Best Meals in Mexico City
74 places from an r/travel thread, ranked by how many people named each one. Taco stands and tasting menus in the same column.
| Marked | # | Said by | What it is | Place | Map · source | Save to my list | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 18× | Seafood | Contramar | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 002 | 17× | Fine dining | Pujol | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 003 | 9× | Mexican–Indian–East African | Masala y Maiz | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 004 | 9× | Fine dining | Quintonil | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 005 | 8× | Italian-Mexican · bakery | Rosetta | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 006 | 6× | Fine dining | Máximo Bistrot | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 007 | 4× | Pozole · late night | La Casa de Toño | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 008 | 4× | Marisquería | Mi Compa Chava | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 009 | 3× | French-Mexican | Casa Virginia | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 010 | 3× | No-menu Mexican | Expendio de Maíz Sin Nombre | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 011 | 3× | Fine dining | Fónico | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 012 | 3× | Tacos árabes | Taquería El Greco | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 013 | 3× | Tacos · suadero | Taquería Los Cocuyos | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 014 | 3× | Tacos · chicharrón | Taquería Orinoco | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 015 | 2× | Modern Mexican | Carmela y Sal | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 016 | 2× | Bakery | Casa 1900 | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 017 | 2× | Fish & shrimp tacos | El Pescadito | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 018 | 2× | Tacos al pastor | El Vilsito | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 019 | 2× | Seafood | Entremar | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 020 | 2× | Torta de chilaquiles | La Esquina del Chilaquil | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 021 | 2× | Breakfast | Marigold | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 022 | 2× | Modern Mexican | Meroma | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 023 | 1× | Sandwiches | Alchef | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 024 | 1× | Italian | Amari | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 025 | 1× | Steak · view | Arango | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 026 | 1× | Traditional Mexican | Azul Condesa | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 027 | 1× | Traditional Mexican | Azul Histórico | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 028 | 1× | Fine dining · view | Balcón del Zócalo | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 029 | 1× | Cocktails | Baltra Bar | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 030 | 1× | Bistro | Bistro Máximo | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 031 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Blanca Colima | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 032 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Botánico | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 033 | 1× | Vegetarian-friendly | Carajillo | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 034 | 1× | Asian-Mexican tacos | Cariñito Tacos | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 035 | 1× | Carnitas | Carnitas Los Panchos | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 036 | 1× | Chilaquiles | Chilakillers | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 037 | 1× | Seafood | Costa Guadiana | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 038 | 1× | Traditional Mexican | El Bajío | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 039 | 1× | Traditional Mexican | El Cazador | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 040 | 1× | Barbacoa · weekends only | El Hidalguense | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 041 | 1× | Churros | El Moro | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 042 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Esquina Común | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 043 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Filigrana | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 044 | 1× | Wood-fired | Huset | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 045 | 1× | Modern Mexican | La Capital | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 046 | 1× | Traditional Mexican | La Fonda del Recuerdo | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 047 | 1× | Mexican · in a cave | La Gruta | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 048 | 1× | Vegan tacos | La Pitahaya Vegana | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 049 | 1× | Traditional Mexican | La Poblanita de Tacubaya | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 050 | 1× | Mexican | La Única | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 051 | 1× | Brunch | Lalo! | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 052 | 1× | Sushi | Ling Ling | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 053 | 1× | Fine dining | Lorea | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 054 | 1× | Vegan | Los Loosers | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 055 | 1× | Masa-focused · taquería | Maizajo | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 056 | 1× | Italian | Marcello | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 057 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Mux | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 058 | 1× | Peruvian-Mexican | Mérito | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 059 | 1× | Pastries | Odette | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 060 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Pargot | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 061 | 1× | Italian | Parole Polanco | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 062 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Pigeon | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 063 | 1× | Pizza | Pizza Félix | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 064 | 1× | Breakfast | Saks Polanco | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 065 | 1× | Italian | Sartoria | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 066 | 1× | Tacos · bar | Tacobar | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 067 | 1× | Birria | Tacos Don Juan | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 068 | 1× | Tacos | Tacos Los Juanes | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 069 | 1× | Queso fundido | Takotl | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 070 | 1× | Cochinita pibil | Taquería El Turix | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 071 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Tetetlán | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 072 | 1× | Modern Mexican | Tigre Silencioso | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 073 | 1× | Mexican · cantina | Villa María | r/travel · Map ↗ | |||
| 074 | 1× | Elevated Mexican | Voraz | r/travel · Map ↗ |
How this was counted. Counted by distinct redditor: naming a place counts, and endorsing it in a reply counts. The thread's own best answers are the ones this list can't hold — “20 peso chorizo tacos in centro at 2am”, the quesadilla cart outside someone's hotel, “any taco truck with a line”. Those are dropped, and dropping them tilts the count toward places with names and reservations, which is the opposite of what most people in the thread were actually saying. One commenter says it outright: the same five restaurants keep coming back because everyone stayed in Roma and Condesa. Map links are searches scoped to Mexico City, not saved place ids, so they survive a place moving or being re-listed — and a year-old thread will have some closures in it.