Where to eat in Guadalajara

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Guadalajara, Mexico that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• La Chata — Traditional Jalisco, Centro (2). Order the Birria de res. Since 1942 — the downtown standard for birria, pozole, and enchiladas.
• La Docena — Oyster bar / seafood, Chapultepec (3). Order the Grilled oysters + aguachile. The Chapultepec oyster bar that made mariscos cool again.
• Tortas Ahogadas José el de la Bicicleta — Tortas ahogadas, Centro (1). Order the Torta ahogada. The bicycle-cart legend that grew a following one drowned torta at a time.
• Café Madrid — Café / breakfast, Centro (1). Order the Café lechero + huevos a la mexicana. A 1957 time capsule — café lechero and eggs at the formica counter.
• Birriería las 9 Esquinas — Birria, Las Nueve Esquinas (1). Order the Birria de chivo. In the birria barrio itself; goat done the old Jalisco way.
• La Tequila — Contemporary Jalisco, Av. México (3). Order the Molcajete + tequila flight. Upscale regional cooking with a 200-bottle tequila cellar.
• Karnes Garibaldi — Carne en su jugo, Santa Tere (2). Order the Carne en su jugo. Guinness-record fastest service; carne en su jugo is the house religion.
• Tortas Ahogadas Toño — Tortas ahogadas, Multiple (Av. México) (1). Order the Torta ahogada. The drowned torta done the orthodox way — birote, salsa brava, no mercy.

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