The Best Mexican Restaurants In San Miguel De Allende Mexico

The colonial city of San Miguel de Allende is an amalgam of traditional architecture and history. For many of its visitors and locals it is also the gourmet capital of Mexico, the best place to appreciate life’s small pleasures and satisfy one’s senses with an abundance of colour, music and the dazzling aromas of the traditional Mexican cuisine. The following restaurants offer the best local food in town and satisfy those eager to experience ‘the real thing.’

Los Milagros

An old school restaurant for those looking to have solid local food while enjoying live music, Los Milagros offers its customers the real Mexican experience: Mariachi singers, delicious molcajetes, enchiladas mineras, and generous platters of mouth watering, sizzlingly hot fajitas. The ingredients are as fresh as it can get and the service is quick and attentive. The perfect introduction to Mexican food and culture.

17 Calle Reloj, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, tel: 415-152-0097

Lolita

An impressive colonial-style restaurant with high ceilings and an atmospheric interior as well as a serene outside space, Lolita offers a unique ambience to enjoy authentic Mexican meals. This charming all-rounder is particularly popular for its varied and delicious breakfast menu. Try the Lolita Eggs (Uevos Lolita) and enjoy the hearty breakfasts in the restaurant’s leafy patio. The meal and snack menus also offer a great variety of dishes made from the recipes of the abuela, the inspiration behind this restaurant.

Salida a Celaya 52, San Miguel de Allende 37760, Mexico, tel: 415-1858009

Pueblo Viejo

Conveniently located in the heart of San Miguel next to Jardin Principal, Pueblo Viejo offers genuinely local food. You have the option to sit either on the exclusive rooftop terrace, which has beautiful views of the city’s colonial churches, or inside the high ceiling main restaurant. The cosy village style interior is very atmospheric and at night there is also live music, just as the Mexican tradition dictates. Go for local dishes like tacos, sopas and mole, and of course the delicious margaritas.

Umaran 6, Col. Centro C.P., San Miguel de Allende , México, (415) 152 49 77

La Mezcaleria

La Mezcaleria serves a modern interpretation of Mexican cuisine in a simple, elegant and quite trendy ambience. Mezcal is a distilled alcoholic beverage produced from the plant maguey in Mexico, another type of agave. This unique restaurant uses Mezcal creatively to make the most interesting and tasty margaritas in town. The menu is an imaginative fusion of different elements which has become very popular among adventurous foodies who don’t mind having grasshoppers as a starter (The traditional Oaxacan speciality goes great with Mezcal). Dishes like their fresh Pulpo with mango or the pork ribs never fail to impress.

Correo #47-A col. Centro., San Miguel de Allende, Mexico tel: 52 415 121 5354

El Pato Barbacoa y Mixiotes

This roadside food stand is the best place to enjoy the most tender and succulent lamb Barbacoa and the best spicy Mixiotes in town. This delicious lamb served with a mouth watering combination of hand made tortillas and fresh salsas, makes the long drive from the centre of the town well worth it. El Pato Barbacoa y Mixiotes is a budget venue for those looking to taste local peoples’ food and do not mind the simple surroundings.

Calzada de la Estacion 112, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, tel: 4151174208

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