Quintonil

[[William Reed Ltd]] has repeatedly ranked Quintonil on its [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants|World's 50 Best Restaurants]] list, including number 3 in 2025,{{cite web|url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-1-50-list.html|title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025: the list revealed|first=Rachael|last=Hogg|date=19 June 2025|access-date=20 June 2025|publisher=[[William Reed Ltd]]|website=[[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]]|archive-date=20 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620042605/https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-1-50-list.html|url-status=live}} 7 in 2024,{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/worlds-50-best-restaurants-for-2024/index.html |title=World's best restaurant for 2024 revealed |website=[[CNN]] |first=Karla |last=Cripps |date=6 June 2024 |access-date=6 June 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606171153/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/worlds-50-best-restaurants-for-2024/index.html |archive-date=6 June 2024}} 9 in 2022 and 2023,{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html |title=World's best restaurants for 2022 revealed |website=CNN |first=Maureen |last=O'Hare |date=19 July 2022 |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828212742/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/23767356/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-so-far |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023: The Full List of Winners |date=20 June 2023 |first=Hillary Dixler |last=Canavan |website=[[Eater (website)|Eater]] |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005070901/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/23767356/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-so-far |url-status=live}} 11 in 2018,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2018/6/19/17475404/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2018-list-winners |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018: The Full List of Winners |date=19 June 2018 |first1=Ryan |last1=Sutton |first2=Hillary Dixler |last2=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215033130/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2018/6/19/17475404/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2018-list-winners |url-status=live}} 12 in 2016,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/2016/6/13/11923536/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2016 |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2016: The Full List of Winners |date=13 June 2016 |first=Ryan |last=Sutton |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426060428/https://www.eater.com/2016/6/13/11923536/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2016 |url-status=live}} 22 in 2017,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2017/4/5/15184950/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2017 |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017: The Full List of Winners |date=5 April 2017 |first1=Ryan |last1=Sutton |first2=Hillary Dixler |last2=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223045625/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2017/4/5/15184950/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2017 |url-status=live}} 24 in 2019,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2019/6/25/18714984/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2019 |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2019: The Full List of Winners |date=25 June 2019 |first2=Ryan |last2=Sutton |first1=Hillary Dixler |last1=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128164402/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2019/6/25/18714984/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2019 |url-status=live}} and 27 in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22710074/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2021-list-winners |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2021: The Full List of Winners |date=5 October 2021 |first2=Ryan |last2=Sutton |first1=Hillary Dixler |last1=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621051342/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22710074/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2021-list-winners |url-status=live}} No list was published in 2020 due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry]].{{cite web |last1=Burton |first1=Monica |date=30 March 2020 |title=World's 50 Best Restaurants 2020: News, winners, and updates |url=https://www.eater.com/2020/3/30/21199699/worlds-50-best-restaurants-news-updates-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702163212/https://www.eater.com/2020/3/30/21199699/worlds-50-best-restaurants-news-updates-2020 |archive-date=2 July 2023 |access-date=5 September 2025 |website=Eater}} In 2022, Vallejo received the Estrella Damm Chefs' Choice Award in 2022 from the publication, the only award voted by other chefs.