score is 75.19, the one above is 75.21 and the one below is 75.18, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #403 Zest 75.21
- #431 Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya (this place) 75.19
- #432 Carmelita Molino y Cocina 75.18
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Corn sourced from small family farms around Mexico gets nixtamalized and ground in-house here, then pressed into tortillas on a comal you can watch from the front of the room. This warm, airy Mexican spot in Tijuana keeps the menu tight: tacos, tostadas, ceviche, egg dishes, and a daily tamal wrapped in banana leaf. The room has tile floors, wood furnishings, and a screen-covered roof. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Eater Eater: The Best Restaurants in Tijuana, Mexico
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The Best Restaurants in Tijuana, Mexico
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #432. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #432 Carmelita Molino y Cocina (this place) 75.180
- #432 La 89 75.180
- #432 PLONK 75.180
- #432 Siembra Tortillería 75.180
- #432 Tacos Del Valle 75.180
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Rank 432. La 89
Mexican
Plastic stools, metal tables, and a kitchen that refuses to rush anything, which is not nothing when you're talking carne asada grilled to order. This bright Roma Norte taqueria does birria, tortas, and quesabirria, the last of which holds up fine without the consommé but really wants it. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks. You will stand in line with people who know exactly what they're ordering before they reach the front.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #432. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #432 Carmelita Molino y Cocina 75.180
- #432 La 89 (this place) 75.180
- #432 PLONK 75.180
- #432 Siembra Tortillería 75.180
- #432 Tacos Del Valle 75.180
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Rank 432. PLONK
Mexican Wine Bar
A counter built around a living tree anchors the outdoor terrace at this wine bar on a shaded Condesa street, and once you've found that seat, leaving feels like a bad idea. The kitchen blends Mexican and Japanese instincts in ways that make complete sense on the plate, and the natural wine list is serious without being solemn. The Michelin Guide has given it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks.
The awards
- MexBest MexBest: Mejor Wine Bar: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- MexBest MexBest: Mejor Wine Bar: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- MexBest Mejor Wine Bar: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- MexBest Mejor Wine Bar: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #432. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #432 Carmelita Molino y Cocina 75.180
- #432 La 89 75.180
- #432 PLONK (this place) 75.180
- #432 Siembra Tortillería 75.180
- #432 Tacos Del Valle 75.180
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Rank 432. Siembra Tortillería
Modern Mexican
The black awning covers two storefronts of counter stools facing an open kitchen where a Venezuelan chef who has spent decades in Mexico treats tortilla-making as the main event, selling them by the stack to locals and using them as the foundation for tacos, tlacoyos, and squash blossom quesadillas made to order. This Polanco taqueria holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the corn here is the argument.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler: The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #432. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #432 La 89 75.180
- #432 PLONK 75.180
- #432 Siembra Tortillería (this place) 75.180
- #432 Tacos Del Valle 75.180
- #432 Taqueria Los Cocuyos 75.180
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Rank 432. Tacos Del Valle
Mexican
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler: The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #432. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #432 PLONK 75.180
- #432 Siembra Tortillería 75.180
- #432 Tacos Del Valle (this place) 75.180
- #432 Taqueria Los Cocuyos 75.180
- #432 Vigneron 75.180
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Rank 432. Taqueria Los Cocuyos
Mexican
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler: The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Condé Nast Traveler The 36 Best Restaurants in Mexico City
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #432. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #432 PLONK 75.180
- #432 Siembra Tortillería 75.180
- #432 Tacos Del Valle 75.180
- #432 Taqueria Los Cocuyos (this place) 75.180
- #432 Vigneron 75.180
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Rank 432. 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
A Tie
Seven places have the exact same Score, so they share #432. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #432 PLONK 75.180
- #432 Siembra Tortillería 75.180
- #432 Tacos Del Valle 75.180
- #432 Taqueria Los Cocuyos 75.180
- #432 Vigneron (this place) 75.180
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The resort that Mexican architect Miguel Ángel Aragonés built here looks like a fever dream of floating white cubes mirrored in still reflecting pools, and it lands harder in person than in photographs. This is a hotel in San José del Cabo, the quieter end of the coast, with 186 rooms done in clean Poliform interiors and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the sea. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
Why #439, between #432 and #440
The places on either side also show 75. This one's exact Score is 75.16, the one above is 75.18 and the one below is 75.14, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #432 Vigneron 75.18
- #439 Viceroy Los Cabos (this place) 75.16
- #440 Le Blanc Spa Resort Cancun 75.14
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The coconut milk arrives before you even reach the front desk, which sets the tone for this adults-only all-inclusive resort in Cancun's Hotel Zone. White-on-white rooms, free-form pools with swim-up bars, a spa, and a stretch of sand give it the full package. Dining runs from formal French multi-course meals to wood-fired pizza on the terrace, with five bars keeping things moving. Forbes Four Star.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
