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    La Alborada

    3.9 (25 reviews)
    ModerateMexican

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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Ronald D.

    With out a doubt, the best Menudo I have ever eaten any place and at any time in my 60 plus years of eating Menudo. Deep rich red broth with very clean tripe served with all the customary fixings, including ground up arbol chili and dried oregano. So nice, I had to eat it twice while at SMA.

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    Jay F.

    If you are in the neighborhood and want a nice sopa de pozole this is the place! Service was not very attentive the drinks took over ten minutes to come out. The chips also took the same time but it is worth a try. The pozole and chilaquiles was good.

    Enchiladas y pozole con arroz y frijoles

    Muy delicioso!!!!! Great service and location! Ditch the fancy plates for some real foooood!! Muchas gracias por todo!

    Torta de Cecina   BEEF , LETTUCE, AVOCADO , BEANS  THE RED SALSA IA AMAZING GREAT FLAVOR WITH A BIT OF SPICE

    Great food near Jardin Allende (behind PiNk Chruch) If you lucky the local musicians will make an appearance. Prices are reasonable , topos are addicting, they have beer Must try el pozole!!!

    El Tabernario de Chela Libre
    Charles K.

    Esta evaluación se repetirá en español. Let me start off by saying the red salsa that comes with the tortilla chips is very flavorful, but not spicy. With so many Americans living here, I can only assume that's the reason. There is a powdered spicy chile on the table if you're looking for a kick. I had the beef flautas with guacamole, which tasted great. The Mexican sour cream adds a nice texture. Theyre not completely full of beef, but it's not an empty taco either. My mom had the pozole. She says it's one of the better ones she has tasted. Im not a fan of pozole, so youll have to take her word for it. The reason i give this place 4 stars is the small portions, but at least it's not overpriced. If you like craft beer, try the Chela Libre they sell. I had "El Tabernario" why reminded me of Karl Strauss' Red Trolley. Empiezo diciendoles que la salsa roja que traen con los totopos es muy deliciosa, pero no pica. Con tanto gavacho aquí, me imagino que será por eso. Si quieren que pique la comida, pruben el chilito wn polvo que ya está en la mesa. Yo probé las flautas de res con guacamole. Tenían buen sabor, pero como que le hacía falta mas carne. Eso si, no estaba completamente vacía. Mi mamá probó el pozole rojo de res y dijo que es uno de los mejores pozoles que ha probado. A mi no me gusta el pozole, entonces no les puedo dar mi propia opinion. Le doy 4 estrellas a este lugar poeque se me hace que las porciones son pequeñas, pero por el precio no está mal. Si le gusta la cerveza artesenal, pruenen de la chela libre que venden. Probé El Tabernario y me recordaba al Red Trolley de Karl Strauss

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    Pozole just okay. Very small portion of meat. I've had much better pozole in n California.

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    Los Milagros - Photo 4: Guacamole and Refried Beans

    Los Milagros

    4.1(153 reviews)
    0.2 km
    $$

    I kind of stumbled across this place because I was hungry and didn't have a lot of time…read more I sat at the bar and the bartender was super helpful. First, he brought out a very big bowl of tortilla chips. They were excellent as was the accompanying pico de gallo. I had the chicken street tacos, which were also terrific. There was live music starting right as I left. That's not my thing, but if it's your thing you might like it.

    Even though there are hundreds of YouTube vlogs of varying quality about San Miguel de Allende,…read morechef Pati Jinich was the one that triggered my interest in coming here through her long-running PBS travel and cooking series. She went to this particular traditional restaurant known for their signature dish, Molcajete. The term first refers to a Mexican mortar bowl made of basalt volcanic rock standing on three stubby legs. The same term also refers to the food inside. It's quite simple because it's all about the ingredients and the execution. Jamie W and I ordered the MX$550 Mix Volcanic Bowl where they grilled large amounts of arrachera (skirt steak), chicken, and cecina (cured beef) while heating up the molcajete. The meat was then layered in the bowl along with nopales (cactus), green onion, chiles, peppers, and queso blanco cheese. A spicy green chile verde sauce was drizzled all over the gluttonous mix (Photo 7). Fresh guacamole and creamy refried beans were served on the side (Photo 4). A stack of freshly made tortillas was provided in order to gorge on all of the hearty indulgence which continues to stream well after its arrival at the table. The total amount could've easily served four ravenous people with both the arrachera and nopales the delectable standouts. Out of blissful ignorance, we both ordered salads as if the volcanic bowl wasn't going to satisfy us. Jamie had the MX$135 Mixed Salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumber slices, red onion, pasilla chiles, mushrooms, and a rosette of avocado slices (Photo 8). I went with the MX$200 House Salad with lettuce, hearts of palm, cubes of chihuahua cheese, green olives, grape tomatoes, and red onion (Photo 9). Both were more than freshly satisfying as we were filling up on housemade tortilla chips with red salsa and fresh pico de gallo (Photo 5). The space was cavernous with plenty of room for large parties as families converged on this place. We could totally envision live music performances in here, especially with a long, fully stocked bar beckoning. Although I've seen mocajetes on random Mexican menus around San Francisco, I agree with Pati that this type of place would be quite successful stateside. If you're planning a trip to San Miguel de Allende, I recommend following Pati's advice. FOOD - 5 stars...a deliciously eruptive volcanic bowl AMBIANCE - 4.5 stars...huge space, plenty of room during off-peak hours SERVICE - 4.5 stars...efficient and quite accommodating TOTAL - 5 stars...trust Pati on this one RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/fUKxOmWUmr

