Mexico City Spots

Bobby Solomon: Go here to experience the latest take on ultramodern Mexican cuisine. Order from the tasting menu. Ask for a table under the skylight in the garden-like back room.

Bobby Solomon: Known for it's take on elevated home cooking. Order the tostadas de charales, rose-petal and strawberry salad, sopa seca de natas, pulpos a la antigua.

Bobby Solomon: For when you need an amazing breakfast. The earlier you go, the better. Order the frijoles negro con huevos.

Bobby Solomon: A glimpse at Mexico’s culinary past and future. Beautiful interiors. Order the charred eggplant tamal with chard, dried-beef tartare, and papadzul. Also, the “taco omakase” menu served at the bar.

Bobby Solomon: A slightly casual take on Baja-Med cuisine with a great all-natural wine list. Order the beef tartare with sardine; soft-shell crab; simple grilled fish; and Baja-made wines from Bichi or Vena Cava.

Bobby Solomon: A vegetable-forward menu using locally grown ingredients. Order the fried chicken sandwich, the “big salad,” spicy roast carrots, albondigas.

Bobby Solomon: Great Israeli food in Mexico City. Order the hummus—of any variety—and, for dessert, knafeh with pistachio ice cream. Also, don’t miss the breakfasts, which include latkes and rich tomato shakshuka.

Bobby Solomon: Legit mezcal bar, where the owners travel mostly throughout Oaxaca sourcing mezcal that they bring back in giant water jugs. Snack on chapulines while you sip.

Bobby Solomon: Intimate cocktail bar with interesting mixology going on. Order the Akia, Goldfinch, or Fragata.

Bobby Solomon: Lively nighttime cantina with great drinks, food, and music. Order the house mescal and the pechuga.

Bobby Solomon: Trendy coffee shop in Coyoacán, serving great French press and espresso drinks using Mexican beans from Atoyac. Order the moka. Good place to sit and work.

Bobby Solomon: Beautifully designed churro spot. The menu is simple—churros, eight types of hot chocolate, and the consuelo, an ice-cream sandwich with coiled churros on each end.

Bobby Solomon: Stop by for the best ice cream. Order the creamy cardamom, hibiscus tinged with ginger and canela, mango with ancho chile liqueur.

Bobby Solomon: The most amazing tribute to Rivera, it’s in a massive building he designed for his collection of pre-Hispanic art and artifacts.

Bobby Solomon: Impressively designed restaurant, try the crickets dried with lemon and the fire-roasted avocados.

Bobby Solomon: Enjoy a good martini at sunset and a view of the shimmering angel on the Independence Monument.