La Perla de la Roma — Restaurant in Mexico City

La Perla de la Roma isn’t trying to impress you with chandeliers or artfully curated playlists. It doesn’t have to. Tucked into the chaotic charm of Mexico City’s Roma neighborhood, this family-run seafood joint is a shrine to everything that matters: fresh ingredients, bold flavors, and the kind of no-bullshit hospitality that makes you feel like a regular before your first michelada hits the table. The tres reyes - octopus, shrimp, and squid came piled high with flesh so tender it practically apologizes as you bite into it. This is the kind of place where the tablecloths might be plastic, but the food is dead serious.

You won’t find tweezers in the kitchen or hashtags on the menu — just generations of knowledge passed through hands that know how to coax the sea’s soul into a bowl of caldo de camarón. It’s loud, it’s casual, it’s...

Delicious Mariscos! If you want to go on a Sunday be sure to be there early. Noon or 1pm are ok, but any later and you'll have a big line at the door. This place is super-popular with families for Sunday lunch. Food is great, service is efficient. There isn't a menu, the server leaves a slip of paper listing all the food and prices and you mark how many of each item you want so no pictures or descriptions of the food, but you can look around at what others are...

This is a great place for seafood, the cusine is simple but really good seasoning. I ordered empapelado and sopa de marsicos, both were delicious, full of flavor and well served, service is quick.

The place is huge but also the amount of people decided to come in, so consider 20-40 min to wait outside (totally worth it).

Prices are amazing considering quality of food. This is an...