Gardela

01What to order

• Dry-aged Prime cut from the grillThe site lists Prime beef in dry-aged and wet-aged styles, 30 to 60 days. It publishes no prices; the cut changes with what is aged.
• Picaña or rib eyeThe two steaks Time Out México named in 2017, brought to the table on a hot plate and cooked to order. Food & Pleasure (2018) also names the bife de picaña.
• Gardela burgerChilango (2024) says it is made with aged picaña.
• Bone marrow with tequilaChilango (2019, bar menu): flambéed with tequila, served with habanero salsa and homemade tortillas.
• Aguachile de fileteBeef aguachile from the same 2019 bar menu. The article warns that it can be spicy.
• Wood-fired pizzaFood & Pleasure (2025) lists pizzas from the wood oven. In 2018 the same outlet described pizza from a stone oven.
• SorrentinosMozzarella and ham in 2018, with pesto and tomato sauce; Chilango (2024) lists mozzarella, ricotta and turkey ham.

02The beef

Prime beef, dry-aged and wet-aged, matured 30 to 60 days according to the current website. Food & Pleasure wrote in 2018 that the cuts are dry-aged at least 35 days and that only "Prime Choice" beef is used; in 2025 it wrote that the house imports beef from the United States and Argentina. Time Out México noted in 2017 that the dry-aging takes place in view of the diners. Picaña appears in three sources: Time Out (2017), Food & Pleasure (2018) and Chilango (2024). No source states the breed, the feeding or the exact grade of each cut. The number: 35 days.

03The fire

Charcoal and wood, per Food & Pleasure (2018): high heat, to favor the Maillard reaction. The current website says only "a las brasas", over embers. A wood-burning oven sits in the kitchen, as Time Out noted in 2017, and the 2025 piece lists pizzas from the wood oven. Chilango's 2019 piece on the bar menu adds grilled artichoke with walnut sauce. No source names the grill's make or its fuel proportions.

04The story

The oldest source is Time Out México, which reviewed Gardela on Jan. 6, 2017, giving it 3 of 5 stars and placing it on Álvaro Obregón's restaurant corridor. In April 2018 Food & Pleasure told its story as an Italian-Argentine restaurant born of a family dream, with founders of Argentine origin; the opening year is not stated in any source. The website shows Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice from 2018 to 2024 and OpenTable Diners' Choice 2024. In June 2024 Chilango reported a second branch in Bosques de las Lomas, with Roma Norte already established.

05The practical

Av. Álvaro Obregón 31, local 2, Roma Norte, 06700. Hours on the website: Monday to Wednesday and Sunday 12:00 to 22:00, Thursday 12:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday from 12:00 to midnight. Bookings through OpenTable; delivery through Rappi. The website publishes no phone; Food & Pleasure gave 7591 8812 in 2018. The most recent dated article is from February 2025, so confirm the opening hours before going. Order the aged cut.

Address

Álvaro Obregón 31, local 2, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City

Website

gardelarestaurante.mx

Directions

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