Buna ★ 4.8
Buna in Mexico City is the Roma Norte in-house specialty roaster on Orizaba, the operation that sells Mexican single-origin Chiapas, Veracruz and Oaxaca.
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El Vilsito ★ 4.8
El Vilsito in Mexico City is the Narvarte mechanic shop by day and Bib Gourmand al pastor taqueria by night on Peten, with the trompo running past 02:00 most.
OrderTacos al pastor (night shift trompo)
El Vilsito ★ 4.8
El Vilsito in Mexico City: Daytime auto mechanic shop in Narvarte that turns into a Bib Gourmand al pastor taqueria after 19:00, off the tourist track.
TipArrive after 21:00 weekends; the trompo fully fires by then and the line moves quickly along Peten.
Cafe Negro ★ 4.7
Cafe Negro in Mexico City is the Coyoacan all-Mexican roaster on Centenario, sourcing from small-scale Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero farms and pulling.
Los Cocuyos ★ 4.7
Los Cocuyos in Mexico City is the 24-hour Centro Historico taqueria on Bolivar since 1980, the around-the-clock counter that runs suadero, longaniza.
OrderSuadero and tripa tacos
El Cardenal Centro ★ 4.7
El Cardenal Centro in Mexico City is the Briz family's 1969 traditional Mexican breakfast institution on Palma, the Sunday-morning room that built its name.
OrderHot chocolate frothed tableside with pan de nata.
Panaderia Rosetta Puebla ★ 4.7
Panaderia Rosetta in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' Roma Norte bakery with the larger Puebla branch that supports counter brunch, the morning stop.
OrderRol de guayaba; concha de vainilla; cafe de olla.
Masala y Maiz ★ 4.6
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.
OrderThe garam masala mole; the plantain dosa to start.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays; the room is small and books out a week ahead via Resy.
El Cardenal ★ 4.6
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.
Expendio de Maiz ★ 4.6
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.
OrderWhatever the daily handwritten menu lists; the blue-corn tlacoyo with squash blossoms.
TipNo reservations; only ten counter seats. Open Wed-Sun 13:00-19:00; arrive at opening and bring cash.
El Cardenal Centro ★ 4.6
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.
OrderThe hot chocolate with pan de nata; chiles en nogada in season.
TipSunday brunch fills by 09:30; arrive at opening at 08:00 to avoid the wait. Three other branches across the city.
Molino El Pujol ★ 4.6
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.
OrderA tlacoyo de haba; a quesadilla de masa azul de huitlacoche; a torta of the day.
TipOpen daily 08:00-18:00. The blue-corn tortillas to take home are sold in stacks at the counter; the public is welcome to watch the milling.
Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre ★ 4.6
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.
OrderThe daily handwritten menu; the blue-corn tlacoyo with squash blossoms.
TipTen counter seats; no reservations. Open Wed-Sun 13:00-19:00; arrive at opening with cash.
Cucurucho ★ 4.6
Cucurucho in Mexico City is David Birruete's specialty roaster with cafes across the city, the operation that built its house blend around Chiapas and Oaxaca.
Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre ★ 4.6
Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre is tiny no-sign counter on yucatan that serves whatever the chef wants that day, with ten seats and only heirloom corn.
TipWed-Sun 13:00-19:00 only; arrive at opening for the day's full menu and bring cash.
Bosforo Mezcaleria ★ 4.6
Bosforo Mezcaleria (Cocktail bar) in Mexico City: Tue-Sat 18:00-02:00; the red curtain on Luis Moya is the entrance. Ask the bartender for a Tobala flight.
TipTue-Sat 18:00-02:00; the red curtain on Luis Moya is the entrance. Ask the bartender for a Tobala flight.
Lardo ★ 4.6
Lardo in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' Condesa all-day room with a strong wood-fired-flatbread brunch and Mediterranean morning plates that run from 08:00.
OrderWood-fired flatbread with eggs; Roma garden tomato salad.
El Hidalguense ★ 4.5
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.
OrderThe barbacoa de borrego with consomé; the pancita stew on the side.
TipOpen Friday to Sunday only, 07:00-18:00. Arrive by 09:30 Sunday or the consomé runs out by noon.
El Hidalguense ★ 4.5
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.
OrderBarbacoa de borrego with consomé and pancita on the side.
TipOpen Friday to Sunday only, 07:00-18:00. Arrive by 09:30 Sunday or the consomé runs out before noon.
Almanegra ★ 4.5
Almanegra in Mexico City is the Roma Norte third-wave roaster on Tabasco, a single-origin specialty operation with rotating Mexican coffees and a small bar.
