There are places in Mexico City that need no introduction. The Ritz-Carlton Mexico City is undoubtedly one of them.
Located on Paseo de la Reforma, one of the city’s most iconic avenues, the hotel has established itself as a reference for contemporary luxury that translates into experience. A space where rest, wellness, and attention to detail stop being isolated moments and become a new way of inhabiting the city.
From there, its gastronomic journey unfolds as a natural extension of that experience. A proposal shaped between the cuisine of SAMOS and the cocktail program at Carlotta, where rhythm, ingredient, and the energy of Mexico City are read from a different perspective.
Author: aNDREA BAU
Samos: The milpa as a starting point
More than its signature restaurant, SAMOS is where The Ritz-Carlton Mexico City’s culinary vision takes shape. Here, cuisine is interpreted through the lens of the milpa; a system that has defined how Mexico grows, cooks, and understands food for centuries. Rather than replicating tradition, the restaurant builds from it to create a contemporary reading of Mexican gastronomy.
Local ingredients and vegetables lead a menu that moves away from what is expected. A clear example is the tlayuda; a reinterpretation of the traditional Oaxacan dish that combines refried beans, grilled portobello, and fresh elements such as watermelon radish, creating contrast without losing its essence. But beyond execution, what defines SAMOS is the intention behind its proposal. Most dishes stem from personal memory, from recipes born at home and transformed without losing their origin.
Located on the 38th floor of the hotel, with panoramic views of Chapultepec Park, it is hard to find another point on Paseo de la Reforma where the city looks like this while what happens at the table feels just as memorable.
“Rather than replicating tradition, the restaurant builds from it to create a contemporary reading of Mexican gastronomy.”
Carlotta: the liquid extension of the experience
If SAMOS is where the cuisine takes shape, Carlotta is where the experience shifts into the glass. Here, what begins with a reinterpretation of Mexican cuisine finds a different rhythm in a cocktail program that doesn’t just accompany, but proposes its own narrative.
It has to be said: at Carlotta, there’s no wrong choice—after all, it was named one of the best bars in the world in 2025. However, its martini selection is where the experience ultimately defines itself. Each one starts from a different reference —from one of the earliest recipes created at the Ritz in Paris to the classic Martínez— along with a version that incorporates subtle notes of whisky and olive brine. Everything is completed by a food menu that carries the logic of SAMOS, but with a lighter, shareable twist.
Also located on the 38th floor, Carlotta is one of those places where elegance feels effortless, creating the perfect setting for both a long conversation and a more intimate celebration.
The chef: Nayeli Caballero Ramírez
Behind SAMOS and Carlotta is Chef Nayeli Caballero Ramírez, whose approach to cooking goes beyond technique. Originally from the Estado de Mexico, her relationship with flavor began in the everyday: steaming pots, molcajetes, chiles, and seeds that shaped a sensory understanding of food long before it became a profession. With over two decades of experience, her work at The Ritz-Carlton Mexico City is built on that duality: precision and memory.
Rather than reinterpreting tradition from a distance, Caballero understands it as something alive: a series of references that evolve without losing their roots. For her, cooking remains, at its core, a way of “playing kitchen,” where every dish and every drink carries something beyond intention: it carries history.
Between the cuisine of SAMOS and the cocktails at Carlotta, The Ritz-Carlton Mexico City builds something beyond a gastronomic offering. Here, time moves differently: it stretches at the table, transforms in the glass, and lives in every detail.
Where Mexico City is lived differently
Between the cuisine of SAMOS and the cocktails at Carlotta, The Ritz-Carlton Mexico City builds something beyond a gastronomic offering. Here, time moves differently: it stretches at the table, transforms in the glass, and lives in every detail.
From a reimagined milpa to a perfectly refined martini, everything follows the same logic: doing things with intention. Because in the end, it’s not just about where you are, but how you choose to inhabit it.
