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Tacos Los Alexis: Bib Gourmand Mexican Tacos in Mexico City's Roma Norte

Tacos Los Alexis in Mexico City’s Roma Norte

Chef Alexis Ayala runs Tacos Los Alexis, a taqueria that brings together the bold flavors of northern Mexico and Mexico City (chilango) cooking. The Roma Norte location is one of two in the city, and it’s earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2024, 2025, and 2026 — a mark of good quality, good value cooking that makes it a standout for anyone seeking exceptional Mexican food.

The menu is built around beef cooked over charcoal, the base for many of the tacos, costras, and volcanes. The Costra Especial layers that charcoal-grilled beef over a flour tortilla with griddled cheese, then adds a punchy “Salsa Borracha,” purple onion, and criollo cilantro. For something vegetarian, there’s huitlacoche — corn fungus sautéed with garlic and butter — served on a mini cheese costra with avocado and pickled vegetables on a corn tortilla.

The volcanes are crisp corn tostadas spread with adobo refried beans, topped with either grilled beef or “Taurino” — a mix of beef cecina, pork chicharrón, and longaniza in a heavy adobo — then gratinéed with cheese and caramelized onion. The costras follow a similar logic: grilled beef or Taurino on a flour tortilla with griddled cheese and caramelized onion. Straight tacos come on flour or corn tortillas with the same fillings, starting at $48 MXN.

Dessert is a single option: flan de queso, made from a secret recipe. Drinks include Mexican fruit punches like Boing de Mango and Boing de Guayaba, agua frescas (jamaica, limón con chía, cebada), plus beer, mezcal, and a small wine selection.

The atmosphere is casual and direct — a taqueria where the cooking does the talking. Chef Ayala’s approach is grounded in technique and flavor, not fuss. The Bib Gourmand recognition simply confirms what locals already know: this is a place that delivers serious Mexican food at honest prices.