Taco María

This simply appointed but highly desirable gem boasts one of the country’s most refined expressions of Mexican cuisine from the intensely creative Chef Carlos Salgado. This kitchen shines at dinner with a prix-fixe menu inspired by his heritage and bolstered by top-notch produce and techniques honed during his fine-dining days. Centered around a sleek open kitchen and counter, the cooking displays reverence towards traditional ingredients and plates are not overly complicated. This is food that's easy to eat and crave, like a tamal finished with a sauce of sweet corn, huitlacoche and hoja santa. Mole de pato is a wonderful surprise, brimming with silky, confit Muscovy duck leg along with the requisite sweet spices.