Contemporary MexicanChef Jorge Vallejo$$$$MXN 3,900polancoBook 6 weeks ahead
Quintonil in Mexico City is Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores' two-Michelin-star Polanco tasting room on Newton, the kitchen ranked number three.
Order: The full tasting menu; the charred avocado tartare is the signature.
Tip: Closed Sundays.
Modern Mexican Vegetable-drivenChef Edgar Nunez$$$$MXN 2,500pedregalBook 3 weeks ahead
Sud 777 in Mexico City is Edgar Nunez's one-Michelin-star Pedregal kitchen on Boulevard de la Luz, the 12-course vegetable-driven Mexican tasting menu opened.
Order: The 12-course tasting; the cactus and corn course from the in-house garden.
Tip: Closed Sundays; worth the cab south from Polanco for the courtyard dining and the kitchen garden.
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Contemporary Mexican With Japanese InfluenceChef Lucho Martinez$$$$MXN 2,800roma-norteBook 3 weeks ahead
Em in Mexico City is chef Lucho Martinez's one-Michelin-star Roma Norte tasting room on Tonala, a contemporary Mexican kitchen with Japanese fermentation.
Order: The full tasting menu; the smoked-fish course is the signature.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays; tasting menu only. The 12-seat counter is the room.
Modern Mexican With French TechniqueChef Eduardo Lalo Garcia$$$$MXN 2,200roma-norteBook 3 weeks ahead
Maximo Bistrot in Mexico City is chef Eduardo Lalo Garcia's one-Michelin-star Roma Norte room on Alvaro Obregon, seasonal Mexican cooking with French bistro.
Order: The seasonal tasting; whatever vegetable arrived that morning from the farm.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the dining room moved to the larger Alvaro Obregon space in 2021. Book three weeks ahead.
Mexican-italianChef Elena Reygadas$$$$MXN 2,400roma-norteBook 4 weeks ahead
Rosetta in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' one-Michelin-star Roma Norte room in a 1920s townhouse on Colima, the kitchen that earned the World's Best Female.
Order: The hoja santa ravioli; the seasonal pasta of the week.
Tip: Closed Sundays; book the second-floor balcony tables. Sister Panaderia Rosetta is across the street for morning conchas.
Mexican-indian-east African FusionChef Norma Listman and Saqib Keval$$$$MXN 1,800juarezMon 09:00-13:00, Mon 13:30-17:00, Wed 09:00-13:00, Wed 13:30-17:00, Thu 09:00-13:00, Thu 13:30-17:00, Fri 09:00-13:00, Fri 13:30-17:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00Book 2 weeks ahead
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.
Order: The garam masala mole; the plantain dosa.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; lunch only Sundays. Small dining room books out two weeks ahead via Resy.