Restaurant review: Antolina

Make your way to this cozy spot outside of Condesa's trendy zone for an elevated take on traditional Mexican ingredients and dishes.

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Mexican farm-to-table

Pros
✅ Friendly staff
✅ English menu 
✅ Quiet 
✅ Outdoor seating 
✅ Indoor seating 
✅ Popular with locals 
✅ Popular with expats 
✅ Open Sunday 
✅ Open Monday 
✅ No reservation required 

Cons
❌ No English spoken 

Logistics
📱 Instagram
📍 Address
☎ Telephone
🍣 Menu—not available online; see photos below.

We almost skipped this cute little restaurant in the southern part of Condesa when we couldn’t find its menu online. But we took an Uber to a nearby taco restaurant, we noticed Antolina was close by, so we walked over and asked if we could see their menu.

They have mole, which is something we almost always order when we can. So, we decided to give the place a chance. It turned out to be a great decision.

We each selected cocktails from their drink menu, which includes a nice selection of Mexican-sourced alcohols and wines, and ordered the clam and shrimp ceviche in passion fruit and guava sauce and the esquite (corn) with shrimp, habanero mayo, cheese, and herbs. Both of these dishes were tasty and interesting. The ceviche was tart, tangy, and nicely balanced, and the shrimp paired nicely with the corn.

For the main courses, we chose the turkey in black mole and the cochinita pibil. (They were out of the duck breast in mole, which would have made our list.) These were both upscale, elevated versions of classic Mexican dishes.

I’ve been making cochinita pibil myself for years, ever since we saw it featured in the movie “Once Upon a Time in Mexico.” I like how Antolina’s version is finely shredded compared to mine, giving it a better blend of meat and sauce.

We shared the poached pears for dessert, which was centered around a traditional dessert called nicuatole that’s made from corn and sugar. It was a great ending to a delicious meal, and one we tried to walk off by exploring a less familiar part of Condesa afterward.

Food and drink

Indoor and outdoor vibe

Menu