Why #440, between #439 and #441
The places on either side also show 75. This one's exact Score is 75.1, the one above is 75.2 and the one below is 74.9, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #439 Viceroy Los Cabos 75.2
- #440 Le Blanc Spa Resort Cancun (this place) 75.1
- #441 Casa Velas 74.9
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Tucked inside Marina Vallarta's golf course, Casa Velas is an adults-only, all-inclusive boutique resort that earns its Forbes Four Star by keeping the chaos firmly off-property. Koi ponds, botanical gardens, and a pool lined with Balinese beds set the tone, and guests get preferential access to Táu Beach Club nearby. The spa and the fine dining at Emiliano round out what is, by design, a place for honeymoons and anniversaries rather than anyone under eighteen.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
Why #441, between #440 and #442
The places on either side also show 75. This one's exact Score is 74.944, the one above is 75.144 and the one below is 74.936, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #440 Le Blanc Spa Resort Cancun 75.144
- #441 Casa Velas (this place) 74.944
- #442 JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa 74.936
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The Lobby Bar stocks 150 margaritas, which is either excessive or exactly right depending on how your flight went. This beachfront resort sits in Cancun's Hotel Zone and runs the full gamut: four pools including an adults-only swim-up bar, a spa, several restaurants, and balconies that face the ocean. Rooms come with app-based room service, which sounds minor until you're sunburned and horizontal at 4 p.m.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
Why #442, between #441 and #443
The places on either side also show 75. This one's exact Score is 74.936, the one above is 74.944 and the one below is 74.736, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #441 Casa Velas 74.944
- #442 JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa (this place) 74.936
- #443 Grand Fiesta Americana Guadalajara Country Club 74.736
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Sitting directly across from the Guadalajara Country Club golf course with Punto Sao Paulo shopping next door, this full-service luxury hotel plants you in the city's financial district with everything in reach. A lobby espresso bar, a full-service spa and gym, and an alfresco bar with fire pits handle the range from road warriors to weekend wanderers. The in-house restaurant turns out modern Mexican when you'd rather not go looking for dinner.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
Why #443, between #442 and #444
The places on either side also show 75. This one's exact Score is 74.7, the one above is 74.9 and the one below is 74.5, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #442 JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa 74.9
- #443 Grand Fiesta Americana Guadalajara Country Club (this place) 74.7
- #444 Kimpton Aluna Resort Tulum 74.5
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Sitting in Aldea Zama rather than on the beach, this Kimpton resort threads the needle between Tulum's town and coast, which turns out to be a reasonable trade for the quiet. Rooms lean minimal, brightened by local craft details and Frette linens, with private jacuzzis in the specialty suites. Two pools, a spa with Mayan treatments, a yoga deck, and two modern Mexican-Asian restaurants on site, plus a beach club partnership for when sand is non-negotiable.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #444. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #444 Kimpton Aluna Resort Tulum (this place) 74.536
- #444 Live Aqua Ciudad de México Bosques de las Lomas 74.536
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The landmark next door is known locally as "el Pantalón" for its trouser-shaped silhouette, which tells you something about the neighborhood's sense of humor. This boutique hotel in Bosques de las Lomas plays it straighter inside: lobby stacked with books, striking art, and a spa built around hydrotherapy. Business travelers coming from nearby Santa Fe tend to discover the wellness side quickly, and then keep coming back for it.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #444. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #444 Kimpton Aluna Resort Tulum 74.536
- #444 Live Aqua Ciudad de México Bosques de las Lomas (this place) 74.536
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Three cenotes sit right on the property, and the largest one stays open after dark, lit up under the open sky for night swimming. This boutique resort is set inland from Tulum's beach scene, built around a colonial hacienda with a lake, palapas, a spa, a sweat lodge, and casitas with plunge pools. The Michelin Guide awarded it 2 Keys. Guided bike rides loop through the jungle to a Mayan cultural center before ending with a dip in one of those cenotes, which is either very on-brand or genuinely lovely, or both.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Keys
- Michelin Guide 2 Keys
Why #446, not #447
Both places show 74. This one's exact Score is 74.4 and the next is 74.3, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #446 Wakax Hacienda - Cenote & Boutique Hotel (this place) 74.4
- #447 Conrad Punta de Mita 74.3
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Snow-white buildings rise from a tangle of palms and bougainvillea along two miles of Riviera Nayarit beach, with an infinity pool that seems to dissolve into the Sierra Madre beyond. This Forbes Four Star resort leans into local Huichol culture through shaman-led temazcal ceremonies and indigenous artwork in the rooms. Four restaurants, three bars, a kids club, and a Greg Norman golf course nearby mean there's no particular reason to leave, which is the whole point.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
Why #447, between #446 and #448
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 74.34, the one above is 74.42 and the one below is 74.26, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #446 Wakax Hacienda - Cenote & Boutique Hotel 74.42
- #447 Conrad Punta de Mita (this place) 74.34
- #448 Agricole Cocina de Campo 74.26
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Rank 448. Agricole Cocina de Campo
Contemporary Mexican