La Opera Bar ★ 4.5
La Opera Bar in Mexico City is the 1895 Centro Historico cantina on 5 de Mayo, the ornate dark-wood-and-velvet room where Pancho Villa shot a bullet hole.
Churreria El Moro ★ 4.5
Churreria El Moro in Mexico City is the 1935 Centro Historico churros counter on Eje Central, the 24-hour churro and chocolate window that runs hot churros.
OrderChurros with chocolate espanol
El Huequito ★ 4.5
El Huequito in Mexico City is the 1959 Centro al pastor counter that runs through dinner until 22:00 in the original Ayuntamiento alley, the late-evening.
OrderTacos al pastor
El Hidalguense ★ 4.5
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.
TipOpen Friday to Sunday only, 07:00-18:00; arrive by 09:30 Sunday before the consome runs out.
Tlecan ★ 4.5
Roma Norte mezcal bar on Alvaro Obregon, name means place of fire in Nahuatl; Anagrama-designed prehispanic-tomb decor, World's 50 Best Bars #23 in 2025.
TipTue-Sat 18:00-01:00; the bar manager runs a guided spirit flight if you ask. Walk-ins only.
Cafe Avellaneda ★ 4.5
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.
TipThe room is no-laptop; arrive for an espresso flight and a conversation with barista Geovanni Salas.
Ozimo Tahona ★ 4.5
Roma Norte mezcaleria on Calle Cordoba serving small-batch Oaxacan agaves with antojito plates; intimate room, tahona-crushed espadin and tobala bottles.
TipThu-Sun 09:00-15:00 only; arrive at opening or call ahead. The loaves sell out by 13:00.
Fonda Margarita ★ 4.5
Fonda Margarita in Mexico City is the 1948 Del Valle morning fonda on Adolfo Prieto, the open-air patio breakfast counter that has served cabbies.
OrderHuevos con chorizo with frijoles puercos; a side of cafe de olla.
Havre 77 ★ 4.5
Havre 77 in Mexico City is the Juarez French bistro from Eduardo Garcia, the Maximo Bistrot sister room that runs a Sunday plateau de fruits de mer.
OrderPlateau de fruits de mer; steak frites with a Loire natural wine.
El Parnita ★ 4.4
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.
OrderTacos de pescado al chipotle; pulpo a la brasa; the tamal of the day.
TipClosed Sundays. Lunch service runs the heaviest; the patio is dog friendly. Walks-ins land most days.
Maque Condesa ★ 4.4
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.
Cru Cru Brewing ★ 4.4
Cru Cru Brewing in Mexico City is the La Romita craft brewery in a 19th-century mansion off Plaza Romita, one of the early modern Mexico City craft breweries.
Falling Piano Brewing Co ★ 4.4
Falling Piano Brewing Co in Mexico City is the Roma Norte American-style craft brewery and taproom on Coahuila, a converted warehouse with hazy IPAs.
Drunkendog ★ 4.4
Drunkendog in Mexico City is the Condesa craft beer taproom on Avenida Nuevo Leon next to Parque Espana, a long bar with 38 rotating taps split.
Pulqueria Las Duelistas ★ 4.4
Pulqueria Las Duelistas is colorful 1902 centro pulqueria most tourists pass, pouring 45 flavored pulques and one of the city's most painted interiors.
TipFriday and Saturday afternoons run seven pulque flavors; Mon-Thu only runs five. Cash only.
Forte ★ 4.4
Forte in Mexico City is the Roma Norte all-day bake-and-coffee room on Queretaro between Orizaba and Cordoba, a specialty-coffee counter by day that turns.
OrderHuevos turcos on house-baked bread or chilaquiles with organic eggs and a tascalate cold brew.
Maque Condesa ★ 4.4
Maque in Mexico City is the Condesa morning room on Ozuluama on the Parque Mexico spine, the brunch counter that pairs handmade pan dulce with chilaquiles.
OrderChilaquiles verdes with chicken; a concha de vainilla; cafe de olla.
San Angel Inn ★ 4.4
San Angel Inn in Mexico City is the 1692 hacienda turned restaurant in San Angel, a courtyard-and-garden colonial room where Saturday brunch sits.
OrderChiles en nogada (July to September); a Margarita Sabra.
Cafe de Tacuba ★ 4.3
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.
El Bajio ★ 4.3
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.
OrderThe carnitas; the empanadas de platano with frijoles refritos.
TipOpen daily 09:00-22:00; the Azcapotzalco original opened 1972 and is the deeper room for connoisseurs.
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