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 ★ 4.6
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.
Nicos ★ 4.6
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.
Fonda Margarita ★ 4.5
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.
Maque Condesa ★ 4.4
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.
Azul Historico ★ 4.4
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.
Cafe de Tacuba ★ 4.3
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.