El Sella - Cuauhtémoc

Very authentic filled with only locals. Rustic and minimal decor with a lot of age on the place and the owner sitting in the corner greeting regulars and whilst cooking the books.....my kind of place. Almost every table orders their famous Chamorros. I pig leg the size of your head, offered bone in or bone out. We went bone in thinking that asking for it bone less would be wimping out. The meat is apparently seared and then stewed. The outside has some texture but the inside is buttery, fatty, porky goodness. Served with tortillas and various topping to make your own tacos. Fantastic! Service was friendly, fast, and surprisingly upscale considering the decor. We easily walked in on a Monday around 1 with no reservation, but I heard this place can get slammed, might want to call ahead.

Bar “El Sella” is one of the best cantinas in Mexico City. If you have ~6-hour layover in México City, this is the place to Uber to. Located in the legendary Doctores neighborhood, Bar El Sella is the quintessential Spanish bar to spend your Fridays after work or your layover. The food is fantastic, with magnificent, traditional Spanish staples such as queso machego, chistorra, jamón serrano (Spanish prosciutto), Jamón Iberico de bellota (mouth-watering delicacy jamón from ‘pata negra’ pigs raised solely on Spanish acorns). Founded by Don José Valle Caso almost seventy years ago, this bar is now managed by his son, Don José Manuel Valle Salazar, with the same emphasis on details and excellence. We arrived to El Sella without a reservation on a Friday afternoon, we waited for about 7 minutes before being seated. The place was utterly busy yet the service was fast. We ordered too much food -of course-, amazed by the menu. The December menu included Chamorro tradicional, an amazing must have slow-cooked pig shank dish. We stroke conversation with Don José, whose innate hospitality is unparalleled; we learned about the history of El Sella, founded by his father, who hailed from Ribadesella, an Asturian Spanish town in the Cantabric sea, and brought their amazing culinary excellence still displayed nowadays at El Sella. We will certainly come back here every time we are back to México City.

A little bit expensive, but great food and great beers. Sometimes there’s no place to eat and only get a table with RSVP

Very authentic filled with only locals. Rustic and minimal decor with a lot of age on the place and the owner sitting in the corner greeting regulars and whilst cooking the books.....my kind of place. Almost every table orders their famous Chamorros. I pig leg the size of your head, offered bone in or bone out. We went bone in thinking that asking for it bone less would be wimping out. The meat is apparently seared and then stewed. The outside has some texture but the inside is buttery, fatty, porky goodness. Served with tortillas and various topping to make your own tacos. Fantastic! Service was friendly, fast, and surprisingly upscale considering the decor. We easily walked in on a Monday around 1 with no reservation, but I heard this place can get slammed, might want to call ahead.

This is a Cantina style restaurant, but they do not offer food for each drink you order, where a traditional cantina do. But the chamorro is EX-CE-LLENT !, also order a Spaniard tortilla (medium ! not well done), saussage prepared with cider (chorizo a la sidra), Pierna (pork jam).. Also the drinks are very well served. Reserve, otherwise you will wait for more than 30 mins ! Thuy close at 7pm, but you can stay inside a couple of hours more