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MexicanContemporary$$$

Milpa Viva

CondesaMexico City

8.8

A corn-first kitchen sourcing landrace maíz from Tlaxcala and Oaxaca and treating it like the treasure it is: blue-corn tetelas, esquites with smoked chapulines, a masa flan that shouldn't work and does. Terrace tables under the trees go first, so book them specifically. Service is warm but unhurried to a fault — budget two hours and surrender.

Order this

  • Blue-corn tetela
  • Esquites with chapulines
  • Masa flan

The dishes reviewers keep coming back for. Ordering off-list is on you.

The practical bit

Getting a table

Reserve if you can — walk-ins wait

Dietary

vegetarianvegan (marked menu)

Neighborhood

Condesa, Mexico City

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