Where To Eat In Mexico City During The 2026 World Cup Opening Match
The tournament opens here. Mexico v South Africa, June 11. Tacos al pastor, mole, Fogones de México at the Zócalo. The food capital of the Americas hosts the World Cup.
If the World Cup were judged by food, Mexico already won. Build your match-day plan around the meal, not the kick-off — eat five times a day, because Mexico City at altitude does something to your appetite. The tournament opener is here, June 11, Mexico v South Africa. The Zócalo will hold 100,000 fans. El Huequito has been making tacos since 1959. These things are not unrelated.
Best Tacos Al Pastor In Mexico City For The 2026 Tournament Opener
Tacos al pastor are the dish. Not enchiladas, not guacamole — al pastor, the marinated pork cooked on a vertical trompo spit introduced by Lebanese immigrants in the 1960s and absorbed into Mexico City's food culture so completely that it now defines what street food means in a city full of definitions.
El Huequito on Ayuntamiento in the Centro Histórico is the original. Opened in 1959, the trompo has been spinning in the same location (or a location very close to it, the history is debated by people with strong feelings) for over 60 years. The tacos are small, the pineapple is mandatory, the queue at peak hours is long and moves quickly because the taquero at the trompo has been doing this longer than most people have been alive.
Tacos Hola on Insurgentes in the Roma Norte neighbourhood is the recommended daytime stop — quick, cheap, the spit visible from the street, the kind of place where you stand at a counter and eat four tacos and leave feeling like you've understood something.
El Vilsito on Petrer in Narvarte is the legendary late-night option. A mechanic's workshop by day, a taco stand by night — the trompo sets up at around 7pm and runs until 4am. The al pastor at El Vilsito is the city's most argued-about, the taco equivalent of a contested title. The argument is the experience.
What Is Fogones de México At The Zócalo During The World Cup
Fogones de México is the culinary festival component of the World Cup fan zone at the Zócalo. The concept: 32 cooks representing Mexico's 32 states set up in the city