This was the fifth and final stop of the Tequila and Taco tour that Jamie W and I took in San…read moreMiguel de Allende. We ran the gamut of bars in Zona Centro, and this spot made a fitting finale since it was the most high-end spot we visited. Only a half-block from the social epicenter of Jardin Allende, it provides a nice view of the top of the parroquia from their rooftop terrace where we were seated (Photo 3). The restaurant definitely had a more refined ambiance than the previous four places. We could tell it was a popular spot among wealthy American expats because the ambient voices sounded more like Chicago than Mexico. No Spanish, just English. The cocktail was a tangy treat though, a Tamarind Margarita (Photo 8), and the Jicama Taco was a satisfying veggie ending to our evening (Photo 10). DRINK / FOOD - 4 stars...unique variations on the evening's theme AMBIANCE - 4 stars...fanciest of the bar stops SERVICE - 3.5 stars...attentive enough TOTAL - 4 stars...definitely worth a revisit for a full meal RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/ICyoHBvntf

Had a delicious dinner here. Variety of options and everyone loved what they had. My son and I…read moreshared the skirt steak tacos and ribeye. They had friendly service, and a traditional and elegant ambiance. We were able to get a party of 8 in same day, which was very nice. Lots of good options in SMA, this is one. Recommend.

One of the local recommended this place told me Monday they were not wrong…read more While I am not vegan, I prefer vegan food. That said, the talkers were exceptional whether or not you are a vegan. The service was very quick. The tacos were delicious. The music was a little loud for my taste, but I am aware that I am very sensitive to loud music. They have an extensive liquor selection. There are artistic no beer selection is fairly limited.

Hands down one of the best vegan taco spots I've been to! Each dish is so different. The guacamole…read moreis so fresh, the elote was great! I usually don't like Nopales but these were so good. The mushroom vegan tacos were amazing! Overall the service was great, they accommodated a party of 15. Ambiance is so cozy and nice!

Outstanding tostadas! The food here is simple and delicious. The menu is small but every item we…read moreordered was expertly prepared with an emphasis on fresh ingredients that blend well together for a delicious meal. Our favorites were the softshell crab wrap, the tuna tostada, and the ribeye sandwich. Service was friendly and fast. Great place for cocktails as well.

This is our favorite place in San Miguel! A very small restaurant that I recommend making a…read morereservation for- service is so friendly! Because the area is so small, it creates an intimate feeling. We tried 3 different tostadas (one with steak, other tuna and the other one was recommended by the waiter) we ate all of it and were almost licking the plate. Some of the options come as sandwiches as well that we did not get to try unfortunately. We absolutely recommend this to anyone, the drinks were just as delicious as well!

Everything from servers to food are great!…read more First time I got an omelet and steak, chilaquiles, with eggs in green sauce, it was the bomb!! So delicious and generous portions.

We had a delicious dinner last evening at this corner bistro. Inexpensive, with traditional Mexican…read moretraditional staples like tacos, tortilla soup (this one was tomato based and had no chicken), guacamole and enchiladas. They serve a variety of fruit teas, with or without sugar.

This is my favorite restaurant here in San Miguel de Allende by far. The food is incredible…read more Starting with the Brussel sprouts and kale salad and shrimp cakes. Crispy on outside and fluffy inside. Amazing. Best I've had. For dinner entree I had the short rib. Melt in your mouth and so flavorful. All I can say is that the dishes are common but the execution is extraordinary. The restaurant itself is beautiful. A courtyard with a fountain in the middle with thousands of red rose petals for Valentine's Day weekend. Better than any rooftop restaurant. It was so wood I went back for brunch on Sunday. Also had a cool bar area that had a DJ spinning vinyls of various genre including classic r and b.

Really wanted to love this one. The setting is gorgeous. A dreamy colonial courtyard, exactly what…read moreyou picture for a fancy night out in SMA. We ended up here on a rainy night on a tip from a few people at our hotel. The Caesar was pretty good. After that everything was just okay. Short ribs, fine. Scallops, fine. The creme brulee looked beautiful but kind of fell flat on flavor. Service dragged a little too. For a spot with this much reputation we left underwhelmed. Pretty room though. Three stars.

