El Cardenal Mexico City

El Cardenal is Mexico City's most treasured traditional restaurant, a guardian of Mexican culinary heritage operating in the Historic Center since 1969 and serving some of the most carefully sourced and prepared traditional Mexican food in the country. Founded by José Luis Domínguez, the restaurant insists on sourcing every ingredient from its origin — chocolate from Oaxaca, corn from Tlaxcala, herbs from Xochimilco — and the resulting menu is a daily lesson in Mexico's extraordinary culinary geography. The breakfast service is particularly celebrated: traditional atole, hot chocolate, and pan dulce accompanied by eggs prepared in dozens of regional styles, served to a clientele that includes everyone from ministry officials to cathedral clergy.

• Categoryrestaurant
• Opening HoursMonday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM; Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM; Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM; Thursday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM; Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM; Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM; Sunday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM