15 splurge rooms in Mexico City, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Mexico City. All Mexico City food.
Pujol ★ 4.9
polanco · Tennyson 133, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Ciudad de Mexico
Pujol in Mexico City is Enrique Olvera's two-Michelin-star Polanco room on Tennyson, the kitchen that put modern Mexican on the world map with its mole madre.
Tip: Book at least four weeks ahead via the website; lunch is shorter and slightly easier to land than dinner.
Quintonil ★ 4.9
polanco · Av. Isaac Newton 55, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mexico
Quintonil in Mexico City is Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores' two-Michelin-star Polanco kitchen on Newton, ranked number three on the World's 50 Best.
Tip: Closed Sundays; book six weeks out via the website. Lunch is the easier window.
Pujol ★ 4.9
polanco · Tennyson 133, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Ciudad de Mexico
Pujol in Mexico City is Enrique Olvera's two-Michelin-star Polanco tasting room on Tennyson, the kitchen that built modern Mexican fine dining around mole.
Tip: Lunch is the easier service to land than dinner; the bar runs an a la carte taco omakase for walk-ins on quieter nights.
Quintonil ★ 4.9
polanco · Av. Isaac Newton 55, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mexico
Quintonil in Mexico City is Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores' two-Michelin-star Polanco tasting room on Newton, the kitchen ranked number three.
Tip: Closed Sundays.
Maximo Bistrot ★ 4.8
roma-norte · Av. Alvaro Obregon 65 Bis, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the dining room moved to the larger Alvaro Obregon space in 2021. Book three weeks ahead.
Rosetta ★ 4.8
roma-norte · Colima 166, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Tip: Closed Sundays; book the second-floor balcony tables. Sister Panaderia Rosetta is across the street for morning conchas.
Em ★ 4.7
roma-norte · Tonala 133, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Em in Mexico City is chef Luis Lucho Martinez's one-Michelin-star Roma Norte tasting room on Tonala, the contemporary Mexican kitchen with Japanese.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays; tasting menu only. Book three weeks ahead via OpenTable. Originally opened as Emilia in 2018 before relocating.
Sud 777 ★ 4.7
pedregal · Blvd. de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, Alvaro Obregon, 01900 Ciudad de Mexico
Sud 777 in Mexico City is chef Edgar Nunez's one-Michelin-star Pedregal room on Boulevard de la Luz, the vegetable-driven Mexican kitchen with a 12-course.
Tip: Closed Sundays; book three weeks ahead. Worth the ride south from Polanco for the courtyard dining room and the in-house farm.
Sud 777 ★ 4.7
pedregal · Blvd. de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, Alvaro Obregon, 01900 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Tip: Closed Sundays; worth the cab south from Polanco for the courtyard dining and the kitchen garden.
Em ★ 4.7
roma-norte · Tonala 133, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays; tasting menu only. The 12-seat counter is the room.
Masala y Maiz ★ 4.6
juarez · Calle Marsella 72, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; lunch only Sundays. Small dining room books out two weeks ahead via Resy.
Nicos ★ 4.6
azcapotzalco · Av. Cuitlahuac 3102, Clavería, Azcapotzalco, 02080 Ciudad de Mexico
Nicos in Mexico City is chef Gerardo Vazquez Lugo's family-run Azcapotzalco kitchen on Cuitlahuac, the slow-cook Mexican room ranked on the Latin America 50.
Tip: Closed Sunday dinner and Monday; lunch is when the slow-cooked moles peak.
Merotoro ★ 4.5
condesa · Amsterdam 204, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico
Merotoro in Mexico City is chef Jair Tellez's Condesa room on Amsterdam, the Baja-California-rooted kitchen ranked on the Latin America 50 Best list.
Tip: Closed Sundays; the bar counter facing the open kitchen books first.
Alcalde ★ 4.5
polanco · Av. Presidente Masaryk 360, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mexico
Alcalde in Mexico City is chef Paco Ruano's Polanco room on Masaryk, the Guadalajara-import tasting kitchen that brought modern Jalisco cooking.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The bar pours strong Mexican wine and mezcal; the open kitchen seats are the move.
El Tajin ★ 4.3
coyoacan · Miguel Angel de Quevedo 687, El Rosedal, Coyoacan, 04330 Ciudad de Mexico
El Tajin in Mexico City is the Centro Veracruzano Mexican kitchen inside the Centro Veracruzano on Miguel Angel de Quevedo in Coyoacan, the room that runs.
Tip: Closed Sundays after lunch. The garden patio is the seat; the Veracruz seafood menu changes weekly.