57 mexican rooms in Mexico City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Mexico City | Mexican across every city.

Mexican cooking in the capital runs the full range, from heirloom-corn fondas to the seafood houses and the modern Roma Norte rooms. Contramar leads the seafood end and Rosetta the Mexican-Italian table, both in Roma Norte, with Maximo Bistrot nearby for French-inflected Mexican. The traditional line holds strong at El Cardenal, Cafe de Tacuba and Azul Historico in Centro Historico, while Nicos in Azcapotzalco and Fonda Margarita in Del Valle keep the long-running fonda tradition.

Contramar ★ 4.9

Mexican Seafood · $$$

roma-norte · Calle de Durango 200, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Contramar in Mexico City is Gabriela Camara's lunch-only Durango Street seafood room in Roma Norte since 1998, the kitchen that made the tuna tostada Mexico.

Maximo Bistrot ★ 4.8

Modern Mexican With French Technique · $$$

roma-norte · Av. Alvaro Obregon 65 Bis, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Maximo Bistrot in Mexico City is chef Eduardo Lalo Garcia's one-Michelin-star Roma Norte room on Alvaro Obregon, the seasonal Mexican kitchen with a French.

Rosetta ★ 4.8

Mexican-italian · $$$

roma-norte · Colima 166, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Rosetta in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' one-Michelin-star Roma Norte room in a 1920s townhouse on Colima, the kitchen where Italian technique meets Mexican.

Em ★ 4.7

Contemporary Mexican With Japanese Influence · $$$$

roma-norte · Tonala 133, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Em in Mexico City is chef Luis Lucho Martinez's one-Michelin-star Roma Norte tasting room on Tonala, the contemporary Mexican kitchen with Japanese.

Sud 777 ★ 4.7

Modern Mexican Vegetable-driven · $$$$

pedregal · Blvd. de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, Alvaro Obregon, 01900 Ciudad de Mexico

Sud 777 in Mexico City is chef Edgar Nunez's one-Michelin-star Pedregal room on Boulevard de la Luz, the vegetable-driven Mexican kitchen with a 12-course.

Masala y Maiz ★ 4.6

Mexican-indian-east African Fusion · $$

juarez · Calle Marsella 72, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico

Masala y Maiz in Mexico City is chefs Norma Listman and Saqib Keval's one-Michelin-star Juarez room on Marsella, the kitchen that bridges Mexican.

Lardo ★ 4.5

Mexican-mediterranean · $$$

condesa · Agustin Melgar 6, Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06140 Ciudad de Mexico

Lardo in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' all-day Condesa room on Agustin Melgar, the Mediterranean wood-fired sister of Rosetta opened in 2015.

El Cardenal ★ 4.6

Traditional Mexican · $$

centro-historico · Calle de la Palma 23, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

El Cardenal in Mexico City is the Briz family's 1969 Centro Historico room on Palma, the traditional Mexican breakfast institution where hot chocolate.

Cafe de Tacuba ★ 4.3

Traditional Mexican · $$

centro-historico · Calle de Tacuba 28, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

Cafe de Tacuba in Mexico City is the Mollinedo family's 1912 Centro Historico room on Tacuba, the colonial-palace dining hall that defines traditional.

Loma Linda Plaza Carso ★ 4.3

Mexican Steakhouse · $$$

polanco · Calle Lago Zurich 245, Plaza Carso, Ampliacion Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11529 Ciudad de Mexico

Loma Linda in Mexico City is the 1924 Mexican steakhouse that claims first-charcoal-grill credit in the capital, with the Plaza Carso branch on Lago Zurich.

Azul Historico ★ 4.4

Traditional Mexican · $$$

centro-historico · Isabel la Catolica 30, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

Azul Historico in Mexico City is chef Ricardo Munoz Zurita's traditional Mexican kitchen inside the courtyard of the Downtown Mexico hotel on Isabel la.

