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9+ days in Mexico City: Where should we EAT?!
So many great recommendations especially from Cristina, food maven blogger ... and here a few more from neighbor and frequent dining companions Nick Gilman and Lesley Tellez
titled The Urbanist’s Mexico City: Where to Eat
http://nymag.com/travel/features/mexico-city-restaurants-2012-2/
check out their blogs as well... they are definitely worth "following" around.
FYI - Fonda Margarita has daily specials best to try mid week for largest selection, also hours from 5 AM till 11 AM meand that by 10 AM all the great dishes are sold out.
Cooking classes in Mexico city
Mexico Soul and Essence is now offering cooking classes for 2 to 6 people in Colonia Condesa in the heart of Mexico City. Contact us at ruthalegria@aol.com .
Breakfast in La Condesa
OOps ..don't always check back - but yes Deeb it is easier to do breakfast, just get there and stakeout a table - enjoy!
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in DF
For vegetarian I would certainly recommend eating Mexican, originally Mexican cuisine was a largely non meat cuisine. Just look for the vegetable sides, or a very popular dish is Huazontles con queso ... chiles Rellenos con queso, quesadillas con flor de calabaza or huitlacoche ....
Try Cafe Popular also on Av. Cinco de Mayo - open everyday through the year, 24 hours, never closed!
Breakfast in La Condesa
My favorite place for breakfast is Frutos Prohibidos or Forbidden Fruit, but not to worry all the fruit is delicious especially when you have one of their just made fruit drinks, . My favorite is a Jugo Verde/ green juice with just about everything you'll need for the day.
They have only one egg dish but its the best egg breakfast in the Condesa - for about $40 pesos * yes less then $4 USD you get a small cazuela of baked eggs with sauce, order a fresh fruit salad, big enough to share and a great cup of coffee. Molletes are also a great breakfast offering.
Located on the corner of Av. Amsterdam and Av. Michoacan, east of Parque Mexico.
CONDESA and ROMA NORTE drinks and snacks
In the Condesa all you need is a stroll down Av. Michoacan starting at Nuevo Leon and heading west. This is a restaurant mile with outdoor seating and lots of pedestrian street traffic to watch.
My favorite Tamarind Mezcal Margarita though is Azul in Condesa by Chef Ricardo Munoz Zurita on Av. Nuevo Leon # 68 - sit at the terrace on the first floor and watch the street from above behid green fronds ...
Recommendations for Santa Fe districto of Mexico City D.F,
Paxia - Juan Salvador Agraz #44 inside the Hotel nH
TapasBar - Boulevard Manuel Avila camacho 66, Local 101B y 102
Costa Guadiana - Paseo de los Tamarindos 90 or Circ. Guilermo González Camarena 1000
Ligaya Terraza - Juan Salvador Agraz #37
also at this address
La Mar Cebichería Peruana - By Gastón Acurio
There are over 300 restaurants listed in this guide - very helpful for phone numbers and addresses:
http://www.restaurantesdemexico.com.mx/resultado_busqueda_index.php?Tipo_comida=-1&Zona=12#Buscar:80:Rango:10:Tipo_comida=-1&Zona=12
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Costa Guadiana
Paseo de los Tamarindos #90, Mexico City 05120, MX
Ligaya Terraza
Juan Salvador Agraz #37 Local 13, Mexico City 05109, MX
Mexico City market tour- any new suggestions
Dear karma2u, apologies from mexico Soul and Essence - but your e-mail was never received ....
for all info contact ruthalegria@aol.com.
and for a "mercado" preview check out
http://vimeo.com/1558738?pg=embed&sec=1558738
and the Splendid Tables Mexico City episode
http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/listings/100227/
All best, Ruth in Condechi
Los Angeles to OC rec's needed!
Thank you Das - yes you have it right - no Mexican unless your talking BC fish tacos - but the real thing...
I'm an ex-New Yorker and the D.F. only has one credible Chinese place / no dim sum and nothing that I would take the trouble to go to for any other asian cuisine. Thai - that's the other must have during these 7 days in SoCal.
Los Angeles to OC rec's needed!
One week from April 14th - arrive Los Angeles - April 15th Aliseo Viejo - April 16&17 Anaheim -
April 18 Claremont (McKenna Univ area) April 19 Pomona and back to LA for 20!
Need food recommendations for each place .
