City Highlights Where to go, what to see, what to buy ... and more now kill two birds with one stone, thanks to the recent opening of El Mayor, a rooftop terrace restaurant with a sweeping view of the city’s most important archaeological site, Templo Mayor, or the Great Temple. See Historic Center dining for details.
WINING & DINING C’est Si Bon: Practically a city landmark, Les Moustaches has been offering locals and visitors alike refined dining in an elegant setting for nearly 35 years. The key to its success? Luis Galves, its gracious handson owner. Always there to personally greet guests, Galves stays attuned to his clients’ needs, which is why unlike many other restaurateurs he decided to lower prices instead of raising them in response to the current financial crisis. Diners can now enjoy such specialties as rack of lamb and roast duck with a rare special ingredient: solidarity. See Zona Rosa dining for details. The Great Option: Hungry sightseers can
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The Wa Experience: Fans of East Asian cuisine will love Wa, a modern temple to the Japanese culinary arts, including sake. A tasting menu that pairs the two is in the works. In the meantime, you can devise your own. They serve more than 15 varieties of the fermented rice beverage, including Taisetsu (aged six months in ice barrels), Shochikubai (organic and kosher) and Premium Gold (the No. 1 selling sake in the US). See Coyoacan & San Angel dining for details.
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The New Hot Spot: A fusion of talents, culinary influences and even first names, Jaso is the creation of husband and wife team Jared Reardon and Sonia Arias. Their combined expertise (he’s the executive chef, she’s the pastry whiz) is best showcased in their exquisite tasting menus comprised of five, nine and “Who’s counting?” courses, also known as the Chef ’s Tasting Menu. See Polanco dining for details.