Expected September 30, 2025. Available for pre-order now!

A comprehensive food-lover’s guidebook to Mexico City from Eater, the online authority on where to eat and why it matters

The Eater Guide to Mexico City is your go-to source for getting immersed in the city’s vibrant dining culture. Offering context on how the local scene has been shaped by history, immigration, agriculture, and tradition, this guide offers vibrant, incomparable insight into the Mexican capital and its one-of-a-kind food destinations and personalities. Through a narrative lens, readers will explore the best restaurants, cafés, specialty shops, and more, and dig into key ingredients and food culture, learning from those who’ve shaped and defined how the city eats.

This book includes:

• Guide to Mexico City essentials such as street food, a breakdown of key regional specialties, and the best sweets
• Ideas for great places to eat near key sites, which are often surrounded by underwhelming tourist traps
• Brief history of the Mexico City dining culture
• Plenty of maps that break down the must-visit spots and shopping destinations neighborhood by neighborhood
• Contributions from well-known Mexico City experts such as Gabriela Cámara, Enrique Olvera, and Pati Jinich
• Weekend trip itineraries to eating destinations outside the city, including Tepoztlán, Oaxaca, and Valle de Bravo

Built on the unrivaled authority of Eater’s networks of local writers and editors who live and breathe their hometown food scenes, this book is perfect for first-time visitors and experts alike who are hungry to explore the best the city has to offer based on the advice of in-the-know Mexico City locals.