Casa Fuerte ★ 4.2
Casa Fuerte on Calle Independencia in Tlaquepaque is the courtyard room in a 19th-century mansion, a Guadalajara metro classic for traditional plates.
Signature: Birria, Chiles en nogada, Sopa tarasca
Artisan town in the Guadalajara metro, with the El Parian plaza, Casa Fuerte courtyard and the colonial ceramic workshops. Day-trip distance from Centro by Uber.
Casa Fuerte on Calle Independencia in Tlaquepaque is the courtyard room in a 19th-century mansion, a Guadalajara metro classic for traditional plates.
Signature: Birria, Chiles en nogada, Sopa tarasca
El Parian in Tlaquepaque is the historic arches plaza on Calle Madero, the largest cantina in Mexico with mariachi music, tequila flights and Jalisco plates.
Signature: Birria, Tequila flight, Carnitas
Fonda Canela in Tlaquepaque is the home-style courtyard fonda serving birria, sopa de tortilla and pozole near the El Parian plaza in San Pedro.
Signature: Birria, Sopa de tortilla, Pozole
Casa Fuerte on Calle Independencia in Tlaquepaque is the courtyard room in a 19th-century mansion, a Guadalajara metro classic for traditional Tapatio plates.
Signature: Birria, Chiles en nogada, Sopa tarasca
El Parian in Tlaquepaque is the historic arches plaza on Calle Madero, the largest cantina in Mexico with mariachi music, tequila flights and Jalisco plates.
Signature: Birria, Tequila flight, Carnitas
El Meson de la Nieta in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Madero family fonda serving traditional Jalisco plates, a low-cost Tlaquepaque stop near the El Parian.
Signature: Birria, Carne en su jugo, Mole
El Carnal in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Independencia carnitas-and-tacos counter, a low-cost San Pedro favourite for carnitas, tacos dorados and quesadillas.
Signature: Carnitas, Tacos dorados, Quesadilla
Alma Cafe in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Independencia specialty-coffee bar near the El Parian, a Tapatio favourite for filter coffee and pan dulce mornings.
Signature drink: Filter
Panaderia Las Monjas in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Independencia convent-style bakery, a San Pedro favourite for bunuelos, conchas and traditional dulces.
Worth the queue: Bunuelos
La Casa del Mezcal in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Independencia mezcaleria, a San Pedro favourite for mezcal flights, raicilla pours and Tlaquepaque late nights.
Signature drink: Mezcal flight
Food: Snacks
El Parian in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Madero arches plaza, the largest cantina-style food court in Mexico with 14 stalls serving birria and Jalisco plates.
Dia de Muertos Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara is the two-day Day of the Dead festival on Plaza Hidalgo, with altares, pan de muerto, mole and mariachi for the dead.
Casa Sabor Cooking School in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Madero culinary studio, hands-on Jalisco classes for birria, mole, tortillas and tequila pairing.
Tortilla Workshop Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara metro is the Calle Independencia class, hands-on tortilla and taco making with Jalisco salsas and birria.
Pozole and Sopa Class in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Independencia Tapatio kitchen workshop, hands-on pozole rojo, sopa de tortilla and Mexican soup techniques.
El Meson de la Nieta in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Madero family fonda near the El Parian, a Tapatio comida corrida lunch under 130 pesos with sopa.
Try: Comida corrida
El Carnal in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Independencia carnitas counter, a low-cost San Pedro stop for carnitas, tacos dorados and quesadillas under 100 pesos.
Try: Carnitas