Top Restaurants in Dolores Hidalgo
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Best Mexican food near Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico
Discover Restaurants offering the best Mexican food in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico including El Fruty Restaurante & Cafe, Vicente, Nana Pancha, Toro Rojo Arrecheria, Restaurante Plaza 1971, Restaurante El Delfin Pescados Y Mariscos, Tacos el Fogoncito, Inolvidable Cafe, La Cocina de Mi Pueblo, Los Fresnitos
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10. Los Fresnitos
Reviewed By Armando G
Este restaurante está especializado en cocina regional del estado de Hidalgo, asà que si eres aficionado a comer chinicuiles, escamoles, conejo, barbacoa, etc. este es el lugar indicado para ti.La comida es buena, con buenas porciones, sin embargo, es MUY CARO, estamos hablando de un promedio de 300 a 400 pesos por persona. He comido en algunos lugares de la Ciudad de México mucho mas baratos que este lugar!!!.Sin embargo, los desayunos no son caros y también son mucho más accesibles.
9. La Cocina de Mi Pueblo
Reviewed By Kevon A
Great buffet for lunch while visiting that beautiful church on the main square (that has the most incredible retablos in the knaves.) Mi Pueblo Adorado is literally across the street. Hector, chef, and the staff were gracious and explained each dish. Loved the beef in mole. My wife loved the poblano peppersin cream sause. Anda a great sopa Azteca, too. We will go back on our next visit from SMA. (Note: it is thru the little Mercado and up the stairs. Ask the nice guides at the tourist booth in the plaza for directions if needed.)Thanks @Kevon A!!! The staff remember your visit whit lots of joy!!! We hope have you again around here soon!
8. Inolvidable Cafe
Lovely, cozzy and peaceful restaurant in the front part and a sports and karaoke bar in the backyard ( Cold beers ALL THE TIME)!! Come and dinner with us, all our team will make you feel in home with a variety of the menu dishes and a glass of wine, or ju
Reviewed By DaveHermans
Love this place. Clean, well organized, baby changer, AWESOME coffee, well prepared and presented food. Itâs a simple pleasure. The menu has good options (ex: breakfast package with fruit or juice and coffee).I had both and americano and daily coffee (two servings!) and loved them. Stop in for a full meal, a smoothie, a sweet snack or just a coffee. Itâs a few blocks away from the central plaza and maybe thatâs the charm. A short walk on a quieter street to a nice place with... wait for it... good coffee. If youâre in town check it out
7. Tacos el Fogoncito
Reviewed By PhantasticPhotog
We have eaten at both of their restaurants, but this one is the one we eat at more. The outdoor pork rotisserie is what grabs your attention at first glance. The chef who operates this el pastor rotisserie can really handle a knife... in a way that Navy Seals would envy. Once inside, there are about 45 to 55 seats, at about 15 tables. The restroom is far enough away from everything to keep it from being a problem. The dining and kitchen areas and restrooms are kept clean on a once-every-5 minute basis, and the ambience is more of a family restaurant than a taco stand.The friendly, hardworking family that owns this restaurant came from the state of Oaxaca, and within a few years of business have made the best taco restaurant in a 3 city area. This is why we love it so much:They seat us as soon as we arrive, unless there is a short wait. The order is taken on a placemat-size paper, all you have to do is circle the items you want, and "PRESTO!" you are presented with more food than you can eat in one sitting... for about $3.00 US, or $4.00 US if you get a soda or juice. The fare is simple but expansive... choices are varied, all are delicious. I personally love their el pastor tacos and the beefsteak tacos. On your plate also comes a baked potato in foil, a big grilled whole onion, and 4 overstuffed- with meat- huge tacos. You will not leave hungry, guaranteed.When you eat at either restaurant, they are identical, but the other one is 5% less expensive for some reason... (less for rent?) but both are equally well run and the servers are friendly and fantastic. The variety of salsas includes red, green, habanero, and guacamole salsas. IF, BY CHANCE... you eat too much of the habanero salsa and you become a fire-breathing dragon, then eat one of the onions on your plate. I do not know how it works, but eating a grilled onion "puts out the fire" of a hot pepper. Nothing else will work.Enjoy this place, and tell them the "Gringo Fotografo" sent you. Open late, until 3 or 4 in the morning on weekends if the crowd keeps spilling in.
6. Restaurante El Delfin Pescados Y Mariscos
Overall Ratings
4 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By PhantasticPhotog
We've actually eaten at Restaurante El Delfin several times, and have been pleasantly surprised each and every time. They have a wide variety of seafood on the menu, all of which the chef is expert at preparing. The wait staff is very pleasant, very helpful, and willing to go way beyond just standing at the table and not caring... They actually went cheerfully to correct an order. This means a lot. When a restaurant makes a small mistake on an order then their true spirit can be found in the way they respond to their error. They passed this test very well.We ordered shrimp tostadas for only $20 pesos apiece (about $1.65 US) which came with a quarter pound of shrimp on each tostada, and for another $65 pesos (about $4.75 US), I got the Sopa de siete mariscos (seven seas soup) which was unbelievable. There was a crab on top of the soup (I will soon post photos of our meal) which was the first thing that grabbed my attention. After I devoured the crab, there were other equally delicious fishes and squid and octopus and a few vegetables, lightly seasoned with standard seafood seasoning... This is the best seafood soup I have ever had this far inland.The place is small, there is an outdated Google photo of their location before the remodeling, which I intend to replace in a few days with recent photos, and will post here photos of the place and of the meal.The good thing about this place is the eastward-facing front, which keeps it cool in the evenings. I do now know their hours, but you can get any info you want from them by phone.Summary: Clean, good food, quiet atmosphere, seating for 30, low prices and delicious food.
