Where to eat in Monterrey

Where to eat in Monterrey

1. EatWestern suburbs

   Animal Calzada

   Lively nightclub that's an odd mix of family friendly and hip nightclub with loud music and extravagant jungle motif decor. Menu includes steaks, burgers, tacos and more.

   Daily 13:00 - 01:00·M$1000

2. EatWestern suburbs

   Atope

   Upscale Spanish restaurant that's a great date spot because they have live flamenco dancers during dinner and some shareable plates like paella, served in a traditional large shallow pan, or you can choose your own mix of cold and hot tapas (small plates). The house sangria is a good choice, or they have an extensive wine list and a full bar serving large cocktails.

   Mon-Sat 13:00 - 01:00, Sun 13:00 - 18:00·M$300

3. EatWestern suburbs

   Bestia Brasa

   Upscale Argentinian steakhouse with large cuts of grilled meats and a tempting array of appetizers and side dishes. Full bar with some creative house cocktails.

   Daily 13:00 - 01:00·M$700

4. EatWestern suburbs

   Bistro Bardot

   Offers a delightful collage of seafood and red meat, heavily influenced by French cuisine, it stays in touch with Mexico through their slight spices. Escape the noisy city and enjoy some fine wine.

5. EatCentro

   Botanero Moritas

   Classic cantina established in 1939, extremely clean with great ambience, friendly service, and some of the best traditional northeast Mexican cuisine in town. Tacos are distinctive with darker coloring and rich flavors.

   Daily 13:00 - 00:00 (01:00 Fri and Sat)

6. EatCentro

   Cafeteria Gaby

   Bright cheery coffee shop serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Traditional Mexican cuisine with an on-site El Nopal bakery with fresh sweet breads including huge donuts that can easily serve 2 or 3.

   Daily 08:00 - 20:00·M$200

7. EatCentro

   Café Sevilla

   A simple traditional restaurant with delicious main dishes for about M$79. They serve for example machacado, a northern Mexican dish for M$65, and chilaquiles.

8. EatCentro

   Casa de Arramberri

   Hamburgers and french fries take backstage to morbid displays commemmorating the building's history as site of one of Monterrey's most grisly murders.

9. EatWestern suburbs

   Cenacolo

   Elegant dining room with rustic Mediterranean feel. Italian food with homemade pastas, pizzas, and a full bar with creative house cocktails.

   Open now · closes 11 pm

10. EatCentro

    Comida Casera La Mazatleca

    Home cooking restaurant with tasty Mexican dishes for M$70-75 (March 2022).

11. EatWestern suburbs

    Cuerno Calzada

    Upscale restaurant featuring grilled, marinated meats and seafood. Full bar with innovative cocktails.

    Mon-Sat 13:00 - 01:00, Sun 08:00 - 00:00·M$1000

12. EatCentro

    Doña Tota

    You get 2 gorditas, a rather small portion of rice and beans and a drink for M$49 (March 2022). Locations throughout Monterrey, including one inside the central bus station, one in Plaza Mexico and another in Interplaza.

13. EatEastern suburbs

    El Camaron

    Popular seafood restaurant known for large portions and small prices. Gets crowded so reservations are recommended. Parking can be difficult.

    Daily 11:00 - 19:00·M$250

14. EatOuter Monterrey

    El Gran Pastor

    Norteño cuisine. This is one of the better known places to try cabrito al pastor.

    Daily 07:00 - 23:00

15. EatCentro

    El Rey del Cabrito

    One of the most famous restaurants in all of Northern Mexico, serving authentic regional cuisine, especially cabrito al pastor but there are options like steak arrachera for those who don't want to eat goat.

    Daily 11:00-23:00

16. EatCentro

    Feelgrow

    Comfortably casual restaurant with a spacious outdoor dining area. The food is a mix of classic Mexican dishes with favorite Italian and American dishes. Open for breakfast (and the chilaquiles are recommended!).

17. EatCentro

    Fonda el Limoncito

    Delicious traditional Mexican favorites served in a delightful colonial era building with thick stone walls. The chilaquiles are excellent!

    Daily 09:00 - 16:00 (open until 23:00 Fri and Sat)

18. EatWestern suburbs

    Gallo71

    Traditional northern Mexico cuisine, specializing in grilled meats. The ribeye is a whopping 500g (about 18 ounces). The tostadas are grilled the way abuela used to make them. Good selection of artesanal tequilas and local craft beers.

    Open now · closes 12:30 am tomorrow

19. EatCentro

    Ianilli's

    Classic Italian cuisine served in a colonial era building. Classy dining room with rough stone walls, old tile floors and rustic beam ceilings. Oddly enough, they have a life-size sculpture of a horse in the middle of the dining room with a lamp sticking out of its head. Some things are too weird to be made up.

20. EatEastern suburbs

    Il Castello di Frabo

    Modern, full-service restaurant serving Italian food in the MTY airport hotel zone.