El Bajio ★ 4.3

Veracruz Mexican · $$

polanco · Alejandro Dumas 7, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Ciudad de Mexico

El Bajio in Mexico City is chef Carmen Titita Ramirez's Veracruz-rooted regional Mexican kitchen with locations across the city, with the Polanco branch.

Nicos ★ 4.6

Traditional Mexican · $$$

azcapotzalco · Av. Cuitlahuac 3102, Clavería, Azcapotzalco, 02080 Ciudad de Mexico

Nicos in Mexico City is Gerardo Vazquez Lugo's family-run Azcapotzalco room on Cuitlahuac, the traditional Mexican kitchen ranked on the Latin America 50.

El Hidalguense ★ 4.5

Hidalgo Barbacoa · $$

roma-norte · Calle Campeche 155, Roma Sur, Cuauhtemoc, 06760 Ciudad de Mexico

El Hidalguense in Mexico City is the Roma Sur weekend-only barbacoa pit on Campeche, the Hidalgo-style maguey-pit lamb that fills the room from Friday.

Expendio de Maiz ★ 4.6

Heirloom-corn Mexican · $$

roma-norte · Yucatan 84, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Expendio de Maiz in Mexico City is chef Jesus Salas' tiny no-reservations heirloom-corn counter on Yucatan in Roma Norte, the kitchen that built its name.

San Angel Inn ★ 4.4

Traditional Mexican · $$$

san-angel · Diego Rivera 50, San Angel Inn, Alvaro Obregon, 01060 Ciudad de Mexico

San Angel Inn in Mexico City is the 1692 hacienda turned restaurant on Diego Rivera, a courtyard-and-garden colonial room in San Angel where the Margarita.

Los Danzantes Coyoacan ★ 4.4

Modern Oaxacan Mexican · $$$

coyoacan · Plaza Jardin del Centenario 12, Coyoacan, 04000 Ciudad de Mexico

Los Danzantes in Mexico City is the Coyoacan plaza-side Oaxacan kitchen on Jardin del Centenario, the room that pairs house-distilled Los Danzantes mezcal.

Merotoro ★ 4.5

Modern Baja California Mexican · $$$

condesa · Amsterdam 204, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico

Merotoro in Mexico City is chef Jair Tellez's Condesa kitchen on Amsterdam, the Baja-California-rooted room that put Ensenada produce on the Mexico City.

Contramar ★ 4.9

Mexican Seafood · $$$

roma-norte · Calle de Durango 200, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Lardo ★ 4.5

Mexican-mediterranean · $$$

condesa · Agustin Melgar 6, Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06140 Ciudad de Mexico

Lardo in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' all-day Condesa room on Agustin Melgar since 2015, the Mediterranean wood-fired sister of Rosetta that runs.

Meroma ★ 4.5

Mexican · $$$

roma-norte · Calle Colima 150, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

El Cardenal Centro ★ 4.6

Traditional Mexican · $$

centro-historico · Calle de la Palma 23, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Azul Condesa ★ 4.5

Regional Mexican · $$$

condesa · Nuevo Leon 68, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06170 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Fonda Margarita ★ 4.5

Mexican · $

del-valle · Adolfo Prieto 1364B, Tlacoquemecatl del Valle, Benito Juarez, 03200 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Cafe de Tacuba ★ 4.3

Traditional Mexican · $$

centro-historico · Calle de Tacuba 28, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Molino El Pujol ★ 4.6

Heirloom-corn Mexican · $$

condesa · Sinaloa 217, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06170 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Los Danzantes Coyoacan ★ 4.4

Modern Oaxacan Mexican · $$$

coyoacan · Plaza Jardin del Centenario 12, Coyoacan, 04000 Ciudad de Mexico

Los Danzantes in Mexico City is the Coyoacan Jardin del Centenario Oaxacan kitchen, the plaza-side room that pairs house-distilled Los Danzantes mezcal.

