Restaurante El Chivito, Mexican restaurant in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico.

Restaurante El Chivito is a Mexican restaurant in the Cuauhtémoc neighborhood of Mexico City, specializing in birria, a slow-cooked meat dish seasoned with dried chiles and spices. It is served with house-made sauces and sides that complete the meal.

Birria originates from the state of Jalisco and spread across Mexico over time, eventually becoming popular in the capital. Restaurants like this one helped bring the dish into urban neighborhoods like Cuauhtémoc.

The restaurant showcases Mexican cooking traditions through how it prepares birria using time-honored techniques. The way the dish is served here connects to local food customs that people in the neighborhood have practiced for a long time.

The restaurant sits in the central Cuauhtémoc neighborhood, easy to reach on foot or by public transit. Visiting around midday is a good option, as the dishes tend to be freshest at that time.

The birria here comes with consomé, the cooking broth from the meat, served separately as a dip or a light soup on the side. This broth is part of the traditional way of eating the dish and adds a layer of flavor that many first-time visitors do not expect.

• Location: Cuauhtémoc
• Address: C. Alfonso Herrera 11-A, San Rafael, Cuauhtémoc, 06470 Ciudad de México, CDMX
• Phone: [phone]
• GPS coordinates: 19.43933,-99.15920
• Latest update: March 3, 2026 08:13