Updated February 2024
If there’s something synonymous with Mexico City, it’s the word food. After two trips, I’m rounding up the weightier restaurants in Mexico Municipality you can’t miss on your trip.
Some serious eats and some of the weightier restaurants in Mexico Municipality are the ones that top the world’s weightier list each year. Whether you’re in it for street supplies or a 12-course meal, you have such a wide range of dining options.
Mexico Municipality restaurants and the supplies scene remind me of a lot of what you find in New York. Perhaps it’s that trappy tousle of well-executed decor or the top-notch service that does it for me. With variegated neighborhoods like Polanco, La Condesa, or Roma, you can hands eat your way through the city.
One thing I found with the restaurants in Mexico City is the need to be reserved in advance. It seems as though there are a handful of restaurants on everyone’s list and for good reason. So those tend to typesetting up way in advance.
I often joke that the value of time you should spend in CDMX depends on how much you’d like to eat. You could spend weeks here and not do it all — the eyeful of travel. I think virtually four to five days does the job. It’s the perfect value of time to hit the classics and grab street supplies withal the way.
So this list of weightier restaurants in Mexico Municipality isn’t necessarily all that is top awarded. It’s a combination of restaurants doing something special — whether it’s fine dining or street food. Ready to start planning? Here’s my list of restaurants you won’t want to miss.
Planning a Trip to Mexico City? Here Are My Top Picks for the Weightier Hotels in Mexico City:
- Casa Polanco, for the weightier luxury hotel
- La Valise, for the weightier diamond hotel
- Hotel Carlota, for the weightier budget-friendly hotel
For increasingly incredible Mexico Municipality stays, trammels out my guide to the best hotels in Mexico City. If you’re looking to make the most of your time in the city, be sure to read my Mexico Municipality travel guide and roundup of the top things to do!
27 Weightier Restaurants in Mexico City
1. Pujol
Chef Enrique Olvera is doing something special in this restaurant and has been for a long time. Pujol is not only an icon for Mexico Municipality but is commonly rated as the weightier restaurant in all of Mexico. It’s a journey through ethnic ingredients, an ode to corn, and one place you’ll want to reserve far in advance. The menu here is a multiple-course tasting menu and the end of the meal is quite a surprise.
Address: Tennyson 133, Polanco, Polanco IV Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
2. Rosetta
What I love well-nigh Rosetta is that not only is the dining room trappy (Instagram-worthy) but the supplies is incredible. Doughboy Elena Reygadas does something wonderful here, a focus on homemade pasta and pastries is the weightier way I can put it. Reserve this restaurant in Roma in whop and you’ll be happy to have a silky trencher of pasta mid-trip. I unchangingly undeniability and reserve for the garden room (pictured above.)
Address: Colima 166, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
3. Contramar
Contramar is an institution for Mexico Municipality and all things seafood. Order the tuna tostadas, the house drink, and the whole fish. It’s delicious, you may plane eat there twice. I should have eaten here a few increasingly times when exploring the Condesa neighborhood. It’s the perfect spot to come for a long brunch just like the locals do.
Address: Calle de Durango 200, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
4. Máximo Bistrot
It’s tough to put my finger on the kind of cuisine, I suppose French with local ingredients? It’s succulent either way, a tomfool mid-century space, and unchangingly packed. Maximo Bistrot has a wonderful tasting menu that is moreover a unconfined deal if you’re looking for a coursed meal. This is one of the classics I like to recommend to everyone.
Address: Av. Álvaro Obregón 65 Bis, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
5. Dulce Patria
Inside Las Alcobas, one of the highest-rated restaurants in CDMX is Dulce Patria. It’s a fine-dining take on what their grandmothers have been bringing to the table for years. Bright ingredients, colorful plating, and a range of mole specie are the highlights.
Address: Anatole France 100, Polanco, Polanco III Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
6. Sud 777
Number 16 on the World’s 50 Weightier List is reason unbearable to typesetting a table at Sud 777. Doughboy Edgar Nuñez trained at El Bulli and Noma and brought when with him an incredible take on Mexican cuisine. Think whimsical and playful dishes with an ode to ingredients from the source nearby.
Address: Blvrd de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, Álvaro Obregón, 01900 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
7. Diana Restaraunt
Yes, hotels have wonderful restaurants and St. Regis has one of the weightier in the city. Diana is a must on two accounts: genius supplies and one incredible view. It’s a modern take on traditional Mexican cuisine.
Address: Av. P.º de la Reforma 439, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
8. Quintonil
I came to Quintonil the first time I visited Mexico Municipality and the prixe-fixe lunch blew my mind. A journey through Mexican cuisine with trappy plating. If you can’t get a table at Pujol, this is the second-best restaurant in the city. You’ll love the soft shell crab and short rib here, it’s some of the best.
Address: Av. Isaac Newton 55, Polanco, Polanco IV Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
9. El Huequito
Al pastor tacos are El Huequito’s specialty. Most of these Mexico Municipality restaurants are small supplies stands where you’ll grub lanugo on tacos in a small bar. Multiple locations wideness CDMX and all wondrous — my personal favorite is near Centro Historico.