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    Los Milagros - Photo 3: Interior

    Photo 3: Interior

    Los Milagros - Beef Mole

    Beef Mole

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    Mezcalita de Tamarindo

    La Cocina Cafe del Viajero

    La Cocina Cafe del Viajero

    4.5(43 reviews)
    0.2 km
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    This was the fourth of five stops that Jamie W and I made on our Tequila and Tacos tour of San…read moreMiguel de Allende. From our third stop, Le Pegaso (review: https://yelp.to/rmPAJsgLVf), we had to cross the cobblestone streets around the central plaza, Jardin Allende. Normally an uneventful stroll, it felt more precarious after three bar stops. We made it without injury though. This spot was a spacious, more traditional restaurant with two bars in front. Our group was seated around a dining table. I noticed our Tequila Paloma was a bit skimpier this time (Photo 7), perhaps an acknowledgement that we were tapering off our alcoholic consumption. However, we ended up with the evening's best plate, a pair of Emmoladas, an enchilada-like house specialty filled with shredded chicken and covered liberally in a savory-sweet dark chocolate mole sauce (Photo 8). I would definitely have that again. FOOD / DRINKS - 4 stars...tasty emmoladas overshadowed the tequila and the pomegranate juice (Photo 9) AMBIANCE - 4 stars...spacious and relatively calm SERVICE - 4 stars...pretty attentive staff TOTAL - 4 stars...more like a real restaurant than just a tequila bar RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/zEgMm5ax3J

    Fantastic really, really home-made and as they claim Artisanal Mexican food. Down home, streetwise…read moreand Mama's way of putting viands together, from the aromas, the décor, the atmosphere and the service extraordinaire!. This obscure place from outside, when you walk in becomes what appears to be a Hacienda along with a patio, Terraza and balconies all around and cantina where you walk in! Not only was this place beautiful in the most traditional of Mexican styles, with tiled and wrought iron stairs to upper balconies, built in shelves and niches withing stone, wallpapered and muralled walls, a typical bar inlaid with the structure with magnificent woodwork and an excellent bartender I might add, clay flower pots galore hanging from the balcony flooring, and an incredible full skylight, wall to wall, but that's not the best of it. The food. The food was magnificent. I have had many a meal in Mexico, I have tried many, many styles of regional cuisine, but I had never ever had the specialty of this house - the Enmolada! The unique specialty of the house at La Cocina Café del Viajero are Enmoladas which are a dish consisting of tortillas in mole sauce... stuffed with fillings of almost any inkling! Enmoladas are a established indigenous dish made with corn tortillas that is coated in mole sauce. This is what I had to have. First let me mention that the food here is incredible, overall. We obviously started with bottled water, a couple of okay Margaritas and some Modelos. As is the custom, we had the Guacamole, which was extraordinarily excellent, with homemade chips, really, really good chips. Someone at the table ordered the Enchilada Capital with Mexican rice - extraordinary and very picoso! To make a long story short, my order of the Enmolada was exquisite. Most folk like me, were only familiar with enchilada sauce, but Enmolada sauce is unique. The enchiladas are smothered in mole sauce, offering a exceptional merge of flavors that stretch from spicy and sweet to savory and smoky. Totally overwhelming the palate, as your tastebuds go in a freefall. They compacted shredded chicken, then rolled it, then garnished it with fresh toppings of crema and cheese. Wow! Needless to say, this was an experience! An exquisite location, excellent service, terrific atmosphere and one of the most life changing taste adventures I had in Mexico. Try an Enmolada, maybe here, it's terrific.

