Guadalajara Restaurants

  1. Alcatraz

    You'll have to search for the lava stone facade because it has no sign. But it does have the best desserts in town. The light-as-air jericalla custard, coffee cakes and blueberry cheesecake have won this family shop a steady stream of local loyalists.

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  2. Chai

    Chai is your hippie chic café. Booths are actually love seats and sofas and flowers - from fake tulip light boxes to abstract wall paintings - are the general theme. The breakfast menu is superb. Think egg white omelettes and waffles with fresh strawberries.

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  3. La Chata

    Quality comida típica , affordable prices and ample portions keep this family diner packed. The specialty is a platillo jaliscense (fried chicken with five sides); it also serves a popular pozole (hominy soup).

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  4. La Estación de Lulio

    It's hard to get a seat for breakfast at this fine café because of the great jazz soundtrack and the complete breakfasts of eggs al gusto , spicy beans, chilaquiles , coffee and fresh pressed orange, grapefruit or tangerine juice.

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  5. La Mata Tinta

    This is a wine bar, art gallery and café under one roof - although seating spills into the plaza. It has a prodigious wine list including Mexican vintages and a nice selection of baguettes and paninis. There's live music five nights a week and the walls are covered with rotating exhibitions from local artists. Tuesday night it shows art-house cinema.

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