Guidebook for Ciudad de México
Food Scene
The Ventanita Cafe
13 Pl. Villa de MadridBreakfast & Brunch
Cancino
98 ZacatecasPizza
http://mercadoroma.com
It is indeed an impressive space to meet, eat and drink. The nibbles are top-notch, representing a best-of from around town – Wagyu beef tacos, Mexican cheese, tapas, burrito-sushi, Vietnamese rolls and fine burgers.
The 'market' element brings fine ingredients to local pantries – spices, seafood, hams and hard-to-find items. Don't miss the Portuguese custard tarts, or the adjacent French bakery with Paris-good baguettes and pastries.
32 locals recommend
Calle Querétaro 225
225 Calle Querétarohttp://mercadoroma.com
It is indeed an impressive space to meet, eat and drink. The nibbles are top-notch, representing a best-of from around town – Wagyu beef tacos, Mexican cheese, tapas, burrito-sushi, Vietnamese rolls and fine burgers.
The 'market' element brings fine ingredients to local pantries – spices, seafood, hams and hard-to-find items. Don't miss the Portuguese custard tarts, or the adjacent French bakery with Paris-good baguettes and pastries.
Cocina Conchita
154 Av. Álvaro ObregónA raw bar and restaurant that does things Baja style.
LAMPUGA ROMA
120b Av. Álvaro ObregónExceptional fresh fish flavors.
http://r.lampuga.com.mx
El Faraón
93 Av OaxacaDelicious tacos! Please, try "Tacos al pastor"!
La Fabbrica Pizza Bar
22 Pl. Villa de Madrid Italian food made from the best ingredients.
Vecchio Forno
38 Av. VeracruzStone-baked pizza in laidback surroundings.
Papa Guapa
101 EugeniaBaked potatoes
Moshi Moshi
546 Av. PopocatépetlGreat japanese food with a mexican touch.
El Péndulo elevates the café-bookstore concept exceptionally well, inviting you to linger for hours over coffee and pastries in its large cafe. The store has a large selection of novelty gift items, too, including journals and pens so you can document your visit.
75 locals recommend
Cafebrería El Péndulo Roma
86 Av. Álvaro ObregónEl Péndulo elevates the café-bookstore concept exceptionally well, inviting you to linger for hours over coffee and pastries in its large cafe. The store has a large selection of novelty gift items, too, including journals and pens so you can document your visit.
If you visit Coyoacán, you can´t miss this restaurant: great food in a wonderful setting. Los Danzantes puts a contemporary spin on traditional Mexican cuisine with dishes such as huitlacoche (trufflelike corn fungus) raviolis in poblana sauce, organic chicken in black mole, and hoja santa (Mexican pepperleaf) stuffed with cheese and chipotle chili. You’ll also find mezcal from its own famous distillery.
The perfect complement to a morning visit to Frida Kahlo's "Casa Azul", with a little stop at the mercado.
161 locals recommend
Los Danzantes
12 Parque CentenarioIf you visit Coyoacán, you can´t miss this restaurant: great food in a wonderful setting. Los Danzantes puts a contemporary spin on traditional Mexican cuisine with dishes such as huitlacoche (trufflelike corn fungus) raviolis in poblana sauce, organic chicken in black mole, and hoja santa (Mexican pepperleaf) stuffed with cheese and chipotle chili. You’ll also find mezcal from its own famous distillery.
The perfect complement to a morning visit to Frida Kahlo's "Casa Azul", with a little stop at the mercado.
La Buena Barra
124 AristótelesChapulín
218 Campos ElíseosYou must try the Chapulines!
Great spanish restaurant. You must try the rabo de toro, croquetas and tartar!
16 locals recommend
La Barra de Fran
185 Av. Emilio CastelarGreat spanish restaurant. You must try the rabo de toro, croquetas and tartar!
If there's one place that best represents Mexico City's exciting new culinary scene, it's Maximo Bistrot. The constantly changing menu, which draws on European and Mexican recipes, features fresh, seasonal ingredients. Best of all – the place is totally unpretentious.
