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El Cardenal - Enchiladas cochinita pibil

El Cardenal

4.5(515 reviews)
1.5 km•Centro Sur
•$$

Came in for breakfast 7/27/27, table for 4 on 2nd floor…read more Definitely a nice place to have breakfast outside of eating tacos every wherelse. We order pan de dulce for the table and we got 2 conchas, soft and warm just made. A chocolate roll and a fig and nata pastry along with coffee for the table. We order hievos rancheros with the red sauce. Huevos revueltos con chorizo, omelete con flor de calabaza y tamal de elote con crema. We also order a birria de res to share with the table. Service was very quick, efficient and friendly menus can be had in english or Spanish . My daughter order a hot chocolate with preparation table side, she said it was amazing. Fantastic place for brunch but arrive before 9:45am otherwise lines and some slight wait after 10am.

Found on Yelp as we were in the area. Yelp rating is earned. Came in at dinner time, like 5:45 on a…read moreweekday. Sent to 2nd for right away and seated right away as place was maybe 1/2 full. No music beyond the 2 guitar player going around table to table to see if you wanted a serenade. Skipped their offer 1st time around. Pretty quiet, bright and clean. Found that waiter spoke a little English and with our little Spanish got things done. Menus are bilingual Spanish-English. Ordered 4 lamb tacos, chile en nogada, cooked chicken in green sauce and a fish dish (forgot name, little spicy) then a coke, horchata and a pineapple drink. We got chips, cheese, sauce while waiting. Those were all nicely done but average. Dishes out maybe 10 min later. All presented well and hot. We shared each dish. Lamb tacos nicely done, little dry, but they give you some guacamole, a brown sauce, along with the green sauce and cheese with the tortilla chips. Nice, not fatty. Next was the chiles en nogada. First time tried this and really enjoyed, many flavors and nicely flavored beef. In general little on sweet side, so probably couldn't eat more than 1. The chicken in green sauce was a homey, comfort food. Nicely cooked chicken leg and thigh was an ever so slightly spicy sauce. Also came with tortilla wraps and Spanish riceLastly was the spicy baked fish. Done well, fell apart pretty easily, was spicy, but not too much. Had green beans on side done well, not too soft or hard, and Spanish rice. Drinks were all a hit. Coke is coke. Horchata and pineapple juice served in big mugs. Pineapple tastes freshly squeezed and horchata was a super solid example in every way. Oh almost forgot, later in the meal we figured out how to get the 2 guitar fellows to play for us. 2 songs for 300 peso, about 7min total. They did a good job with both the guitar and singing, was enjoyable to listen to them. Would stop back again if in area.

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El Cardenal - One of many dining rooms

One of many dining rooms

El Cardenal - Oaxacan enchiladas

Oaxacan enchiladas

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Taqueria  El Abanico - Tacos Al Pastor and Costilla

Taqueria El Abanico

4.5(30 reviews)
1.6 km•Tránsito
•$

I have to give this place 5 stars for all of the obvious reasons. Their food is the number one…read morereason, and it seems like I am not the only person who feels the same way. The portions are gigantic, and I honestly have not found a restaurant in the city that offers so much. I ordered three tacos de pollo and it was too much. We also got soup which I can't remember the name of. The ambiance was very nice as well, and they offered all of the most modern conveniences of an upscale restaurant. Our Server Ricardo was more than helpful in explaining some of the menu items that we couldn't understand. This restaurant is nowhere close to the central part of the city, but if you are down this way I would recommend giving it a try!

Went for lunch today around 3pm and there was a decent line to dine in although it moved quickly. I…read morewas seated within 15 minutes or so at most at a table upstairs. Drink options are majorly limited to a few beers - I opted for a michelada con corona. I had two tacos: one with cecina and one with maciza. I also ordered a tortilla soup. Tacos are around 30 pesos but are loaded with meat. Soup was 40 pesos. The soup was EXCELLENT. Possibly the best tortilla soup I've ever had. Just really flavorful and loaded with tortilla strips. Nice avocado as well. Tacos were good but certainly not the best I've had in CDMX. The tortillas were falling apart a bit and the meat was a little dry. Didn't love the salsas either. Totally edible but not sure what the hype is. Service was quick and attentive. Total bill was $145 MXN. Would come back for the soup alone.

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Taqueria  El Abanico - Chile relleno

Chile relleno

Taqueria  El Abanico - Al pastor Costilla Chamorro Bistec Campechano Sopa plobana Horchata

Al pastor Costilla Chamorro Bistec Campechano Sopa plobana Horchata

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Al Andalus - Pastel de Dátil (MX $100)

Al Andalus

4.4(28 reviews)
0.8 km•Centro Sur
•$$

I was a little taco-ed out in Mexico City and craving middle eastern food. This place did NOT…read moredisappoint. I'm Persian and have traveled all over the Middle East. This food was truly identical to what you would find abroad. Fresh, delicious, and located in the heart of historic Mexico City. I didn't see any tourists which was pretty cool. I definitely recommend.

Ordered: Jarra de Café Arabe Chica (MX $75)…read morePan con Queso y Zaatar (MX $120) Pastel de Dátil (MX $100) Aya's take: Being Lebanese myself, I was pleased to hear that there was a Lebanese neighborhood in Mexico City and after hearing about the famous Date Pie aka Pastel de Dátil in a New York Times article, we decided to take a break from Mexican cuisine to try out Al Andalus. We started with the Jarra de Café Arabe which was made just right. It reminded me of Lebanon and gave me that midday caffeine kick I needed. The Pan con Queso y Zaatar was surprisingly not authentic. It was essentially just cheese with dry zaatar on the side. I was expecting it to be baked with half Cheese and half Zaatar. They essentially gave us the zaatar to sprinkle on our own. The Pastel de Dátil was rich, naturally sweet from the dates, and a bit dense. I picked up on other spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom which gave it some warmth while the crust was more crunchy and nutty. Good try, overall!

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Al Andalus - Jarra de Café Arabe Chica (MX $75)

Jarra de Café Arabe Chica (MX $75)

Al Andalus
Al Andalus

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Taquería Tlaquepaque

Taquería Tlaquepaque

4.5(19 reviews)
1.9 km•Centro Sur

Plenty of taqueria in the city of course and this one of the best one that I have tired. They do…read morehave English menu just for tourist. As you can see in my pictures. Prices are just a tiny bit higher than taco stand but if you want to sit down and eat, this is a good spot. Basic pastor taco is $18. I think taco stand is like $15 for one. Very good. Meat is freshly cut from the rotisserie. Salsa , Pina, onion cilantro. Basic combo but yet so good. You can eat it without salsa honestly. They have other kind of meat too. If you want to explore they have head and face meat too. Those are little bland but salsa can fix that. Service is good, they have a bar also that they can serve you beer or tepache with your food.

What a treat it was to be able to come here and enjoy an authentic Mexican dinner during our last…read morecouple days in Mexico. Thankfully they were open during the holiday, and believe it or not, there was.a line out the door of people waiting to be seated. It looked like the restaurant was as busy as it ever was, and we toughed it out and waited. It was really less than fifteen minutes before we went in. I ordered three tacos de pastor and my girlfriend ordered three of bistek. The place was a little chaotic just due to the volume of people, bit we got great service none-the-less. The food and evironment were awesome and we would love to come back in the future.

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Taquería Tlaquepaque - Al pastor!!

Al pastor!!

Taquería Tlaquepaque - Taco

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COCINA AMERICA - food - Updated October 2026

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