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  1. Rank 605. Taquería Orinoco

    Late-Night Mexican

    This is a taqueria built for the hour when mezcal starts making decisions for you, open until 3:30am on weeknights and later on weekends. The tacos de chicharrón come soft inside and seared outside, a texture that makes more sense at 2am than it has any right to. The al pastor gets its own following, and a plate of tacos here costs less than the cab home.



  2. Rank 607. La Onda

    Mexican







  3. A coffee shop spacious enough that the laptop crowd has genuinely claimed it without making the room feel lost. Designed by Mexican studio Futura with indoor trees and seating for 70, Blend Station roasts 100% Mexican beans on-site, with a menu organized by processing style, washed, honey, and natural, sourced from micro-lots across Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz, and beyond. The cold drip tower behind the counter looks borrowed from a chemistry lab.


  4. A black onyx pig guards the La Marzocco at this calm, compact coffee shop on Campeche, where the pastel green facade gives way to deep blues and greens, a wall-spanning atlas, and a curved bar of reclaimed wood that feels like a cozy accident. By afternoon the Snakes and Ladders cocktail menu rolls out, offering a Carajillo or a Coffee Spritz for anyone who considers the espresso-to-aperitivo pipeline a sensible itinerary.


  5. A gleaming La Marzocco anchors the tiny bar at this Condesa coffee shop, pulling shots from beans sourced out of Veracruz, with a whole wall of AeroPress, Chemex, and V60 gear behind it. The geometric mosaic floor and a pastry case loaded with morning buns eat up the rest of the space. On good days the sidewalk chairs are the real seating plan. The name means "very tiny," and the room commits to that.


  6. Instead of listing origins, the menu here lists profiles: Paz runs balanced and caramel-sweet, Punk goes extravagant and juicy. It's a clever swap that tells you what you're drinking without the geography quiz. This Roma Norte coffee shop roasts its own beans, sources directly from growers in Colombia and Panama, and puts three percent of every sale toward regenerative agriculture. The blue tile bar and mosaic floor make it feel considered rather than decorated.


  7. Rank 614. Malcriado

    Mediterranean Mexican

    The name translates to "badly raised," which tells you something about the attitude. Malcriado runs as a cafe through the morning and a natural wine bar by evening, taking both halves seriously enough that neither reads as the excuse for the other. The team cups the beans twice daily, the coffee comes from Chiapas, and the kitchen carries a Mediterranean sensibility built on Mexican ingredients. Tables spill onto Atlixco, fully absorbed into Condesa's sidewalk rhythm.


  8. Rank 619. Bartola

    Italian

    Bartola is a loud, candlelit Italian dinner spot in Roma Norte, all white tablecloths set against deliberately broken cement walls. The host handles walk-ins with a smile that translates roughly to good luck, and the open kitchen is staffed by cooks who look styled for a menswear lookbook. Expats fill the room, mostly watching each other. The chicken parm gets finished tableside, which is the only moment anyone looks at their food.


  9. Rank 619. Butcher & Sons

    Burger Joint

    Butcher & Sons is a casual burger counter in Roma with a few siblings around the city. The Bowie comes with roasted poblano and fried tortilla, which is what happens when a burger grows up in Mexico City. There's a plant-based Yorke for vegetarians, and a monthly burger cooked up with a guest chef, sometimes from places with tasting menus. Order the bacon-wrapped fries and plan around the s'mores pie.


  10. Rank 619. Cantón Mexicali

    Mexicali Chinese

    Cantón Mexicali is a Chinese restaurant in Roma that still looks like it's waiting on a 1995 wedding banquet, mostly because the new owners had the good sense to leave the decor alone. The cooking now leans Mexicali-style, which means fried shrimp in a sweet and sour chipotle salsa sharing a table with dan dan noodles and cold Tsingtaos. Younger regulars fill in around the loyal holdovers, and nobody seems to mind the carpet.