289 locals recommend
Máximo Bistrot
65 Bis Av. Álvaro ObregónIf there's one place that best represents Mexico City's exciting new culinary scene, it's Maximo Bistrot. The constantly changing menu, which draws on European and Mexican recipes, features fresh, seasonal ingredients. Best of all – the place is totally unpretentious.
One of Mexico’s premier restaurants. Style of food: Seasonal Mexican.
Strict seasonality means an ever-changing menu, even as certain favorites persist, adjusted according to market-available options that arrive with each phase of the year. Artisanal technique is the rule at Rosetta, as a means of creating one-of-a-kind personality and guaranteeing the highest possible quality.
486 locals recommend
Panadería Rosetta
179 ColimaOne of Mexico’s premier restaurants. Style of food: Seasonal Mexican.
Strict seasonality means an ever-changing menu, even as certain favorites persist, adjusted according to market-available options that arrive with each phase of the year. Artisanal technique is the rule at Rosetta, as a means of creating one-of-a-kind personality and guaranteeing the highest possible quality.
Seafood is the star attraction at this stylish dining hall with a seaside ambience. The specialty is tuna fillet Contramar-style – split, swabbed with red chili and parsley sauces and grilled to perfection. Also a standout is the tuna tostada, topped with crispy onions. Reservations recommended.
338 locals recommend
Contramar
200 Calle de DurangoSeafood is the star attraction at this stylish dining hall with a seaside ambience. The specialty is tuna fillet Contramar-style – split, swabbed with red chili and parsley sauces and grilled to perfection. Also a standout is the tuna tostada, topped with crispy onions. Reservations recommended.
Great, great place.
Chef Ricardo Muñoz reinvents traditional Mexican recipes such as pescado tikin xic (a grouper dish from the Yucatán with plantain and tortilla strips). This branch is in a beautiful complex of converted buildings.
237 locals recommend
Azul Historico
30 Isabel La CatólicaGreat, great place.
Chef Ricardo Muñoz reinvents traditional Mexican recipes such as pescado tikin xic (a grouper dish from the Yucatán with plantain and tortilla strips). This branch is in a beautiful complex of converted buildings.
Everything Else
Av Oaxaca 96
96 Avenida OaxacaBanco HSBC
Valladolid 88
88 ValladolidBanco Banorte
Panadería Rosetta
179 ColimaAll the bread they bake is heavenly.
DUO SALADO Y DULCE
53 AmsterdamBreakfast & Brunch
Abarrotes Mi Tienda
Corner shop, free home delivery.
(55) 5207 7215
It is indeed an impressive space to meet, eat and drink. The nibbles are top-notch, representing a best-of from around town – Wagyu beef tacos, Mexican cheese, tapas, burrito-sushi, Vietnamese rolls and fine burgers.
The 'market' element brings fine ingredients to local pantries – spices, seafood, hams and hard-to-find items. Don't miss the Portuguese custard tarts, or the adjacent French bakery with Paris-good baguettes and pastries.
192 locals recommend
Mercado Roma
225 C. QuerétaroIt is indeed an impressive space to meet, eat and drink. The nibbles are top-notch, representing a best-of from around town – Wagyu beef tacos, Mexican cheese, tapas, burrito-sushi, Vietnamese rolls and fine burgers.
The 'market' element brings fine ingredients to local pantries – spices, seafood, hams and hard-to-find items. Don't miss the Portuguese custard tarts, or the adjacent French bakery with Paris-good baguettes and pastries.
It is indeed an impressive space to meet, eat and drink. The nibbles are top-notch, representing a best-of from around town – Wagyu beef tacos, Mexican cheese, tapas, burrito-sushi, Vietnamese rolls and fine burgers.
The 'market' element brings fine ingredients to local pantries – spices, seafood, hams and hard-to-find items. Don't miss the Portuguese custard tarts, or the adjacent French bakery with Paris-good baguettes and pastries.
192 locals recommend
Mercado Roma
225 C. QuerétaroIt is indeed an impressive space to meet, eat and drink. The nibbles are top-notch, representing a best-of from around town – Wagyu beef tacos, Mexican cheese, tapas, burrito-sushi, Vietnamese rolls and fine burgers.
The 'market' element brings fine ingredients to local pantries – spices, seafood, hams and hard-to-find items. Don't miss the Portuguese custard tarts, or the adjacent French bakery with Paris-good baguettes and pastries.
