Morelia
A charming restaurant with stone walls, folk art and repurposed tables, Cuish cooks up traditional dishes from Michoacan and Oaxaca: sopa Tarasca (spicy…
Must-see restaurants in Western Central Highlands
Guadalajara
This festive open-air restaurant serves up delicious Mexican antojitos (snacks), prepared homestyle and served on traditional clay dishes. Come here for…
Morelia
Gaspacho – not a cold tomato soup in Mexico but a 'salad’ of diced mango, pineapple and jicama (Mexican 'turnip') drowned in orange and lime juice and…
Morelia
Specializing in the cuisine of the Tierra Caliente (Hot Land) region of Michoacán’s southeast corner, this lovely courtyard restaurant spread over three…
Morelia
This astonishingly decorated restaurant is spread over various rooms in an erstwhile colonial mansion. The rich decor could pass for a museum with…
Guadalajara Region
Get away from the rather sanitized restaurants around the malecón and try a slice of local life at this semi-open-air place a flight above Chapala’s main…
Guadalajara
A tiny vegetarian cafe channeling Miami Beach with its hint of art deco, pastel walls and flamingo accents. Dishes are beautifully presented,…
Guadalajara Region
For something more down to earth than the glossy restaurants around the lake, check out the simple restaurants under the portales (arcades) of the main…
Guadalajara
This sleek fine-dining addition to Guadalajara’s growing gourmet circuit directed by chef Sebastian Renner Hamdan puts emphasis on locally produced food:…
Guadalajara
Despite it's unfortunate name, this is one of the best places in Tlaquepaque for fresh seafood. It's best known for its aguachiles (spicy ceviche) – 17…
Guadalajara
The preserve of acclaimed chef Alfonso Cadena (in fact, it's described as his taller, or 'workshop'), this restaurant gets consistently rave reviews for…
Guadalajara Region
This friendly local restaurant decorated with antiquated farm implements serves its house specialty, the eponymous zapote (chimichanga), with pride but…
Inland Michoacán
This tapas bar and restaurant serves specialties from León, named the 'Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2018,’ and comes highly recommended by residents. Try…
Morelia
One of Morelia’s best deals available can be found at this super-friendly hole-in-the-wall, which serves up cocina económica (literally ‘economic cuisine’…
Guadalajara
Touted as one of Tlaquepaque's best eateries, this restaurant and gallery places a lot of emphasis on colors, tastes and textures and is largely…
Inland Michoacán
Thin crispy crust pizza loaded down with toppings ranging from pulled pork to avocado slices is what you'll find at this local fave. Seating is in a…
Western Central Highlands
The pizzas are huge and the pasta dishes savory (especially the seafood linguine), but we come to this Italian eatery up the steps from the Museo Regional…
Guadalajara Region
Ajijic’s most popular restaurant is never less than crammed with locals, resident expats and visitors, all here to enjoy the excellent steaks (it is an…
Guadalajara
This eccentrically decorated place requires a sharp double-take with its wall of ceramic pigs, a giant swordfish and lots of kitsch, fun touches. The…
Morelia
A small corner eatery with a fast moving line, Rinconcito serves up home-style meals in a colorful dining room. Expect traditional eats like milanesa …
Guadalajara
A bustling, sit down taquería serving up fresh tacos or, if you're really hungry, taco meat by the kilo (with unlimited corn tortillas and all the fixins)…
Inland Michoacán
This busy family eatery always smells delicious. The cafeteria-style open kitchen serves filling meals with your choice of main – chicken mole, pulled…
Inland Michoacán
With much coveted seating on the portales of the Plaza Grande, this restaurant attracts as many locals as tourists and is unquestionably a pleasant place…
Inland Michoacán
Doña Rosa and her five daughters started out in the catering business selling quesadillas at the entrance to Cerro Pelón 15 years ago. Today they run…
Guadalajara
A French bistro style cafe with shabby chic decor and a pleasant patio shaded by huge flamboyan trees. The menu consists of a creative combo of foods from…
Western Central Highlands
A half-block from the main plaza, this artsy two-story cafe, serves up creative sandwiches, salads and desserts plus a mean menu of coffee drinks and…
Guadalajara
You can pay homage to Catalonia (that Spanish collector of Michelin stars) in the unlikely environs of Chapultepec at the family-run 'Snail.' The Catalan…
Guadalajara Region
This comfortable restaurant serving international favorites at the Los Abolengos hotel has seating both inside and in the covered back garden. The lovely…
Guadalajara
Next door to gourmet Guadalajara restaurant I Latina is its lighter, brighter sister restaurant, Anita Li (I Latina spelt backwards) offering a fusion…
Inland Michoacán
This restaurant below the Hotel Mansión Iturbe is surprisingly stylish and the food – revamped Mexican favorites – is in fact something to write home…
Guadalajara Region
This Chapala institution has drawn crowds to the lakefront since 1925. Enjoy guacamole mixed at your table (M$99), deep-fried local charales (whitebait),…
Guadalajara
This upmarket restaurant, open to all at the Quinta Don José in Tlaquepaque, specializes in Italian fare, though it has a fair number or other…
Inland Michoacán
A chic restaurant set in a beautifully remodeled colonial casona (mansion), Verde Limone serves gourmet Italian dishes with minimalist flair. Come here…
Western Central Highlands
Take it from local Comalans: this simple stall with a few outside seats has the best tacos in the region. But don't start World War III by debating which…
Inland Michoacán
This delightful restaurant perched above the Río Cupatitzio near the northern entrance to the Parque Nacional Barranca del Cupatitzio has wonderful modern…
Guadalajara Region
Overlooking the main plaza, this study in primary colors is reminiscent of a first grade classroom but the food is far from elementary: hearty salads,…
Inland Michoacán
If you want local street food, head to these food stalls fronting the market on Plaza Chica where a plate of enchiladas placeras (plaza-style enchiladas)…
Western Central Highlands
Comala's priciest eatery is a strange hybrid – a Swiss-owned restaurant with dishes from the land of the cuckoo clock and a Sunday speciality of paella…
Guadalajara
Tapatíos rave about the burgers here – there are a dozen to choose from – so who are we to argue? Sit in the industrial-chic terrace in fine weather or…
Inland Michoacán
This fine fish restaurant is quite a find in the backstreets of Zitácuaro. Forget the distance from the sea – the `Roof' is worth finding for its…
