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    El Bajío

    4.1 (53 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open • 8:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    The first thing they try to still from you as Mexican do, we went for dinner they add it $25 extra to the bill when we ask they told us sorry it was a mistake BS the manager Osvaldia didn't even apologize. Be aware of the bill other wise crock !!!!

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    Vivian M.

    Me elcanta el ambiente, muy fina y acogedora right inside the nice mall. Very nice waiters. I just noticed every different parts of Mexico have different types of dishes, they ALL tastes good! Every time we go a trip, we always try restaurants that we don't have in San Diego. Cocina El Bajio is good. I ordered grilled pollo bien hecho quemado con spanish arroz. En general muy buena experiencia.

    Vance K.

    It was a perfect day for an awesome breakfast and since we were close to, we figured that this restaurant was as good as any. My wife and I started out with cafe Americano, along with two concha pastries. The coffee tasted pretty typical and so did the conchas which I have had several times before. Our Server was great and he spoke pretty good English which made things easier for us. I ordered the huevos ala Mexicana breakfast meal and it was a good portion with refried beans on the side. My wife chose the two hotcakes with marmelada breakfast. We both also ordered orange juice. Our breakfast was very good, and when we needed ketchup and salsa, our Server was fast to respond. The overall ambiance of the ace was peaceful. We were both seated in their outdoor section within the mall.

    Mexican sweet coffee
    Chaitali S.

    Amazing food. Great service. Be patient with translation if you don't know Spanish because the staff certainly is patient with you. Nice ambiance for the breakfast rush. Great accommodation. Right inside the mall.

    Lu-Shien T.

    Great start to our food crawl in Mexico City. Air conditioned place to sit down and eat amazing street food in a mall. I got 3 tacos with all the toppings--lengua, barbacoa and carnitas. Excited about the taco carts but this place is close to my hotel so I'll be back. My peers tell me the Chilaquiles are fiery. Phffft.

    Camly T.

    The waiter was incredibly nice and helpful. Feel free to ask for an English menu. The chips and sauce were yummy as well as the guacamole that come on the side of my dish. I had asked for my beef to be cooked medium, but it was quite raw. The waiter offered to have it cooked some more. The tiramisu was delightful!

    Amazing Mexican hot chocolate and pan dulce complementary
    Sam W.

    This is an unpretentious and elegant restaurant that ranks among the finest we have visited. The service was pefectly attentive and the food was delicious. From the complimenrary whipped (at the table) hot chocolate and pan dulce (lightest, flakiest croisants this side of Paris), to the zuchinni flower omlette and the delicious pork rib meat entree, everything was perfectly seasoned. The refried beans are the best I have ever had. Then the chocolate gorditas made a perfect compliment as desert to a second serving of the hot chocolate. For those of us who tend to splatter sauces on our clothes, request a white cloth bib, you will not be the only one! Provecho!

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    Steve B.

    Excellent restaurant. Beautiful interior. Service was great, the prices were very reasonable. We paid about $35.00usd for dinner and a couple shots of tequila. Extensive drink menu. I had enchiladas verde and my wife had chicken tostadas. Her chicken was cold as in chicken salad style but still very good. Highly recommend this place.

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    We went with some friends who are local. Location is great and food is good. Great place to just eat and chill.

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    Delicious traditional Mexican food. Atole de arroz was soooo good!!! Pan dulce was fresh and warm!

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    Service was very good and the food came out fast. The enchiladas verde was really good and the chips and salsa they give you is great.

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    Gross tortilla soup, tasted like salty tomato soup. Tostadas were burned and the chicken was bland and flavorless. Do not eat here

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    Great place for the price, good service and good to people watch. A lot of vegetarian options too.

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    “Found this place on Yelp, it's tucked away in a shopping mall and we'd never have found it otherwise.”

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    El Cardenal - Enchiladas cochinita pibil

    El Cardenal

    4.5(510 reviews)
    2.8 km•Centro Sur
    •$$

    Came in for breakfast 7/27/27, table for 4 on 2nd floor…read more Definitely a nice place to have breakfast outside of eating tacos every wherelse. We order pan de dulce for the table and we got 2 conchas, soft and warm just made. A chocolate roll and a fig and nata pastry along with coffee for the table. We order hievos rancheros with the red sauce. Huevos revueltos con chorizo, omelete con flor de calabaza y tamal de elote con crema. We also order a birria de res to share with the table. Service was very quick, efficient and friendly menus can be had in english or Spanish . My daughter order a hot chocolate with preparation table side, she said it was amazing. Fantastic place for brunch but arrive before 9:45am otherwise lines and some slight wait after 10am.

