In light of the sharp increase in racist attacks on the Asian community across the world, we have put together a list of Asian-owned businesses in Mexico City for you to support. This list of Asian-owned businesses in CDMX is a result of collaboration across our global community and is by no means exhaustive. There are so many more incredible businesses out there and we welcome all suggestions. We’ll be updating this guide regularly, so if you feel like sharing, please email 

. We'd like to thank Adolfo López Serrano and Luis Ceronava for helping us put this list together.

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Mexico City is a labyrinth of architectural gems – look up to spot towering brutalist structures and art deco apartments and straight ahead for sidewalk taquerias serving quick bites dripping with flavour. The constant stir of mariachi bands, chaotic traffic and that familiar drone that emanates from speakers atop flatbed trucks asking for scrap metal and white goods, make up the soundtrack of the city.  

It’s a city so sure of its brilliance yet quiet in its confidence, promising to challenge your preconceptions and reveal itself in unexpected ways. With a thriving queer scene helmed by locals, a growing art movement and a constantly evolving, always exciting food culture offering new takes on Mexican traditions, CDMX is a hotbed for creativity and has risen to the top of everyone’s travel list in recent years. Surrounded by mountains and pre-hispanic villages, don’t fall into the stereotypical trap of bouncing between the tree-lined streets of Roma and Condesa, CDMX is a megacity that offers so much more than what sits within its gentrified hoods.

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During Covid-19 Seo Ju Park and Sofia Acosta, both from Mexico City, started their Kimchi project because they felt Mexico City lacked a good Kimchi and K-Food project.

Korean

Food

Asian-Owned

Restaurant

Mama Park 

Dooriban is a dark kitchen family style K-food project by Mamá Park, using Seo Ju Park's mom's recipes for the best Korean food experience.

Dooriban

Makan is a Singaporean bites and wine bar space owned by Singaporean-born Maryann and her Mexican partner Mario.

Singaporean

Makan

Founded by Thai-born Somsri Raksamran and her Mexican husband, Galanga Thai is one of the most known Thai restaurants in Mexico City.

Thai

Galanga Thai

Tachinomi Desu is one of Mexico city's coolest bars offering a large array of Sakes from Japan and some even made in Mexico. The bar is part of Edo Kobayashi's group. Edo is a Japanese-Mexican who owns several of the city's most iconic Asian spots.

Japanese

Tachinomi Desu 

Bao Bao is a Taiwanese eatery owned by Taiwanese-Panamanian Kathy Fong who opened this spot to best represent the diverse gastronomy of this tiny Asian island.

Taiwanese

Bao Bao

Vietnamese restaurant chain that opened in 2019 and now has three open restaurants in Mexico City and one upcoming in Cancún with Mexico's best Vietnamese food.

Vietnamese 

Pho King

Go upstairs to the little steak Japanese joint they run. It’s a hidden entrance to the side of the actual restaurant and kind of an insider thing.

Asian-Owned Businesses in Mexico City