Mexico City

Of all the city's culinary celebrities, few are more dazzling than Martha Ortiz. Her food sends fireworks around the elegant, minimalist dining room punctuated...more

Fish is an afterthought at many restaurants in Mexico City—not a surprise, as the capital city is hundreds of miles from either ocean. Chef José...more

This place is above the competition—literally. To reach it, you take a private elevator from the row of high-end restaurants that cuts through the mostly...more

Star restaurateur Gabriela Cámara's "beach food" shack in Colonia Roma is casually decorated to remind you of a palm-thatched palapa. The menu, though,...more

The name brings to mind all sorts of things, but it's really an abbreviation for denominación de origen, or the official region from which a particular...more

For a memorable meal in the Zona Rosa, think small. Bypass all the tourist traps along streets like Londrés and Genova in favor of this tiny restaurant...more

In Mexico, it's the women who cook, and it's women who consequently get famous for food. Patricia Quintana, after countless cookbooks and TV appearances, is...more

While lots of eateries in La Condesa strive to outdo one another with daring decor or flamboyantly overprepared dishes, Litoral's approach is refreshingly...more

Sometimes it seems that you can find any kind of food in Mexico City except Mexican. Los Danzantes, in the southern suburb of Coyoacán, takes care of...more

Buddhist convert Mónica Patiño is responsible for introducing the city to the dreaded concept of Asian fusion. But Patiño's...more