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The 38 Essential Mexico City Restaurants

December 21, 2023

El Compita Taqueria Quesabirria at a popular Tijuana-style taqueria, soft shell crab and short rib from Quintonil chef Jorge Vallejo, Reubens at a hotspot in Condesa’s growing Jewish deli scene, and more of Mexico City’s best food The first thing any visitor to the Mexican capital will take in — probably while staring out the window in awe as their airplane descends over the intense, urbanity-on-steroids sprawl — is the sheer size of this town, 573 square miles in total. It’s densely populated and patchworked with distinct neighborhoods, each with its own culinary identity. It would take several lifetimes to get to know all of the street stands, holes in the wall, neighborhood favorites, and high-end destinations in this city. Yet this list — 38 restaurants, dishes, and culinary experiences that define Mexico City’s gastronomic identity — should offer a comprehensive starting point for any visitor. It includes the obvious and the overexposed; it also includes hidden gems. It cover...

In 2023, We Hit Peak Restaurant Collab

December 21, 2023

This year, restaurants joining forces with each other became the ultimate flex What is a restaurant? Apologies for the very middle-school opener, but this year I’ve found that my previously solid conviction that a restaurant is “a place where people cook a menu they’ve created for customers who pay to eat their food” has been challenged. And that’s because it seems I hear almost every week about a restaurant that is temporarily turning into a different restaurant. These shifts come in the form of collaborations, partnerships, residencies, and pop-ups — ways for two chefs to experiment together, for one restaurant to bring their presence to another city, or for new chefs to get their foot in the door. And while they’ve existed for years, it feels like they hit peak saturation in 2023. Collabs became the ultimate flex, a way to show that you’re not only in demand but also tapped into the larger community, that you want to both experiment with like-minded people and support others in t...