La Pancita

Mexico's most personality-driven dish

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La Pancita (2021) by Adrián de Ita, Alejandro RodríguezAlcaldía Cuauhtémoc

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Don't live the life that you have, live the life you want

Giovanni Hernández, owner of the La Pancita restaurant talks about his passion for his business. He loves to chat and spend time with his customers to find the best way to satisfy them from the quality of products to the service.

La Pancita (2021) by Adrián de Ita, Alejandro RodríguezAlcaldía Cuauhtémoc

A wake-up dish for anyone

In Mexico, pancita (tripe) is famous in almost every state of the country. There are many recipes to suit all tastes. It is a dish that takes almost 12 hours to make due to the long cooking and cleaning of the meat.

La Pancita (2021) by Adrián de Ita, Alejandro RodríguezAlcaldía Cuauhtémoc

Family tradition for children and grown ups

In La Pancita, they prepare this dish with guajillo chili and beef stomach. Various types of meat can be ordered, from a selection of callo (tripe) and panza (belly). It is accompanied with onion, oregano and chile de árbol (tree chili) and is commonly eaten for breakfast.

La Pancita, Adrián de Ita, Alejandro Rodríguez, 2021, From the collection of: Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc
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La Pancita, Adrián de Ita, Alejandro Rodríguez, 2021, From the collection of: Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc
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La Pancita, Adrián de Ita, Alejandro Rodríguez, 2021, From the collection of: Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc
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La Pancita, Adrián de Ita, Alejandro Rodríguez, 2021, From the collection of: Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc
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La Pancita (2021) by Adrián de Ita, Alejandro RodríguezAlcaldía Cuauhtémoc

La Pancita
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Not everything is pancita (tripe)

In the restaurant you can find other dishes for people who don't like a dish of pancita, including green enchiladas, browned tacos, quesadillas, sopes (fried tortillas), gorditas (pancakes), huaraches (corn dough and beans), green or red chilaquiles (tortilla chips) and gordintas norteñas (northern pancakes).

La Pancita (2021) by Adrián de Ita, Alejandro RodríguezAlcaldía Cuauhtémoc

The variety on the menu makes every diner feel at ease and order whatever they want to eat. Pancita is considered exotic, so if someone doesn't feel like experimenting, there is a wide range of options.

In the heart of the Roma Norte community, behind the Chapultepec metro calle de Puebla #394 you will find La Pancita where you can enjoy a good breakfast.

La Pancita, Adrián de Ita, Alejandro Rodríguez, 2021, From the collection of: Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc
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La Pancita, Adrián de Ita, Alejandro Rodríguez, 2021, From the collection of: Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc
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