{{cite web|url=https://robbreportenespanol.com/watches/jorge-vallejo-el-chef-de-quintonil-con-dos-estrellas-michelin-se-une-a-la-familia-hublot/|title=Jorge Vallejo, el chef de Quintonil con dos estrellas Michelin, se une a la familia Hublot|language=es|date=29 September 2025|first=Ricardo|last=Alonso|magazine=[[Robb Report]]|access-date=21 October 2025}} In the 2023 edition, the publication stated, "Quintonil is the setting for chef Jorge Vallejo's boundary-pushing Mexican cuisine and his wife Alejandra Flores' remarkable hospitality. Focused on fresh, local produce and traditional Mexican [flavors] and techniques weaved into modern preparations, it is fast becoming a classic."{{cite web |url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-in-pictures.html |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023: the list in pictures |first=Ingrid |last=Paredes |date=20 June 2023 |publisher=William Reed Ltd |website=The World's 50 Best Restaurants |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329045841/https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-in-pictures.html |url-status=live}}

[[William Reed Ltd]] has repeatedly ranked Quintonil on its [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants|World's 50 Best Restaurants]] list, including number 3 in 2025,{{cite web|url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-1-50-list.html|title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025: the list revealed|first=Rachael|last=Hogg|date=19 June 2025|access-date=20 June 2025|publisher=[[William Reed Ltd]]|website=[[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]]|archive-date=20 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620042605/https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-1-50-list.html|url-status=live}} 7 in 2024,{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/worlds-50-best-restaurants-for-2024/index.html |title=World's best restaurant for 2024 revealed |website=[[CNN]] |first=Karla |last=Cripps |date=6 June 2024 |access-date=6 June 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606171153/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/worlds-50-best-restaurants-for-2024/index.html |archive-date=6 June 2024}} 9 in 2022 and 2023,{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html |title=World's best restaurants for 2022 revealed |website=CNN |first=Maureen |last=O'Hare |date=19 July 2022 |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828212742/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/23767356/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-so-far |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023: The Full List of Winners |date=20 June 2023 |first=Hillary Dixler |last=Canavan |website=[[Eater (website)|Eater]] |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005070901/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/23767356/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-so-far |url-status=live}} 11 in 2018,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2018/6/19/17475404/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2018-list-winners |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018: The Full List of Winners |date=19 June 2018 |first1=Ryan |last1=Sutton |first2=Hillary Dixler |last2=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215033130/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2018/6/19/17475404/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2018-list-winners |url-status=live}} 12 in 2016,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/2016/6/13/11923536/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2016 |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2016: The Full List of Winners |date=13 June 2016 |first=Ryan |last=Sutton |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426060428/https://www.eater.com/2016/6/13/11923536/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2016 |url-status=live}} 22 in 2017,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2017/4/5/15184950/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2017 |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017: The Full List of Winners |date=5 April 2017 |first1=Ryan |last1=Sutton |first2=Hillary Dixler |last2=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223045625/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2017/4/5/15184950/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2017 |url-status=live}} 24 in 2019,{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2019/6/25/18714984/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2019 |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2019: The Full List of Winners |date=25 June 2019 |first2=Ryan |last2=Sutton |first1=Hillary Dixler |last1=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128164402/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/2019/6/25/18714984/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2019 |url-status=live}} and 27 in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22710074/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2021-list-winners |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2021: The Full List of Winners |date=5 October 2021 |first2=Ryan |last2=Sutton |first1=Hillary Dixler |last1=Canavan |website=Eater |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621051342/https://www.eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22710074/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2021-list-winners |url-status=live}} No list was published in 2020 due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry]].