Altanera Roma is, first and foremost, an eighth-floor terrace that opens the sky over the city - the kind of place where an ordinary afternoon becomes the photo you'll send home. The mole de pollo, shrimp tacos, and horchata cake are solid; the cocktails are creative and well-made. The staff - Ruben, Pedro, Monserrat appear across dozens of mentions with genuine warmth - carries real charisma. But the operation stumbles: plates arrive cold, appetizers and mains show up together, there's pressure to drink. Prices run high for Roma Norte. It's not the best restaurant in Mexico City, but it is one of the most visually charged and emotionally weighted. You come for the sky. You stay for the cake.
The rooftop on the eighth floor of La Roma opens to the sky, and at dusk or mid-storm that view alone earns the trip. The mole chicken and the horchata cake are the real reasons to eat here, but confirm your reservation twice, because the system has a habit of losing them
What to order
Shrimp tacosmole de pollo, horchata cake - the most consistent dishes.
Reservations
Book ahead, especially weekend afternoons; the eighth-floor terrace fills fast.
Price range
High for Roma Norte; visual experience justifies some of it, not always the plate.
Vibe
Open terraceeighth floor, panoramic views. Best at sunset with cocktails.