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The best breakfast and brunch in Mexico City
Start with Fonda Margarita in Del Valle, El Hidalguense in Roma Sur for barbacoa tacos with consommé and Tortería Los Güeros in Roma Norte for cubana Especial with agua de sandía. Here are all 10, with what to get at each.
- Fonda MargaritaDel Valle · family-run
Get: Thick refried beans scrambled with eggs, chicharrón en salsa verde, eggs in pasilla sauce
A breakfast fonda that opens before dawn.
- Tortería Los GüerosRoma Norte · family-run
Get: Cubana Especial with agua de sandía
A neighborhood staple for the towering cubana.
- Tortas BiarritzRoma · Torta cubana
Get: The Biarritz torta (its take on a cubana)
Stacked with pierna, milanesa, ham, melted cheese and avocado.
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Where is the best breakfast and brunch in Mexico City?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Fonda Margarita (Del Valle), El Hidalguense (Roma Sur) and Tortería Los Güeros (Roma Norte). All 10 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Fonda Margarita, get thick refried beans scrambled with eggs, chicharrón en salsa verde, eggs in pasilla sauce. At El Hidalguense, get barbacoa tacos with consommé. At Tortería Los Güeros, get cubana Especial with agua de sandía. At El Capricho, get la Sánchez.
Which neighborhood is best for breakfast and brunch in Mexico City?
Most of these are in Centro Histórico. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Mexico City: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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