Drinks & Nightlife
Chuchito Pérez
187 Calle de DurangoDrinks, music and food.
Gin Gin
87 Av OaxacaKitchen bar with the ultimate gin cocktails.
Maison Artemisia
23 TonaláThe best cocktails!
Sightseeing
The fountain of Cibeles in Mexico City is a bronze replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid.
9 locals recommend
Plaza Villa de Madrid
Plaza Villa de MadridThe fountain of Cibeles in Mexico City is a bronze replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid.
Currently the castle is the seat of National Museum of Cultures, which was formerly known as the Museum of Natural History.
1163 locals recommend
Chapultepec Castle
Currently the castle is the seat of National Museum of Cultures, which was formerly known as the Museum of Natural History.
This is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Mexico City. Besides visiting Frida Kahlo's house, one can enjoy walking around and seeing the place.
To visit Frida Kahlo´s house, buy online tickets and push your way to the front of your assigned time is near. Otherwise, you'll wait an hour or more to see the place),
Leon Trotsky´s house definitely worth a visit
668 locals recommend
Coyoacán
300 C. ChichimecasThis is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Mexico City. Besides visiting Frida Kahlo's house, one can enjoy walking around and seeing the place.
To visit Frida Kahlo´s house, buy online tickets and push your way to the front of your assigned time is near. Otherwise, you'll wait an hour or more to see the place),
Leon Trotsky´s house definitely worth a visit
This is a very large place that needs a lot of walking. It has a lot of places for a lot of different interests. Museums, restaurants, stores, bars, art galleries, historic buildings, theaters. This is a great way to spend some hours walking around and getting to know the true Mexico.
608 locals recommend
Historic center of Mexico City
This is a very large place that needs a lot of walking. It has a lot of places for a lot of different interests. Museums, restaurants, stores, bars, art galleries, historic buildings, theaters. This is a great way to spend some hours walking around and getting to know the true Mexico.
Shopping
El Palacio de Hierro Durango
230 Calle de DurangoDepartment store
Ice cream shop. A true classic for locals and visitors.
http://www.savoteur.com/mexico/mexicocity/en/condesa/eat-&-drink/neveria-roxy
166 locals recommend
Nevería Roxy
89 Fernando Montes de OcaIce cream shop. A true classic for locals and visitors.
http://www.savoteur.com/mexico/mexicocity/en/condesa/eat-&-drink/neveria-roxy
Innvictus
222 Av. Paseo de la ReformaParks & Nature
The Local Way, Parque México
18 C. LaredoIt's perfect to go for a walk or running.
It's an ecological space in the vast megalopolis, classed as one of the world's great urban parks. The park is divided into three sections, the first and oldest surrounded by fence and shut at night, and the other two left open. It contains nine museums, amusement parks, winding paths, commemorative sculptures, lakes and fountains. Paseo de la Reforma passes most of the park and cuts through a portion on the north side.
943 locals recommend
Bosque de Chapultepec
It's an ecological space in the vast megalopolis, classed as one of the world's great urban parks. The park is divided into three sections, the first and oldest surrounded by fence and shut at night, and the other two left open. It contains nine museums, amusement parks, winding paths, commemorative sculptures, lakes and fountains. Paseo de la Reforma passes most of the park and cuts through a portion on the north side.
Arts & Culture
Museo de Cera
6 LondresIt is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico and contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from the Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun (or the Aztec calendar stone) and the 16th-century Aztec Xochipilli statue.
1503 locals recommend
Museo Nacional de Antropologia
s/n Av. Paseo de la ReformaIt is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico and contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from the Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun (or the Aztec calendar stone) and the 16th-century Aztec Xochipilli statue.
Children's museum focused in learning, communication and working together through interactive expositions of science, technology and art for children.
123 locals recommend
Papalote Museo del Nino
268 Av ConstituyentesChildren's museum focused in learning, communication and working together through interactive expositions of science, technology and art for children.
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
S/N Eje 1 Nte.The majority of the art consists of European works from the 15th to the 20th centuries. It also holds Mexican art, religious relics, and historical documents and coins.