San Angel Inn ★ 4.4

Traditional Mexican · $$$

san-angel · Diego Rivera 50, San Angel Inn, Alvaro Obregon, 01060 Ciudad de Mexico

San Angel Inn in Mexico City is the 1692 hacienda turned restaurant on Diego Rivera, a courtyard-and-garden colonial room where the Margarita Sabra anchors.

El Bajio Polanco ★ 4.3

Regional Mexican · $$

polanco · Alejandro Dumas 7, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Ciudad de Mexico

El Bajio in Mexico City is chef Carmen Titita Ramirez's Veracruz-rooted regional Mexican kitchen with the Polanco branch on Alejandro Dumas.

El Parnita ★ 4.4

Mexican · $$

roma-norte · Av. Yucatan 84, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

El Parnita in Mexico City is the Roma Norte antojitos kitchen on Yucatan since 2010, a casual modern Mexican room with hand-rolled tortillas and a tight.

El Hidalguense ★ 4.5

Hidalgo Barbacoa · $$

roma-norte · Calle Campeche 155, Roma Sur, Cuauhtemoc, 06760 Ciudad de Mexico

El Hidalguense in Mexico City is the Roma Sur weekend barbacoa pit on Campeche, the maguey-pit lamb that fills the room from Friday through Sunday morning.

Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre ★ 4.6

Heirloom-corn Mexican · $$

roma-norte · Yucatan 84, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Expendio de Maiz in Mexico City is chef Jesus Salas' tiny no-reservations heirloom-corn counter in Roma Norte, the kitchen that built its name on native masa.

Casa de Tono ★ 4.0

Mexican · $

juarez · Londres 144, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico

Casa de Tono in Mexico City is the citywide pozole and antojitos chain that opens daily and hands out free atole de arroz at the door; the Londres branch.

Fonda Fina ★ 4.3

Mexican · $$

roma-norte · Av. Medellin 79, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Fonda Fina in Mexico City is the Roma Norte modern fonda on Medellin from chef Juan Cabrera, a daytime Mexican kitchen that updates traditional Mexico City.

Azul Historico ★ 4.4

Traditional Mexican · $$$

centro-historico · Isabel la Catolica 30, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

Azul Historico in Mexico City is chef Ricardo Munoz Zurita's Centro Historico courtyard kitchen at the Downtown Mexico hotel, the regional Mexican mole.

Maque Condesa ★ 4.4

Mexican · $$

condesa · Av. Ozuluama 4, Hipodromo, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Sud 777 ★ 4.7

Modern Mexican Vegetable-driven · $$$$

pedregal · Blvd. de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, Alvaro Obregon, 01900 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Em ★ 4.7

Contemporary Mexican With Japanese Influence · $$$$

roma-norte · Tonala 133, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Maximo Bistrot ★ 4.8

Modern Mexican With French Technique · $$$$

roma-norte · Av. Alvaro Obregon 65 Bis, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Rosetta ★ 4.8

Mexican-italian · $$$$

roma-norte · Colima 166, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Masala y Maiz ★ 4.6

Mexican-indian-east African Fusion · $$$$

juarez · Calle Marsella 72, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Merotoro ★ 4.5

Modern Baja California Mexican · $$$$

condesa · Amsterdam 204, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Nicos ★ 4.6

Traditional Mexican · $$$$

azcapotzalco · Av. Cuitlahuac 3102, Clavería, Azcapotzalco, 02080 Ciudad de Mexico

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.

Alcalde ★ 4.5

Mexican · $$$$

polanco · Av. Presidente Masaryk 360, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mexico

Alcalde in Mexico City is chef Paco Ruano's Polanco room on Masaryk, the Guadalajara-import tasting kitchen that brought modern Jalisco cooking.

