Sonora
Overlooking a gorgeous stretch of beachfront, this open-sided gem serves up some of San Carlos' best seafood, Enjoy fantastic sunsets while tucking into…
Must-see restaurants in Mexico
La Terraza Amarilla de San Fernando
Mérida
With mouthwatering cheap eats well worth detouring for, La Terraza Amarilla is a gem: you choose between four styles of mains (tacos, tortas etc) and one…
Guadalajara
Take it from tapatíos (native Guadalajarans) in the know: this bright yellow-and-orange cafe serves the city's best tortas ahogadas, Guadalajara’s beloved…
Cabo San Lucas
With an exceptional location on the beach looking toward El Arco, this elegant yet laid-back place serves ceviche and tacos using the freshest ingredients…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Even before you've tasted the food, this wonderful new venture impresses with its glass-roofed courtyard dining area filled with worn timbers, smooth…
Todos Santos
Walk past growing fruit and vegetables to this farm-to-table restaurant and be greeted by a vivacious crew who will serve you one of the best meals in the…
Veracruz City
This restaurant in particular is reason enough to make the pilgrimage to Boca del Río. Fish is the all-encompassing ingredient, from camarones…
Palenque
Creative and stunningly presented Maya gastronomy fills the menu at this upmarket but inviting restaurant. The house specials include the delicious rabbit…
Northeast Mexico
Everywhere you look, this place has Mexican art and nods to those who create it. Murals of revolutionary heroes and film stars, life-sized catrinas (paper…
Centro Histórico
Whipping up classic Mexican fare since 1860, Mexico City's oldest restaurant has a festive atmosphere, enhanced by live piano music. The menu offers…
Central Pacific Coast
The exquisite surf-and-turf offerings at this gorgeously designed oceanfront restaurant feature renowned chef Thierry Blouet's tried-and-true favorites,…
Zihuatanejo
This thatched-roofed diner with cheerful, colorful folkloric decor is an essential stop in Zihua for traditional Guerrero cuisine. Breakfast egg dishes…
The Copper Canyon & Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico
A short hop from the main plaza, the Mansion Orrantia serves up some of El Fuerte's best cooking. Feast on beautifully prepared plates of lobina (black…
Tepoztlán
High on a hill above town, the restaurant at Posada del Tepozteco has gorgeous views of the valley below. With surreal cliffs and a pyramid overhead, the…
Western Central Highlands
This salt-of-the-earth restaurant doubles as a modest museum to local mask-making and offers typical cocina colimense (Colima-style cuisine). The combined…
Centro Histórico
Suadero (beef) tacos abound in the capital, but this always-open stand reigns supreme. Follow your nose to the bubbling vat of meats and go for the artery…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
This is tamales heaven, especially for vegetarians. Cyclists blaring 'tamales!' from speakers on CDMX's streets sell lard-based tamales that are stingy on…
Manzanillo
Grab a cocktail and watch ginormous container ships cruise into port from this restaurant's open-air patio on Playa Las Brisas. The menu, drawing from an…
Central Pacific Coast
Tucked into a pretty plant-filled courtyard, Bistro Orgánico is San Francisco's most sophisticated dining choice. Chef Calixto adheres to the farm-to…
Campeche
Despite not looking much different from any of the other Mexicana-heavy old-town restaurants replete with sombreros, national flags and Yucatecan art, one…
Bahías de Huatulco
If you can't make it out to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, don't miss this intimate restaurant for some outstanding regional cuisine. You might start with…
Western Central Highlands
If you're headed towards Volcán de Fuego from Comala, don't miss this classy outdoor restaurant. Surrounded by lush tropical forest, it enjoys truly…
Monterrey
Popular with a young and affluent crowd, this hip and contemporary restaurant-bar is a very popular pre-clubbing dinner and cocktail spot. It serves…
Mérida
With influences from Oaxaca, which like the Yucatán is known for its extraordinary regional cuisine, Apoala reinvents popular dishes such as enmoladas …
San Cristóbal de las Casas
This swanky indoor-outdoor restaurant in San Cristóbal's first designer hotel serves up exciting blends of Chiapas, Veracruz and Yucatán cuisine fused…
Palenque
There's a real Mediterranean vibe to this Italian restaurant tucked away in the forest (do a bit of bird- and monkey-watching while waiting for your lunch…
Puerto Vallarta
This wonderful thimble-sized cafe gives you the chance to try hot chocolate with chili, the way the Aztecs used to drink it, as well as other traditional…
Puerto Vallarta
A discrete side door leads you into a subtly lit dining room for one of Vallarta's best meals, signature cocktail in hand. Chefs Mauricio Leal and Josué…
Mazatlán
One of Mazatlán's youngest and most innovative chefs, Andrea Lizarraga Osuna combines local ingredients with Far Eastern touches, with faultless attention…
Guanajuato
In a residential area overlooking the city is Guanajuato's best restaurant, where Mexican cuisine como la abuela – grandmother's cooking that takes hours…
Guadalajara
Guadalajara’s most inventive restaurant is this super-chic eatery west of the center. Sleek and industrial though the setting is, it’s the food people…
Mazatlán
Comfortable and with polished service, this is the praised venture of a popular local chef. Dishes such as seafood carpaccio, homemade pastrami, tasty…
Mazatlán
Come evening, the breezy dining area of this taquería becomes fragrant with smoke from the grill and the plastic chairs fill up with hungry customers. The…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Possibly San Cristóbal's best choice for fine dining and one of the best value places this side of the equator. High end gourmet cuisine in a color palate…
Morelia
Self-dubbed a mercado gastronómico (gastronomic market), La Cantera is a sleek, modern affair in what once was a nunnery’s courtyard. Inside, a dozen…
Valladolid
Take a cab to reach this superb place, your best opportunity to eat Maya cooking in Valladolid. Its knowledgeable English-speaking staff will help you…
Isla Holbox
Very tasty French pastries and morning breakfast selections make this a welcome spot if you're craving something other than Mexican morning food. Coffee…
Puerto Vallarta
Maybe you've never tasted tripe before, or maybe you didn't like it until you've rocked up at this taquería and they presented you with a taco de tripa,…
Isla Cozumel
Putting a gourmet twist on Mexican classics, this chic bistro is one of the best restaurants on the island. The Midnight Pork Ribs are a tried-and-true…
Zihuatanejo
You're sitting so close to the sizzling spit of carne asada (marinated grilled beef) that sweat runs down you in rivulets. You watch, transfixed, as the…