{{cite web |last1=Burton |first1=Monica |date=30 March 2020 |title=World's 50 Best Restaurants 2020: News, winners, and updates |url=https://www.eater.com/2020/3/30/21199699/worlds-50-best-restaurants-news-updates-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702163212/https://www.eater.com/2020/3/30/21199699/worlds-50-best-restaurants-news-updates-2020 |archive-date=2 July 2023 |access-date=5 September 2025 |website=Eater}} In 2022, Vallejo received the Estrella Damm Chefs' Choice Award in 2022 from the publication, the only award voted by other chefs.{{cite web|url=https://robbreportenespanol.com/watches/jorge-vallejo-el-chef-de-quintonil-con-dos-estrellas-michelin-se-une-a-la-familia-hublot/|title=Jorge Vallejo, el chef de Quintonil con dos estrellas Michelin, se une a la familia Hublot|language=es|date=29 September 2025|first=Ricardo|last=Alonso|magazine=[[Robb Report]]|access-date=21 October 2025}} In the 2023 edition, the publication stated, "Quintonil is the setting for chef Jorge Vallejo's boundary-pushing Mexican cuisine and his wife Alejandra Flores' remarkable hospitality. Focused on fresh, local produce and traditional Mexican [flavors] and techniques weaved into modern preparations, it is fast becoming a classic."{{cite web |url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-in-pictures.html |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2023: the list in pictures |first=Ingrid |last=Paredes |date=20 June 2023 |publisher=William Reed Ltd |website=The World's 50 Best Restaurants |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329045841/https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2023-the-list-in-pictures.html |url-status=live}}

Also in 2023, [[La Liste]] ranked Quintonil as the top Mexican restaurant,{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/04/10/quien-es-el-dueno-de-quintonil-restaurante-considerado-como-el-mejor-de-mexico-segun-la-liste/|title=¿Quién es el dueño de Quintonil? Restaurante considerado como el mejor de México, según La Liste|trans-title=Who is the owner of Quintonil? The restaurant considered the best in Mexico, according to La Liste|newspaper=[[Infobae]]|date=9 April 2024|first=Daniel|last=Medrano|language=es|access-date=16 August 2025|archive-date=16 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416162523/https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/04/10/quien-es-el-dueno-de-quintonil-restaurante-considerado-como-el-mejor-de-mexico-segun-la-liste/|url-status=live}} and it was voted the sixth best international restaurant by ''[[Food & Wine]]'' magazine readers.{{sfn|Flynn|Hansche|Yagoda|2023|page=84}} The ''[[Michelin Guide]]'' debuted in Mexico the following year and it awarded 18 diners with [[Michelin stars]].{{cite web|url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/michelin-guide-mexico-debuts-with-stars-for-these-restaurants|title=Mexico's First Michelin Guide Debuts With 18 Starred Restaurants—Including a Taco Stand|magazine=Afar|first=Katherine Alex|last=Beaven|date=7 June 2024|access-date=2 July 2024|archive-date=3 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703030353/https://www.afar.com/magazine/michelin-guide-mexico-debuts-with-stars-for-these-restaurants|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/mexico-finally-michelin-guide-first-190000155.html |title=Mexico Finally Has a Michelin Guide—Here Are the First 18 Restaurants to Earn Stars |date=15 May 2024 |first=Tori |last=Latham |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520200729/https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/mexico-finally-michelin-guide-first-190000155.html |url-status=live }} Quintonil and Pujol received two stars each, meaning "excellent cooking, worth a detour", tying for the highest number of stars in the country. Regarding the restaurant, the guide added: "The elegant cuisine is an enticing melding of excellent local product, impressive execution, and great creativity to produce refined compositions."{{cite web |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ciudad-de-mexico/miguel-hidalgo_1999281/restaurant/quintonil |title=Quintonil |magazine=[[Michelin Guide]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=17 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517235847/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ciudad-de-mexico/miguel-hidalgo_1999281/restaurant/quintonil |url-status=live |year=2024}}

Also in 2023, [[La Liste]] ranked Quintonil as the top Mexican restaurant,{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/04/10/quien-es-el-dueno-de-quintonil-restaurante-considerado-como-el-mejor-de-mexico-segun-la-liste/|title=¿Quién es el dueño de Quintonil? Restaurante considerado como el mejor de México, según La Liste|trans-title=Who is the owner of Quintonil? The restaurant considered the best in Mexico, according to La Liste|newspaper=[[Infobae]]|date=9 April 2024|first=Daniel|last=Medrano|language=es|access-date=16 August 2025|archive-date=16 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416162523/https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/04/10/quien-es-el-dueno-de-quintonil-restaurante-considerado-como-el-mejor-de-mexico-segun-la-liste/|url-status=live}} and it was voted the sixth best international restaurant by ''[[Food & Wine]]'' magazine readers.