The best tasting menus in Mexico City: 5 Michelin-starred tables, from Pujol to Quintonil

Mexico City has more serious kitchens than a long weekend can cover, and a tasting menu is the efficient way to see what a chef is doing. We do not review restaurants ourselves, so this guide uses one recognized yardstick: stars in the MICHELIN Guide Mexico 2026, announced at a ceremony on May 20, 2026. According to Michelin’s own roundup, Mexico City has two two-star restaurants, Pujol and Quintonil, and a list of one-star places that includes the other three below.

What the honors mean, and what we left out

Michelin describes one star as high-quality cooking and two stars as excellent cooking. The second honor we cite is The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. In the 2025 list, announced on June 19, 2025, Quintonil placed third in the world, behind Maido in Lima and Asador Etxebarri in Spain, according to Chilango and Mexico News Daily. Those outlets put Rosetta at 47th and Pujol at 60th that year. A new list is due soon: Grupo Animal reports that the 2026 top 50 will be revealed on November 4 in Lima, so those rankings may change within a day of this guide going up.

We left out places where we could not confirm a tasting menu. Michelin’s pages for Em and Gaba, both starred, describe à la carte or shared plates and do not mention one. Prices below are Michelin’s own symbols ($$ to $$$$), because we could not confirm current peso menu prices.

Five starred tables for a tasting menu

1. Pujol: two stars

Known for: chef-owner Enrique Olvera’s seasonal tasting menu, which Michelin says ends with the long-running “mole madre,” a mole that has been kept going since it was first served at Quintonil’s first anniversary party. A taco omakase is also offered. Honor: two Michelin stars, 2026 (also 2024 and 2025 per Michelin’s lists). Where: Tennyson 133, Polanco. Price level: $$$$. Hours per Michelin: Monday to Saturday, 2:00 to 9:30 PM; closed Sunday. Reserve: through the OpenTable link on its Michelin page or by phone at +52 55 5545 4111. Check first: Olvera told Michelin in October 2024 that the restaurant would make “several changes in the overall experience” ahead of its 25th anniversary, and Pujol’s own website blocked our automated check, so confirm the current menu format when you book.

2. Quintonil: two stars

Known for: chefs Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores cooking with Mexican ingredients, including insects, in a seasonal tasting menu; Michelin cites a mussel tartlet with a “seafood mole” as an example. Honor: two Michelin stars, 2026, and No. 3 on the 2025 World’s 50 Best list. Where: Isaac Newton 55, Polanco. Price level: $$$$. Hours per Michelin: Monday to Saturday, 1 to 11 PM; closed Sunday. Reserve: directly with the restaurant through the reservations button on quintonil.com or by phone at +52 55 5280 2680. The site was updated as recently as November 2 and shows no closure notice.

3. Máximo: one star

Known for: Mexican cooking with French and global influences from chef Lalo García. Michelin says guests can order à la carte or take the tasting menu, and cites an aguachile with sea scallops and a dragon-fruit sauce. Honor: one Michelin star, 2026. Where: Álvaro Obregón 65 Bis, Roma Norte. Price level: $$$$. Hours per Michelin: Monday to Friday, 1 to 10 PM; Saturday, 1 to 11 PM; closed Sunday. Reserve: by OpenTable (linked from Michelin), by phone at +52 55 5264 4291, or via the restaurant’s site, which loaded when we checked.

4. Sud 777: one star

Known for: chef Edgar Núñez’s creative Mexican cooking in Jardines del Pedregal, with a multicourse tasting menu alongside a large à la carte list. Michelin names the suckling pig with a pibil-style sauce and pineapple as the dish not to miss. Honor: one Michelin star, 2026 (also 2024 and 2025). Where: Blvd. de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, Álvaro Obregón. Price level: $$, the lowest tier on this list. Hours per Michelin: daily, with longer hours Thursday to Saturday and a short Sunday lunch service. Reserve: directly through sud777.com.mx (live when we checked) or by phone at +55 5578 4777.

5. Esquina Común: one star

Known for: chef Ana Dolores González’s cooking in Condesa. This is not a fixed tasting menu: Michelin says the food is “styled like a tasting menu and portioned for two,” with a grilled cod in green mole and a plantain-and-masa tamal as highlights. We include it as the shared-plates option. Honor: one Michelin star, 2026. Where: Fernando Montes de Oca 86, Condesa. Price level: $$. Hours per Michelin: Thursday 4 to 10 PM, Friday 1 to 11 PM, Saturday and Sunday 1 to 10 PM; closed Monday to Wednesday. Reserve: Michelin says reservations are closely guarded and taken by direct message on Instagram, and its page also links an OpenTable listing.

Planning tips from the listings

• Sunday is the hard day: Pujol, Quintonil and Máximo are closed, and Esquina Común is open. Esquina Común is closed Monday to Wednesday.
• Polanco is the base for the two-star pair, a short ride apart (Tennyson and Isaac Newton streets). Máximo is in Roma Norte and Esquina Común in Condesa, close to each other.
• Michelin says Quintonil and Sud 777 manage their own bookings, and Esquina Común guards its reservations, so start the request well ahead of your dates.

FAQ

Which Mexico City restaurants have two Michelin stars? Pujol and Quintonil, per the MICHELIN Guide Mexico 2026.

Is Quintonil still among the world’s best? It was No. 3 on the 2025 World’s 50 Best list. The 2026 list is due November 4, so check the new ranking.

Can I book online? Pujol and Máximo link OpenTable on their Michelin pages; Quintonil and Sud 777 take bookings directly; Esquina Común uses Instagram messages and OpenTable.

Do these places ever change? Yes. Menus, hours and stars change between editions, so confirm with the restaurant.

Sources: MICHELIN Guide Mexico 2026 and its restaurant pages for Quintonil, Sud 777 and Esquina Común; Michelin on Pujol’s mole. We do not rank restaurants by taste. Information, not a review.