El Tajin ★ 4.3

Veracruz Mexican · $$$$

coyoacan · Miguel Angel de Quevedo 687, El Rosedal, Coyoacan, 04330 Ciudad de Mexico

El Tajin in Mexico City is the Centro Veracruzano Mexican kitchen inside the Centro Veracruzano on Miguel Angel de Quevedo in Coyoacan, the room that runs.

Casa de Tono ★ 4.0

Mexican · $$

juarez · Londres 144, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico

Casa de Tono in Mexico City is the 24-hour pozole and antojitos chain; the Londres Juarez branch runs full service through the night with hot pozole at 03:00.

Salon Tenampa ★ 4.3

Mexican · $$

centro-historico · Plaza Garibaldi 12, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06010 Ciudad de Mexico

Salon Tenampa in Mexico City is the 1925 Plaza Garibaldi mariachi cantina that runs daily till 03:00, the antojitos and tequila room with live mariachi.

El Hidalguense ★ 4.5

Mexican · $$

roma-norte · Calle Campeche 155, Roma Sur, Cuauhtemoc, 06760 Ciudad de Mexico

El Hidalguense in Mexico City: Weekend-only Roma Sur barbacoa pit from Hidalgo state, off the tourist map and out of consome by noon Sunday.

Cafe Avellaneda ★ 4.5

Mexican · $$

coyoacan · Higuera 40 local 3, Del Carmen, Coyoacan, 04100 Ciudad de Mexico

Cafe Avellaneda is seven-seat no-laptop coyoacan espresso bar on higuera that pulls some of the most precise mexican single-origin shots in the city.

Tortas El Cuadrilatero ★ 4.2

Mexican · $$

centro-historico · Luis Moya 73, Centro, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

Centro tortas counter on Luis Moya since 1992 from wrestler Super Astro Jr's family; 1.5kg Torta Gladiador free if finished in 15 minutes, lucha-libre decor.

Ozimo Tahona ★ 4.5

Mexican · $$

roma-norte · Calle Cordoba 27, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Roma Norte mezcaleria on Calle Cordoba serving small-batch Oaxacan agaves with antojito plates; intimate room, tahona-crushed espadin and tobala bottles.

Tortas El Cuadrilatero ★ 4.2

Mexican · $

centro-historico · Luis Moya 73, Centro, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico

Tortas El Cuadrilatero in Mexico City is the Centro lucha-libre torta counter on Luis Moya, where a regular pierna torta with chipotle and queso Oaxaca runs.

Fonda Margarita ★ 4.5

Mexican · $

del-valle · Adolfo Prieto 1364B, Tlacoquemecatl del Valle, Benito Juarez, 03200 Ciudad de Mexico

Fonda Margarita in Mexico City is the Del Valle 1948 morning fonda where huevos con chorizo and frijoles puercos with raw-milk crema run about 120 pesos.

Tostadas Coyoacan ★ 4.5

Mexican · $

coyoacan · Ignacio Allende, Mercado de Coyoacan, Coyoacan, 04100 Ciudad de Mexico

Tostadas Coyoacan in Mexico City is the Mercado de Coyoacan tostada stalls on Ignacio Allende where two large tostadas with tinga, pata or pulpo run about.

Casa de Tono ★ 4.0

Mexican · $

juarez · Londres 144, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico

Casa de Tono in Mexico City is the citywide pozole chain where a full bowl of pozole blanco with chicken, garnishes and a free atole de arroz runs about 130.

Tamales Dona Emi ★ 4.2

Mexican · $

roma-norte · Esquina Av. Alvaro Obregon and Calle Cordoba, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Tamales Dona Emi in Mexico City is the Roma Norte morning corner cart where a guajolota (tamal in a torta) with atole de fresa runs about 35 pesos.

Expendio de Maiz ★ 4.6

Mexican · $

roma-norte · Yucatan 84, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico

Expendio de Maiz in Mexico City is the Roma Norte heirloom-corn counter where a single blue-corn tlacoyo runs about 70 pesos, hand-pressed daily on a comal.