24HRS in MEXICO CITY - A Michelin Chef Shows Us Where He Eats - Part 1

9 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 1:00

   Em

   🍴 Restaurant · Roma Norte

   The current menu highlights Veracruz, with a blue-corn gordita topped with caviar and a grilled baby corn dish with huitlacoche custard.

2. 4:35

   Pujol

   🍴 Restaurant · Polanco

   The mole madre has been reheated and replenished for 3,928 days; there is also an omakase-style taco bar.

3. 8:12

   Bar Maldo

   🍺 Bar · Roma Norte

   The signature Maurito cocktail is made with mezcal and ate de guayaba, a guava candy.

4. 9:30

   Caimanero

   🍺 Bar · Condesa · brief mention

5. 10:45

   Despacho Margarita

   🍺 Bar · Colonia Cuauhtémoc

   Possibly the only bar in the city serving exclusively agave spirits; the margaritas are strong and mezcal-heavy.

6. 12:54

   Comal Oculto

   🍴 Restaurant · San Miguel Chapultepec

   Try the gordita with chicharrón in the dough stuffed with pork, and the chicken enmolada with mole and cream.

7. 15:08

   Ultramarinos

   🍴 Restaurant · Roma Norte

   Highlights include a kampachi and tuna crudo, firm Baja scallops and a seafood platter of clams, oysters, shrimp and crab.

8. 15:20

   Martinez

   🍴 Restaurant · Roma Norte

   The classics are roasted leeks with burrata and dates, foie with peach jelly, Parmesan gnocchi, and Sonoran steak frites.

9. 15:30

   Café Tormenta

   ☕ Cafe · Roma Norte

   The stand was once abandoned, and the stickers were added by visitors. Next door to Martinez.