{{sfn|Flynn|Hansche|Yagoda|2023|page=84}} The ''[[Michelin Guide]]'' debuted in Mexico the following year and it awarded 18 diners with [[Michelin stars]].{{cite web|url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/michelin-guide-mexico-debuts-with-stars-for-these-restaurants|title=Mexico's First Michelin Guide Debuts With 18 Starred Restaurants—Including a Taco Stand|magazine=Afar|first=Katherine Alex|last=Beaven|date=7 June 2024|access-date=2 July 2024|archive-date=3 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703030353/https://www.afar.com/magazine/michelin-guide-mexico-debuts-with-stars-for-these-restaurants|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/mexico-finally-michelin-guide-first-190000155.html |title=Mexico Finally Has a Michelin Guide—Here Are the First 18 Restaurants to Earn Stars |date=15 May 2024 |first=Tori |last=Latham |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520200729/https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/mexico-finally-michelin-guide-first-190000155.html |url-status=live }} Quintonil and Pujol received two stars each, meaning "excellent cooking, worth a detour", tying for the highest number of stars in the country. Regarding Quintonil, the guide added: "The elegant cuisine is an enticing melding of excellent local product, impressive execution, and great creativity to produce refined compositions."{{cite web |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ciudad-de-mexico/miguel-hidalgo_1999281/restaurant/quintonil |title=Quintonil |magazine=[[Michelin Guide]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=17 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517235847/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ciudad-de-mexico/miguel-hidalgo_1999281/restaurant/quintonil |url-status=live |year=2024}}

Quintonil, along with six other [[List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico|Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico City]], was honored by [[Martí Batres]], the [[List of heads of government of Mexico City|head of the Mexico City government]], with an [[onyx]] statuette in appreciation of their role in promoting tourism in the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/batres-entrega-reconocimientos-restaurantes-estrella-michelin|title=Batres entrega reconocimiento a restaurantes de Cdmx con Estrella Michelin|language=Es|date=15 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|first=Azucena|last=Rangel|newspaper=[[Milenio]]|trans-title=Batres presents awards to Mexico City restaurants with Michelin Stars|url-access=registration}} Quintonil received the Best Wine and Spirits Program award from the ''México Gastronómico'' guide, published by [[Éditions Larousse|Larousse Cocina]] in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://foodandwineespanol.com/gastronomia/eventos/la-guia-mexico-gastronomico-los250mx-presenta-su-onceava-edicion/|title=La Guía México Gastronómico #Los250mx presenta su onceava edición|trans-title=The Guía México Gastronómico #Los250mx presents its eleventh edition|language=es|date=31 January 2025|access-date=9 May 2025|magazine=Food & Wine|archive-date=25 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325183157/https://foodandwineespanol.com/gastronomia/eventos/la-guia-mexico-gastronomico-los250mx-presenta-su-onceava-edicion/|url-status=live}} The guide highlighted the restaurant's wine pairings, describing its beverage program as "meticulous" and "carefully thought out".{{sfn|Poblete Ritschel|2025|page=48}}

Quintonil, along with six other [[List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico|Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico City]], was honored by [[Martí Batres]], the [[List of heads of government of Mexico City|head of the Mexico City government]], with an [[onyx]] statuette in appreciation of their role in promoting tourism in the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/batres-entrega-reconocimientos-restaurantes-estrella-michelin|title=Batres entrega reconocimiento a restaurantes de Cdmx con Estrella Michelin|language=Es|date=15 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|first=Azucena|last=Rangel|newspaper=[[Milenio]]|trans-title=Batres presents awards to Mexico City restaurants with Michelin Stars|url-access=registration}} Quintonil received the Best Wine and Spirits Program award from the ''México Gastronómico'' guide, published by [[Éditions Larousse|Larousse Cocina]] in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://foodandwineespanol.com/gastronomia/eventos/la-guia-mexico-gastronomico-los250mx-presenta-su-onceava-edicion/|title=La Guía México Gastronómico #Los250mx presenta su onceava edición|trans-title=The Guía México Gastronómico #Los250mx presents its eleventh edition|language=es|date=31 January 2025|access-date=9 May 2025|magazine=Food & Wine|archive-date=25 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325183157/https://foodandwineespanol.com/gastronomia/eventos/la-guia-mexico-gastronomico-los250mx-presenta-su-onceava-edicion/|url-status=live}} The guide highlighted the restaurant's wine pairings, describing its beverage program as "meticulous" and "carefully thought out".{{sfn|Poblete Ritschel|2025|page=48}}