Fugaz

Verdict: A Michelin Bib Gourmand spot in Roma Norte that punches well above its price point

The common assumption about Fugaz is that it’s a neighbourhood cafe worth a casual stop. That framing undersells it. This is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised restaurant (2025) with a genuinely creative kitchen, priced at $$ in a city where comparable cooking often runs to $$$ or more. If you’re eating in Mexico City on a mid-range budget and care about technique, Fugaz belongs near the leading of your list.

The Space

Fugaz occupies a compact room on Calle Orizaba in Roma Norte. The setting is intentionally low-key: a bright green facade on the street, terrazzo flooring in sandy tones, light wood furniture, and walls that are pale and unadorned. There is nothing theatrical about the dining room. The spatial logic here is restraint: the room does not compete with the food. For a diner who values atmosphere that recedes and lets the cooking lead, that is the right call. For someone who wants a room with visual drama, Em or Pujol will deliver more on that front.

The scale is intimate. This is not a venue built for large groups. Parties of two or four will feel at home; larger groups should contact the restaurant directly before assuming they can be accommodated.

The Cooking

Chef Giuseppe Lacorazza’s background spans Buenos Aires, Europe, and New York City, and that range shows on the plate. The kitchen operates on a Mexican foundation with a clear Mediterranean current running through it. Preparations lean heavily on vegetables, and the menu is shaped around the day’s available ingredients rather than a fixed, unchanging list. That means the specific dishes vary, but the Michelin record documents the kitchen’s range: crudo using the day’s catch, tossed with white beans and placed over a creamy almond and brown butter puree; gnudi in light broth with white onion and Parmesan; and an Italian sausage sandwich that anchors the menu for guests who want something more filling.

The recent Bib Gourmand recognition in 2025 reflects what the cooking has been developing toward: technically serious food at a price that does not require a special-occasion budget. This is the meaningful evolution at Fugaz right now. The Michelin designation is relatively recent and it changes the competitive calculation. At $$ pricing with that credential, the value case is hard to argue against.

Is This a Late-Night Option?

Fugaz’s hours are not confirmed in our data, so we cannot state definitively whether the kitchen runs late. What we can say is that Roma Norte as a neighbourhood operates on a later schedule than most of the city, and Calle Orizaba has enough foot traffic after 9 PM to make Fugaz plausible as a later dinner stop. If late seating is important to your plan, contact the venue directly before building your evening around it. The Roma Norte bar scene is active enough that pairing an early dinner at Fugaz with a later stop elsewhere in the neighbourhood is a reasonable approach regardless of the kitchen’s closing time.

How It Compares to Other Roma Norte Options

Within the $$ bracket in Roma Norte, Esquina Común and Expendio de Maíz are the natural peers to consider. Fugaz distinguishes itself through the Mediterranean-inflected technique and the Bib Gourmand credential. If you want pure Mexican tradition, Expendio de Maíz is the stronger choice. If you want creative Mexican-European cooking at a comparable price, Fugaz has an edge. For those willing to spend more, Máximo operates at a higher price point with a similar creative sensibility.

Mexico’s wider restaurant scene offers useful calibration too. Bib Gourmand recognition connects Fugaz to a group of serious kitchens across the country: Levadura de Olla in Oaxaca, Animalón in Valle de Guadalupe, and KOLI Cocina de Origen in Monterrey are all operating in similar territory. If you’re building a longer Mexico trip, these are the peer restaurants worth mapping alongside Fugaz. Elsewhere in the country, HA’ in Playa del Carmen and Le Chique in Puerto Morelos show how far creative Mexican cooking extends across different price tiers and settings.

For Mexican cooking outside Mexico entirely, Alma Fonda Fina in Denver and Cariño in Chicago are worth knowing about as reference points for what the cuisine looks like when transplanted.

Pearl’s Take

Fugaz is one of the cleaner value propositions in Mexico City right now. Michelin Bib Gourmand at $$ pricing, in a neighbourhood that is easy to spend an evening in, with cooking that has genuine technical ambition behind it. The room will not impress anyone looking for a destination dining experience in the visual sense. The food will. Book it for a weeknight dinner if you are staying anywhere in Roma Norte or Condesa, pair it with something from the bar guide afterward, and use the money you save relative to a $$$ restaurant for another meal elsewhere in the city. See our full Mexico City restaurants guide, hotels guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide to plan the rest of your trip.