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Taco Mexico City

El Farolito: Setting the Spit-Shaved Pork Standard in Mexico City

Pork that’s stained orange with an achiote marinade and shaved from a spit called a trompo is a key component of Mexico’s culinary canon. Pastor, as the preparation is called, is particularly revered in...
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Spanish Food Mexico City

Bar El Sella: Chic Cuauhtémoc Cantina with Chamorro Rico

On my recent trip to Mexico City with Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza, we explored a series of cantinas, some raucous, one lifeless and a third that was surprisingly refined. We communed with...
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Restaurant Mexico City

Fonda Margarita: Soulful Cazuelas and More in Colonia del Valle

When we first walked up to Fonda Margarita and saw the line stretched down the block, it made me wonder whether the restaurant succumbed to the Bourdain effect since appearing on “No Reservations.” However,...
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Churros Mexico City

Churreria El Moro: Frying Coiled Dough 24/7 in Distrito Federal

A chiseled stone sign at Churreria El Moro, a Mexico City institution, pretty much says it all. Since 1935, this Centro Histórico mainstay has specialized in fresh-fried, sugar-dipped churros and rich, steaming cups of...
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Pork Mexico City

Bar El Sella Chamorro

My recent four-day trip to Mexico City yielded a wealth of options for this week’s Dose of Vitamin P, including the humorous – an empty lard bucket outside Fonda Margarita imprinted with a pig...
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Restaurant Tijuana

La Cahua del Yeyo: Showing Some (Tuna) Fin in Tijuana

The exterior might double as a Coca-Cola billboard and the plain yellow walls don’t exactly scream gastronomy, but La Cahua del Yeyo prepares some of Tijuana’s best Sonora-style seafood. “The turtle of Yeyo” is...
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