Cocina 88

Lonely Planet review

By every measure - taste, creativity, service, style and value - this is the best restaurant in Guadalajara. The owners renovated and converted this turn-of- the-century mansion into a restaurant where guests choose their cut of beef or choice of fresh seafood from a butcher case and select their wine from the cellar rather than a list.

Here, surf and turf has many meanings - such as perfectly seared scallops and filet mignon carpaccio . It's not cheap, but it isn't a total budget buster. Seafood and beef are sold at cost and guests are simply charged an around $58 kitchen fee per person. It only serves two classic cocktails, martinis and margaritas.