  11. Rank 619. El Jamil

    Lebanese


  12. Rank 619. Fideo Gordo

    Japanese Noodle Shop


  13. Rank 619. La Pezciosa

    Taqueria


  14. Rank 619. Ladyboy

    Thai Food Truck

    A Thai food truck in Roma, lit up with neon and a shelf of sauce bottles, where diners huddle around the stand with a plate of spicy corn salad or marinated pork over coconut rice. Food trucks can't pour liquor, so a zero-alcohol beer handles the fire, which is the closest thing to a house rule. It works as a loud, cheap warm-up before the bars nearby, and The Infatuation put it on its list of Roma's best.


  15. Rank 619. Lardo

    Mediterranean

    Lardo is an all-day Mexican-Mediterranean restaurant in Condesa where the move is to sit at the bar and eat something with a fork. It runs from power breakfast to date night without changing its shirt, and the grilled octopus in peanut and tomato sauce explains the stool situation. Expect tourists and laptop people more than neighbors, and know that the croque madame at breakfast is a little indulgent.


  16. Rank 619. Loup Bar

    Natural Wine Bar


  17. Marmota is a wood-fired restaurant on Plaza Río de Janeiro, the one with the statue of David, which is a strange thing to eat dinner next to. The menu takes its cues from the Pacific Northwest, so expect a lot of smoke and char, with farm-raised meat and mostly local produce. The drinks list leans on hard cider, a sensible call when everything else tastes like a campfire.


  18. Pollos Poncho is a casual Roma spot where the whole menu answers to one bird. The chicken shows up in a grilled flour tortilla sandwich with labneh, and in tacos al pastor, where it stands in for the pork without apology. The move is a late lunch with the whole roasted chicken, rice, potatoes, guacamole, and fresh tortillas. The same people run the El Moro churro empire, so short menus are their native language.


  19. Rank 619. Restaurante Bar Montejo

    Yucatecan Cantina


  20. 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.


  21. Rank 619. Xel-Há

    Yucatecan

    Xel-Há is a Condesa dining room with white tablecloths, branded napkins, and waiters in bow ties, which sets expectations for stuffy and overpriced that the menu cheerfully ignores. The cooking leans Yucatecan, the soccer match plays on several TVs, and a solid lunch runs about $20. It's busy and family-friendly, yet somehow there's always a table for a big group, which feels like a small miracle.


  22. Rank 633. Agave Azul

    Japanese

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    Friday 6 PM–11 PM

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  26. A 1940s mansion in Polanco sets the stage for this multi-floor Spanish restaurant, where the kitchen takes an updated approach to the cuisine rather than a museum-piece one. The chef runs a seven-course tasting menu alongside a broader à la carte selection. Thursday through Saturday the kitchen stays open until 2 a.m., which is either a bonus or the whole point, depending on your evening.

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  30. Rank 633. Casa Rolandi

    Swiss Italian

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    Italian

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  44. Rank 633. La Casona

    Steakhouse

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    Av. Cobá 87, Cancún, ROO 77500, Mexico · Cancún
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    Friday Noon–10:30 PM

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  53. Rank 633. Pitahayas

    Seafood

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    Kukulkan 10.5, Cancún, ROO 77500, Mexico · Cancún
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    Closed now, opens 1 PM

    Friday 1 PM–11 PM

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  61. The patio at this all-day restaurant and café opens onto Plaza San Jacinto, which on Saturdays turns into one of the city's better artisan markets and supplies a steady stream of browsers to watch over a glass from the long wine list. The menu moves from enchiladas to pasta to salmon without breaking a sweat, the bread is baked in-house, and the chocolate dessert has regulars planning ahead.

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  63. Rank 633. Taboo Cancun

    Japanese

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  71. Rank 633. Vela

    Italian

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  72. Rank 633. YAYA

    Mediterranean

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    Blvd. Kukulcan, Cancún, ROO 00000, Mexico · Cancún
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

  78. Rank 684. La Lupita

    Mexican

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  84. Rank 684. The Office

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