Rankings and honors like this come at a time of uncertainty for the future of the region and its culinary and wine industry, due to the changes in land use approved recently by the Ensenada city council (face with heavy criticism and even a tough citizens campaign against it).

Tijuana ties Mexico City and Oaxaca as the place with the most restaurants on the list from Mexico, four each one. The rest of the Mexican restaurants that made it in the Top 101 are listed bellow, with the Mexico City restaurant "Biko" the best placed at number seven overall:/p]

97. Red Cabbage Café (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

78. La Marea Restaurante (Playa del Carmen, Mexico)

72. Los Danzantes (Oaxaca, Mexico)

68. Birriería Las 9 Esquinas (Guadalajara, Mexico)

66. Café de Tacuba (Ciudad de Mexico)

65. Flora's Field Kitchen (San Jose del Cabo, Mexico)

52. Moxi (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico)

47. MeroToro (Ciudad de Mexico)

34. El Jardín de los Milagros (Guanajuato, Mexico)

32. Pitiona (Oaxaca, Mexico)

28. Origen (Oaxaca, Mexico)

20. Pangea (Monterrey, Mexico)

19. Nectar (Merida, Mexico)

12. Casa Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico)

10. Pujol (Ciudad de Mexico)

7. Biko (Ciudad de Mexico)

[p]And finally, according to the site, one can find the absolute best restaurant in Latin America and the Caribbean in São Paulo, Brazil:

1. D.O.M. (São Paulo)

Would any of you change the order, add some others to the list?

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