Mexican restaurants in South Of Mexico City
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Reposado
Reposado is synonymous with its celebrity chef Ana García, a local girl who has made a name for herself both in Mexico and the US with her promotion of alta cocina mexicana. Don’t miss a chance to come to her intimate and charming restaurant and to try her ever-changing menu of traditional Mexican cooking with exciting twists and innovations. Tables are scattered throughout the colonial complex and romantically candlelit. There’s a stylish sofa-bed cocktail lounge in a loft overlooking the pool. Those really interested can organize to stay in the small on-site hotel here and take cookery courses with Chef García – see the website for details.
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El Barco
This popular, no-nonsense joint specializes in Guerrero-style pozole, the all-curing Mexican version of matzo-ball soup. Small or heaping clay bowls are accompanied by fine oregano, mildly hot red chili, shredded lettuce, limes and chopped onions. Specify pollo (chicken) maciza unless you’d like your soup to include bits of fat, and especial if you enjoy avocado. For refreshment, there’s ice-cold beer, pitchers of agua de jamaica (hibiscus water) and top-shelf tequilas.
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Pozolería Tia Calla
There are no fine vistas or breezy terrazas (terraces) here – just authentic, no-nonsense pozole, served up in Auntie Calla’s basement. Pick your poison: chicken or pork. Pork comes loaded with chicharrón (fried pork skin), avocado and all the fixings. No matter your meat choice, the broth is always pork-based. The beer steins are chilled, and there’s fútbol on the tele. What more could you ask for?
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Casa Hidalgo
Directly opposite the Palacio de Cortés, with a great terrace and an even better upstairs balcony, this is one of Cuernavaca’s most popular eateries and attracts a well-heeled crowd of local socialites and wealthy visitors. The menu is eclectic (try cold mango-agave soup with jicama or Tlaxcalteca chicken breast stuffed with cheese and roasted poblano pepper with three salsas: squash blossom, spinach and chipotle, for example).
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Sotavento
Next door to the Palacio Municipal, Sotavento serves everything from breakfasts to cocktails, enchiladas de mole to prime rib. You can sit on its wide, street-side terrace for people-watching or in a peaceful interior garden for a more intimate meal. This restaurant-bar also has a good in-house art gallery and fine wine list.
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La Casona
Cheaper than its neighbor Del Ángel, La Casona is also less touristy, more relaxed and more traditional in its menu choices. There are equally superb views from the tables at the back, although our favorite table is the one you share with the cigar-smoking skeleton! The excellent menu del día is a winner for M$80.
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Restaurant Santa Fe
In business for more than 50 years, Santa Fe is a favorite with locals, serving fairly priced traditional Mexican fare such as conejo en chile ajo (rabbit in garlic chili) and fresh shrimp. The walls are bedecked with photos of local patrons and some excellent black-and-white photos of ye olde Taxco.
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La India Bonita
Set in a lush courtyard, Cuernavaca’s oldest restaurant also has some of its best traditional Mexican food – from brocheta al mezcal (skewered meats marinated in mezcal) to chile en nogada (poblano pepper in walnut sauce) – with the occasional enticing twist.
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Del Ángel Inn
Think tour groups and mariachi bands here, at one of Taxco’s most enduringly popular restaurants. Despite this, the superb views over the town from the 2nd floor roof terrace are hard to beat, and food quality is good, with a range of Mexican and international cuisine on offer.
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Hostería Bar el Adobe
This place doesn’t have captivating views, but the interior is cozy and elegant with a good selection of wine and cocktails and live music on weekend evenings. Specialties include Taxco-style cecina (salted strip steak) and shrimp-spiked garlic soup.
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La Universal
Enjoying a strategic position on the corner of the two central plazas, with tables under an awning facing the Plaza de Armas, La Universal has great people-watching, and the diner food is tolerable, but unmemorable.
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Los Colorines
Specializing in la comida sabrosáor (simply put, ‘tasty food’), this is a big two-floor place, vibrantly painted and with a large menu of great Mexican home cooking.
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