Desperately seeking dim-sum- thai - malaysian-chinese cuisine OR any outstanding not to be missed places anywhere in between!
Alfredo di Roma or Osteria del becco... in Mexico city.
Rosetta in Colonia Roma for really great Italian food in mexico City - you can read about it here
http://goodfoodmexicocity.blogspot.com/2010/04/nearly-perfect-rosetta.html
Restaurant for group lunch in DF
For mains under $150 pesos I 'd do the FONDA San Angel on the Plaza San Jacinto _ at the San Angel Inn you might get a cocktail for $150 pesos and nothing else... the same might go for El Cardenal.
Yes El Bajio would be a better bet - call and reserve.
Mexico City restaurant that isn't Pujol
JASO ( http://www.jaso.com.mx/) not just the love story between the two chefs - the food is incrediblly good and super presentations- don't pass up the dessert tasting menu...
Another good and new place is Azul in Condesa - Chef Ricardo Munoz Zuritas Cafe azul y oro transported to the Condesa, hence the name. Same prices as the UNAM - but beautiful setting and a complete bar!
On Av. Nuevo leon #68 - not to Be missed - his Alma Jarocho festival with foods of his native Veracruz.
Chef Ricardo Munoz Zurita now in Condesa - Azul in Condesa
The prices are the same as at the UNAM - Ricardo made a point of keeping the prices the same, as he put it he wants to make sure that everyone feels they can come.
Right at the moment he's doing his Alma Jarocha festival and its exceptional food of Veracruz and the coast. Of course that's Ricardo's home state.
And Ricardo will be there as often as he can from the late afternoon till closing at 1 A.M. and yes they have a full bar and wine list. No more having to just dream of having a libation with those wonderful food flavors.
No breakfast - that's when he'll be at the UNAM campus but an incredible atmosphere and setting.
Love it!
Chef Ricardo Munoz Zurita now in Condesa - Azul in Condesa
I want to shout it from the roof tops, no need to go to the UNAM's CU campus to enjoy Chef Ricardo Munoz's excellent Mexican cuisine. Just get to Colonia Condesa and Av. Nuevo Leon # 68.
Chef Munoz is recreating his award winning Cafe Azul y Oro menu with prices that are so low they're amazing!
The setting is gorgeous with tropical plants and trees in almost every dining room, a smokers terrace and an extensive wine and cocktail selection, something that was always missing in the University Cafe.
Chinese Restaurant in D.F.
The Calle Dolores "Chinatown" is as ElChilango well puts it "terrible" and I think he's being very kind at that.
So what to do, read Nicholas Gilman's post on his blog http://goodfoodmexicocity.blogspot.com/2008/10/east-meets-west-asian-food-in-el-df.html
and keep up with what's hot and what's not right there.
Mexico City Alone
The real basis for choosing a restaurant is where will you be based in the city? An approximation of the city's population, about 9 million in the center and growing outward, its transportation system (public/private) and your particular dining hour will all impact on choosing a restaurant!
I know this sounds weird to some, but I live here and its become second nature to check traffic delays, consider the day of the week and of course the time of day... keep in mind that most dining is done at "comida", a flexible meal usually between 2 and 5 PM, and during the week its when most people eat, business gets done over the long and leisurely meal.
So tell us where you'll be, travel times can be difficult and when you're likely to be having your meal.
Also take note that some of the best Mexican restaurants only serve breakfast and lunch ( El Cardenal/Nico's/ El Bajio in Azcapotzalco), or only lunch ( Contramar in the Condesa/ Casa Merlos in Observatorio) and some only for dinner/cena which can start at 7 PM and keep going till the early morning hours. For taco's every neighborhood has its icons and usually can be had round the clock.
And of course the best of all world's, open 24 hours, 7 days a week, no closings ever, and in the historic center Cafe El Popular!
So many places, so little time!
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Casa Merlos
Victoriano Zepeda 80, Mexico City, Distrito Federal 11860, MX
Is there any dim sum in Mexico City?
I second the vote for Ka Won Seng in the Colonia Viaducto Calle Albino Garcia esq. Av. Santa Anita.
The dim sum we've been told is served only on Wednesday and Saturday when thye have a buffet style dinner.....
I'm waiting for a good friend who is of Chinese extraction to come with us and unlock the dim sum kitchen at a more reasonable dim sum hour±
O Mayahuel in Coyoacan, DF - any recent experiences?
