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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.
Eight honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- 50 Best #51 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- 50 Best #15 · Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants
- MexBest Mejor Servicio: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- MexBest Mejor servicio: Nominados · Premios MexBest
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · Mexico's Best Restaurant
- 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 96
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Aguachile verde with shrimp 50 Best
Nearby in the record closest first
- Quinta Real Guadalajara Stay · 74
- La Matera Eat · 84
- Karmele Eat · 82
- Anita Li Eat · 79
- Palreal Eat · 84
- Bruna Eat · 79
- Casa Habita Stay · 74
- Bajo Fuego Taller & Catering Drink · 66
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