Alcalde ★ 4.8
Alcalde in Guadalajara is Paco Ruano's one-Michelin-star Avenida Mexico tasting-menu room since 2013, a Lafayette anchor for modern Mexican plates.
Signature: Tuetano asado, Short rib taco, Mole negro
The restaurants worth the trip in Guadalajara. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Our picks in Guadalajara
Hueso ★ 4.5
Hueso in Guadalajara is Alfonso Cadena's bone-walled installation on Efrain Gonzalez Luna, a Colonia Americana tasting-menu room with a Mexico-Guide listing.
Signature: Aguachile, Octopus, Short rib in mole
Magno Brasserie ★ 4.4
Magno Brasserie in Guadalajara is the Jose Guadalupe Zuno French brasserie under chef Paul Bentley, a Colonia Americana wood-oven room for porchetta.
Signature: Porchetta, House charcuterie, Wood-oven plates
Allium ★ 4.4
Allium in Guadalajara is the Adolfo Galnares garden-driven tasting room on Avenida Providencia, a vegetable-forward kitchen sourcing from its rooftop urban.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menu, Garden vegetables, Local cheeses
La Docena Oyster Bar Andares ★ 4.4
La Docena Oyster Bar at Andares in Zapopan is the raw-bar room on Puerta de Hierro, a Guadalajara metro favourite for ceviche, oysters and grill plates.
Signature: Docena de ostras, Carpaccio de hamachi, Ceviche
I Latina ★ 4.3
I Latina in Guadalajara is the Avenida Inglaterra Latin-American tasting room, a Lafayette and Providencia favourite since 2011 for ceviche and grill plates.
Signature: Ceviche, Octopus, Tasting menu
Casa Fuerte ★ 4.2
Casa Fuerte on Calle Independencia in Tlaquepaque is the courtyard room in a 19th-century mansion, a Guadalajara metro classic for traditional plates.
Signature: Birria, Chiles en nogada, Sopa tarasca
El Parian ★ 4.0
El Parian in Tlaquepaque is the historic arches plaza on Calle Madero, the largest cantina in Mexico with mariachi music, tequila flights and Jalisco plates.
Signature: Birria, Tequila flight, Carnitas
El Sacromonte ★ 4.2
El Sacromonte in Guadalajara is the Pedro Moreno upscale Mexican restaurant, a Colonia Americana fixture since 1990 for traditional plates and mole.
Signature: Sopa de tortilla, Carnitas, Chiles en nogada
La Tequila Cocina de Mexico ★ 4.1
La Tequila Cocina de Mexico in Guadalajara is the Avenida Mexico Tapatio room serving traditional Jalisco plates and a 100-tequila cellar in Vallarta Norte.
Signature: Carnitas, Mole, Sopa de tortilla
Casa Bariachi ★ 4.0
Casa Bariachi on Avenida Vallarta in Guadalajara is the mariachi-and-mexican-food institution, a tequila-soaked Tapatio room serving pozole, mole and tacos.
Signature: Pozole, Tamales, Mole
Fonda Dona Gabina Escolastica ★ 4.0
Fonda Dona Gabina Escolastica in Guadalajara is the colourful Mexicaltzingo fonda serving traditional Jalisco plates: pozole, birria and chiles en nogada.
Signature: Pozole, Birria, Chile en nogada
Bruna ★ 4.2
Contemporary Mexican restaurant and gallery in Colonia Americana, Guadalajara. Oaxacan moles, coastal aguachiles, garden-courtyard tasting room.
Signature: Oaxacan mole tasting, Coastal aguachile, Black truffle ice cream
Fonda Canela ★ 4.0
Fonda Canela in Tlaquepaque is the home-style courtyard fonda serving birria, sopa de tortilla and pozole near the El Parian plaza in San Pedro.
Signature: Birria, Sopa de tortilla, Pozole