Taco Time: Amor y Tacos
A trip down memory lane
Amor y Tacos “desde 1958”
Amor y Tacos, which proudly proclaims its age in its title (“since 1958”), occupied a cavernous space just east of the Zócalo for decades, on the pedestrian Corregidora. It survived the pandemic but not the ravages of real estate avarice: its locale has been supplanted by a Burger King. The good news is that this venerable downtown institution has reappeared a few blocks away, near what was once our city’s “Ladies Mile” i.e. the confluence of grand department stores, only one of which, Palacio de Hierro, is extant. It continues to offer succulent carnitas and exemplary tacos al pastor. The mid-century décor of the original, a style until recently consigned to destruction and now emulated all over town, has been faithfully reproduced complete with red and white tiled walls, painted slogans lauding taco-culture, and even sawdust-strewn floors.
5 de Febrero 34, Centro (see map)
Open 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Monday – Saturday, until 6:30 Sunday
