Cuisine and Restaurants

Guadalajara is one of the few cities you can visit simply to sample its excellent food, which includes traditional appetizers in the districts and markets, spicy tortas ahogadas available almost everywhere, tacos de carnaza in the Glorieta de Minerva; Mexican haute cuisine; delicious paella, Italian, French, Chinese and Japanese specialties all over the city and wonderful coffee at El Madoka.
The regional specialty dish of "tortas ahogadas" (a type of sandwich) made with pork, vegetables and chili are served both in  and Tlaquepaque. The place to find these sandwiches in their original form is on the western side of the Sanctuary of Guadalupe. Another delicious dish is pozole, (a type of soup / broth) served in traditional clay bowls. You can enjoy this traditional dish at La Feria, La Fonda de San Miguel and La Chata. If you fancy international cuisine, the Bistro de Therese serves delicious French cuisine and the food at Maximinos has specialties from many other different countries.