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Thanks, maesania and ref_traveler. It's good to get restaurant tips from people without an agenda, like yourselves.

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Check out Good Food in Mexico City: Food Stalls, Fondas and Fine Dining by Nicholas Gilman. This edition was published last December. You can also get an electronic version for your Kindle for $3.

I have the first edition from 2008. Sadly I have not been to Mexico City since then to use the book but it will be on the top of my packing list when I do go.

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Thanks SO much everyone. Chowhound is a great site, new to me and the discussions about Mexican restaurants I have copied to take with me. Also,I found Nicholas Gilman's blog "goodfoodmexicocity.blogspot.com". Uh,WOW! Terrific site with photos of restaurants, plated meals, extensive reviews of the meals and great writing style.If I were moving to Mexico City or staying there a long time I would buy his book in heartbeat and eat my way across town using him as a guide. If only it were so. (And no, am not this guy and I don't know him.) Check out his blog and you'll see what I mean.

Anonimo, I saw your recommendations on chowhounds...nice to see a familiar name on there. Good recommendations on there I think too. THanks for all the advice here...I see some patterns of recommendations from all these sources (deleting the Tripadvisor input mostly)that I am going to follow.

THanks so much for not just responding "hit the search feature".....

Anyone wanting more info should really check out those two sites: chowhound and goodfoodinmexicocityblog.......terrific! I have now been able to get a much better handle on where I want to eat and the Tripadvisor results mostly don't gibe with what I have found as I dug into the subject. And I know from my area (Guatemala) that local's suggestions carry way more weight than tourist's because local's favs. generally are the best. Tourists are limited in time and # of meals they can eat. In Mexico City I will be a tourist.....

Thanks everyone!

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Metasequoia...just reread your post about the Kindle version of Good Food being just $3..am going to get it. Thanks for telling me cause I didn't wan tot shell out $12 or so for something I would once or twice.

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Just found it for $3. and change on Amazon...thanks

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My new fave vegetarian food in the Centro is the Hare Krisna place on Allende, 3 blocks north of the metro. Though the other two spots already mentioned are good, and have that weird piano music..