A farm shop sits at the entrance, which tells you what kind of restaurant this is going to be. Agricole is a garden-set contemporary Mexican spot on the highway between Cabo and Todos Santos, earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand for cooking that steps back and lets ingredients argue for themselves. The tomato plate, the fried fish tacos, the ribeye tacos, and the cocktail menu all do their part. Bring sunscreen; you're eating outside.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Agricole Cocina de Campo (this place) 74.256
- #448 Aleli Rooftop 74.256
- #448 Axiote 74.256
- #448 Casa Marcelo 74.256
- #448 Comedor Jacinta 74.256
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Rank 448. Aleli Rooftop
Mexican
Smoke from the wood grill drifts across the open-air terrace before you've even sat down, which tells you most of what you need to know about this rooftop restaurant in Roma Norte. The menu is short and Mexican, built around whatever's coming off those embers, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand keeps the prices from matching the view. Grab a bar seat if you can and watch the grill up close while the cocktails arrive.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Agricole Cocina de Campo 74.256
- #448 Aleli Rooftop (this place) 74.256
- #448 Axiote 74.256
- #448 Casa Marcelo 74.256
- #448 Comedor Jacinta 74.256
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Rank 448. Axiote
Mexican
The guano leaf roof sets the palapa mood before you even sit down. This is a casual Yucatan restaurant in Gonzalo Guerrero where the salsas arrive first and pull no punches on heat. The kitchen runs familiar regional dishes with modern plating, and the desserts quietly steal the meal. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, it keeps portions generous and prices grounded. A full tasting menu exists if you want the longer conversation.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- AAA AAA: Approved
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- AAA Three Diamonds
- AAA Approved
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Agricole Cocina de Campo 74.256
- #448 Aleli Rooftop 74.256
- #448 Axiote (this place) 74.256
- #448 Casa Marcelo 74.256
- #448 Comedor Jacinta 74.256
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Rank 448. Casa Marcelo
Mexican
Bougainvillea drapes the front of this Ensenada courtyard restaurant, where wood slats and old trees shade the tables. The owner's family has been making cheese in Valle de Ojos Negros for generations, and that artisanal cheese turns up on the chilaquiles at breakfast, which is the main draw. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand. Lunch runs to tostadas and cochinita pibil, all built around ranch ingredients. Casual, unhurried, and cheap enough that you'll order more than you planned.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Aleli Rooftop 74.256
- #448 Axiote 74.256
- #448 Casa Marcelo (this place) 74.256
- #448 Comedor Jacinta 74.256
- #448 El Jarocho 74.256
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Rank 448. Comedor Jacinta
Mexican
Handmade tortillas arrive at the table still warm, which tells you most of what you need to know about Comedor Jacinta. It's a cozy neighborhood Mexican spot in Polanco run by chef Edgar Núñez, who built the menu around childhood food memories rather than a concept. Corn, molcajetes, guacamole, generous portions, and prices that won't require a moment of hesitation. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Axiote 74.256
- #448 Casa Marcelo 74.256
- #448 Comedor Jacinta (this place) 74.256
- #448 El Jarocho 74.256
- #448 Filigrana 74.256
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Rank 448. El Jarocho
Mexican
A coffee shop in Roma Sur that's been slinging guisado tacos for generations, El Jarocho started life as a tortilleria and still makes its tortillas in-house. The format is simple: sit down, a server takes your order, and you pick from a rotating spread of stewed meats and vegetables. The campechano with chopped steak and chicharron does a lot of convincing on its own. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Casa Marcelo 74.256
- #448 Comedor Jacinta 74.256
- #448 El Jarocho (this place) 74.256
- #448 Filigrana 74.256
- #448 Humo&Sal 74.256
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Rank 448. Filigrana
Mexican
Full-grown trees punch through the dining room floor at this Mexican restaurant in Roma Norte, where the concrete-and-glass space feels more like a greenhouse someone forgot to finish. Chef Martha Ortiz runs a kitchen that treats familiar dishes as open questions, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand crowd arrives expecting surprises. Gorditas, tamales, pozole: they all show up looking nothing like you remembered, which is apparently the whole point.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Comedor Jacinta 74.256
- #448 El Jarocho 74.256
- #448 Filigrana (this place) 74.256
- #448 Humo&Sal 74.256
- #448 La Cocina de Doña Esthela 74.256
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Rank 448. Humo&Sal
Seafood
A white-tiled open kitchen anchors this sleek seafood restaurant just off the Tijuana-Ensenada highway, where the menu is short and the cooking is confident. The bar wall runs local beers and mezcal sours; the food runs from tiradito and oysters into pasta, octopus pizza, and a tuna al pastor taco that swaps pork for spice-rubbed fish with pickled onion and avocado. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 El Jarocho 74.256
- #448 Filigrana 74.256
- #448 Humo&Sal (this place) 74.256
- #448 La Cocina de Doña Esthela 74.256
- #448 La Concheria 74.256
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Rank 448. La Cocina de Doña Esthela
Sinaloan
Breakfast is served all day at this beloved Valle de Guadalupe spot, which started as a humble operation feeding local vineyard workers and never really stopped. Heavy wood tables, a boisterous crowd, and housemade tortillas set the tone. The café de olla and elote pancakes have developed their own devoted following. No reservations, so expect a wait, but the line is part of the ritual. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Filigrana 74.256
- #448 Humo&Sal 74.256
- #448 La Cocina de Doña Esthela (this place) 74.256
- #448 La Concheria 74.256
- #448 La Olla 74.256
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Rank 448. La Concheria
Mexican
