Tacos · San Rafael · One MICHELIN Star (Mexico 2024) — first taquería ever starred
A tiny standing-room taquería in San Rafael, open 70-plus years, that made history in 2024 as the first taco stand ever to earn a Michelin star. The menu is four tacos; the Gaonera — thin-sliced beef ...
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Expendio de Maíz Sin Nombre
Mexican · Roma Norte · One MICHELIN Star (Mexico 2025)
Jesús Salas built a Michelin star around one ingredient: heirloom corn, nixtamalized and ground in house. This no-sign, no-menu, cash-only counter in Roma Norte has a few communal tables and a simple ...
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Nicos
Traditional Mexican · Clavería · Latin America's 50 Best — Lifetime Achievement Award 2018
A family institution in working-class Clavería, open 60-plus years under María Elena Lugo Zermeño and her architect-turned-chef son Gerardo Vázquez Lugo. It's slow-food, locally sourced traditional Me...
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El Hidalguense
Barbacoa · Roma Sur
A weekends-only barbacoa specialist in Roma Sur, roasting Hidalgo-style lamb for about 12 hours over mesquite and oak in an underground pit, wrapped in charred agave. The lamb, its deep consomé, the m...