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El Jardín De San Agustín
The cuisine here is authentic Yucatecan, with dishes like sopa de lima (chicken soup with limes, coriander, onions and garlic), arroz con (rice with plantains), and la milanesa con papas (steak baked or fried in egg and breadcrumbs with roasted potatoes) on the menu. The dining room is large and cheerful with brightly painted tables and chairs overlooking the plaza. There is live music at weekends.
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El Lago
This restaurant is more famous for its fabulous views and who's who clientele than (of late) for its food which is good, rather than exceptional. Push the boat out with a seafood dish like grilled sardines with a rucola salad and grab a pew next to the picture window overlooking the lake. The dining room (and bathrooms) are seriously grand and the service predictably efficient.
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El Regiomontano
Lettered on the window is the message 'BABY GOATS VERY YOUNG KIDS,' and there they are, splayed on stakes and grilling over a circle of coals, just as they're done in Monterrey or Saltillo. A single platter serves two.
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Ixchel
'Fusion' is an overused term among Condesa and Roma bistros, but this late-night supper club takes it seriously. Ixchel's innovative chef deftly fuses Mexican elements (grasshoppers, squash blossoms) with Mediterranean and Asian fare (risotto and tempura). The upstairs club, Love, adds another dimension (Wednesday to Saturday nights), with DJs supplying the appropriately chilled ambience.
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La Casa De Juan
This is a place where you want to hang around a while; it has a more European café than restaurant feel, with its small beamed rooms, challenging artwork, board games and wrought-iron balconies overlooking the square. Aside from breakfast, the daily menu changes and will usually include enchiladas, or similar, at a very reasonable price.
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La Hacienda de los Morales
Often the setting for banquets and receptions, this 400-year-old once-colonial country hacienda is now decidedly urban, making the spacious rooms and pretty gardens all the more appealing. Excellent Mexican and Spanish dishes are served in numerous dining rooms by the experienced staff. Reservations are advisable, as is formal dress for dinner.
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La Polar
Run by a family from Ocotlán, Jalisco, this boisterous beer hall has essentially one item on the menu: birria, a soulfully spiced goat stew. Their version of this Guadalajara favorite is considered the best in town. Spirits are raised further by mariachis and norteña combos, who work the half-dozen salons here.
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La Sábia Virtud
Nouvelle cuisine from Puebla is lovingly presented at this cozy spot. Mole is the main thing, prepared in the classic Santa Clara convent style or the restaurant's own verde version. It laces enchiladas, various kinds of stuffed chilies, and champandongo, a sort of tortilla lasagna, which readers of the novel Like Water for Chocolate may recall as a dish the protagonist, Tita, prepares for one of her suitors.
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María Del Alma
A culinary escape to the Mexican state of Tabasco, María del Alma is a bit removed from the Condesa hubbub. Dining is in a leafy patio among singing birds and a romantically inclined pianist. Enjoy a guanabana margarita as tabasqueño owners Jorge and Fernando describe such regional items as tamales de chipilín. For a main dish, try sea bass steamed in aromatic herbs. The mind-blowing desserts are excellent.
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San Ángel Inn
Next to the Estudio Diego Rivera, the San Ángel Inn is housed in an ex-hacienda complete with lovely flowery courtyard, fountain and gardens. It serves delicious traditional Mexican and European cuisine, but even if you don't splurge for dinner, be sure to sample one of their renowned margaritas or martinis.
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