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    La Cocina Cafe del Viajero - Photo 2: Bar #2

    Photo 2: Bar #2

    La Cocina Cafe del Viajero - Photo 8: Emmoladas

    Photo 8: Emmoladas

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    Nicasio

    Nicasio

    4.8(23 reviews)
    0.3 km

    Cute, family owned spot in a cute balcony of a hotel with great ambiance and great service. I was…read morehaving stomach issues my whole time in San Miguel so I didn't get to order anything as fun as I'd have liked, but pancakes seemed ok (bland, carby foods are good when you're sick) and they were tasty and didn't exacerbate the problem. My mom's huevos rancheros breakfast looked delicious and I'd love to go back one day and order up the works. The big standout for me here was the service - so friendly and pleasant to be around. Definitely a spot to check out!

    There are some places that captivate you, and you find yourself WILLING them to succeed--this is…read moreone of them. I'm going to say it was our favorite place to eat in San Miguel. Staffed by three buddies who have all worked in high end restaurants (here in San Miguel as well as the US and Europe), this tiny establishment doesn't even have a sign outside (just take down the address and you'll see a sign that says "Hotel" by the door. Enter and ascend a flight of stairs and it'll be on your right. The meal begins with chips and a warm black bean dip (made with exotic ingredients they'd needed to pick up the previous day in something that sounded like a drug deal!). Next order the mushroom soup--a highlight of our 7 day trip to San Miguel. We also shared an order of guacamole (excellent as you'd expect, with thick chunky chips), and an order of Requeson (never heard of that, but turned out to be a cheese log with spicy/tangy flavor, served with hot corn tortillas). For mains, we had the torts de lingua (delicious if you're not weirded out by beef tongue), duck floutas, and the pork dish (Costilla en Abodo Oaxaqueno), which had excellent flavor but was a battle (large bone in the middle so difficult to eat). They've only been open for a few months and they have a few kinks to work out--the menu is not organized in a logical way (green salad and mushroom soup appear at the end rather than first). Meals did not all arrive together, but to be fair we were a large party (8), and ordered multiple items per person. They also need to update their Google entry, which failed to note that they're closed on Tuesdays. And as noted before, having a sign would be helpful. Remember to BYOB because they don't serve alcohol, but in the end that's yet another thing that makes this place an incredible bargain! We managed to eat VERY well for less than $16 per person. Just wish we'd discovered it sooner because we would've returned if we had time. Maybe for breakfast, which I hear is also fantastic.

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    The Restaurant

    The Restaurant

    4.4(194 reviews)
    0.0 km
    $$$

    This is my favorite restaurant here in San Miguel de Allende by far. The food is incredible…read more Starting with the Brussel sprouts and kale salad and shrimp cakes. Crispy on outside and fluffy inside. Amazing. Best I've had. For dinner entree I had the short rib. Melt in your mouth and so flavorful. All I can say is that the dishes are common but the execution is extraordinary. The restaurant itself is beautiful. A courtyard with a fountain in the middle with thousands of red rose petals for Valentine's Day weekend. Better than any rooftop restaurant. It was so wood I went back for brunch on Sunday. Also had a cool bar area that had a DJ spinning vinyls of various genre including classic r and b.

    Best to set reservations if you want to dine in the evening at this gorgeous restaurant. However if…read moreyou show up during their first hours, you'll get a seat right away. The main dining area has an open ceiling and fountain, but there is also a back dining room with retractable patio roof. The bar is so cool too, with a large DJ table loaded with records. I loved seeing a photo of Tupac and Biggie on the wall. Even this place knows that they are still the best rappers of all time. We got to be the very first guests for the day, hence the serene photos and video. I absolutely love the decor, vibe, and the music. The menu has an English and Spanish version, but it is kinda limited. Still there are some really interesting dishes like the fusion Tandoori Chicken Tacos in flour tortillas, which I got. The Miso soup does have a lot of seaweed in it, so just be aware of that. And then there was the burger; so juicy and delicious served with seasoned wedge potato's. And to end the meal you get a small dish with complimentary mini cookies. It was a great experience. I highly recommend.

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    The Restaurant - The bathroom waiting area

    The bathroom waiting area

    The Restaurant
    The Restaurant - The back dining area with retractable patio roof

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    The back dining area with retractable patio roof

    La Alborada - mexican - Updated May 2026

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