✈️ Travel Journal - Ciudad de México
Day 2: Dinner at Maestro Taquero – Condesa.
Neighborhood/Area: Condesa, Cuidad de México, México.
By the time evening rolled around, we were running on fumes after our 4 a.m. wake-up for the pyramids. The sun, the stairs, and the sheer awe of Teotihuacán had drained every ounce of energy we had left. All we wanted was food, tequila, and maybe a quick resurrection via tacos.
So the 6 of us wandered the neighborhood before dinner, the streets full of people, music spilling from open windows, and that warm Condesa energy that makes you feel like you landed in the best kind of city. Maestro Taquero welcomed us at 7 p.m., handed us free Coronas to start, and led us up to a charming second-floor table made from barrels and glass. It felt cozy and a little theatrical in the best way.
Service was delightfully over the top, in a local, attentive way. At one point it seemed like half the staff was looking after our table, which meant drinks arrived fast, salsas kept appearing, and small kindnesses stacked up. Chris and I shared a massive margarita served in a shallow bowl, and I had the Tacos Don Roberto, a perfect skirt steak taco with just enough cheese to make it comfort food and a little dangerous. They brought out eight or nine salsas, rounds of water, and when a wrong plate briefly shuffled through the table they fixed it fast and then sent rounds of tequila to smooth things over.
We finished with lemon tiramisú and a cream cake, accepted an extra double shot of some special Tequila for the road, and walked home slowly, the night settling into our shoes. It was a full, silly, generous kind of meal, the kind that makes a trip feel like it has already gifted you a memory.
Maestro Taquero, Av. Universidad 1001, Col del Valle Sur, Benito Juárez, 03100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
https://maetro-taquero.foodjoyy.com
“Barriga llena, corazón contento.”
“Full stomach, happy heart.”
🐻👁️ Bear’s-Eye View
A collection of moments seen through the eyes of the Bears - snapshots from a fabulous dinner.
Hint from the Bears: HOVER your mouse over the photos—each one’s got its own little story waiting to pop up. CLICK on the photo and the slideshow for this post pops up just like magic.
“We didn’t steal it… but only because we couldn’t agree on who’d get custody. Tequila can make you think the wildest plots.” 🍹
“Right at the entrance, Maestro Taquero makes its values clear — everyone’s welcome here. A small sign with a big heart.” 🏳️🌈❤️🇲🇽
“Guacamole, beef, and tomatoes walked into a bar… and never left our table.”
“Proof that sometimes it’s better not to ask questions — just eat, smile, and sip your margarita.”
“Somewhere beneath the potato haystack lies dinner. Fortunately, the margarita required no decoding.”
“Argentinian beef tacos with fresh avocado and handmade tortillas, served alongside roasted bone marrow. After a 4 a.m. start and a day at the pyramids, this was pure salvation on a plate.”
“Teamwork makes the margarita disappear faster.”
"Now this is how you end a night in Mexico City — a dessert platter so cute we almost felt guilty eating it. Almost. After all that tequila and tacos, even the little white dogs were starting to look like a good idea."