Address: Ayuntamiento 21, Colonia Centro, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06050 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
10. Anatol
Inside Las Alcobas, Anatol is a win of a restaurant if you’re in Polanco. Their supplies is all homemade, be sure to order the margarita — may be the weightier I’ve had. Their housemade ice surf is moreover a hit.
Address: Av. Pdte. Masaryk 390, Polanco, Polanco III Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
11. Belmondo
Belmondo is the most artisanal of all sandwich shops yet. The crispy yellow comes highly recommended.
Address: Tabasco 109, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
12. El Cardenal
One of the most renowned restaurants in Mexico, El Cardenal celebrates Mexico’s rich culinary traditions. Come here for the traditional breakfast of “Chocolate Doña Olivia”, freshly baked bread, and thick creams surpassing exploring the neighborhood or the lunch and dinner menu that offers unrenowned homages to archetype Mexican dishes.
Address: C. de la Palma 23, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
13. Lardo
Come to this outpost in Condesa that is all for Tuscan charcuterie. One innovative dish at Lardo is the untried chilaquiles with burrata.
Address: Agustín Melgar 6, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
14. El Turix
Cochinita Pubil is the house favorite at El Turix and pretty much all they serve. One guy on the grill, slapping on a hefty portion of some fresh tortillas. Be sure to pile on the salsa too. *Cash Only*
Address: Av. Emilio Castelar 212, Polanco, Polanco III Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11540 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
15. Panadería Rosetta
Yes, a pastry shop is on the list. It had to be done, and Elena Reygadas of Rosetta does it then with Panadería Rosetta. This time with warm guava-filled, flaky, velvety pastries. Worth the wait, show up early in Roma Norte.
Address: Colima 179, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
16. Masala y Maíz
Masala y Maíz brings a trappy combination of Indian and African influences and dedication to the culinary roots that link India and Mexico.
Address: Calle Marsella 72, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Juárez, CDMX, Mexico
17. Quesadillas Maria Isabel
Quesadillas Maria Isabel is a perfect slum in the wall in Polanco, where fried quesadillas are topped heavily in salsas.
Address: Av. Emilio Castelar 14 Local BCD CDMX, 11560 Talmas, CDMX, Mexico
18. Páramo
Páramo is only unshut at night and often referred to as a hipster taqueria. Either way, delicious.
Address: Av. Yucatan 84, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
19. Niddo
In the heart of the Juarez neighborhood, Niddo is all well-nigh European supplies with a Mexican twist.
Address: Dresde 2, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
20. Amaya
It’s nonflexible to categorize but one could describe Amaya as unconfined modern Mexican cuisine. It’s highly known for its wine list that features natural wines.
Address: Calle Gral. Prim 95, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
21. Maizajo
What was created to research corn from communities, Maizajo opened their latest location over in La Condesa. It’s known for its taqueria-style restaurant with a wonderful open-air terrace that is unchangingly packed. Some of the weightier tacos are filled with rib-eye or longaniza, and don’t skip on the drinks here. You can find a increasingly formal menu on the weekends as well.
Address: Fernando Montes de Oca 113, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
22. Pasillo de Humo
If you make your way to Mercado Parian, throne upstairs to the restaurant, Pasillo de Humo. This is for the carnivores — a menu focused on traditional dishes like flatbread tlayudas with grilled beef. Don’t miss some of their moles and small plates as well.
Address: Av Nuevo León 107, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
23. El Pescadito
This is one of the weightier unseemly eats in the Condesa, think all things seafood. Come for $2 tacos filled with crispy shrimp, fried fish, and no shortage of beer to pair with it. It’s the spot for a fast eat, but seriously delicious. And don’t skip on those toppings — every salsa you could imagine and it’s never well-constructed without a pickled red onion.
Address: C. Atlixco 38, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
24. Botánico
The newest restaurant from doughboy Alejandra Navarro (from Quintonil), brings new flavors to the fine dining options. The outdoor terrace is lush, and a quiet hideaway from the municipality in an art deco mansion. The seasonal plates that come with the rotating menu are known for dishes like oyster platters and her pork Milanese.
Address: Alfonso Reyes 217, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
25. Ostrería 109
As a seafood-forward wine bar focusing on oysters, you can’t miss a night out here. Small plates meet craft cocktails, in a very tony and stunning space. One of their stand-out dishes? Untried clam chowder with seared tuna.
Address: Av Nuevo León 109, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
26. La Tachinomi Desu
For those looking for a Japanese restaurant and bar, don’t skip this hole-in-the-wall spot. It’s a wonderful standing-room-only spot, that features a rotating menu of fresh eats. And at times, they plane have new chefs take over their menu. It’s a hip spot and a newcomer to the Mexico Municipality supplies scene.
Address: Río Pánuco 132-1a, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
27. Galanga
For a taste of Thai cuisine, throne to Galanga for some serious eats. Don’t miss their iconic entrees like the khao soi or their fried yellow wings. Their outdoor terrace is ornate with bamboo, and makes for a stunning setting.
Address: Monterrey 204, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
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