The Rosewood is such a classy hotel Jamie W and I were feeling we might not be quite up to snuff to…read moredine on the rooftop here. However, the staff didn't make us feel that way since they gave us the table with inarguably the best view of the city during the most photogenic time of the day, magic hour at sunset (Photo 3). How did we get so lucky since we made our reservation just the day before? And what better way to start than with a pair of MX$340 Carajillos, the Mexican version of espresso martinis (Photo 7). The use of Licor 43 lent a welcome sweet spiciness to the deep espresso and fit the moment perfectly. We were happy to receive a complimentary serving of warm Focaccia topped with a wedge of liver pate, olive oil, and chives (Photo 10). It was a nice surprise quickly devoured. Our first shared dish was the MX$365 Ensalada Luna, a hearty and enticing mix of greens, stracciatella cheese, speck ham, fresh peaches and figs, and quinoa in a citrus and vanilla vinaigrette (Photo 4). Our entree was the MX$406 Tacos de Lechon Rostizado, a trio of roasted suckling pig tacos with crispy skin cracklings, red onion, and fresh green salsa (Photo 5). The pork was fork tender. Nestled in a flour tortilla, the soft pulled meat stood in nice contrast to the crack of the skin. We went for a second drink, but this time a mocktail, the MX$195 Chilate, a refreshing alcohol-free blend of cacao, rice, cinnamon, and raw cane sugar in a coconut shell (Photo 6). While awaiting our dessert order, we were surprised by a complimentary Happy Anniversary dessert, a bit of a head-scratcher. We didn't say we were celebrating anything, but hey, we didn't complain. The sparkler was already lit and the staff was harmonizing. It was a chocolate ganache cake with blueberries atop puffed rice (Photo 8). That didn't stop us from enjoying the crispy-sweet MX$289 Churros with cinnamon ice cream and champurrado chocolate sauce (Photo 9), while entranced by the nighttime view (Photo 2). FOOD - 5 stars...really delicious with unique and fresh ingredients C(M)OCKTAILS - 5 stars...everything went almost too smoothly down AMBIANCE - 5 stars...the best view in town, hands down SERVICE - 5 stars...they put in a lot of extra effort TOTAL - 5 stars...for that special evening in San Miguel de Allende RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/kJbsIcL7O0

Incredible rooftop dining! Upon entering the hotel, take the elevator to the 4th floor. Stopped in…read morefor drinks and appetizers, our bartender, Eric, was friendly and efficient. We ordered some carajillos and the dip appetizer which was phenomenal, highly recommend this beautiful location

I kind of stumbled across this place because I was hungry and didn't have a lot of time…read more I sat at the bar and the bartender was super helpful. First, he brought out a very big bowl of tortilla chips. They were excellent as was the accompanying pico de gallo. I had the chicken street tacos, which were also terrific. There was live music starting right as I left. That's not my thing, but if it's your thing you might like it.

Even though there are hundreds of YouTube vlogs of varying quality about San Miguel de Allende,…read morechef Pati Jinich was the one that triggered my interest in coming here through her long-running PBS travel and cooking series. She went to this particular traditional restaurant known for their signature dish, Molcajete. The term first refers to a Mexican mortar bowl made of basalt volcanic rock standing on three stubby legs. The same term also refers to the food inside. It's quite simple because it's all about the ingredients and the execution. Jamie W and I ordered the MX$550 Mix Volcanic Bowl where they grilled large amounts of arrachera (skirt steak), chicken, and cecina (cured beef) while heating up the molcajete. The meat was then layered in the bowl along with nopales (cactus), green onion, chiles, peppers, and queso blanco cheese. A spicy green chile verde sauce was drizzled all over the gluttonous mix (Photo 7). Fresh guacamole and creamy refried beans were served on the side (Photo 4). A stack of freshly made tortillas was provided in order to gorge on all of the hearty indulgence which continues to stream well after its arrival at the table. The total amount could've easily served four ravenous people with both the arrachera and nopales the delectable standouts. Out of blissful ignorance, we both ordered salads as if the volcanic bowl wasn't going to satisfy us. Jamie had the MX$135 Mixed Salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumber slices, red onion, pasilla chiles, mushrooms, and a rosette of avocado slices (Photo 8). I went with the MX$200 House Salad with lettuce, hearts of palm, cubes of chihuahua cheese, green olives, grape tomatoes, and red onion (Photo 9). Both were more than freshly satisfying as we were filling up on housemade tortilla chips with red salsa and fresh pico de gallo (Photo 5). The space was cavernous with plenty of room for large parties as families converged on this place. We could totally envision live music performances in here, especially with a long, fully stocked bar beckoning. Although I've seen mocajetes on random Mexican menus around San Francisco, I agree with Pati that this type of place would be quite successful stateside. If you're planning a trip to San Miguel de Allende, I recommend following Pati's advice. FOOD - 5 stars...a deliciously eruptive volcanic bowl AMBIANCE - 4.5 stars...huge space, plenty of room during off-peak hours SERVICE - 4.5 stars...efficient and quite accommodating TOTAL - 5 stars...trust Pati on this one RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/fUKxOmWUmr

