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We've compiled the best of the best in Querétaro - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Clean, bright, and charming, this Italian restaurant has an inviting location on pedestrian-only Andador Cinco de Mayo, just steps away from Plaza de Armas. Customers return again and again for the creative thin-crust pizzas, pastas, and cheese and charcuterie plates served in a historic old home converted to a three-story restaurant.
A favorite destination for romantic date nights and special occasions, this elegant restaurant is set within the grand high-ceiling salons and elaborately landscaped terraces of a 17th-century hacienda a short drive north of the city center. The upscale cuisine borrows heavily from France and Italy—consider foie gras with fig compote on a baguette and roasted beets with labneh and pistachios to start, followed by fish of the day with a puttanesca sauce or beef filet with a rich tarragon-butter sauce.
Perfect for a quick caffeine pick-me-up or a more leisurely session of catching up with friends, this plant-filled café serves a full range of coffee and tea drinks along with a selection of tasty baked goods. It's right in the heart of the city center, steps from local museums.
This tremendously popular restaurant, named after Querétaro's version of Robin Hood, is on the handsome Plaza de Armas. It's strong on regional dishes like goat-filled tacos and shrimp with nopal (cactus) and corundas (a kind of tamale from the neighboring state of Michoacán).
The flower-filled grand patio in this perfectly restored hacienda a 15-minute drive north of the city offers inviting outdoor dining shaded by umbrellas. The house specialty is carnitas, chunks of pork stewed overnight and served with oodles of guacamole, beans, and homemade tortillas. There's live mariachi music many evenings, and musicians perform in the bar, too, which serves a lighter menu and is open later.
This colorful restaurant set in a historic building in the trendy La Cruz district is filled with hanging plants, climbing vines, and eccentric paintings and folk art. Although popular for every meal of the day, the restaurant is especially known during the day for crepes, omelets, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and traditional Mexican dishes. Note that the restaurant is cash only.
Situated a 10-minute drive southwest of the city center, this elegant spot specializing in sophisticated contemporary Mexican and international cuisine is a lovely destination for an unhurried dinner. The house specialties change regularly, but typical fare includes steak Rossini with foie gras and a red wine glaze or rare-seared tuna with risotto and a balsamic–black olive reduction.