A slender seafood restaurant in a converted winery warehouse, with brick floors, teal walls, and a counter that puts you face-to-face with the kitchen. The menu is tight and coastal, running from oysters and aguachile to a cast-iron baked pasta finished with clams and mussels. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks for a room where the food is the whole point and nobody's pretending otherwise.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Humo&Sal 74.256
- #448 La Cocina de Doña Esthela 74.256
- #448 La Concheria (this place) 74.256
- #448 La Olla 74.256
- #448 Labo Fermento 74.256
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Rank 448. La Olla
Oaxacan
A comal smoking by the front door is the first sign you've found the right place. La Olla is a Oaxacan restaurant in the Centro Histórico, the kind of casual room where the menu reads like a defense of the region's culinary traditions. Chef Pilar Cabrera, who also runs a local cooking school, has built a following around mole negro and squash blossom quesadillas. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 La Cocina de Doña Esthela 74.256
- #448 La Concheria 74.256
- #448 La Olla (this place) 74.256
- #448 Labo Fermento 74.256
- #448 Los Consentidos del Barrio 74.256
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Rank 448. Labo Fermento
Chinese
A fermentation-obsessed Asian restaurant in the middle of Oaxaca, which sounds like a fever dream until you're eating shoyu-and-ginger fried chicken under an open roof with a good playlist running. The team makes their own kimchi, miso, and shoyu in-house, and it shows. Pork wontons, barbecue bao, dashi, a front shelf stocked with house sauces to take home. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the kind of place that earns its own category.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 La Concheria 74.256
- #448 La Olla 74.256
- #448 Labo Fermento (this place) 74.256
- #448 Los Consentidos del Barrio 74.256
- #448 Los Milanesos Taqueria 74.256
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A second-floor taqueria in Del Valle where the built-in charcoal grill does double duty: cooking the tacos al carbon and keeping the dining room warm enough that the breezy patio starts to look appealing. The thinly sliced meats are grilled and then diced before hitting the tortilla, and the arrachera comes with a rosy pink center that argues its case without any help. Vegetarian options hold their own too. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 La Olla 74.256
- #448 Labo Fermento 74.256
- #448 Los Consentidos del Barrio (this place) 74.256
- #448 Los Milanesos Taqueria 74.256
- #448 Molino "El Pujol" 74.256
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Rank 448. Los Milanesos Taqueria
Milanese Taqueria
The orange awning and the smell of frying pork will find you before you find this taqueria in a quiet residential corner of Álvaro Obregón. The specialty is Milanese-style tacos, breaded cutlets sliced into strips and piled onto corn tortillas, finished with lime and house-made green or red salsa. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks. Bring cash, and don't plan anything too athletic afterward.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Labo Fermento 74.256
- #448 Los Consentidos del Barrio 74.256
- #448 Los Milanesos Taqueria (this place) 74.256
- #448 Molino "El Pujol" 74.256
- #448 Pink Rambo 74.256
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Rank 448. Molino "El Pujol"
Mexican
Six counter seats, a handful outside, and almost everything else given over to the kitchen: Molino El Pujol is a compact neighborhood spot in La Condesa built around corn nixtamalized on-site daily. Tamales, chilaquiles, tacos, and enfrijoladas are the focus, and the tortillas are available to take home warm. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which is either a reason to go or a reason to arrive early, probably both.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Los Consentidos del Barrio 74.256
- #448 Los Milanesos Taqueria 74.256
- #448 Molino "El Pujol" (this place) 74.256
- #448 Pink Rambo 74.256
- #448 Punta Corcho 74.256
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Rank 448. Pink Rambo
Mexican
A buff Jesus doing pull-ups on a crucifix above the kitchen sets the tone for this cantina in Santa María la Ribera, and the menu follows suit. Empanadas share space with shrimp dumplings and fried chicken, small plates that roam freely across any tradition they please. The flan, improbably, is the thing people come back for. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and a room that earns its eccentricity rather than performing it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Los Milanesos Taqueria 74.256
- #448 Molino "El Pujol" 74.256
- #448 Pink Rambo (this place) 74.256
- #448 Punta Corcho 74.256
- #448 Sabina Restaurante 74.256
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Rank 448. Punta Corcho
Mexican Seafood
A thatched, open-air seafood restaurant on the second floor in Puerto Morelos, where the ocean breeze does most of the interior decorating. The menu moves between traditional Mexican flavors and the occasional Provençal detour without making a fuss about it, and the ceviches and gorditas stuffed with roasted octopus are the kind of starters that quietly derail any plan to order light. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Molino "El Pujol" 74.256
- #448 Pink Rambo 74.256
- #448 Punta Corcho (this place) 74.256
- #448 Sabina Restaurante 74.256
- #448 Tacos Charly 74.256
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Rank 448. Sabina Restaurante
Seafood
The tostadas here are the same ones that made Sabina Bandera's mariscos cart, La Guerrerense, a culinary landmark across the street, so the full-service restaurant around the corner is a natural next step for anyone who wants to sit down. Seafood runs the menu, from cold preparations to a pozole loaded with hominy and avocado. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks when even the tortilla chips come with house-made salsa.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Pink Rambo 74.256
- #448 Punta Corcho 74.256
- #448 Sabina Restaurante (this place) 74.256
- #448 Tacos Charly 74.256
- #448 Tacos Doña Mary La Gritona 74.256
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Rank 448. Tacos Charly
Mexican
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Punta Corcho 74.256
- #448 Sabina Restaurante 74.256
