🍴These 9 Mexico City restaurants made the world's top 1,000 list: 2026 update
Here's what we thought about the ones we've visited, whether we think the rest are worth a try, and the 2025 picks that didn't make the cut.
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La Liste ranks the world’s restaurants based on writeups in publications, guidebooks and online reviews. They just released their 2026 list, and these 12 Mexico City restaurants made the cut.
Pujol
Pujol consistently tops fine-dining lists in Mexico City, and for 2026 it took over the top spot from Quintonil. We’ve visited twice. The food was great, the service had a couple of glitches, and the wine was pricey.
Quintonil
Quintonil and Pujol are the only two-star-rated Michelin restaurants in Mexico. It’s one of the top fine-dining experiences in Mexico City, so we’re not surprised to see it on this list. We shared a detailed review after our visit:
Rosetta
We didn’t find much to like about Rosetta when we visited the first time a couple of years ago, but our second visit was a better experience.
Guzina Oaxaca
We’ve never been to Guzina Oaxaca, probably because we don’t spend much time in Polanco—other than completing paperwork for the apartment purchase, we don’t get there much. But this place looks like it’s worth checking out if we’re in the area.
Bakéa
We also haven’t been to Bakéa, which is well to the west of Chapultepec Park and almost outside the city limits. But we’ve liked some French restaurants we’ve tried in the city and we’d like to give this one a shot.
Sud 777
We liked the tasting menu at Sud 777, which features Mexican ingredients with an Asian accent. And we thought it included plenty of food, but we like that they offer you an extra plate of meat, fish, or vegetables at no additional cost. It’s a bit out there, however—about 30 minutes south of the city without traffic.
Almara
We’ll have to check out the Mediterranean restaurant Almara with our friend Nadine, who lives in the Juarez neighborhood where it’s located.
Azul Histórico
We’re fans of Azul Histórico’s sister restaurant, Azul Condesa, which prepares classic Mexican dishes like moles really well. I’d give either of them a try, depending on which neighborhood you’re in. It’s one of our favorites.
Yoshimi
Yoshimi is a Japanese restaurant in Polanco, so maybe that gives us another reason to get to that neighborhood, though it’s difficult to get us to try other Japanese places when we love Gin Chan so much.
Places that didn’t make the 1,000 best list for 2026
Even though La Liste dropped these Mexico City restaurants from their list, we’d still give them a shot.
El Puntal del Norte
We’d like to try El Puntal del Norte. The Spanish spot in Reforma looks stylish and interesting.
Fonda Fina
Fonda Fina is another place, like Rosetta, where one bad visit colored our experience. In this case, someone was allowed to smoke cigars inside the restaurant, ruining the meal for us and several other customers. But the food and cocktails are consistently good. And we’ve been back.
Huset
We visited Huset after we were introduced to it with the 2025 list. This charming spot in Roma Norte is within walking distance from our apartment. With its beautiful setting, interesting menu, and great service, it’s still on our list.
Fantastic roundup of CDMX's top dining scene! The way the list prioritizes places like Pujol and Quintonil makes sense given their consistent execution, but I appreciate how places like Azul and Fonda Fina are getting recogniton for nailing traditional Mexican dishes without the fuss. I've seen too many fine dining spots get hyped and then let the basics slip, so reading about that guacamole at Fonda Fina makes me wanna check it out for sure.
Love this article! Have you seen the story about Pujol and the customer that caught on fire? I just found out last week. Their response (in person) or lack thereof and after was scary and I'm shocked it isn't mentioned as a disclaimer with every Pujol review