Modern MexicanChef Adolfo Galnares$$$$$800 to $1,200providenciaBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead
Allium in Guadalajara is the seasonal-garden tasting room on Avenida Providencia by Adolfo Galnares, a vegetable-forward kitchen sourcing from a rooftop.
Tip: The seasonal tasting at 19:00 is the easier seating; the rooftop-garden produce drives the rotating menu.
Seafood$$$$$700 to $1,200zapopanBook 1 week ahead
La Docena Oyster Bar at Andares is the Zapopan branch on Puerta de Hierro, a Guadalajara seafood and raw-bar favourite for ceviche, oysters and grill plates.
Tip: Book the Andares branch for Sunday lunch; the docena de ostras and the carpaccio de hamachi are the canonical.
New American$$$$$700 to $1,000providenciaBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead
I Latina in Guadalajara is the Inglaterra Latin-American tasting room, a Lafayette and Providencia fixture since 2011 for ceviche, octopus and grilled plates.
Tip: Bookings open the day-before via OpenTable; the tasting menu skews seafood and grill, with Mexican wines by the glass.
MexicanChef Paco Ruano$$$$$1,400 to $1,800lafayetteMon-Sat 13:30-23:00, closed SunBook 2 to 3 weeks ahead
Alcalde in Guadalajara is Paco Ruano's Avenida Mexico room since 2013, modern Mexican on porcelain plates and the Lafayette anchor for one-star Michelin.
Tip: Lunch tasting at 14:00 is the easier reservation; the a la carte slow-cook short rib and the duck taco are the canonical.
Modern MexicanChef Alfonso Cadena$$$$$1,200 to $1,500lafayetteTue-Sat 19:30-01:00, closed Sun-MonBook 2 weeks ahead
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.
Tip: The all-white dining room with thousands of bones suspended overhead is part of the experience; ask for a mezzanine table.