Huniik ★ 4.9
Roberto Solís's Huniik on Calle 60 facing Parque Santa Ana Mérida holds one Michelin star plus the 2026 Mexico Guide Service Award in November.
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La Barra de Huniik ★ 4.9
La Barra de Huniik is Roberto Solís's chef's-counter sibling room beside Huniik on Calle 60 Mérida, holding its own Michelin star in the 2026 guide.
Pujol ★ 4.9
Pujol in Mexico City is Enrique Olvera's two-Michelin-star Polanco tasting room on Tennyson, the kitchen that built modern Mexican fine dining around mole.
OrderThe Mole Madre Mole Nuevo at the dining-room table; taco omakase at the bar.
TipLunch is the easier service to land than dinner; the bar runs an a la carte taco omakase for walk-ins on quieter nights.
Quintonil ★ 4.9
Quintonil in Mexico City is Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores' two-Michelin-star Polanco tasting room on Newton, the kitchen ranked number three.
OrderThe full tasting menu; the charred avocado tartare is the signature.
TipClosed Sundays.
Levadura de Olla ★ 4.9
Levadura de Olla in Oaxaca is Thalia Barrios Garcia's Garcia Vigil room, Mexico's first regional Michelin star (2024, retained 2025) on the Andador.
TipReservations open one month out on the website and disappear within hours; the Sierra Sur tasting menu (six courses) lands around $1,800 pesos.
Alcalde ★ 4.8
Alcalde in Guadalajara is Paco Ruano's Avenida Mexico room since 2013, modern Mexican on porcelain plates and the Lafayette anchor for one-star Michelin.
TipLunch tasting at 14:00 is the easier reservation; the a la carte slow-cook short rib and the duck taco are the canonical.
K'u'uk ★ 4.8
Pedro Evia's K'u'uk in Itzimná Mérida runs an 11-course modern Yucatecan tasting menu inside a restored mansion near the Monumento a la Patria.
Maximo Bistrot ★ 4.8
Maximo Bistrot in Mexico City is chef Eduardo Lalo Garcia's one-Michelin-star Roma Norte room on Alvaro Obregon, seasonal Mexican cooking with French bistro.
OrderThe seasonal tasting; whatever vegetable arrived that morning from the farm.
TipClosed Mondays; the dining room moved to the larger Alvaro Obregon space in 2021. Book three weeks ahead.
Rosetta ★ 4.8
Rosetta in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' one-Michelin-star Roma Norte room in a 1920s townhouse on Colima, the kitchen that earned the World's Best Female.
OrderThe hoja santa ravioli; the seasonal pasta of the week.
TipClosed Sundays; book the second-floor balcony tables. Sister Panaderia Rosetta is across the street for morning conchas.
Tierra del Sol ★ 4.8
Tierra del Sol on Reforma is Olga Cabrera's three-floor Oaxaca room, named Mexico's Restaurant of the Year for 2026, with a rooftop comal of tetelas.
TipSkip the prix fixe and graze through the rooftop comal section; the chichilo and mole amarillo are the headlines.
Augurio ★ 4.8
Augurio is chef Angel Vazquez's Pueblan dining room on 9 Oriente, added to the 2026 Michelin Guide selection and built around a six-mole tasting in Puebla.
TipSommelier Gina de la Mora runs the wine list, and the six-mole tasting is the reason to sit here rather than anywhere else.
Néctar ★ 4.7
Néctar in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul (Plaza Jardín) is Roberto Solís's original Yucatecan room, Michelin-recommended in the 2026 Mexico Guide.
Sud 777 ★ 4.7
Sud 777 in Mexico City is Edgar Nunez's one-Michelin-star Pedregal kitchen on Boulevard de la Luz, the 12-course vegetable-driven Mexican tasting menu opened.
OrderThe 12-course tasting; the cactus and corn course from the in-house garden.
TipClosed Sundays; worth the cab south from Polanco for the courtyard dining and the kitchen garden.
Em ★ 4.7
Em in Mexico City is chef Lucho Martinez's one-Michelin-star Roma Norte tasting room on Tonala, a contemporary Mexican kitchen with Japanese fermentation.
OrderThe full tasting menu; the smoked-fish course is the signature.
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays; tasting menu only. The 12-seat counter is the room.
Origen ★ 4.7
Origen in Oaxaca is Rodolfo Castellanos's Benito Juarez flagship since 2011, a Michelin-Guide-listed room where modern technique meets criollo corn and mole.
TipThe duck enchiladas in mole and the catch-of-the-day with clam risotto headline the a la carte; book the small inner courtyard.
El Mural de los Poblanos ★ 4.7
El Mural de los Poblanos on 16 de Septiembre pours three moles at once in Puebla: the 26-ingredient house recipe, mole de Xico and mole de Quimixtlan.