21. EatEastern suburbs

    Il Gallo Nero Trattoria y Pizzaria

    Cozy Italian restaurant with a brick oven producing some of the best Neapolitan style pizzas outside of Naples. Small parking lot for off-street parking or park on the street.

    Sun-Wed 12ː00 - 22ː00, Fri-Sat 12ː00 - 00ː00·M$200

22. EatCentro

    Jabalina

    Exquisite northeastern Mexican regional cuisine with creative cocktails and a lively outdoor terrace dining area or a quieter inside dining room. Recommend the picaña tacos.

    Mon-Thu 13:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 13:00-02:00·M$300

23. EatWestern suburbs

    Koli

    Regional cuisine of northeast Mexico, modernized and taken up to the level of fine dining. Awarded a Michelin star. Very small intimate dining room, welcomes reservations but charges M$1800 per person for no-shows (so make sure your plans are firm before reserving).

    Tue-Sat 13:00-16:00 19:00 - 00:00, closed Sun Mon

24. EatEastern suburbs

    La Arrachera

    Tender grilled meats served with homemade tortillas. Long established business, popular in Guadalupe.

    Open now · closes 11 pm

25. EatCentro

    La Casa del Maiz

    Traditional central Mexican dishes. Akbal Lounge, upstairs, is a good place to drink.

    Daily 08:00-22:00

26. EatCentro

    La Chunga

    Casual sidewalk cafe with tacos, burgers, fish, grilled meats. Indoor dining rooms as well.

    Daily 12:00 - 1:00 (til 02:00 on Fri and Sat)

27. EatCentro

    La Divina

    Traditional Mexican cuisine with an excellent terrace upstairs with view of the Paseo Santa Lucia. If something seems unique or unfamiliar, try it! The idea of noodle tacos seemed strange to me, but they were delicious! (So was the cajeta flan with nuts). Delicious!

    Daily 12:30 - 00:00 (til 18:00 Sun)

28. EatOuter Monterrey

    La Nacional

    High end steakhouse with other grilled meats. A Monterrey tradition with several locations.

    13ː00 - 01ː00

29. EatOuter Monterrey

    La Siberia

    Iconic traditional taqueria with a short simple menu of tostadas and caldo at affordable prices. Fast, sometimes abrupt service with good quality and well-maintained, clean facilities. Great choice for cheap eats.

    Daily 07ː30 - 20ː00·M$150

30. EatEastern suburbs

    Los Cabritos

    Regional northeastern cuisine specializing in cabrito (slow-roasted kid goat). The taco tapado is very flavorful.

    Daily 11:30 - 23:00·M$500

31. EatWestern suburbs

    Los Curricanes

    Casual seafood restaurant with full bar, outside terrace dining.

    Open now · closes 11 pm

32. EatEastern suburbs

    Los Fresnos

    Traditional Mexican cuisine close to airport. Several other locations around Monterrey.

    08ː00 - 00ː00

33. EatCentro

    Los Huastecos

    Northern Mexican fare. Did somebody say skirt steak and frijoles?

    10ː30 - 21ː00

34. EatOuter Monterrey

    Los Legendarios Carnes el Carbon

    As the name says, they specialize in charcoal-grilled meats. Very popular and very Mexican. The arracheras are always excellent and the frijoles charros are some of the tastiest in the city.

    12ː00 - 23ː00

35. EatCentro

    Madre Oaxaca

    Elegant atmosphere specializing in dishes from the Oaxaca region (the black mole is delicious!).

36. EatWestern suburbs

    Mar del Zur

    Delicious fusion of Mexican and Thai cuisines which the chef describes as "Mexithai". Served in an elegant space with top-flight service. One of Monterrey's top restaurants, so reservations are well advised.

    Mon-Sat 13:00-01:00, Sun 13:00-18:00

37. EatCentro

    Me Muero de Hambre

    Fun multi-level casual eatery with pizza, sandwiches, tacos (on different floors). If you don't like the food on one level, go upstairs to the next.

    Daily 12:30-23:00 (until 02:00 on Thu and Fri)

38. EatCentro

    Mercado Barrio Antiguo

    Large, modern indoor food court with everything from Texas barbecue to Korean hot dogs, Mexican food, pizza, coffee, and gelato.

    Daily 08:00 - 22:00

39. EatCentro

    Mi Tierra

    Unpretentious casual cafe with good food and friendly service. One of the consistently best options along the pedestrian shopping area of Morelos (Zona Rosa). Two locations.

40. EatWestern suburbs

    Mochorros

    Part of a chain of elegant, upscale restaurants throughout Mexico. This location is a sleek, modern dining room serving grilled steaks, chicken, seafood and more. The sides are generous and creative. Service is top-notch.

    Daily 12:00 - 01:00·M$1000+

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Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Monterrey (CC BY-SA 4.0).