5. Restaurante Plaza 1971
Overall Ratings
4 based on 86 reviews
Great location on the main plaza
Reviewed By russypooh
After spending the day sightseeing at this small town in Central Mexico I decided to eat a late lunch at this restaurant. Conveniently located next to the main plaza. Great front and center, you can people watch while dining. The atmosphere is of Old Mexico. I was the only tourist. The place was packed with locals and the university students. Food was delicious. The chips and salsa was great. Salsa was very spicy, you can definitely taste the authenticity. I ordered the Mixta Salada. Thinly spiced carrots, cucumbers, nopales cactus, mushrooms, mexican squash grilled and lighly seasoned with lemon. My Garlic Shrimp was perfect. Huge shrimp with lots of garlic and chilies over a bed of rice. Service was excellent. With my limited Spanish, my waitress was very patient and hospitable. Definitely needs to have basic Spanish helps a lot as they dont encounter much English speaking custimersportion size is huge. The Mixta Salada was meant to be shared. Price was good for the quality and portion size. Make sure to go to the plaza afterwards to have home made ice cream with many different and unusual flavors.
4. Toro Rojo Arrecheria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By PhantasticPhotog
Toro Rojo Arrecheria was recommended to us not once but a half-dozen times, with great compliments that we could not ignore. Our initial observation when driving by was that they are extremely busy closer to the weekends, so we continued the drive-by's until we saw a night they were not so crowded so we could eat there. There is a reason they are so busy... Read on:This was a business dinner and we arrived an hour before dark. The outside was very clean and neat. The grills for the meat are outside at the front. We were met at the door by everyone who worked there, and our server Ray sat us where we wanted to sit, in the back where it was quiet. Ray was very sincerely courteous and professional, friendly and attentive. And we saw the other servers the same. There was an open door to the outside beside us which offered cool, fresh air at the end of a hot day. We had a view of a large ranch pasture far across the road and were able to watch the sunset from outside our seating area. Great location for this restaurant.We ordered the buffet. They brought many bowls of red, green and guacamole salsas, raw hand-diced tomato, another type of guacamole, a dish of lime, cilantro and chopped onions, and jalapeno peppers. We received a bowl of "carne tartara" (spelling?) which is raw meat cooked with lime juice and not with any heat, with tomatoes, onion, cilantro and jalapeno pepper.The main meats are delivered to the table on a hot Hibachi plate, with a low flame under it to keep your food warm on your personal Hibachi grill. There was an incredible variety of meats: Carne Asada, Chuleta Arrechera (grilled special-cut beefsteak), 3 types of chorizo sausage, grilled whole onions, and grilled white banana pepper (chile guero). And to my delight, there was also my all-time favorite thing "grilled new cactus leaves" or "Nopalitos Asados" which is better than meat to me. There was more than enough to eat, at a price that would put similar restaurants in the US and in Mexico to shame. Not many places will let you eat all the grilled meat and salad you want for about $10 (US) per person.There was a well-equipped salad bar: Spaghetti with cream sauce, iceberg lettuce, purple leaf lettuce, purple onions, shredded carrots, cucumber slices, tomato slices, lime halves and orange slices. Everything was covered on a chilled cold bar cart and all items were very fresh.I drank a fresh-squeezed orange juice- a delicacy, and at the end-of-the-meal I had my usual, a bubbly mineral water. My associate had a coke. When I do finally open the martial arts school here in Dolores, this place will be my choice to have awards dinners after competitions or belt testing. The atmosphere is festive, lively, with a real live Mariachi band walking from table to table taking requests and playing energetic or romantic music... I guess you could say it has a great modern flair with an antique attitude. The servers and the owner are so nice and friendly, and I cannot say enough good things about that!When you are in town, make it a point to eat here. But do it early, because they close right after sunset.I'll add my photos of the trip soon.
3. Nana Pancha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By PhantasticPhotog
Now, Marchello's is very, very good pizza. It was my favorite until i recently tried NanaPancha. There are more pizza restaurants in town than there were before, but NanaPancha is a true Italian style restaurant. A little expensive... in comparison to other places... The place is dark but that's OK. At least you can see your food! The servers are very attentive. Just a little invasive at times, but always right there when you need them.Beware! There's a LONG climb up steps to get to the restaurant. So, if you have bad knees or a disability that prohibits getting up to the restaurant, then call them to make a delivery to your hotel or rental unit. It's worth it.I paid by credit card. They don't tell you, but you find out after you've signed the credit card receipt, that you will be charged a fee for using an American credit card. This fee is about 6%. I didn't care, because the food was good. It says right on the receipt that they have explained this to you in advance, but that is exactly not true. The room is dark so you really can't see that fine print on the front of your receipt, and they never mention it. Not fair, but... what is fair in Mexico?I recommend it to those looking for an evening out on the town with a small group. Buen provecho!
Dolores Hidalgo Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Dolores Hidalgo
2. Vicente
Overall Ratings
5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By jackg641
Carnitas Vicente is our absolute favorite for a lunch while visiting Dolores Hidalgo. This no-frills place serves heaping platters of tender pork along with excellent salsas and corn tortillas. Expect to see plenty of locals enjoying their meal there. You can indicate how lean or fatty you want your pork to be, just be sure to get some of the incredible ribs.
1. El Fruty Restaurante & Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 118 reviews
Reviewed By dgrant2014
We enjoyed a great lunch at El Fruty. The courtyard was beautiful, food excellent Our host Octavio went out of his way to make our experience really enjoyable. He was attentive without being overbearing. He spoke fluent english and a fountain of knowledge about the city and surrounding area. A definite âmust doâ when visiting Delores de Hidalgo
