Around Mexico City Restaurants
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This smart establishment in the folds of the mountains is surrounded by ponds and bridges. Among the delicious concoctions are chili jaral (ancho chili stuffed with shredded beef and raisins) and lamb in zucchini sauce. You can dine in the pink, high-ceiling dining room overlooking the trees and river or alfresco. A lone guitar player adds to the character weekend lunchtimes.
You'll need to call two or three days in advance to reserve a nice seat—with a view of the pyramid—for the weekend. The rest of the tables at this casual restaurant are centered around a partially open patio. A varied menu includes chicken breast stuffed with huitlacoche, an exquisite inky fungus that grows on corn, and spicy shrimp tacos. There is a place for children to play on weekends.
One of the best restaurants in Mexico is in the sleepy town of Apizaco, in Tlaxcala state, a quick 20 km (12 miles) from the capital city of Tlaxcala. Opened in 2011, Evoka shows that Mexico's gastronomic revolution, which celebrates local ingredients, small producers, and traditional techniques, isn't limited to the big cities. With a simply elegant dining room, impeccable service, and a clientele largely consisting of in-the-know foodies from Puebla and Mexico City, Evoka could be the hottest restaurant anywhere, but could only exist in the Valle de Tlaxcala, from where its ingredients, and chef-owner Francisco Molina, come. The tasting menu is a must, where you might find aged rib eye in a mole sauce of huitlacoche (corn fungus) and amaranth with plantain dumplings, or a salad of tiny wild tomatoes and local cheese with powdered, root-beer-like hoja santa herb shaken table-side over the top.
This longtime favorite is the place for a tasty traditional meal. The interior decoration is typical Puebla—complete with tile floors, colorful murals, and a newspaper stand inside—as is the menu. The mole is as traditional as it comes, and the sopa poblana (a cream soup with poblano chilies, mushrooms, and corn) is exceptional. This is also a great place to enjoy grilled meat.
The marvelous view of the Palacio de Cortés helped make this restaurant a big hit among the foreigners in town. The menu mixes Mexican and international foods; you might try the filetón hidalgo (breaded veal stuffed with Serrano ham and manchego cheese) or the tacos con nopales (tacos stuffed with grilled cactus). A jazz band plays on Saturday night. Reservations are recommended on weekends—request a table on the small balcony for a great view of the Palacio just across the street.
Seafood is the specialty here, especially the acamaya, a freshwater, prawnlike crustacean. Brought in from Veracruz, this delicacy is served with a chipotle-chili sauce. The one-of-a-kind flavor draws an ever-expanding group of regulars to this simple restaurant.
This chic restaurant has a startling view over the barranca. For those longing for something fresh and green, the salad of almonds and Roquefort cheese over mixed greens is a treat. A favorite main dish is the pollo pancha, a chicken breast filled with mozzarella and spinach in a semisweet orange sauce. Reservations are recommended on weekends.
People spend hours enjoying their meals at this eatery in a plant-filled courtyard of the Hotel Batucada. Tables are set around a carved stone fountain. The creative plates include black rice, made with shrimp, squid, octopus, clams, and mussels, and the fresh and delicious blue salad, made with different varieties of greens, pears, grapefruit, and beets, topped off with a light blue-cheese dressing.
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