The winner is Mexico City

Cosmopolitan yet ethnic and with lovely colonial sections, Mexico's huge, smoggy capital offers great food, great (well-dressed) people, and tons of sightseeing, galleries, and museums. It's well situated in the heart of the country, with lots of international flights.

And the runners up are....

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco,   More Info

Two major gourmet festivals each year, and tons of wonderful restaurants

Guadalajara, Jalisco,   More Info

The world’s finest tequilas; birria (goat stew); barbacoa (pit-cooked goat or lamb in maguey leaves); pozole (hominy stew); carne en su jugo (beef in chile-spiked broth)

Puebla, Puebla

Chiles en nogada (meat, nuts and fruit-stuffed chiles with walnut sauce and pomegranate seeds); famous mole Poblano; camotes (sweet potato candy); cemitas (sandwiches/rolls)

Oaxaca, Oaxaca,   More Info

Many regional dishes, like 7 different moles; great hot chocolate, great tamales; tlayudas (huge corn tortillas with toppings); famous string cheese.

Mazatlan, Sinaloa,   More Info

Great seafood, good variety of restaurants

Ajijic, Jalisco,   More Info

You won't find much Mexican food in Ajijic but you will find just about everything else from Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Eastern European and Continental. Strongly recommend Pedro's Gourmet.

Merida, Yucatan,   More Info

Cochinita pibil (pit-cooked pork in banana leaves); sopa de lima (fresh lime-sparked chicken soup); panuchos (puréed black bean-stuffed corn tortillas); hot chile habanero

Veracruz, Veracruz,   More Info

Excellent seafood! Huachinango Veracruzana; pompano; fresh and saltwater shrimp; crab, mixed shellfish cocktails; chile chipotle rellenos. Boca del Rio has atmospheric shanties; coffee is native to the region

Cancun, Quintana Roo,   More Info

Plenty of good restaurants, although expensive

Tijuana, Baja California,   More Info

Many good restaurants from inexpensive to elegant

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur

Good food; more expensive than other resorts

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato,   More Info

There are tons of restaurants, from taco stands to fine dining

Puerto Nuevo,

Puerto Nuevo is just south of Rosarito Beach and has about 30 lobster restaurants - lobster, beans and tortillas at a good price. Delicious! A good day trip from San Diego.

San Pancho, Nayarit,   More Info

For a small town, there are surprisingly good gourmet restaurants