TipMole plates run between 245 and 395 pesos, and the Encuentro de Moles in May adds guest recipes from outside Puebla.
María Dolores ★ 4.6
María Dolores serves chef Edgar Núñez's contemporary Mexican tasting menu in ATELIER Playa Mujeres, beyond Cancún's Hotel Zone, and is in the MICHELIN Guide.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, which has included a beetroot course and a buñuelo topped with caviar.
TipGuests must be 16 or older and dress resort elegant; the gated Atelier entrance adds a security check, so allow extra time.
Masala y Maiz ★ 4.6
Masala y Maiz in Mexico City is chefs Norma Listman and Saqib Keval's one-Michelin-star Juarez room on Marsella, a kitchen that bridges Mexican.
OrderThe garam masala mole; the plantain dosa.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays; lunch only Sundays. Small dining room books out two weeks ahead via Resy.
Nicos ★ 4.6
Nicos in Mexico City is chef Gerardo Vazquez Lugo's family-run Azcapotzalco kitchen on Cuitlahuac, the slow-cook Mexican room ranked on the Latin America 50.
OrderThe mole almendrado; the sopa seca de natas casserole.
TipClosed Sunday dinner and Monday; lunch is when the slow-cooked moles peak.
Casa Oaxaca el Restaurante ★ 4.6
Casa Oaxaca el Restaurante is Alejandro Ruiz's 18th-century townhouse in the shadow of Santo Domingo, the room that built modern Oaxacan technique.
TipBook the rooftop terrace for sunset; the guacamole prepared at the table with grasshoppers is the canonical opener.
Criollo ★ 4.6
Criollo in Oaxaca is Enrique Olvera's Pujol-backed Madero room with Luis Arellano on the stoves, a courtyard-built tasting menu of Oaxacan recipes.
TipOnly a tasting menu is served; the courtyard tables are limited, request one on booking. The cacao-on-cacao dessert is the closer.
Cultivo ★ 4.6
Cultivo runs a seasonal tasting menu in a Barrio de Santiago house in Puebla, a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand built on zero-waste cooking and local growers.
TipCultivo took a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand and only opens Wednesday to Sunday, so a walk-in on a Saturday is optimistic.
Restaurante Casareyna ★ 4.6
Restaurante Casareyna holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla, serving a four-mole tasting plate under Talavera vaults on Privada 2 Oriente.
TipMole plates land between 205 and 245 pesos, which is what the 2026 Bib Gourmand is recognising more than the dining room.
Harry's ★ 4.5
Harry's Prime Steakhouse & Raw Bar on Boulevard Kukulcán km 14.2 in Cancún serves USDA Prime, Black Onyx and Kobe cuts beside Nichupté Lagoon.
OrderA Prime steak from the tableside cart, then the Ocean Platter of oysters, shrimp, sashimi and hamachi ceviche.
TipLive piano plays in the bar from 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and valet parking is on site.
Hueso ★ 4.5
Hueso in Guadalajara is Alfonso Cadena's bone-walled installation on Efrain Gonzalez Luna, a Colonia Americana tasting-menu room and a Mexico-Guide listed.
TipThe all-white dining room with thousands of bones suspended overhead is part of the experience; ask for a mezzanine table.
Apoala ★ 4.5
Apoala on Parque Santa Lucía in Mérida is chef Sara Arnaud Gómez's Oaxacan-Yucatecan fusion in a colonial portal, run by the Arnaud siblings.
Merotoro ★ 4.5
Merotoro in Mexico City is chef Jair Tellez's Condesa room on Amsterdam, the Baja-California-rooted kitchen ranked on the Latin America 50 Best list.
OrderThe whole grilled fish for two; a Valle de Guadalupe bottle from the wine list.
TipClosed Sundays; the bar counter facing the open kitchen books first.
Alcalde ★ 4.5
Alcalde in Mexico City is chef Paco Ruano's Polanco room on Masaryk, the Guadalajara-import tasting kitchen that brought modern Jalisco cooking.
OrderThe seasonal tasting; the chile en nogada when in season July to September.
TipClosed Sundays. The bar pours strong Mexican wine and mezcal; the open kitchen seats are the move.
Pitiona Cocina de Autor ★ 4.5
Pitiona is Jose Manuel Banos's cocina de autor room on Allende, a tasting menu running seasonal Oaxacan ingredients through fine-dining technique.
TipThe seven-course tasting menu with pairings is the recommended order; ask about the mole amarillo course.
Los Danzantes ★ 4.5
Los Danzantes on the Andador is the open-courtyard Macedonio Alcala room with one Michelin star (2024, retained 2025) plus a Green Star. Booking recommended.
TipThe chiles en nogada is in season July to September; the Los Danzantes mezcal flight pairs with the chichilo.
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