"This Michelin-recommended Mexican fine dining spot, which also won a 2023 Eater Award for Best New Restaurant, draws inspiration from Indigenous cultures, Mexico City street foods, and the family recipes of its kitchen staff, who hail from all over Mexico. We are sprung on this restaurant, and its margaritas, too. Go for the El Carlitos (Derrumbes Salmiana with hickory salt), the Coco Loco (Cimmaron Blanco, coconut, and nutmeg), and the Mami Rosa (a frozen margarita with Lunazul Reposado, prickly pear, and grapefruit). El Carlos also has one of the most sharply designed dining rooms in the city — a trio of rooms, with the restaurant divided into three distinct spaces." - Courtney E. Smith