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Tortilla chips simmered in red or green salsa until tender on the edges, crisp at the centre. Topped with crema, queso fresco, raw onion and a fried egg or shredded chicken. The Chilango breakfast canon.
Chilaquiles derives from the Nahuatl chilaquilitl, meaning chillies and greens, and pre-Columbian Aztec cooks already made versions of soft-cooked tortillas in salsa. The modern Mexico City breakfast format hardened in the 19th century: yesterday's stale tortillas torn into triangles, fried, then drowned in salsa. La Esquina del Chilaquil in Condesa invented the torta de chilaquiles (stuffing chilaquiles into a bolillo) in 2008; the format spread citywide. Chilaquiles was named the world's fourth-best breakfast by Taste Atlas in 2024.
6 editor picks for Chilaquiles in Mexico City, ranked by editorial score. All Mexico City signature dishes · Chilaquiles across every city.
El Cardenal in Mexico City is the Briz family's 1969 Centro Historico room on Palma, the traditional Mexican breakfast institution where hot chocolate.
OrderThe hot chocolate with pan de nata; chiles en nogada when in season July to September.
TipOpen 08:00-18:00; the Centro location seats four floors and still queues by 09:30 on Sunday morning.
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.
OrderThe mole almendrado; the sopa seca de natas, a layered creamy casserole.
TipClosed Sunday dinner and Monday; the slow-cooked moles are the move at lunch. Worth the cab from Polanco for the home-cooking depth.
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.
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.
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.
OrderThe mole negro from Oaxaca; the cochinita pibil tacos.
TipSit in the open courtyard under the Indian laurel; ask for the table closest to the fountain. Brunch lasts till 17:00 weekends.
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.
OrderThe enchiladas de mole; the tamales served with hot chocolate.
TipOpen daily 08:00-23:00. The Sunday strolling student trio singing Aztec songs starts around 13:00; mariachi runs evenings.
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