Restaurante Alcalde
Mexican restaurant · Guadalajara ·
Imaginative Mexican cuisine with creative cocktails and unique flavors
Imaginative Mexican cuisine with creative cocktails and unique flavors
"Alcalde is listed at the The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025 as rank 67." - The World's 50 Best Restaurants
"I note that Alcalde in Guadalajara is described as one of Mexico’s most storied fine dining restaurants, and its chef Francisco Ruano will be guesting at Californios in San Francisco for two nights in April." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Alcalde is listed at the The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2023 as rank 54." - The World's 50 Best Restaurants
"Chefs Paco Ruano and Luis González Rodriguez opened Alcalde in Guadalajara after working at some of the world’s top-ranked restaurants, including Noma and Mugaritz. Though they bring international sensibilities and techniques to their open kitchen, they’re committed to working primarily with hyper-local ingredients, most sourced from the state of Jalisco.Seasonal menus may be the norm these days, but many of Alcalde’s dishes are likely to be unfamiliar even to aficionados of Mexican cuisine, ensuring an especially memorable culinary experience."
"Rank: #68 "‘Frank cuisine’ is the identifier applied to Francisco ‘Paco’ Ruano’s dishes. His down-to-earth modern Mexican cooking translates onto the plate in many vibrant manifestations but is perhaps best seen in his salad of nopal – prickly pear cactus with mango sorbet and habanero chilli – or suckling pig with mole."