- #448 Tacos Charly (this place) 74.256
- #448 Tacos Doña Mary La Gritona 74.256
- #448 Tacos Los Alexis 74.256
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The name comes from Doña Mary herself, who earned the nickname "la gritona" (the yeller) for scolding anyone who holds up the line. This family-run taqueria on Madero earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand for doing the simple thing extremely well: flour or corn tortillas, both made fresh, filled and topped with onion, cilantro, and a choice of salsas. Order at the window, cross the street, pull up a plastic chair, and eat.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Sabina Restaurante 74.256
- #448 Tacos Charly 74.256
- #448 Tacos Doña Mary La Gritona (this place) 74.256
- #448 Tacos Los Alexis 74.256
- #448 Tierra del Sol 74.256
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Rank 448. Tacos Los Alexis
Mexican
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Tacos Charly 74.256
- #448 Tacos Doña Mary La Gritona 74.256
- #448 Tacos Los Alexis (this place) 74.256
- #448 Tierra del Sol 74.256
- #448 Xaok 74.256
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A bakery, an atoleria, and a full restaurant share one building in Centro Histórico, with comals turning out tetelas and tlayudas at street level and a shaded rooftop above. Olga Cabrera runs the whole thing, cooking Oaxacan dishes rooted in her childhood while putting the farmers who supply her front and center. Salsa comes made tableside, moles arrive fragrant and substantial, and the mountain views at lunch are free. The Michelin Guide gives it a Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Tacos Charly 74.256
- #448 Tacos Doña Mary La Gritona 74.256
- #448 Tacos Los Alexis 74.256
- #448 Tierra del Sol (this place) 74.256
- #448 Xaok 74.256
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Behind an entrance that reads more like a boutique hotel than a neighborhood restaurant, Xaok opens into a polished dining room and a patio that earns its keep. The kitchen pulls from Oaxacan pantry staples and nudges them outward: hoja santa puree alongside roasted broccoli, mole negro with confit pork. The drinks list runs to juice, coffee, and soda rather than cocktails or wine. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #448. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #448 Tacos Charly 74.256
- #448 Tacos Doña Mary La Gritona 74.256
- #448 Tacos Los Alexis 74.256
- #448 Tierra del Sol 74.256
- #448 Xaok (this place) 74.256
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A private bay with mangrove coast on one side and the Caribbean on the other sets the frame for this adults-only, all-inclusive resort outside Playa del Carmen. Rooms come with rain showers and deep soaking tubs, the beaches are kept quiet by design, and Tulum's ruins are close enough to justify a day trip without guilt. The service reportedly makes people want to come back, which, in an all-inclusive, is the harder trick.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
Why #471, between #448 and #472
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 74.1, the one above is 74.3 and the one below is 74.0, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #448 Xaok 74.3
- #471 Paradisus La Perla (this place) 74.1
- #472 The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai 74.0
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The wave-shaped architecture here is a nod to an ancient asteroid impact, which is either the most Riviera Maya thing imaginable or the most EDITION thing imaginable, possibly both. Ian Schrager's luxury resort on the Kanai coast runs 182 rooms done in blonde wood and upscale minimalism, all deferring to the view. The lagoon-style main pool is the gravitational center once you arrive, and cenote-inspired plantings cascade through common spaces.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
Why #472, between #471 and #473
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 74.01, the one above is 74.14 and the one below is 73.99, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #471 Paradisus La Perla 74.14
- #472 The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai (this place) 74.01
- #473 St. Regis Punta Mita Resort 73.99
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Check-in here starts with a margarita, which sets a reasonable precedent for everything that follows. This beachfront resort on the Punta de Mita peninsula spreads across 22 acres of gardens and tiered pools that dissolve toward the Pacific. Rooms pull in natural wood and local craft work, with ocean or garden views; butler service comes standard. Two Jack Nicklaus golf courses, a spa, five restaurants, and enough water toys to run out of excuses. A Forbes Four Star property.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #473, between #472 and #474
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 73.99, the one above is 74.01 and the one below is 73.97, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #472 The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai 74.01
- #473 St. Regis Punta Mita Resort (this place) 73.99
- #474 Casa 1810 Hotel Boutique 73.97
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A colonial mansion inspired by the Alhambra, with vaulted ceilings, stone floors, and loom-woven rugs that make the rooms feel less like lodging and more like a quietly grand inheritance. This boutique hotel holds a Michelin Key and sits in the pedestrianized heart of San Miguel de Allende, steps from the Parroquia. Breakfast arrives made to order in the courtyard, and the rooftop bar handles the sunset without any help from you.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #474. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #474 Casa 1810 Hotel Boutique (this place) 73.974
- #474 Hotel Casa Blanca 7 73.974
- #474 L'Ôtel - Casa Arca 73.974
- #474 Maison Mexique 73.974
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Ten suites in a centuries-old Spanish Colonial house, with a courtyard that quietly insists it belongs in Marrakech. Casa Blanca 7 holds a Michelin Key and earns the Moroccan riad comparison without overdoing the lanterns. The Fisher Weisman-designed rooms run contemporary, the linens are Portuguese cotton, and the bath products are made locally in San Miguel. Small enough that the staff will know your order before you do.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #474. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #474 Casa 1810 Hotel Boutique 73.974
