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Alcalde
Mexican
The name means "mayor," and chef Paco Ruano runs this Guadalajara dining room like one, with confident, unhurried Mexican cooking rooted in Jalisco's land and seasons. Tasting menu or à la carte, the kitchen leans on local ingredients and techniques borrowed from stints at Mugaritz and Noma, worn lightly enough that you don't feel lectured. It landed on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2025, which for Guadalajara is a fairly large deal.
The awards strongest first
- The 50 #51 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- The 50 #15 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
- MexBest Mejor Servicio: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MexBest Mejor servicio: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MB100 Mexico's Best 100 Restaurants
- MexBest Mejor Restaurante de Jalisco: Ganador · Premios MexBest
- MexBest Los 8 mejores restaurantes en Guadalajara
One number, weighted & current 95
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Aguachile verde with shrimp
“dishes such as aguachile verde with shrimp, apple, cucumber and seaweed”
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Fish of the day
“fish of the day with chintextle (Mexican smoked chilli paste), yellow curry and mushroom ceviche”
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Rice pudding
“rice pudding with cinnamon ice cream, soybean skin and toasted chocolate”
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Smoked cheese cassava
“Imagine a sesame-encrusted disc of smoked cheese cassava on a bed of coconut mole, or a plate of crunchy churros made from sweet potato.”
The 50
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