Has changed its name to Corazon de Maguey, changed managers to someone with a fantastic food background (8 years at Cafe Azul y Oro with Ricardo Munoz) and is doing a whole make over to cover service and quality of the food. Its much better and getting better.
BUT don't forget its basically a MEZCALERIA where its the mezcal taking center stage, and being a scene place for see and be seen.
Its fun, the mezcals fab and ask for a flight tasting of mezcals some botanas and then chill out and take it easy. ITS MEXICO, for goodness sake.
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Oh Mayahuel
Plaza Jardin Centenario #9A, Mexico City, DF 04000, MX
Breakfast in Puebla?
Extensive discussion on dining in Puebla here:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/581379
High Altitude Baking
Susan Purdy's "Pie in the Sky" book on successful baking at high altitudes could be what you need:
http://www.amazon.com/Pie-Successful-Baking-High-Altitudes/dp/0060522585/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263270283&sr=8-3
Mexico City-- near the Four Seasons
First be prepared to have the main meal "comida" between 2 and 4 PM as the locals do, otherwise your going to be doing either tacos or fancy restaurants in the evening.
Your location on Ave. Reforma puts you squarely within walking distance of little "Korea" in the Zona Rosa, try walking down Calle Hamburgo and then just look for Korean lettering on the signposts.
Walk straight down Av. Reforma to 222 Reforma, unique acute angle designed building, and try El Bajio, the best location is the original on Av. Azcapotzalco but that is far and closes at 6 PM. At El Bajio my recommendation is feasting on the antojitos/appetizer section of the menu or trying the carnitas, which come by weight 1/4 K to a full kilo.
If you feel like walking to the Condesa, or take a cab and it shouldn't be more then 5 minutes, you can try so many different styles of cuisines from Seafood at Contramar , closes at 6 PM, or El Charro Daniel Ovadias "new Mexican" place, El Raco for Catalan style, The Huachinangio a la Sal is great and so is the Fideau, the Catalan paella made with fideos.
So much good food so little time!
Contramar (Mexico City) Now Accepts Reservations
Ok the real skinny on reservations at Contramar.
Reservations can be made for anytime between 1PM ( when the restaurant opens) until 2:30 PM when the real "comida" hour begins. After 2:30 PM you can put your name on the waiting list.
So does Contramar take reservations, sure for an hour and a half period at opening, after that.............
El Racó, Col. Condesa, Mexico D.F. ?
Haven't been checking the posts section in a long while and noticed this!
El Raco is my favorite neighborhood place with devotees, great food, and great service.
The cuisine is Catalan based, recommended dishes to start Pan con Tomate even though the bread basket (free) is delicous, any of the starters are winners.
Main dishes not to be missed - Fideúa or the Salt baked Huachinango served table side.
Great wine list, finish with the Bomba Sorpresa or the Cor de mel i Mató
Hope you get this in time for your visit!
Authentic Gorditas
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Nicholas Gilman's book "Good Food in Mexico City".
Here is his web site with more updates on where to eat in the city
http://goodfoodmexicocity.blogspot.com/
Morelia Recommendations Needed
Definitely check out
http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/
good friend Cristina Potters is the expert on Morelia and the surrounding areas.
She knows it better then even the locals!
Mexico City Recommendations Needed
Here is the city web site:
http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx/index.php?idioma=en
And shorts are definitely NOT for most restaurants or even for walking in the city. It sets you apart immediately as a "tourist".
Mexico City Recommendations Needed
Hi, I would start with Nicholas Gilman's site http://goodfoodmexicocity.blogspot.com/
and order his book as well.
For the Centro Historico I would definitely do El Cardenal http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/mexico/mexico-city/60718/el-cardenal/restaurant-detail.html
The Zona Rosa is NOT what it used to be, the only restaurant of note is Fonda El Refugio which I consider uneven at its best.
You can check out the Mexico City tourist web site with tons of info, including restaurant listings with phone numbers.
As to Christmas Day Dec. 25, you are probably going to be limited to hotel restaurant dining.
The other important thing to remember is that the main meal of the day is "comida" which is between 2 and 5 PM.
And for more on Mexico City check out my site www.ruthincondechi.blogspot.com
Have a great time!
Turkey Day Emergency: Cranberries in D.F.?
Thank you, ginger is a great add on to this very open recipe.
I like to make variations with a basic theme.
