Restaurante Nucleo

Locals pack this eatery at 3 p.m. for the afternoon comida, but you can skip the crowds by ordering this meal any other time from 1 a.m. – 5 p.m. Restaurante Nucleo, which seats about 60, is known for its food quality and the unusual salad bar, which comes with the set lunch menu. Salad bar offerings might include: seasoned green beans; noodle salads; steamed broccoli/cauliflower/carrots; cooked nopales (cactus leaves); Swedish meatballs; empanadas (meat-potato pies); pickled beets with fresh pineapple; sliced watermelon and papaya; and tunas (cactus fruits). Diners get all that with the basic $3.82 (50-peso) set menu, which also comes with soup, a choice of three main dishes, a dessert and a fruit drink. For $1 (13 pesos) more, you can choose from 14 main dishes. For entertainment, there's TV or serenading guitarists. Open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday – Friday and 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday. The restaurant has a good breakfast menu, too.

Just down the street from the Museo Casa de Carranza and around the corner from the Jardín del Arte is the Restaurante Nucleo. Locals pack this eatery near the Paseo de la Reforma at 3 p.m. for the afternoon comida, but you can skip the crowds by ordering this meal any other time from 1 - 5 p.m. Restaurante Nucleo, which seats about 60, is known for its food quality and the unusual salad bar, which comes with the set lunch menu. Salad bar offerings might include: seasoned green beans; noodle salads; steamed broccoli/cauliflower/carrots; cooked "nopales" (cactus leaves); Swedish meatballs; "empanada" meat-potato pies; pickled beets with fresh pineapple; sliced watermelon and papaya; and "tuna" cactus fruit. Diners get all that with the basic 50-peso set menu, which also comes with soup, a choice of three main dishes, a dessert and a fruit drink. For 13 pesos more, you can choose from 14 main dishes. For entertainment, there's TV or serenading guitarists. Open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday - Friday and 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday. The restaurant has a good breakfast menu, too.

Location:

Río Lerma No. 7, Col. Cuauhtémoc

Restaurant

Prices: Budget

Currencies accepted
Mexican peso

Price Description:

prices include tax. coffee and tea cost 8 pesos. a filling set breakfast costs about $2.60 (34 pesos). the set lunch starts at $3.82 (50 pesos). soft drinks cost $0.76 (10 pesos). corona is $1.37 (18 pesos); negra modelo is $1.53 (20 pesos).

Atmosphere: Casual, television

Service Features:Takeout

Bar Features:Wine / beer

Regulations: No

Reservation: Not necessary

Contact Information:
Zip: 06500
Phone: (52) (55) 5592-7505 or 04455-1471-5564