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Azul Historico — Azul Histórico’s courtyard dining room beneath trees and surrounding balconies

Azul Historico

Restaurants ·Mexico City ·$$$$ ·Closed
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About

Azul Histórico serves upscale Mexican cuisine in Mexico City’s Historic Center.

Menu & prices

Menú AzulísimoMenú clásicoBebidasMezcalesMenú Azul HistóricoDesayunosMenú ClásicoBebidas

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Azul Historico — Courtyard restaurant beneath an open canopy of leafy trees

Azul Historico — Courtyard restaurant beneath an open canopy of leafy treesAzul Historico — Nighttime terrace dining area with trees and hanging lightsAzul Historico — Cook preparing fresh tortillas at the restaurant counterAzul Historico — Tortilla soup served with a miniature sombrero decorationAzul Historico — Fresh tortillas presented with small bowls of saucesAzul Historico — Plated dishes being finished at a restaurant tableAzul Historico — Dark mole served in a green bowl with tortillasAzul Historico — Lamb and pear arranged over sauce on a white plateAzul Historico — Fried grasshoppers and guacamole in a green bowlAzul Historico — Blue patterned plate with a restaurant napkinAzul Historico — Tiny trash can and sugar packets on a wooden table

Why go

  • A chef whose research contributed to Mexican cuisine’s recognition as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Opening hours

Today09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00
Tuesday09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00
Wednesday09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00
Thursday09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00
Friday09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00
Saturday09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00
Sunday09:00 – 12:00, 13:00 – 23:00

Good to know

BreakfastLunchDinnerBrunchLate NightFree WifiFull BarOutdoor SeatingReservationsServes AlcoholTable ServiceValet ParkingWheelchair Accessible

Dishes to try

  • Tacos with native corn tortillas and slowly baked pork
  • Mole negro
  • Mole poblano with ancho, mulato and pasilla chiles, dried fruit and spices
  • Tikin xic fish
  • Venison salpicón
  • White pipián
  • Chicken enchiladas with Oaxacan black mole
  • Yucatán-style cochinita pibil on black-bean tortillas
  • Shrimp with garlic, chipotle and tamarind, with arroz de fiesta
  • Chicken soup associated with Estado de México, with rice, cilantro, tomato and avocado
  • Escamoles with guacamole and corn tortillas
  • Corn dessert with black sapote sauce

Booking a table

  • Book through the restaurant’s website and select Histórico. Telephone: 5552866380.
  • Breakfast menu, classic menu, drinks and mezcals are available through the Azul Histórico menu.

Atmosphere

  • Outdoor seating occupies a courtyard with trees and stone archways.

History

Chef Zurita wrote an encyclopedic dictionary of Mexican gastronomy, first published by CLIO, and books on classic Mexican cuisine and native chillies. His stuffed-chile book has been reissued five times, including in a bilingual English-Spanish edition. His work also earned Club Vatel Mexico’s Chef of the Year award, a Gourmand Award for a book on classic Mexican cuisine, finalist status for the Basque Culinary World Prize, and recognition for gastronomic merit from the Mexican Academy of Gastronomy.

  1. 2012A book by Chef Zurita received a Gourmand award for best food-professionals book.
  2. 2013A book by Chef Zurita won a CANIEM editorial art award in the encyclopedia, dictionary and atlas category.
  3. 2021Chef Zurita received CANIRAC recognition for promoting the dissemination of gastronomy.
  4. 2025CANIRAC announced that its Young Chef of the Year category would bear Chef Zurita’s name.

How to get there

  • On footAzul Historico is at Isabel La Católica 30 in Mexico City’s Historic Center.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access Wheelchair access is available. For step-free entry, lift, toilet or accessible-parking requirements, contact the restaurant before visiting.

Sources: Mexico City/Centro - Wikivoyage (eat) · Restaurante de comida mexicana | Azul | CDMX · Nuestra Historia | Azul | CDMX · Chef de cocina mexicana | Azul | CDMX · Menú Azulisimo | Azul | CDMX · Menú Azul Histórico | Azul | CDMX · Azul Historico: booking (its own site) · Azul Historico: menu (its own site) · Azul Historico: menu (its own site) · Azul Historico: menu (its own site) · Azul Historico: menu, description (its own site) · checked 11 Oct 2026

Where
Calle Isabel La Catolica 30 Col. Centro Histórico, Mexico City
Website
azul.rest/

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Questions and answers

Is Wi-Fi available at Azul Histórico?

Yes, free Wi-Fi is available.

Does Azul Histórico serve alcohol?

Yes. The restaurant has a full bar and serves alcohol.

Is parking available at Azul Histórico?

Yes. Valet parking is available.

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