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The saves run through Roma and Condesa, with the cecina town of Yecapixtla over the hill.
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Restaurants6
Expendio de Maíz Sin Nombre★just added
Destination · Mexican, heirloom corn · Roma Norte · $$
walk-in
Four shared tables sit on the Roma Norte sidewalk under no sign, and there is no menu: Jesús Salas Tornés asks whether you eat everything and the kitchen sends plates until you tap out.
Taquería El Califa de León★just added
Solid · Mexican, tacos · San Rafael · $
walk-in
They sear the gaonera on a plancha with lard, salt and lime, and press the tortilla beside you. The menu runs to four items, nobody sits down, and it trades until two in the morning.
Taquería Orinocojust added
Listed · Mexican, tacos, norteño · Roma Norte · $
walk-in
The chicharrón comes soft inside and seared outside instead of shattering like a crisp, which is the taco to lead with. Roma Norte door, Álvaro Obregón 100, and it runs late.
Tacos La Chulajust added
Listed · Mexican, tacos · Juárez · $
walk-in
Order the chicharrón de queso first, then the taco de chuleta, then an agua de la jefa with horchata and strawberries. Bright walk-in taquería on Liverpool, in Juárez.
Cecina de Yecapixtla?
Listed · Mexican, cecina · Centro · $
walk-in
Yecapixtla sells cecina off the Plaza José María Morelos, and the rest of the country drives here to buy it.
Cocktails1
Handshake Speakeasyjust added
Destination · Cocktails · Juárez
booking essential
Eric van Beek's team clarifies the piña colada and has kept the Fig Martini on since the bar opened. Two rooms sit at C. Amberes 65, one slow upstairs and one loud in the basement.
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