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The First Timer’s Guide to Eating In Mexico City
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Eat A Taco
The Best Tacos In Mexico City
Al pastor, barbacoa, and more tacos you need to eat in CDMX.
Los Parados is a standing-room-only taqueria in Roma Sur that's great for a mid-afternoon taco craving.
A tiny taco spot in Polanco that specializes in food from Yucatan: get the cochinita pibil tacos and panucho.
Tacos Hola el Güero is a busy taco spot in Condesa, so try to come off hours to get a seat.
Big Night Out
Quintonil
Quintonil is high-end restaurant in Polanco that has some of the best Mexican food in the country.
Fine dining in Mexico City means the tasting menu at Pujol in Polanco. Its pricey and very much worth it.
Where To Get A Little Treat
Ficelle
If you’re looking for excellent French pastries in Mexico City, head to Ficelle.
Odette’s box of nine homemade rochers is a gold star-level hostess gift, and their crujiente de guayaba is equally perfect.
There are too many bakeries to count in this city, but Panadería Rosetta in Roma is one of the best. Get the guava pastry.
Cayetana is an in-and-out type of place that’s worth a quick pit stop if you’re on your way to Parque México.
Great Roma Restaurants (Other Than Contramar)
Marmota
Marmota is one of the best restaurants in Roma, with a hearty menu of meat and vegetables cooked in a wood-fired oven.
Máximo Bistrot is kind of French, kind of Mexican, and one of the best spots in town for a big group lunch or a hot dinner date.
Cantón Mexicali is a sceney restaurant with a cool crowd and a menu unlike anything else in town.
This massive spot in Roma Sur is only open Friday-Sunday, and if you go, you’ll find a big party and some incredible barbacoa.
