Credit: John Anderson

There are enough new restaurants in the Downtown core that La Condesa is something of a grande dame, but the hip interiors from famed designer Joel Mozersky and the contemporary Mexican small plates from chef Rick Lopez still feel as fresh as ever. We recommend a margarita la clásica and a barbacoa taquito.

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