- #474 Hotel Casa Blanca 7 (this place) 73.974
- #474 L'Ôtel - Casa Arca 73.974
- #474 Maison Mexique 73.974
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Ten rooms on the top floor of a storied colonial building in the UNESCO heart of San Miguel de Allende, with the rest of the space given over to shops, galleries, and bars. The common rooms do the heavy lifting: a grand entry that doubles as a gallery bar, a living room flooding with courtyard light, and a rooftop orchard that supplies breakfast. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #474. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #474 Casa 1810 Hotel Boutique 73.974
- #474 Hotel Casa Blanca 7 73.974
- #474 L'Ôtel - Casa Arca (this place) 73.974
- #474 Maison Mexique 73.974
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Nine suites, each one different, fill a beautifully restored colonial home in San Miguel's historic center. The owners are well-traveled, and Maison Mexique reads like it: local artist collages and Mexican graphic prints hang alongside worldlier references, and the whole thing is treated as an ongoing project rather than a finished room. Arched doorways, earth-toned floors, ceramic lighting, and straw-woven headboards. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #474. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #474 Casa 1810 Hotel Boutique 73.974
- #474 Hotel Casa Blanca 7 73.974
- #474 L'Ôtel - Casa Arca 73.974
- #474 Maison Mexique (this place) 73.974
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A boutique hotel tucked above a Porfirian-era arcade in Roma Norte, which is either charming context or a lot of foot traffic depending on your tolerance for it. Rooms are minimalist but warm, with natural wood surfaces, deep green accents, and soundproof windows doing quiet, important work against the street below. There's almost no hotel lobby to speak of, but the terrace lets guests order from the restaurants downstairs, so the building earns its keep twice.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #478, between #474 and #479
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 73.81, the one above is 73.97 and the one below is 73.77, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #474 Maison Mexique 73.97
- #478 Hotel Parian (this place) 73.81
- #479 Casa Hoyos - Hotel Boutique 73.77
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A hand-painted mural of the Virgin Mary gazes over the courtyard archways while everything else in this colonial mansion boutique hotel stays cheerfully, deliberately whimsical. The rooms look minimalist until you notice the bespoke objects made by Mexican artisans, each nodding to a different regional craft tradition. Upstairs, a rooftop bar serves botanical cocktails. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
Why #479, between #478 and #480
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 73.77, the one above is 73.81 and the one below is 73.69, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #478 Hotel Parian 73.81
- #479 Casa Hoyos - Hotel Boutique (this place) 73.77
- #480 Susurros del Corazón, Auberge Collection 73.69
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A long sweep of Pacific beach anchored the decision to build here, and everything at this luxury Auberge resort in Punta de Mita radiates outward from it. The terraced pools cascade toward the water, the spa runs almost absurdly large, and the restaurants work through the local coastal traditions rather than ignoring them. Sailing out to the nearby islands is easy to arrange, which gives the whole stay a convincing reason to leave the pool. The Michelin Guide awarded it two Keys.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Keys
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 2 Keys
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
Why #480, between #479 and #481
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 73.7, the one above is 73.8 and the one below is 73.6, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #479 Casa Hoyos - Hotel Boutique 73.8
- #480 Susurros del Corazón, Auberge Collection (this place) 73.7
- #481 Casa Goliana 73.6
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Eight rooms in a 20th-century Roma Norte house, Casa Goliana sits somewhere between boutique hotel and very stylish bed and breakfast, and it leans into that ambiguity. Rooms split the difference between contemporary chic and bohemian clutter, some with roll-top tubs, all with tiled bathrooms and art that looks chosen rather than purchased by the meter. Breakfast is the only meal, which makes sense: you're a short walk from half of Roma's restaurant scene.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #481. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #481 Casa Goliana (this place) 73.605
- #481 Santa Casa 73.605
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A row of potted cacti marks the entrance to this boutique hotel on a quiet Roma Norte block, and the colonial revival bones inside, spiral Baroque columns, terracotta floors, arched windows, do a lot of the decorating. No restaurant, no pool, no spa, but a keycode instead of a front desk, and common spaces that make it easy to forget you don't live here. The rooftop and courtyard handle morning coffee or evening mezcal before you wander one of the city's most stylish neighborhoods.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #481. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #481 Casa Goliana 73.605
- #481 Santa Casa (this place) 73.605
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Perched where San Felipe del Agua's northern suburbs give way to the Sierra Madre foothills, this eight-suite boutique hotel earns its Michelin Key with quiet confidence. Colonial stonework and timber ceilings meet modern furniture and bold color accents, and each suite, named for an Oaxacan region, opens onto a balcony or patio, some looking straight down into the city. Fifteen minutes from the centro means actual stillness, which, in Oaxaca, is saying something.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
Why #483, between #481 and #484
The places on either side also show 74. This one's exact Score is 73.57, the one above is 73.61 and the one below is 73.54, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #481 Santa Casa 73.61
