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The Best Food in Mexico is in |
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.
Varied in cuisine and price range; something for everybody, from French to Lebanese and many regional specialties1
And the runners up are....
 | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Two major gourmet festivals each year, and tons of wonderful restaurants |
 | Guadalajara, Jalisco 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) |
 | Oaxaca, Oaxaca Many regional dishes, like 7 different moles; great hot chocolate, great tamales; tlayudas (huge corn tortillas with toppings); famous string cheese. |
 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa Great seafood, good variety of restaurants |
 | Ajijic, Jalisco 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 the flab steak at the Tango. |
 | Merida, Yucatan 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 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 |
 | Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit Excellent food in nearby Vallarta and within the Nuevo Vallarta community |
 | Cancun, Quintana Roo Plenty of good restaurants, although expensive |
 | Tulum, Quintana Roo Lots of new, chic restaurants offer international food as well as more standard fare. |
 | Bucerias, Nayarit For a small community there are surprisingly good restaurants in all price ranges |
 | Tijuana, Baja California Many good restaurants from inexpensive to elegant |
 | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur Good food; more expensive than other resorts |
 | San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato There are tons of restaurants, from taco stands to fine dining |
 | 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) |
Puerto Nuevo, Baja California 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 For a small town, there are surprisingly good gourmet restaurants |
