For many serious diners, the city's most compelling top-tier restaurant — refined, ingredient-focused, and often perceived as the more subtle counterpoint to Pujol.
Why It Belongs on the List
Quintonil is Jorge Vallejo’s refined, ingredient-focused restaurant in Polanco — widely regarded as the more subtle and vegetable-forward counterpoint to Pujol. The tasting menu foregrounds Mexican herbs, greens, and produce with a level of technical precision that has earned it a consistent place on the World’s 50 Best list. The room is elegant and restrained. Book at least two weeks ahead.
What Stands Out
- Ingredient-driven tasting menu
- Mexican herbs and greens focus
- World's 50 Best Restaurants
- Chef Jorge Vallejo
- Quieter alternative to Pujol