- #483 Hotel Casa Santo Origen (this place) 73.57
- #484 Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancún All Inclusive Spa & Resort 73.54
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Perched at the tip of Punta Cancun where the Hotel Zone bends toward open water, this all-inclusive resort sits close enough to the clubs and shopping on Kukulcan that you could walk, and quiet enough that you probably won't want to leave the pool. The ocean views do a lot of heavy lifting. It's the kind of place where the sea is visible from everywhere that matters, and the noise of Cancun somehow stays on the other side of the boulevard.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #484. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #484 Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancún All Inclusive Spa & Resort (this place) 73.536
- #484 Live Aqua Cancún 73.536
- #484 SLS Cancun 73.536
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The lobby announces its intentions immediately: sleek water features, panoramic windows framing the Caribbean, and a signature aromatherapy scent that shifts subtly as you move through the property. This adults-only all-inclusive resort on the Hotel Zone keeps things modern and polished, with a full spa, multiple restaurants, serene pools, and beach activities. The kind of place where nobody under thirty is loudly arguing over screen time.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #484. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #484 Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancún All Inclusive Spa & Resort 73.536
- #484 Live Aqua Cancún (this place) 73.536
- #484 SLS Cancun 73.536
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Piero Lissoni designed the 45 suites here, which keeps things boutique in a town that has never once heard the word. The building is mostly private residences, so the hotel sits quiet above the Cancun bustle, with a private beach, marina, spa, and pool that feel sized for a place four times larger. Sandy wood tones and deep-blue textiles do their best to remind you the Caribbean is right there, though the Caribbean handles that reminder on its own.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #484. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #484 Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancún All Inclusive Spa & Resort 73.536
- #484 Live Aqua Cancún 73.536
- #484 SLS Cancun (this place) 73.536
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A converted mansion on a quiet Roma Norte street with only five rooms, Casa Seis Siete is the kind of boutique hotel that makes you forget you're in a hotel. Period architecture shares wall space with contemporary art, and each suite is styled close enough to a real apartment that you half-expect a plant you're responsible for. The top-floor suite has a terrace with a dining table. Staff know the neighborhood cold, which matters since breakfast is the only meal served here.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #487, not #488
Both places show 73. This one's exact Score is 73.41 and the next is 73.37, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #487 Casa Seis Siete (this place) 73.41
- #488 MILAM 73.37
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Rooms built from psychedelic plaster, local clay, and macrame put the name in context: MILAM is a high-design hotel village on the edge of Tulum, away from the beachfront pack. The sinuous organic shapes and theatrical lighting carry a tantric "dream yoga" concept through every corner. A spa, a palapa yoga space, and swim-up drinks round things out. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
Why #488, between #487 and #489
The places on either side also show 73. This one's exact Score is 73.37, the one above is 73.41 and the one below is 73.34, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #487 Casa Seis Siete 73.41
- #488 MILAM (this place) 73.37
- #489 Conrad Tulum Riviera Maya 73.34
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Every room faces either jungle or sea, and the ground-floor ones have swim-up pools while the upper floors get plunge pools on the balcony, so the debate is mostly about how much shade you want. This all-inclusive-style beachfront resort sits in a private cove about fifteen minutes from Tulum, built largely from Mexican materials, with white jungle pathways threading between two wings. Five pools, a mixology bar, and a kids club round it out.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
Why #489, between #488 and #490
The places on either side also show 73. This one's exact Score is 73.34, the one above is 73.37 and the one below is 73.30, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #488 MILAM 73.37
- #489 Conrad Tulum Riviera Maya (this place) 73.34
- #490 Tauro Steakhouse 73.30
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Rank 490. Tauro Steakhouse
French Steakhouse
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #490. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #490 Tauro Steakhouse (this place) 73.304
- #490 Tintoque 73.304
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The awards
- MexBest Mejor Restaurante de Jalisco: Nominados · Premios MexBest
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #490. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #490 Tauro Steakhouse 73.304
- #490 Tintoque (this place) 73.304
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A 1947 apartment building just off Parque México, remade by a Texas hospitality group into a boutique hotel that somehow doesn't feel like a Texas hospitality group made it. Rooms run coral and white with living plants and Kassatex linens; some have kitchenettes, others balconies, and the top-floor suites spill onto a terrace. Lounge Fernando handles cocktails and tacos through the evening, and the rooftop does breakfast, co-working, and general lingering.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #492, between #490 and #493
The places on either side also show 73. This one's exact Score is 73.21, the one above is 73.30 and the one below is 73.17, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #490 Tintoque 73.30
- #492 Hotel San Fernando (this place) 73.21
- #493 Hacienda Peña Pobre 73.17
