Which Mexico City restaurants have two Michelin stars?

Pujol (chef Enrique Olvera) and Quintonil (chef Jorge Vallejo). They are the only two restaurants in Mexico at that level in the Michelin Guide Mexico 2025 selection.

Do I need to book Pujol in advance?

Yes. Book the Pujol tasting menu well ahead of your trip.

How many days do you need to eat well in Mexico City?

Four days lets you fit in Pujol, lunch at Quintonil, Mercado de San Juan, a long midday meal at Contramar and a private taco tour through Roma Norte and Condesa.

Mexico City Food Guide: Pujol to Street Tacos

Q: Where are the best tacos al pastor in Mexico City?

Claire's pick is El Vilsito, an auto repair shop by day that turns into a taquería at night.

Q: What should I order at Contramar?

Go at midday for the tuna tostadas and the red-and-green pescado a la talla.

Mexico City's food scene didn't appear overnight. It's been building for decades, and when the Michelin Guide arrived in Mexico in 2024, the rest of the world finally caught up with what locals already knew.

Where should you eat in Mexico City on a luxury trip? Book Pujol and Quintonil, the country's only two-Michelin-star restaurants, well ahead. Then balance them with Contramar's tuna tostadas, Mercado de San Juan, and a private taco tour through Roma Norte and Condesa. Four days is enough to eat beautifully at both ends.

Key facts

Two-star restaurants: Pujol (Enrique Olvera) and Quintonil (Jorge Vallejo), the only two in Mexico in the Michelin Guide Mexico 2026 selection.
Also worth a reservation: Rosetta, Máximo and Sud 777.
Neighborhoods to eat in: Roma Norte and Condesa, best with a local food guide.
How long: four days covers the tasting menus, a market, a long lunch and a taco night.
Caviar trip:The Mexico Wine Country Experience is a separate food-and-wine week in Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, in Mexico's far northwest. It doesn't include Mexico City.

The Fine Dining Revolution

Red mole over meat with rice and refried beans on a grey plate in Mexico Photo: César O'neill / Unsplash

Chef Enrique Olvera (Pujol) and Chef Jorge Vallejo (Quintonil) have led a movement that honors Mexican culinary tradition while pushing it forward. Both restaurants hold two Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide Mexico 2026 selection, the only two in the country at that level. Other names worth a reservation include Rosetta (Elena Reygadas), Máximo (Eduardo García), and Sud 777 (Edgar Núñez).

And the street food is its own world. Taquerías, markets, and corner stands feed the city all day long, and some of the best bites cost almost nothing.

Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo in Mexico City's historic center Photo: Bhargava Marripati / Unsplash

Claire's Food Trail

Day 1: Pujol tasting menu (book well ahead). Day 2: Quintonil for lunch, then Mercado de San Juan in the historic center for specialty ingredients and snacks. Day 3: Contramar at midday for the tuna tostadas and the red-and-green pescado a la talla. Day 4: a private taco tour through Roma Norte and Condesa with a local food guide.

The tacos al pastor at El Vilsito, an auto repair shop by day that turns into a taquería at night, are a pure delight.

Mexico City is the first stop on the circuit in my Mexico luxury travel guide, and Oaxaca is the natural next flight if you want to go deeper into mole and mezcal. My Oaxaca mezcal guide picks up from there.

Eat Mexico City with Caviar in the Air. You deserve a table at Pujol and a stool at El Vilsito on the same trip.

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