This was on my list of places to try for my trip to San Miguel, so I was excited when my friend…read more(The Bride) invited me to their rehearsal dinner. They had a fixed menu where we were able to choose from each section. I had the Ceviche peruano, Pulpo al Olivo, Lomo Saltado and for dessert the Espuma de chicha morada peruana (This was my favorite). Overall, the food was pretty good so I was really glad I got to try a variety of items. The drinks were delicious too! I am not a big pisco sour person, but this was one of the drinks they were serving as part of the party menu and it was delicious! I also ordered a Carajillo and it didn't disappoint because the espresso was delish!! The service was amazing and they were very attentive! Our waiter kept bringing around the bottle of tequila trying to get us to continue to take shots!

Delicious every time. One of my favorite restaurants in San Miguel. I particularly recommend the…read morehouse tostada.

This was the fourth of five stops that Jamie W and I made on our Tequila and Tacos tour of San…read moreMiguel de Allende. From our third stop, Le Pegaso (review: https://yelp.to/rmPAJsgLVf), we had to cross the cobblestone streets around the central plaza, Jardin Allende. Normally an uneventful stroll, it felt more precarious after three bar stops. We made it without injury though. This spot was a spacious, more traditional restaurant with two bars in front. Our group was seated around a dining table. I noticed our Tequila Paloma was a bit skimpier this time (Photo 7), perhaps an acknowledgement that we were tapering off our alcoholic consumption. However, we ended up with the evening's best plate, a pair of Emmoladas, an enchilada-like house specialty filled with shredded chicken and covered liberally in a savory-sweet dark chocolate mole sauce (Photo 8). I would definitely have that again. FOOD / DRINKS - 4 stars...tasty emmoladas overshadowed the tequila and the pomegranate juice (Photo 9) AMBIANCE - 4 stars...spacious and relatively calm SERVICE - 4 stars...pretty attentive staff TOTAL - 4 stars...more like a real restaurant than just a tequila bar RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/zEgMm5ax3J

Fantastic really, really home-made and as they claim Artisanal Mexican food. Down home, streetwise…read moreand Mama's way of putting viands together, from the aromas, the décor, the atmosphere and the service extraordinaire!. This obscure place from outside, when you walk in becomes what appears to be a Hacienda along with a patio, Terraza and balconies all around and cantina where you walk in! Not only was this place beautiful in the most traditional of Mexican styles, with tiled and wrought iron stairs to upper balconies, built in shelves and niches withing stone, wallpapered and muralled walls, a typical bar inlaid with the structure with magnificent woodwork and an excellent bartender I might add, clay flower pots galore hanging from the balcony flooring, and an incredible full skylight, wall to wall, but that's not the best of it. The food. The food was magnificent. I have had many a meal in Mexico, I have tried many, many styles of regional cuisine, but I had never ever had the specialty of this house - the Enmolada! The unique specialty of the house at La Cocina Café del Viajero are Enmoladas which are a dish consisting of tortillas in mole sauce... stuffed with fillings of almost any inkling! Enmoladas are a established indigenous dish made with corn tortillas that is coated in mole sauce. This is what I had to have. First let me mention that the food here is incredible, overall. We obviously started with bottled water, a couple of okay Margaritas and some Modelos. As is the custom, we had the Guacamole, which was extraordinarily excellent, with homemade chips, really, really good chips. Someone at the table ordered the Enchilada Capital with Mexican rice - extraordinary and very picoso! To make a long story short, my order of the Enmolada was exquisite. Most folk like me, were only familiar with enchilada sauce, but Enmolada sauce is unique. The enchiladas are smothered in mole sauce, offering a exceptional merge of flavors that stretch from spicy and sweet to savory and smoky. Totally overwhelming the palate, as your tastebuds go in a freefall. They compacted shredded chicken, then rolled it, then garnished it with fresh toppings of crema and cheese. Wow! Needless to say, this was an experience! An exquisite location, excellent service, terrific atmosphere and one of the most life changing taste adventures I had in Mexico. Try an Enmolada, maybe here, it's terrific.

A great place for wonderful meal. Service was excellent, great views…read more The menu had wide variety of options. Everything we ordered was great.

Our server, KAREN was absolutely incredible. She told us a little bit about San Miguel. she was…read morealso very patient with her Spanish. The food was very good too. The risotto was creamy and made perfectly. The beet salad was sweet, and the preparation and presentation on the plate was exquisite..