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Best Meals in Mexico City

74 places from an r/travel thread, ranked by how many people named each one. Taco stands and tasting menus in the same column.

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00118×SeafoodContramarr/travel · Map ↗
00217×Fine diningPujolr/travel · Map ↗
003Mexican–Indian–East AfricanMasala y Maizr/travel · Map ↗
004Fine diningQuintonilr/travel · Map ↗
005Italian-Mexican · bakeryRosettar/travel · Map ↗
006Fine diningMáximo Bistrotr/travel · Map ↗
007Pozole · late nightLa Casa de Toñor/travel · Map ↗
008MarisqueríaMi Compa Chavar/travel · Map ↗
009French-MexicanCasa Virginiar/travel · Map ↗
010No-menu MexicanExpendio de Maíz Sin Nombrer/travel · Map ↗
011Fine diningFónicor/travel · Map ↗
012Tacos árabesTaquería El Grecor/travel · Map ↗
013Tacos · suaderoTaquería Los Cocuyosr/travel · Map ↗
014Tacos · chicharrónTaquería Orinocor/travel · Map ↗
015Modern MexicanCarmela y Salr/travel · Map ↗
016BakeryCasa 1900r/travel · Map ↗
017Fish & shrimp tacosEl Pescaditor/travel · Map ↗
018Tacos al pastorEl Vilsitor/travel · Map ↗
019SeafoodEntremarr/travel · Map ↗
020Torta de chilaquilesLa Esquina del Chilaquilr/travel · Map ↗
021BreakfastMarigoldr/travel · Map ↗
022Modern MexicanMeromar/travel · Map ↗
023SandwichesAlchefr/travel · Map ↗
024ItalianAmarir/travel · Map ↗
025Steak · viewArangor/travel · Map ↗
026Traditional MexicanAzul Condesar/travel · Map ↗
027Traditional MexicanAzul Históricor/travel · Map ↗
028Fine dining · viewBalcón del Zócalor/travel · Map ↗
029CocktailsBaltra Barr/travel · Map ↗
030BistroBistro Máximor/travel · Map ↗
031Modern MexicanBlanca Colimar/travel · Map ↗
032Modern MexicanBotánicor/travel · Map ↗
033Vegetarian-friendlyCarajillor/travel · Map ↗
034Asian-Mexican tacosCariñito Tacosr/travel · Map ↗
035CarnitasCarnitas Los Panchosr/travel · Map ↗
036ChilaquilesChilakillersr/travel · Map ↗
037SeafoodCosta Guadianar/travel · Map ↗
038Traditional MexicanEl Bajíor/travel · Map ↗
039Traditional MexicanEl Cazadorr/travel · Map ↗
040Barbacoa · weekends onlyEl Hidalguenser/travel · Map ↗
041ChurrosEl Moror/travel · Map ↗
042Modern MexicanEsquina Comúnr/travel · Map ↗
043Modern MexicanFiligranar/travel · Map ↗
044Wood-firedHusetr/travel · Map ↗
045Modern MexicanLa Capitalr/travel · Map ↗
046Traditional MexicanLa Fonda del Recuerdor/travel · Map ↗
047Mexican · in a caveLa Grutar/travel · Map ↗
048Vegan tacosLa Pitahaya Veganar/travel · Map ↗
049Traditional MexicanLa Poblanita de Tacubayar/travel · Map ↗
050MexicanLa Únicar/travel · Map ↗
051BrunchLalo!r/travel · Map ↗
052SushiLing Lingr/travel · Map ↗
053Fine diningLorear/travel · Map ↗
054VeganLos Loosersr/travel · Map ↗
055Masa-focused · taqueríaMaizajor/travel · Map ↗
056ItalianMarcellor/travel · Map ↗
057Modern MexicanMuxr/travel · Map ↗
058Peruvian-MexicanMéritor/travel · Map ↗
059PastriesOdetter/travel · Map ↗
060Modern MexicanPargotr/travel · Map ↗
061ItalianParole Polancor/travel · Map ↗
062Modern MexicanPigeonr/travel · Map ↗
063PizzaPizza Félixr/travel · Map ↗
064BreakfastSaks Polancor/travel · Map ↗
065ItalianSartoriar/travel · Map ↗
066Tacos · barTacobarr/travel · Map ↗
067BirriaTacos Don Juanr/travel · Map ↗
068TacosTacos Los Juanesr/travel · Map ↗
069Queso fundidoTakotlr/travel · Map ↗
070Cochinita pibilTaquería El Turixr/travel · Map ↗
071Modern MexicanTetetlánr/travel · Map ↗
072Modern MexicanTigre Silenciosor/travel · Map ↗
073Mexican · cantinaVilla Maríar/travel · Map ↗
074Elevated MexicanVorazr/travel · Map ↗

How this was counted. Counted by distinct redditor: naming a place counts, and endorsing it in a reply counts. The thread's own best answers are the ones this list can't hold — “20 peso chorizo tacos in centro at 2am”, the quesadilla cart outside someone's hotel, “any taco truck with a line”. Those are dropped, and dropping them tilts the count toward places with names and reservations, which is the opposite of what most people in the thread were actually saying. One commenter says it outright: the same five restaurants keep coming back because everyone stayed in Roma and Condesa. Map links are searches scoped to Mexico City, not saved place ids, so they survive a place moving or being re-listed — and a year-old thread will have some closures in it.