Michelin taquerías pop up

Three Mexico City taquerias recognized by the Michelin Guide are serving tacos outside Chase Field in Phoenix this weekend, with no game ticket required. (phoenixnewtimes.com) Phoenix New Times reported Friday, April 17, that Cariñito Tacos, El Vilsito and Tacos Los Alexis set up a temporary taco pavilion on Chase Field Plaza from Friday through Sunday. The event is free to enter, tacos cost $6 to $12, and service runs from noon until at least 8 p.m. each day. (phoenixnewtimes.com) The event website gives a longer run, listing the “CDMX Taco Pavillion” at D-backs Plaza from April 14 to April 23 and saying it will operate during six home games against the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox before the Arizona Diamondbacks travel to the Mexico City Series against the San Diego Padres. (tacoboutcdmx.com) Michelin’s “Bib Gourmand” label is not a star. It is the guide’s designation for restaurants that deliver strong food at lower prices, and Michelin lists El Vilsito and Tacos Los Alexis as Bib Gourmand picks in the 2025 Mexico guide. (guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com) Cariñito Tacos is also in Michelin’s current Mexico City selection, though its guide page shown in search results does not carry the Bib Gourmand tag that appears on El Vilsito and Tacos Los Alexis. Phoenix New Times described all three pop-up vendors as Bib Gourmand taquerias. (guide.michelin.com, phoenixnewtimes.com) The mix is broad by taqueria standards. Phoenix New Times said Cariñito is bringing four tacos, including its Michelin-noted Cantones taco with crispy pork belly, hoisin, Sriracha and pickled cucumber, while Tacos Los Alexis is serving items including a ribeye costra. (phoenixnewtimes.com, guide.michelin.com) El Vilsito arrives with the most established international profile of the three. The taqueria, which operates from an auto shop in Mexico City, has been featured on Netflix’s “Taco Chronicles,” and Michelin’s inspectors highlight its al pastor among the signatures that made it a Bib Gourmand pick. (tacoboutcdmx.com, guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com) The timing lines up with baseball’s push into Mexico. The pop-up is being marketed around the 2026 Mexico City Series, and Diamondbacks president and chief executive Derrick Hall said the pavilion is meant to bring “the culture, flavor and energy of Mexico City” to Chase Field. (tacoboutcdmx.com, phoenixnewtimes.com) Michelin has not yet published its first Southwest guide selections for Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Oklahoma. For now, Phoenix is hosting Michelin-recognized taquerias from Mexico City on the stadium plaza instead of reading about them in a local guide. (phoenixnewtimes.com, guide.michelin.com)