Mexico City is a short flight from Denver, so we went on a quick foodie trip to explore the largest city in the Americas. While this is certainly not an all-encompassing guide to Mexico City, these highlights can help make your food-focused visit more delicious.
The best find on our first night, which we visited multiple times while in town, was dessert at Nevería Roxy in the Condesa neighborhood. This OG family run ice cream shop is not to be missed. Pro tip, order the guayaba and maracuya flavors.
An excellent restaurant, also in the Condesa neighborhood, is Maizajo, and you’re going to want to make a reservation for lunch or dinner here. If not, you are unlikely to get in the dining room and your only option will be to stand in a long line waiting to be served at the casual taco counter. Maybe not the end of the world, but the full service dining experience is worth making a reservation.
Each guest is greeted with a freshly made tortilla featuring heirloom corn. And as corn is the focus of this Michelin starred restaurant, you’ll see it across a number of dishes.
The salsas were all excellent.
Drinks were delicious…
Everything was great, including the unique dining room aesthetic.
If you’re looking for a breakfast besides a simple avocado toast, We suggest Lalo! Another Michelin starred establishment making everything from scratch. Try their breakfast sandwich and fresh juices.
We enjoyed small batch mezcal from Tlecan, coffee from Ocelote and Fuego y Cafe, chocolate from Ki Chocolatl, and baked goods from Green Rhino. Highly recommend all of those.
Finally, an elegant evening out can be had at Baldío, which has a green Michelin star for sustainability. We suggest the multi-course dinner paired with wines for a true tasting experience. Our particular dinner was paired with all Mexican wines from different regions of Mexico, which was something we’d never tried.
Mexico City is enormous and a short visit doesn’t allow you to do it all, but we definitely suggest visiting Parque Chapultapec and the Anthropology Museum, The Palacio Postal, El Museo de Bellas Artes, and the ruinas at Teotihuacan.