    Found on Yelp as we were in the area. Yelp rating is earned. Came in at dinner time, like 5:45 on a…read moreweekday. Sent to 2nd for right away and seated right away as place was maybe 1/2 full. No music beyond the 2 guitar player going around table to table to see if you wanted a serenade. Skipped their offer 1st time around. Pretty quiet, bright and clean. Found that waiter spoke a little English and with our little Spanish got things done. Menus are bilingual Spanish-English. Ordered 4 lamb tacos, chile en nogada, cooked chicken in green sauce and a fish dish (forgot name, little spicy) then a coke, horchata and a pineapple drink. We got chips, cheese, sauce while waiting. Those were all nicely done but average. Dishes out maybe 10 min later. All presented well and hot. We shared each dish. Lamb tacos nicely done, little dry, but they give you some guacamole, a brown sauce, along with the green sauce and cheese with the tortilla chips. Nice, not fatty. Next was the chiles en nogada. First time tried this and really enjoyed, many flavors and nicely flavored beef. In general little on sweet side, so probably couldn't eat more than 1. The chicken in green sauce was a homey, comfort food. Nicely cooked chicken leg and thigh was an ever so slightly spicy sauce. Also came with tortilla wraps and Spanish riceLastly was the spicy baked fish. Done well, fell apart pretty easily, was spicy, but not too much. Had green beans on side done well, not too soft or hard, and Spanish rice. Drinks were all a hit. Coke is coke. Horchata and pineapple juice served in big mugs. Pineapple tastes freshly squeezed and horchata was a super solid example in every way. Oh almost forgot, later in the meal we figured out how to get the 2 guitar fellows to play for us. 2 songs for 300 peso, about 7min total. They did a good job with both the guitar and singing, was enjoyable to listen to them. Would stop back again if in area.

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    El Cardenal - One of many dining rooms

    One of many dining rooms

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    Oaxacan enchiladas

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    Café de Tacuba - Obsessed with their uniform

    Café de Tacuba

    3.9(465 reviews)
    2.7 km•Centro Norte
    •$$

    So Mexico City is a city that is truly a foodie's paradise-One can't throw a rock without hitting…read morea Michelin rated restaurant. Another thing this city has is very inexpensive spots you can eat,like pop ups or stands that serve such high quality food at very cheap prices. The third thing I found about this city is where this restaurant fits in-They have restaurants that are historic,that opened over 100 years ago-Cafe de Tacuba fits in that category,having opened in 1912. This restaurant is located in Centro Historico-just a few blocks from Zocalo.Its location is a very busy touristy part of Mexico City. When we arrived there was a 30 minute wait,but once we walked in it was obvious why as it was truly a work of art in there. The walls were adorned with amazing paintings and murals and interior designs elements that transported you back to Mexico in the 1950s and earlier. It was gorgeous. I don't want to call it a fancy place with all the stigma that sometimes represents but it was a fancy place without all the stuffiness of a fancy place. It was a very warm and welcoming place to dine at. There was a lady walking around with a platter full of conchas and churros that one could indulge in while waiting their main meal. I had to get a churro-it was so delicious. We also got chicken tortilla soup-it was so rich and tasty with the perfect blend of Mexican seasonings. I had a pretty good cafe con leche as well-you could really taste the high quality coffee beans they use in their coffees compared to what I'd been getting all trip in the streets. Now when you visit this restaurant and you could only try one dish-that dish begins and ends with Enchiladas Tacuba(355 pesos/$20.35) That's what I got and it was awesome.Its basically a chicken enchilada dish with a creamy spinach based sauce topped with cheese-flavor bomb to the fullest. 9.5/10 Item I wouldn't clarify this as an inexpensive meal compared to other places we visited in Mexico City,but I would call this place an incredible dining experience where one can just feel the importance of the building one is having this meal. Heck Diego Rivera had his wedding reception here in 1922. I for sure would recommend anyone who has the pleasure of visiting Mexico City,must add Cafe de Tacuba to their itinerary-it's such a rich experience.

    The tamales and chilaquiles verdes con huevos y bistec were okay. The tamales were a little dry,…read morewhile the chilaquiles verdes con huevos y bistec were bland and could have used more seasoning. Customer service could be improved, as it was hard to get a hold of our waiter at times. All in all, worth visiting for the ambiance, but the food did not match the experience.

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    Café de Tacuba - Beautiful grand staircase

    Beautiful grand staircase

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    Beautiful Restaurant

    El Cardenal - Complimentary bread

    El Cardenal

    4.5(140 reviews)
    1.7 km•Centro Poniente
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    Oh Cardenal...How I love thee! I've been here before but it's been a while. The complimentary bread…read moreis to die for. They serve a green salsa in a molcajete. It looks spicy so I didn't try it but my friend loved it. I ordered flor de calabaza quesadillas. They're to die for. My friend loved her soup. We shared an egg nog (rompope) dessert. It's decadent. The tamarindo agua fresca was refreshing. There are several El Cardenal locations in Mexico City. This one is inside the Hilton. Though it wasn't lunch nor dinner time, it was packed.

