Restaurants & Cafés

The best places to eat and drink in Mexico City, reviewed anonymously

The 25 best restaurants in Mexico City

Welcome to Time Out Mexico City EAT List, a definitive list of the 25 best restaurants in Mexico City. There are unmissable food spots seemingly on every...

Mercado San Genaro

Mercado San Genaro

4 out of 5 stars

This food market has more than 50 restaurants, breweries, and bakeries. This titan is now the largest food market in Mexico City. If Mercado Roma or Mercado...

La Docena

La Docena

4 out of 5 stars

This seafood joint straight out of Guadalajara is out of this world. From the outside you might not understand that it’s a totally new concept. But, once...

Comedor de los Milagros

Comedor de los Milagros

3 out of 5 stars

The food stall market concept is still alive and well. Today, not only are there markets in lots of neighborhoods giving some of the best kitchens in Mexico...

Café Nin

Café Nin

4 out of 5 stars

Panadería Rosetta in the Juárez neighborhood was successful from the moment that it opened, but Elena Reygadas didn’t rest there - instead she seized the...

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The best restaurants in Mexico City

Pujol

Pujol

5 out of 5 stars

Cuisine as a philosophic expression. Food preparation as a subtle methodology. The restaurant as a place for introspection and the chef as a creator. When...

Máximo Bistrot Local

Máximo Bistrot Local

5 out of 5 stars

“It’s the only thing I really know how to do,” Maximo’s Head Chef Eduardo Garcia humbly explains. Garcia was born in Guanajuato and emigrated to Atlanta with...

Garum

Garum

5 out of 5 stars

Finally! This Vicente Torres – of Oli, Mercado Roma fame – Mediterranean masterpiece is open. Named after the legendary Roman fish sauce, it’s nothing short of...

Merotoro

Merotoro

5 out of 5 stars

This simple and sophisticated spot lets the grub speak for itself. The menu has four Baja California themed courses with a hint of urban flair and is...

Recommended cafés in Mexico City

Almanegra Café

Almanegra Café

4 out of 5 stars

This spot is well hidden among the colonial Roma neighborhood architecture. Even when we’re standing directly in front of it, the sign is barely indicative of...

Café Curado

Café Curado

4 out of 5 stars

The Curado (a word used to describe something as fun or good) story goes like this: a pair from Mexico’s northern region – Baja California and Tamapulipas –...

Centro Café

Centro Café

3 out of 5 stars

¿Puede el café contar con un autor propio? Es más, ¿podría tener diversos matices y estilos, con esas diferencias que separan a una novela negra de un texto de...

Cardinal Casa de Café

Cardinal Casa de Café

4 out of 5 stars

Voltaire once said that coffee is a slow poison. However, the jars full of the perfectly roasted bean extraction that line the shelves behind the bar of the...

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Most popular restaurants in Mexico City

El Cardenal

El Cardenal

4 out of 5 stars

It’s usually risky to talk about classic restaurants because a vast majority are well past their prime. But, if there’s one place that’s as...

Nicos

Nicos

4 out of 5 stars

Mexico City always surprises with hidden gems and this spot in the little-known Clavería neighborhood that has been open since 1957 is no exception. ...

Páramo

Páramo

4 out of 5 stars

Speakeasies are our kind of thing. So, imagine how excited we were to discover that restaurants were joining the movement. When we arrived, we thought...