737 locals recommend
Museo Soumaya
Boulevard Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra The majority of the art consists of European works from the 15th to the 20th centuries. It also holds Mexican art, religious relics, and historical documents and coins.
Museo Rufino Tamayo is a public contemporary art museum located in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park, that produces innovative international contemporary art exhibitions, using its collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as artworks from the collection of its founder, the artist Rufino Tamayo.
561 locals recommend
Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo
51 Av. Paseo de la ReformaMuseo Rufino Tamayo is a public contemporary art museum located in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park, that produces innovative international contemporary art exhibitions, using its collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as artworks from the collection of its founder, the artist Rufino Tamayo.
It promotes and preserves part of the Mexican handcrafts and folk art. Located in the historic center of Mexico City in an old fire house, the museum has a collection which includes textiles, pottery, glass, piñatas, alebrijes, furniture and much more. However, the museum is best known as the sponsor of the yearly, Noche de Alebrijes (Night of the Alebrijes) parade in which the fantastical creatures are constructed on a monumental scale and then paraded from the main plaza or Zocalo to the Angel of Independence monument, competing for prizes.
168 locals recommend
Museo de Arte Popular
11 RevillagigedoIt promotes and preserves part of the Mexican handcrafts and folk art. Located in the historic center of Mexico City in an old fire house, the museum has a collection which includes textiles, pottery, glass, piñatas, alebrijes, furniture and much more. However, the museum is best known as the sponsor of the yearly, Noche de Alebrijes (Night of the Alebrijes) parade in which the fantastical creatures are constructed on a monumental scale and then paraded from the main plaza or Zocalo to the Angel of Independence monument, competing for prizes.
Also known as the Blue House (La Casa Azul) for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It is located in the Colonia del Carmen neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City. The building was the birthplace of Kahlo and is also the home where she grew up, lived with her husband Diego Rivera for a number of years, and eventually died, in one of the rooms on the upper floor. In 1958, Diego Rivera donated the home and its contents in order to turn it into a museum in Frida's honor.
The museum contains a collection of artwork by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and other artists along with the couple’s Mexican folk art, pre-Hispanic artifacts, photographs, memorabilia, personal items, and more. The collection is displayed in the rooms of the house which remains much as it was in the 1950s. Today, it is the most popular museum in Coyoacán and one of the most visited in Mexico City.
1102 locals recommend
Museo Frida Kahlo
247 LondresAlso known as the Blue House (La Casa Azul) for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It is located in the Colonia del Carmen neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City. The building was the birthplace of Kahlo and is also the home where she grew up, lived with her husband Diego Rivera for a number of years, and eventually died, in one of the rooms on the upper floor. In 1958, Diego Rivera donated the home and its contents in order to turn it into a museum in Frida's honor.
The museum contains a collection of artwork by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and other artists along with the couple’s Mexican folk art, pre-Hispanic artifacts, photographs, memorabilia, personal items, and more. The collection is displayed in the rooms of the house which remains much as it was in the 1950s. Today, it is the most popular museum in Coyoacán and one of the most visited in Mexico City.
It's a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City. The center of the complex is the house in which Trotsky lived with his wife from 1939 to 1940, and where the Russian dissident was murdered. The house has been kept as it was at that time, especially the study in which Ramón Mercader killed Trotsky with an ice axe to the back of the head. Around the house is a garden and high walls with watchtowers. The complex was turned into the current museum and asylum institution in 1990, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
243 locals recommend
Leon Trotsky House Museum
410 Av. Río ChurubuscoIt's a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City. The center of the complex is the house in which Trotsky lived with his wife from 1939 to 1940, and where the Russian dissident was murdered. The house has been kept as it was at that time, especially the study in which Ramón Mercader killed Trotsky with an ice axe to the back of the head. Around the house is a garden and high walls with watchtowers. The complex was turned into the current museum and asylum institution in 1990, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO: A must-see in Mexico City, Folklorico is a colorful, high-energy celebration of the country's music, dances, costumes, history and traditions.
Wednesday and Sunday.
488 locals recommend
Bellas Artes station
BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO: A must-see in Mexico City, Folklorico is a colorful, high-energy celebration of the country's music, dances, costumes, history and traditions.
Wednesday and Sunday.