Los Machetes de la Guerrero, Mexican restaurant in Guerrero district, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico.
Los Machetes de la Guerrero is a Mexican restaurant in the Guerrero neighborhood of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, known for its machetes, which are very large folded tortillas filled with cheese and other savory fillings. The space is simple and open, with a street-facing counter and a few tables both inside and outside.
The restaurant was started in 1964 by Amparo Montoya as a small street stall and gradually grew into a proper sit-down establishment over the following decades. The Montoya family has continued to run it since then.
The machetes that give this place its name are a type of oversized quesadilla strongly tied to the Guerrero neighborhood. Guests eating here can watch the tortillas being pressed and cooked on an open griddle right in front of them.
The restaurant sits in the Guerrero neighborhood, a busy part of Cuauhtémoc that is easy to reach on foot or by metro. Arriving during peak lunch hours often means waiting outside, so going a little earlier or later in the day helps.
A single machete can reach about 24 inches (60 cm) in length and hold up to three different fillings chosen by the customer at the time of ordering. This ability to mix fillings in one piece is something many regulars treat as a small personal ritual each visit.
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