Azul Historico is a traditional mexican restaurant in Centro Historico, Mexico City.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Isabel la Catolica 30, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City
El Cardenal Centro in Mexico City is the Briz family's 1969 Centro Historico breakfast room on Palma, the Sunday-morning institution where hot chocolate.
OrderThe hot chocolate with pan de nata; chiles en nogada in season.
TipSunday brunch fills by 09:30; arrive at opening at 08:00 to avoid the wait. Three other branches across the city.
Maque in Mexico City is the Condesa morning room on Ozuluama that pairs handmade pan dulce with chilaquiles and huevos divorciados, a regular Sunday brunch.
OrderChilaquiles verdes with chicken; a concha de vainilla; cafe de olla.
TipDaily 07:30-22:00. Walks-ins fill by 09:30 Sunday; arrive earlier or expect a 30 minute wait for the patio.
Contramar in Mexico City is the Gabriela Camara-run Durango Street seafood room in Roma Norte since 1998, the lunch-only kitchen that built its name.
OrderThe tuna tostada and the pescado a la talla, half red half green down the middle.
TipOpen lunch only; lines start at 13:00. Walk-ins land easier on Mondays than mid-week.
Lardo in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' Condesa room on Agustin Melgar since 2015, the Mediterranean wood-fired sister of Rosetta, open from breakfast.
OrderThe wood-fired flatbread of the day; the brunch eggs with Roma garden tomatoes.
TipOpen from breakfast; the corner-window two-tops fill first. Walks-ins easier at 11:00 weekdays than 14:00.
Meroma in Mexico City is Mercedes Bernal and Rodney Cusic's Roma Norte room on Calle Colima 150, a converted 1980s motel with oval windows and a rooftop.
OrderThe wood-fired short rib; a pasta plate; a cocktail on the rooftop terrace at golden hour.
TipClosed Mondays. Book ahead via OpenTable for the rooftop. The seasonal tasting changes monthly.
El Cardenal Centro in Mexico City is the Briz family's 1969 Centro Historico breakfast room on Palma, the Sunday-morning institution where hot chocolate.
OrderThe hot chocolate with pan de nata; chiles en nogada in season.
TipSunday brunch fills by 09:30; arrive at opening at 08:00 to avoid the wait. Three other branches across the city.
Azul Condesa in Mexico City is chef Ricardo Munoz Zurita's Condesa room on Nuevo Leon, the regional Mexican kitchen that tours a different Mexican state.
OrderThe mole negro de Oaxaca; whichever state is featured that month.
TipClosed Sunday dinner; the rotating monthly menu is announced on Instagram. Daughter of Azul Historico in Centro.
