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El CardenalvsRestaurante Antiguo San Angel Inn
El Cardenal and Restaurante Antiguo San Angel Inn are both rated highly by professionals. Overall, El Cardenal scores slightly higher than Restaurante Antiguo San Angel Inn. El Cardenal is ranked #5 in Mexico City with approval from 7 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Tasting Table and DK Eyewitness.
El Cardenal
Lonely Planet
Gayot
DK Eyewitness
Travel + Leisure
Tasting Table
The Infatuation
Time Out
Av. de las Palmas 215 City 11000
From $20/night
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Possibly the finest place in town for a traditional meal, El Cardenal occupies three floors of a Parisian-style mansion and has a pianist playing sweetly in the background." Full review
Gayot14.0
"A favored hangout for Mexican politicians and TV actors---as well as big families---El Cardenal serves well prepared renditions of time-honored Mexican dishes." Full review
DK Eyewitness "El Cardenal’s stately appearance, with cloth covered tables and refined atmosphere, is foil for reasonable prices, and pre-Hispanic food specialties, as well as just plain good home cooking."
Travel + Leisure "When a restaurant has trademarked their hot chocolate, you know it’s a place where you’ll enjoy a memorable breakfast." Full review
Tasting Table "This tourist trap is worth the wait for its classic Mexican breakfasts of conchas, natas and hot chocolate served on starched white tablecloths." Full review
The Infatuation "This place serves arguably the best breakfast in the city, in the midst of Centro Historico, a block away from el Zocalo." Full review
Time Out "If you want to taste the authenticity, we say try the breakfast. It’s essentially a Bajío region tour with your palate." Full review
Restaurante Antiguo San Angel Inn
Concierge
Fodor's Gayot
Michelin Guide DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Frommer's Lonely Planet
Diego Rivera No. 50 City 01060
From $0/night
Concierge "Always packed with regulars, this 17th-century former monastery is where locals take their out-of-town guests."
Fodor's "Dark mahogany furniture, crisp white table linens, exquisite blue-and-white Talavera place settings, and impeccable service strike a note of restrained opulence." Full review
Gayot12.0
"Should you decide to stay for a full meal, among the best dishes are the chicken in mole sauce, the poblanos stuffed with cheese, or the red snapper in Veracruz sauce." Full review
Michelin Guide "A firm candidate to be the most beautiful restaurant in the city, in
a former hacienda built from the remains of a 17C convent."
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Diners can choose between baronial inside rooms (preferred by wealthy locals) or exquisite garden patios.
DK Eyewitness "The international menu offers chateaubriand and osso bucco, and Mexican specialties, including crepes huitlacoche. "
Rough Guide "Popular with visiting dignitaries and tourists, this late seventeenth-century former Carmelite monastery has been an elegant restaurant with a sumptuous garden setting since 1915."
Frommer's "The atmosphere is elegant with blue-and-white Talavera-style place settings and bright white table linens—it has a true Spanish-Mexican colonial feel and is an oasis of calm." Full review
Lonely Planet "Classic Mexican meals are served in the various elegant dining rooms of this historic estate next to the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo." Full review