    Traditional Mexican cuisine with many ingredients not found in other venues. The small bolillos…read morethat come with meals are exceptional as is the pan dulce. They are worth trying even if you don't normally eat bread. All are made in house. Some of the more unusual ingredients were maguey worms, grasshoppers, and ant larvae. We didn't try these. Although there were vegetables that I like, the huitlacoche and huazontles came with other you ingredients that I don't eat, so I ordered chilaquiles verdes and my husband had the enchiladas de cochinita pibil. The chilaquiles were freshly fried to a crisp (no packaged totopos here), served with a mild green sauce (I'd prefer a bit more heat) and were topped with avocado, thinly sliced purple onion and a light amount of finely grated queso freso and crema. The portion was too large for me and could be shared. My husband enjoyed his dish and found the seasoning to be well balanced, not overpowering. Coffee was good, if not quite hot enough. The ambiance is traditional Mexican and always crowded even by 9:00 am. Service is polite and professional.

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    El Cardenal - Hot chocolate

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    Azul - Out of the world delicious Tortilla soup!

    Azul

    4.1(465 reviews)
    2.7 km•Centro Sur
    •$$$

    Loved my experience dining here during the World Cup!…read more Azul was recommended by one of my colleagues from Mexico City and had great reviews, I decided to stop by since I stayed nearby. I came on a weekday and was seated very quickly. My lovely waiter explained the menu and highlighted some popular items. I ordered the guacamole, tortilla soup, duck dumpling mole, and tres leches for dessert. Everything was phenomenal, and the guac was out of this world! I enjoyed the presentation and the decor in the restaurant, I'd love to come back!

    From the moment we walked up the Hostess was not polite, lacked communication and was dismissive. I…read morewill add we speak fluent Spanish. She stated they open at 1:00 and it would be about a 15 min wait. She then asked us to sit and wait to be seated, stating others were waiting. Then later a couple other people come in and I see she takes their name and number of patrons. So I went back up and ask if she was taking names? She said yes and just looked at me. I had to ask to have our name put on the list. Then informed additional patrons to do the same as the two ladies arrived after us and were seated before us. Once seated, it took 20 minutes for a waiter to come offer drinks, still waiting on menu's. We were not happy, but hungry so we ordered off the very limited menu. It took an additional 20 minutes for a Salad and Tamal to be served and let's just say it was a disappointment from start to finish. There are many options that taste great and cost less, being served with polite, kind, and professional service. To say we were disappointed is an understatement.

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    Azul - Chicken tortilla soup

    Chicken tortilla soup

    Azul - Sopa de camarón

    Sopa de camarón

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    Chicken tortilla soup and how it presented

    Los Bisquets Bisquets Obregón - Mole Enchiladas

    Los Bisquets Bisquets Obregón

    4.3(43 reviews)
    2.6 km•Centro Sur
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    This place was highly recommended by my brother and it didn't disappoint…read more Fernanda was my sever and was helpful. The place was full and the only table available was the one by the entrance but then luckily the booth became available and I kindly asked if I may move it to and they approved and all the servers helped move my plate, cup, napkin, and fruit. Made me feel like a Princess. I met two blind customers who was super amazing and sang to me by accident bc he was looking for the bathroom as he was waiting for his blind wife. Highly highly recommend this place Tip. The refill on Coffee isn't free there's a charge The specials only come with what they offer. Loved it!!

    Wonderful chain restaurant in CDMX. When I stopped by Los Bisquets mid-afternoon after my walking…read moreday tour, I was exhausted (and HUNGRY!) from lots of activities earlier that day with minimal food. I was ready to chow down a ton of things. I honestly picked Los Bisquets because even in mid/late afternoon, the place was still filled and bustling with locals. Although I felt like as a solo diner, I should grab a seat at a bar...but...I wanted a proper table to sit/relax and spreaded out more comfortably, so I chose to sit at a small dining table...and never got any dirty look from the staff there or anything! I was so hungry that I just pointed to whatever was on the menu/leaflet presented on a small poster on the table. And..I was glad I picked that! Looking back, I think it was a fried longanisa set or something. The food was good and hit my spot for sure. The set had chips as appetizers (I think you get them anyways regardless of what you order), soup and a nice/large set of the food. I liked that the fried longanisa was fresh off the stove and not soggy at all. It was so satisfying eating that with salad/rice....and the soup! Overall, I liked what I got! The only thing was..it was a lil mild. I wish I had gotten something with more spice/interesting taste to it. However, especially for that day...I really enjoyed the food and I thought I picked the right spot to rest my feet and eat!

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    Los Bisquets Bisquets Obregón - Inside

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    Los Bisquets Bisquets Obregón
    Los Bisquets Bisquets Obregón - The special on table which I ordered

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    The special on table which I ordered

    El Bajío - mexican - Updated September 2026

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