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On the southern edge of Mexico City, steps from the Bosque de Tlalpan urban forest, this boutique hotel occupies a listed 19th-century hacienda where period architectural details meet crisp contemporary design and work by local artists. The outdoor patio, ringed with orange trees, is the place to land with a cocktail. No restaurant on-site, but the team will point you in the right direction. It holds a Michelin Key.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
Why #493, between #492 and #494
The places on either side also show 73. This one's exact Score is 73.17, the one above is 73.21 and the one below is 73.14, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #492 Hotel San Fernando 73.21
- #493 Hacienda Peña Pobre (this place) 73.17
- #494 Palafitos Overwater Bungalows 73.14
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Thirty palapa-roofed bungalows sit over the Caribbean just off Playa Maroma, making this the only overwater resort in the Riviera Maya. The all-inclusive package covers airport transfers, cenote catamaran cruises, and visits to a wild horse rescue, so the itinerary fills itself before you've unpacked. The private deck over the water, though, makes a strong case for doing none of it.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
Why #494, between #493 and #495
The places on either side also show 73. This one's exact Score is 73.1, the one above is 73.2 and the one below is 73.0, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #493 Hacienda Peña Pobre 73.2
- #494 Palafitos Overwater Bungalows (this place) 73.1
- #495 Chablé Maroma 73.0
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Two hundred yards of private Caribbean beach back a collection of freestanding villas built in traditional stone and wood, each with its own terrace and plunge pool. This Riviera Maya resort holds a Michelin Key and pairs its beachfront setting with a spa rooted in Maya wellness traditions. A celebrated Mexico City chef runs the kitchen in a coastal register, leaning into clams, ceviche, and Yucatán flavors. The jungle stay this wasn't.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
Why #495, between #494 and #496
The places on either side also show 73. This one's exact Score is 73.05, the one above is 73.14 and the one below is 73.01, so it ranks between them. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #494 Palafitos Overwater Bungalows 73.14
- #495 Chablé Maroma (this place) 73.05
- #496 Andaz Mexico City Condesa - A Concept by Hyatt 73.01
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The rooftop pool sits seventeen floors above Condesa, which is either very high or just high enough, depending on how you feel about Mexico City sprawling out beneath you. This Hyatt-flagged boutique hotel takes its design cues from Mexican modernist Luis Barragán, filtered through Art Deco, and the result is a large-scale property that wears its ambitions lightly. Condesa is already a good neighborhood for this sort of thing, and the Andaz raises the ceiling considerably.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #496. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #496 Andaz Mexico City Condesa - A Concept by Hyatt (this place) 73.005
- #496 casa9 73.005
- #496 Condesa DF 73.005
- #496 Hotel Casa Cuenca 73.005
- #496 Mondrian Mexico City Condesa 73.005
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A four-room bed and breakfast in La Condesa that feels like sleeping inside a very good architecture monograph. The firm behind the interiors has a thing for mid-century wood paneling, floor-to-ceiling glass, and furnishings spare enough to make the room feel twice its size. The neighborhood does its part too, sitting at the edge of one of the city's most walkable, tree-lined, cafe-dense corners.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #496. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #496 Andaz Mexico City Condesa - A Concept by Hyatt 73.005
- #496 casa9 (this place) 73.005
- #496 Condesa DF 73.005
- #496 Hotel Casa Cuenca 73.005
- #496 Mondrian Mexico City Condesa 73.005
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The triangular rooftop terrace, with a sushi bar and an atmosphere that somehow reads more countryside than megalopolis, is reason enough to stay here. This boutique hotel occupies a converted apartment block in La Condesa, the leafy, Art Nouveau corner of Mexico City that tourists who only know the Centro Histórico haven't found yet. Interiors by India Mahdavi lean into color, chocolate brown and moss green, where lesser design hotels would just paint everything white.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #496. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #496 Andaz Mexico City Condesa - A Concept by Hyatt 73.005
- #496 casa9 73.005
- #496 Condesa DF (this place) 73.005
- #496 Hotel Casa Cuenca 73.005
- #496 Mondrian Mexico City Condesa 73.005
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A converted 1930s mansion in Colonia Condesa, Casa Cuenca fits ten rooms into a space that still feels like someone's very well-designed home. Custom built-ins, handmade tiles, and woven rugs lean into modernist Mexican design without veering into museum territory. Some rooms have private terraces; the Presidencial suite overlooks the courtyard. The bar pours artisanal mezcal, the on-site bistro draws a crowd, and the neighborhood does the rest.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #496. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #496 Andaz Mexico City Condesa - A Concept by Hyatt 73.005
- #496 casa9 73.005
- #496 Condesa DF 73.005
- #496 Hotel Casa Cuenca (this place) 73.005
- #496 Mondrian Mexico City Condesa 73.005
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A mural by Ara Starck greets you in every room of this 183-room boutique hotel in Condesa, which leans into art as architecture rather than decoration. The lines are minimal but the colors argue back, and even the smaller rooms run generous. Downstairs, the flower shop doubles as a café and wine bar, which feels about right for a hotel where the rooftop bar and an open-air aperitivo spot round out the options before you've even unpacked.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #496. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #496 Andaz Mexico City Condesa - A Concept by Hyatt 73.005
- #496 casa9 73.005
- #496 Condesa DF 73.005
- #496 Hotel Casa Cuenca 73.005
- #496 Mondrian Mexico City Condesa (this place) 73.005
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