Authentic Mexican Cuisine in Roma Norte: The Tosta Guide

The complete guide to authentic Mexican cuisine in the heart of Roma Norte

If you’re searching for authentic Mexican cuisine in Roma Norte, you’re asking the right question — and it’s harder to answer than it looks. Roma Norte has one of the densest restaurant scenes in Mexico City, but a lot of what’s marketed as “Mexican” here has been softened, fused, or built for a photo rather than a palate.

Tosta Cocina Mexicana carries the answer in its own name. We’re not a place that happens to serve tacos — we’re a restaurant built around Mexican culinary tradition, with real ingredients, inherited technique, and a space designed for you to stay a while.

“Authentic Mexican cuisine with brunch and mimosas” — that’s how the people who already know us describe it, and that’s exactly what you’ll find.

What “Authentic Mexican Cuisine” Actually Means

Authenticity isn’t about refusing to innovate. For us it comes down to three concrete things:

• Real ingredients, no shortcuts — artisanal Oaxacan mole, not concentrate. Corn masa, not generic flour. Real Oaxacan quesillo, not a cheese substitute.
• Technique that gets respected — chilaquiles don’t get served soggy, tortillas don’t get served cold, and mole isn’t something you make in twenty minutes.
• Mexican flavor without apology — we don’t tone down the heat or the intensity to make it “easier” for an international palate. We adapt presentation, never character.

That last point matters most if you’re visiting. Plenty of restaurants in tourist-heavy neighborhoods quietly dial the flavor back. We don’t — and that’s the whole point of coming here.

Where We Are

Salamanca 35, Roma Norte, Mexico City (06700) — a couple of blocks from Metro Sevilla and a short walk from Avenida Álvaro Obregón, right in the walkable core of the neighborhood.

The space pairs a warm indoor dining room with a glass-roofed garden terrace, built for anything from a quick weekday breakfast to a long, unhurried afternoon.

Hours:

• Monday–Friday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Saturday–Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Our full menu — not a reduced version — is available the entire time we’re open. Craving chilaquiles at 4 PM is completely valid here.

The Dishes That Define Us

If we had to reduce Tosta’s Mexican cuisine to two dishes, it’d be these. They’re not the only good things on the menu, but they’re what guests mention most — with real reviews like “best chilaquiles ever”, “the mole ones are spectacular”, and “a next-level dining experience.”

Dish	Description	Price (MXN)	~USD
Chilaquiles verdes or rojos	Served with bread	$97	~$5
Chilaquiles poblanos	Beans, cheese, cream, onion, cilantro and chicken	$167	~$9
Chilaquiles de mole	Artisanal Oaxacan mole — “spectacular”	$196	~$11
Barbacoa de picaña	350g, serves two — “a next-level flavor experience”	$347	~$19
Plato ganador	Chilaquiles + 2 eggs + sausage + bacon + a hot cake	$214	~$12

Chilaquiles are far and away our most-ordered and most-talked-about dish — green, red, poblano or mole, depending on the day’s craving. If you’ve never had them: fried tortilla chips simmered in salsa, topped with cream, cheese and protein. It’s the definitive Mexican breakfast.

Barbacoa de picaña is our most differentiating bet — a cut that essentially no other Mexican restaurant in Roma Norte works with, served to share.

What People Say

With an average rating of ~4.65 ⭐, the theme that repeats across reviews is consistency: dishes that photograph well and taste better. “Excelentísima” and “a genuinely novel dish” come up around the barbacoa de picaña; the chilaquiles collect comments in both Spanish and English.

So when someone asks what the best Mexican restaurant in Roma Norte is, our answer isn’t “we are.” It’s: order the chilaquiles de mole and the barbacoa de picaña, then decide for yourself.

Mexican Cuisine, Brunch and Bottomless Mimosas

Our Mexican cuisine doesn’t exist in isolation — it lives inside a full brunch experience, including our unlimited mimosas (2 hours, every day). Chilaquiles de mole with a glass in hand, or a shared barbacoa de picaña with the table full of mimosas.

That combination is the clearest picture of who we are: authentic Mexican cuisine with brunch and mimosas, with no need to choose between tradition and celebration.

For the full breakdown of pricing and how bottomless brunch works in CDMX, see our complete guide to unlimited mimosas in Mexico City.

FAQ

Where can I eat authentic Mexican food in Roma Norte? Tosta, at Salamanca 35 — steps from Metro Sevilla and Avenida Álvaro Obregón. Open daily from 7 AM (8 AM on weekends) to 5 PM.

What’s the best Mexican restaurant in Roma Norte, CDMX? We won’t answer that one for you — but with ~4.65⭐ and dishes like the chilaquiles de mole and barbacoa de picaña, we’d like you to test the claim.

What makes Tosta’s Mexican cuisine authentic? Real ingredients (artisanal Oaxacan mole, corn masa, quesillo), traditional technique that’s actually respected, and Mexican flavor that isn’t diluted for international palates.

Do you have an English menu / English-speaking staff? Yes. Roma Norte sees visitors from all over the world, and so do we.

Are there vegetarian or vegan options? Yes — the menu includes vegetarian and vegan dishes, like the veggie huarache and vegan tacos placeros.

Do I need a reservation? Recommended, especially for weekend brunch between 12 PM and 2 PM.

Keep Exploring

This guide is the starting point. To go deeper on specific dishes and the culture behind them:

• The History of Chilaquiles (in Spanish)
• Unlimited Mimosas in Mexico City: The Complete Guide
• What Is a Mexican Brunch? (in Spanish)
• What Is a Tlayuda? (in Spanish)
• Versión en español de esta guía

The Bottom Line

Roma Norte has no shortage of Mexican restaurants. It has a shortage of places that hold the line on real ingredients, careful technique, and flavor that doesn’t ask permission. That’s Tosta’s bet — and the name isn’t decoration.

If you haven’t been yet, consider this your invitation.

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