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El Pastorcito

4.4 (18 reviews)
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Open • 3:00 pm - 3:30 am (Next day)

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Quiet
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Torta de Al pastor and tacos al pastor!
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When I approached a couple of police officers to ask where I should go for the best Al pastor tacos, they sent me to El Pastorcito. Wow! This place ROCKS! Their tacos are amazing, and their aguas are all delicious! I ended up going back again for more delicious tacos! Their tortas are also delicious!

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2 years ago

Good taco, quick service and tacos are .70$USD, cannot beat it! We had a group of 17 and the service was still great!

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9 years ago

Lots of choices from their tacos to their salsas! Come hungry because you are going to want to try them all.

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Taqueria Orinoco - Quesadilla Maiz (MX $29)

Taqueria Orinoco

4.6(606 reviews)
5.1 km•Roma Norte
•$

It's my first time in Mexico City and this was my first tacos spot in the city. It's TikTok famous…read moreright now so if you go right around dinner time into the late night hours, there is going to be a huge line. We visited around 3:30/4 pm on Friday so we missed the dinner rush. Our wait in line to order was about 10 minutes. You order first at the register and then seat yourself They have seating downstairs and upstairs. I recommend dining upstairs because they have some windows along the wall and it's a nice view of the neighborhood. For drinks we had the agua de jamaica con guayba and a topo chico. I've never heard of mixing agua de jamaica con guayaba but it works well. It's not too sweet, and they somehow balance each other out. It is served in a chilled steel cup, so it's quite refreshing. The drinks came out within minutes of us being seated. For tacos, I would skip the carne asada; it wasn't bad but it's not the best I've had. The stars of the show were the ornico taco and the taco de trompo. Their ornico taco comes with chicharon, ornico salsa (very spicy), and pickled onions. The tacos de trompo had fresh pineapple in them and they were just wow. Please try them. They do have non-meat options like quesadillas and a taco de aguacate. You can order any of the tacos with tortilla de maiz o harina (corn or flour). We also had the half order of papas which are nice and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They serve everything with 5 different salsa options. I loved all of them except for the yogurt-based one. It looks white and creamy but it wasn't for me. The food took about 20 minutes to come out but at least we were seated. Like I said, it's a crowded spot but I think it's worth the wait. ¡Provecho!

Came in late one night after flying in. No wait, they know enough English you probably can get by…read morewithout Spanish. Not sure if it's what we ordered but thought it was just average honestly. We got the three types of tacos they recommended at the counter Quick service, decent prices, but you can definitely find something better if you're going for straight taste.

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Taqueria Orinoco - Cute logo

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Taqueria Orinoco - Idk what this is but it looks amazing

Idk what this is but it looks amazing

Taqueria Orinoco - Coca Cola (MX $39)

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El Cardenal - Enchiladas cochinita pibil

El Cardenal

4.5(514 reviews)
2.8 km•Centro Sur
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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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Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre

Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre

4.3(143 reviews)
4.9 km•Roma Norte
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Probably the best eating experience on this trip so far, randomly got recommended it. Tried to walk…read morein the first night and they told us we wouldn't make it before close (no reservations, just have to walk up and put your name down). We came back the next day around 2, were seated around 3. The tables are communal, we met some really interesting people, a student, someone getting there Phd in AI, a movie director, a pop singer, and a photographer solo traveling. The drinks were all good. The nectar and whatever the bright pink drink was were very good. Mead was also good but not as much. Definitely would get the spiced coffee (came with our dessert so not sure if you can order it), I've never had anything like it but it was fantastic. There is no menu, just plates brought out every 10-15 minutes and you tell them when you are done with an option for dessert at the end. They alternate between veggie and meat. So now what we had. All ingredients seam local to Mexico and seasonal. In order of what we got; marinated squash taco, barbecued rabbit on a thicker bread, marinated salad taco, barrio taco, mole taco with pear and peanuts, pan de muerto with coffee for dessert. Only takes cash, will let you go to an atm, prepair to pay at least 1000 per person. Lovely staff that will explain each dish. Over all very unique and fun dining experience. Would totally go back. Also was our one meal of the day, think you could do 3 complete dishes total if it was a normal dinner.

I expected too much and this was a let down. This is a unique restaurant where you don't order…read moreanything but drinks. You sit down and they bring whatever seasonal food to you. The concept sounds great. The wait list sounds organized. But no. We were told to put our name in WhatApps for a 40 minute wait. We rushed back in time and still waited another 30 minutes for a communal style table. Then, food came out in rounds, but the rounds were for all tables at the same time, so there was a 20-30 minute wait between each dish, about the size of a palm of the hand. There were no utensils, so we ate everything by hand. While waiting for the food, a street vendor came by to sell carpets. We were extremely tired at this point and decided to leave after 2 underwhelming dishes and 1 dessert. The total time was over 1 hour to wait for a table and over 1 hour for only 3 unfulfilling dishes. I do not trust the Michelin system and this place is a proof of it. Food was good, but by no means excellent or out of this world. Had they brought out the food after 10 minutes, it would have been more acceptable. It wasn't worth the hype in my opinion due to the extreme wait and hold between each dish. I and family also felt extremely gassy soon after, and mind you, this was our first lunch in CDMX. There were only 4 communal tables, about 30 seats. No restroom! Cash only or local transfer.

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Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre
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Expendio de Maiz Sin Nombre - Drinks- special passion fruit cocktail, pulque

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Drinks- special passion fruit cocktail, pulque

El Pastorcito - restaurants - Updated November 2026

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