Comal Oculto

Michelin-starred Condesa restaurant from chef Ana Dolores González serving a seven-course Mexican-Spanish tasting menu that changes every two months. Covered rooftop with greenery; reservations only via Instagram DM.

Tepito hole-in-the-wall serving traditional Mexico City migas — a hearty pork-and-bread soup loaded with fat, cartilage, and chiles.

Michelin-starred Roma Norte sidewalk operation with no sign, no menu, and four communal tables, where cooks freestyle dishes built on heirloom corn nixtamalized and ground in-house. Cash only, no reservations, opened by chef Jesús Salas Tornés in 2018.

A landmark traditional Mexican restaurant in a stained-glass French-Porfirian building in Centro Histórico, beloved for house-made conchas, natas, hot chocolate, chilaquiles, and mole.