https://www.voanews.com/a/mexico-city-taco-stand-earns-michelin-star/7614276.html It's been a while, but here's this: https://www.rickbayless.com/about-rick-bayless/ricks-travel-guide/ https://katepearcevintage.com/2023/...to-eat-in-the-dreamscape-that-is-mexico-city/
Was there the next day after the taco stand got the star. waited almost 2+ hours. overrated, especially in a city full of taco stands. oh this seems like a good list: https://www.rickbayless.com/about-rick-bayless/ricks-travel-guide/ thanks!
El huequito had the best tacos when I went. There's a few of them sprinkled around the city. Had fantastic menudo somewhere while we were just walking around but don't remember the name
El Hidalguense has some legit barbacoa. Also tried the lamb brain and escamoles. Lamb brain recommended. Escamoles not unless you want a story.
CDMX is so full of awesome places to eat and drink. No need to wait in a line. I also would like to go back soon…
Mexico City is one of the best places to eat on the planet. You can't go wrong. I haven't been to Quintonil, Pujol, etc. but they likely live up to the hype. Here's what I recommend: Contramar: seafood, home of the iconic split fish Churrería El Moro: great churros and hot chocolate La Barraca Valenciana: torta shop that brews its own beer in Coyoacán. Panadería Rosetta: wonderful place for coffee and pastries in the morning Lardo: delicious Middle Eastern food. Tacos Hola El Güero: get the Swiss chard with adobo tacos Saint: excellent breakfast in Condesa Nevería Roxy: old-school ice cream shop La Clandestina: dark, hip mezcal bar Bósforo: mezcal bar with live music I always leave dreaming of my next trip.
El Pozole de Moctezuma Don't let the name throw you. You won't get "el chorro" (the squirts). On Paseo de la Reforma near where it intersects Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas. Outside of the restaurant, I don't even think there's a sign, just a dude like a nightclub doorman. I've always liked good soups and stews, sure, but was never head over heels for them. Until pozole. And especially pozole verde. The pozole verde at this place is...so....damned...good.
Got back yesterday from CDMX: 1. We went to Contramar's sister restaurant, Entremar. Same food/menu - was excellent and recommend it. 2. Quintonil was ok. We liked the food, but were not blown away. I thought all the dessert dishes were meh. 3. Ling Ling was a fun dinner/scene. It was overpriced for CDMX but a fun time. 4. Chilpa was great for breakfast and Condesa Azul for lunch 5. Handshake was awesome. The music was great too. My main regret was how much sugar/sweetness there was to the cocktails. In retrospect, I would have ordered something less sweet for my 3rd cocktail to help with the sugar rush impact. 6. Tlecan in Condesa looked like a lot of fun when we walked past it.
I was there in May and we went to Handshake. Solid. Limantour was great too! Tlecan is on m my list now. Just saw them pop up on the 50 best bars list (which is a pretty solid list based on all the ones I have gone to so far). https://www.theworlds50best.com/bars/list/1-50 Been reading mixed reviews about Quintonil. Some are raving, others are not very impressed for the price.
i havent been to mexico city since 2007, but im enjoying reading this thread! a couple i have not seen mentioned yet are 1) cafe tacuba. 100+ year old restaurant a few blocks off main zocolo...its supposed to be kind of touristy, but both time we went it seemed pretty chill and food was good/affordable. 2) la opera bar is another historic spot with a really cool interior. again, touristy, but worth checking out at least for a drink and some quick old world ambience. pancho villa shot some holes in the ceiling which you can still see. my favorite thing was all those street taco stands. the store-front kind with barstools that you just saddled up to. if you see a busy one then you know its good. sketchy food cards are fun. i drunkenly/mistakenly ordered tripe tacos and they were delicious. didnt realize what i was eating till i looked at it. i also ate one of the most questionable things ive ever eaten when i bought a (cold) bean and nopalito taco. lady had the beans in a plastic bucket. check out the pulque bars (north of calle tacuba and the alameda, if i recall). kind of sketchy when i went, but it was fun.
To be fair, a lot of folks are going to find something to gripe about when you're playing that much money per person for a meal... 12 course or no. I enjoyed it anyway... larvae and all. Each course was right-sized enough for us to be comfortably full at the end. For people that are thinking of going and it's just two of you, I recommend sitting at the bar. The mix of conversation with your plus one and watching a sort of organized confusion take place while the Chef Patron hovers over everyone with his permanent scowl was a fun experience. Another great place is Au Pied de Cochon. It's a French restaurant in the Presidente Intercontinental Hotel in Polanco. Probably the best restaurant that I've been to outside of France for the classic French dishes. The duck confit was probably the best I've had... including any restaurant in Paris. *Side note* The hotel itself makes their own chocolates to give to guests for different reasons, but they don't have them for sale in any storefront where you can buy them outright. You have to ask the front desk and they'll charge your room or if you're not staying there, I believe the front desk will let you purchase them there. The reason I bring this up is that they're the best chocolates I've had in my life. Seriously... stop by and get some if you get a chance, but maybe call beforehand to make sure they're still a thing.
