Is Mexico City the world's greatest food city?

Stan Sesser, a journalist from the Wall Street Journal, asks the question in this article.

Here, some highlights:

... After six days of making my way from street-corner tamale vendors to elegant restaurants of impressive interior design, I can draw only one conclusion: Mexico's capital has got to be the least-appreciated great food city in the world.

There are cities, like Bangkok, where you can eat superbly at open-front restaurants with plastic stools for seats, and cities like Paris, where the food is terrific but comes at a price, usually astronomical. Mexico City is a rarity: From open-air markets to the highest-end restaurant, the food is magnificent...

... Mexico City can be a problem in other respects. The traffic can be fierce...

... But the eating prospects make the hassles worth it...

I agree that Mexico City is one of the least appreciated food cities in the world.

However, it still cannot be called the world's greatest because we are lacking good restaurants that serve great food from other parts of the world. Can someone name, for instance, a place in Mexico City where one could eat a decent chicken-tikka-massala or Indian cuisine for that matter? I don't think so. When that day comes, we will be worthy of that title.

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