Hand-pressed blue-corn tortillas stuffed with huitlacoche (Mexican corn smut), molten Oaxacan cheese, and epazote, then griddled until the masa crisps.
Huitlacoche (Ustilago maydis) is a corn fungus considered a delicacy in pre-Hispanic Mexico, called the Mexican truffle and harvested during the summer rainy season. The Aztecs prized it as cuitlacochin. Mercado de San Juan, El Cardenal, and Cafe de Tacuba serve the classic quesadilla version. Pujol elevated huitlacoche to fine-dining application.
6 editor picks for Quesadillas de Huitlacoche in Mexico City, ranked by editorial score. All Mexico City signature dishes · Quesadillas de Huitlacoche 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.
Mercado de San Juan ★ 4.6
centro-historico · Ernesto Pugibet 21, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico
Mercado de San Juan in Mexico City is the gourmet specialty market on Ernesto Pugibet in Centro Historico, the city's only such market with exotic meats.
Expendio de Maiz ★ 4.6
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.
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.
Mercado Medellin ★ 4.3
roma-norte · Campeche 101, Roma Sur, Cuauhtemoc, 06760 Ciudad de Mexico
Mercado Medellin in Mexico City is the Roma Sur Latin American import market on Campeche, the pan-Latin grocery hall with Cuban, Colombian and Argentine.
Mercado Roma ★ 4.3
roma-norte · Queretaro 225, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Mercado Roma in Mexico City is the Roma Norte gourmet food hall on Queretaro, a three-floor market with 50-plus vendors covering Mexican, Italian, Venezuelan.