Location: Monterrey
Top Restaurants in Monterrey
Top 10 restaurants in Monterrey, Mexico
Monterrey (Spanish pronunciation: [monteˈrei] ( listen)), is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, in Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is the country's ninth-largest city. Monterrey serves as a commercial center of northern Mexico and is the base of many significant international corporations.
Things to do in Monterrey
1. El Gaucho
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 859 reviews
Reviewed By aghyba - Cypress, Texas
Went there for business with colleagues to the best steak restaurant in Monterrey. Got the appetizers of beef chicharrón, guacamole, beans and chicken fajitas. Good service, busy day Halloween night, good food.
2. Pangea
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 677 reviews
Reviewed By ChEcKiTyO - Scottsdale, Arizona
Given all the good reviews, I was pretty disappointed with the food at this restaurant. I had the catch of the day, and while the presentation was nice the taste was lackluster and bland. On the upside, the restaurant itself is elegant and in an excellent location. The service here was truly exceptional. Overall it was an ok experience because of the venue, service and ambiance, but because the food was not up to par given the hype (and price) I would not return to this restaurant.
3. La Catarina
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 310 reviews
The cuisines of La Catarina can be described as 100% Mexican. It is a restaurant in which traditional recipes with strong Mexican roots are presented in a contemporary environment. The restaurant is an homage to Mexican cuisine. Los platillos de La Catarina se pueden describir como 100% mexicanos. Es un restaurante en el cual recetas tradicionales y totalmente arraigadas a sus origenes de Mexico central se presentan en un ambiente contemporaneo. Un homenaje a la cocina mexicana.
4. La Nacional - San Jeronimo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
A rare find, find out what local yuppies have been enjoying for generations, very simple food, exquisite steakhouse style meat cuts, lots of pork. A diamond in the dessert. La Nacional team usually rescues recipies from small towns and delivers them to your table. You cant leave Monterrey with out this craving generating machine!!!!!
Reviewed By GRolando - Monterrey, Mexico
La Nacional is a really good restaurant, for grilled meats is good, apetizers are good too (chicharoon de rib-eye, atropellado, etc). for dessert is good to, my favorite is pistachi cake (portion is really big, don't ask 1 cake for 1 people, is better to share).
5. La Torrada
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 205 reviews
Reviewed By orestesvasquez - Bangkok, Thailand
Completely delighted by the rich flavors and top-notch service. I'm still having dreams about their cauliflower, soaked in a tagine sauce and peppered with spices, which along with their amazing tostadas is a must. Their selection of meats "meets" all tastes, from highly marbled cuts to lean cuts, cooked to perfection. Their beef ribs are slowed cook to perfection...an amazing experience with the right ambiance!
6. La Buena Barra
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 361 reviews
Reviewed By Drew P
A great place to experience a northern Mexican treat! Excellent food, especially the steaks, which in my opinion is what everyone goes here for! My wife and I went here and ordered the queso fundido, guacamole, and ribeye on salt block. I definitely recommend one of the steaks on a salt block!
The cocktails were also excellent. I will say, the place is not cheap. Go with the family style, and it's reasonable, depending on how many drinks you get. However, highly recommend it!
7. Crepe de Paris San Jeronimo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 156 reviews
Reviewed By Javo73 - Monterrey, Mexico
This is a solid restaurant. The food is delicious, the prices are very reasonable and the service is good. The location in the middle of a residential neighborhood is easy to get to. There are several tasty options either for dinner or dessert. They have good cheap wines and great coffee. The place is small and is crowded most of the time.
8. Los Hidalgos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 299 reviews
Reviewed By GabrichX - San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
This is a very good place for family/friends/business. There are TV to watch sports, the plates are big and flavorful. Service is good, but not the best. Very well located. Good place for food and drinks.
9. Gallo 71
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 490 reviews
Reviewed By Arnaldo A - Chicago, Illinois
My colleague from Mexico selected this restaurant We had a working lunch the service started very well. Drinks and our shared option of coliflores specialty came out immediately We decided to order lunch our original waiter shared with us the special of the date, however a second waiter contradicted the other a little bit confused. Placed order took a long time to get our meals. They confused my order and gave it to my colleague we internally exchanged. Bottom line the food was very good the steak perfect, potatoes and guacamole really good. For four with drinks expect to pay about $70 per person I only took one photo of the coliflores I would return even with the slow service.
10. Fornera Wine House
Overall Ratings
5 based on 183 reviews
Reviewed By neto_saavedra - Monterrey
Birthady dinner, 3 couples; around $1,500 mxp per couple. Intimate, very good accomodations, personalized service, large Wine list for all different tastes. Everything we ordered was for sharing in the table, 2 huge +2" rib eyes with cafe & mushrooms, 2 bottles of wine (merlot, mexico) risotto, very nice salad, superb beef carpaccio. Ordered some dessert for sharing as well, plus free digestive at the end. Better to reserve Seating at least a couple of days in advance due to small capacity.
