El Cardenal Centro 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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Make your own Pan de Muerto, enjoy some homemade hot chocolate, and experience the magic of Día de Muertos by putting together an authentic Mexican altar full of histo...
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Discover one of Mexico's sweetest traditions while learning to prepare authentic Mexican churros, chocolate ganache, and Oaxacan hot chocolate: a hands-on experience
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Explore Chapultepec Park on a private running tour in Mexico City. Choose between an 8 km or 12 km route, see historic sites, and finish with a Mexican hot chocolate.
Address: Calle de la Palma 23, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City
Cafe de Tacuba in Mexico City is the Mollinedo family's 1912 Centro Historico room on Tacuba, the 17th-century palace dining hall that runs every traditional.
OrderEnchiladas de mole verde; tamales served with frothy chocolate caliente.
TipDaily 08:00-23:00; the strolling student trio on Sunday afternoons is the move for the room's full character.
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.
Fonda Margarita in Mexico City is the Del Valle morning fonda on Adolfo Prieto since 1948, the open-air breakfast counter that has fed cabbies.
OrderHuevos con chorizo; frijoles refritos con asiento; chilaquiles verdes.
TipOpen Tue-Sun 06:30-12:00, closed Mondays. Arrive before 09:00 or expect a 30 minute wait on the street.
Cafe de Tacuba in Mexico City is the Mollinedo family's 1912 Centro Historico room on Tacuba, the 17th-century palace dining hall that runs every traditional.
OrderEnchiladas de mole verde; tamales served with frothy chocolate caliente.
TipDaily 08:00-23:00; the strolling student trio on Sunday afternoons is the move for the room's full character.
Havre 77 in Mexico City is Eduardo Lalo Garcia's classic French bistro in Juarez, the Maximo Bistrot sister room with a natural-wine list and Loire.
OrderThe steak frites; the plateau de fruits de mer to share, weekend lunch only.
TipClosed Mondays. Walk-ins land easier than booking; the deep Loire natural-wine list is the move.
Molino El Pujol in Mexico City is Enrique Olvera's Condesa heirloom-corn cafe on Sinaloa, the daytime molino that grinds native maize for tlacoyos.
OrderA tlacoyo de haba; a quesadilla de masa azul de huitlacoche; a torta of the day.
TipOpen daily 08:00-18:00. The blue-corn tortillas to take home are sold in stacks at the counter; the public is welcome to watch the milling.
Los Danzantes in Mexico City is the Coyoacan Jardin del Centenario Oaxacan kitchen, the plaza-side room that pairs house-distilled Los Danzantes mezcal.
OrderMole negro with chicken; a flight of the house Espadin, Tobala and Madrecuixe mezcales.
TipTerrace seats face the plaza but get loud weekends; the upstairs interior is the quieter move.
