When in Roma

When in Roma, eat as the locals do.

As has become customary, we did a food tour in the Colonia Roma neighborhood (see map at the bottom).  Our guide, Salima, holds a Masters in history and her passion for the city and its history was infectous.  We highly recommend Sabores Mexico Food Tours.

Our group started at Tres Galeones.  Introductions were made -- name and where we are from.  John the Husband introduced himself as Juan Trigo.  It stuck for the rest of the tour.  (Addendum -- after we returned from the tour, the hotel concierge said, "Buenas tardes, Senor Trigo" when we came through the door. Sigh.)

Tres Galeones specializes in fish, of all kinds. We sampled a shrimp sopa and a tilapia taco. 

The Colonia Roma neighborhood was developed in the mid to late 1800's by Europeans.  This stretch is patterned after the Champs-Elysees.

Stop Numero Dos was Galia Chef, a French bistro.  The chefs came to Mexico City in 2012 from Provence.  Yes, that is pate.

On to Cafe de Raiz for a sampling of tamales.  From left to right: rice tamale with chicken filling, black beans mixed with corn, and finally a sweet corn tamale. This was not unlike a corn muffin.

After a brief respite in a neighborhood park, punctuated by the very large sculpture, Cabeza Vanilla, we journeyed on.

Microbreweries are beginning to spring up around Mexico.  La Graciela is one with a woman master brewer.  There are only eight in all of Mexico.  John is seriously contemplating the four types before him.

Have we mentioned mezcal?  Escollo serves the mezcal with orange slices sprinkled with, wait for it, a mixture of salt, pepper, and roasted worm.

Fortunately, the mezcal came with a little bit of heaven in the form of a goat cheese mixture on tomatillo sauce.

We are now recovering from a food coma, awaiting dinner time. (Note: Although we are both philosophically opposed to Uber, it is, by far, the easiest and safest means of moving around the city.)