Guidebook for Ciudad de México

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Guidebook for Ciudad de México

Food Scene

Mexican kitchen, organic food, homemade bread, lovely space.
48 locals recommend
Eno
730 Av. Explanada
48 locals recommend
Mexican kitchen, organic food, homemade bread, lovely space.
Mexican breakfast, food is good, the coffee is not so, but it's one block away from the house.
46 locals recommend
Peltre Condesa
73 Saltillo
46 locals recommend
Mexican breakfast, food is good, the coffee is not so, but it's one block away from the house.
Very good classical Mexican brekfasts, good coffee, homemade bread. Three blocks away from the house.
30 locals recommend
Fonda Mayora
322 Campeche
30 locals recommend
Very good classical Mexican brekfasts, good coffee, homemade bread. Three blocks away from the house.
Very good breakfasts, homemade brad and excellent coffee. 10 minutes by car or 25 minutes walking. Usually very crowded unless you go early (8 AM)
177 locals recommend
Lalo!
173 Zacatecas
177 locals recommend
Very good breakfasts, homemade brad and excellent coffee. 10 minutes by car or 25 minutes walking. Usually very crowded unless you go early (8 AM)
Excellent home made bread (by chef Elena Reygadas) and coffee, delicious sandwiches and quiches. 10 minutes by car, very crowded unless you get there early (8 AM)
486 locals recommend
Panadería Rosetta
179 Colima
486 locals recommend
Excellent home made bread (by chef Elena Reygadas) and coffee, delicious sandwiches and quiches. 10 minutes by car, very crowded unless you get there early (8 AM)
Very good coffee, bread is not very good, not so many options for breakfast but sandwiches; good place for reading the newspaper or meeting the neighbors Two blocks away from the house.
97 locals recommend
Chiquitito Café
232 Alfonso Reyes
97 locals recommend
Very good coffee, bread is not very good, not so many options for breakfast but sandwiches; good place for reading the newspaper or meeting the neighbors Two blocks away from the house.
Hungarian coffe shop, Hungarian cakes, mostly sweets, good coffee, a small place to have a talk or read. The feeling of Budapest in the heart of Mexico City.
Budapest Café Cukrászda
# 130 Av. Tamaulipas
Hungarian coffe shop, Hungarian cakes, mostly sweets, good coffee, a small place to have a talk or read. The feeling of Budapest in the heart of Mexico City.
Delicious sea food, very nice place. Very crowded especially on Fridays, it is better to make a reservation.
338 locals recommend
Contramar
200 Calle de Durango
338 locals recommend
Delicious sea food, very nice place. Very crowded especially on Fridays, it is better to make a reservation.
Local ingredients, delicious food. It is necessary to make a reservation.
289 locals recommend
Máximo Bistrot
65 Bis Av. Álvaro Obregón
289 locals recommend
Local ingredients, delicious food. It is necessary to make a reservation.
Mexican gourmet, local ingredients.
142 locals recommend
Merotoro
204 Amsterdam
142 locals recommend
Mexican gourmet, local ingredients.
PHONE: 55337804 Very original mexican–italian cuisine by chef Elena Reygadas, delicious and very sofisticated food. Menu changes dependng on the ingredients of the season. Reservation recommended.
486 locals recommend
Panadería Rosetta
179 Colima
486 locals recommend
PHONE: 55337804 Very original mexican–italian cuisine by chef Elena Reygadas, delicious and very sofisticated food. Menu changes dependng on the ingredients of the season. Reservation recommended.
Comtemporary Mexican haute cuisine. Tasting menu, very sofisticated mexican nouvelle cuisine with local products. Reservation is necessary.
185 locals recommend
Pujol
133 Tennyson
185 locals recommend
Comtemporary Mexican haute cuisine. Tasting menu, very sofisticated mexican nouvelle cuisine with local products. Reservation is necessary.
PHONE: 70957010 Tacos downstairs, (very crowded) and good ceviches upstairs, open till 2 AM for late dinner. Very nice space, it is also a bar.
95 locals recommend
Páramo
84 Av. Yucatan
95 locals recommend
PHONE: 70957010 Tacos downstairs, (very crowded) and good ceviches upstairs, open till 2 AM for late dinner. Very nice space, it is also a bar.
PHONE: 5552218817 Traditional Mexican kitchen.
282 locals recommend
El Cardenal
23 C. de la Palma
282 locals recommend
PHONE: 5552218817 Traditional Mexican kitchen.
2 minutes from the house, perfect for a quick efficient taco
176 locals recommend
Taquería El Califa
22 Altata
176 locals recommend
2 minutes from the house, perfect for a quick efficient taco
El mejor pan y café de la zona. Abre 7.30,es recomendable ir temprano para evitar filas
Saint
El mejor pan y café de la zona. Abre 7.30,es recomendable ir temprano para evitar filas
Muy buena comida mexicana para acompañar con mezcal a 2 minutos a pie de la casa
Antolina
Muy buena comida mexicana para acompañar con mezcal a 2 minutos a pie de la casa
Productos de maïs.Tortillas,tamales queso Oaxaca y champurrado.
22 locals recommend
Molino Pujol: la tortillería gourmet
146 Gral. Benjamín Hill
22 locals recommend
Productos de maïs.Tortillas,tamales queso Oaxaca y champurrado.
Muy cerca de la casa
CIENA
Muy cerca de la casa

Drinks & Nightlife

Good food, good atmosphere, but sometimes crowded, good beers.
55 locals recommend
La Chicha
55 locals recommend
Good food, good atmosphere, but sometimes crowded, good beers.

Parks & Nature

The biggest part of the City. Good for walks, reading or jogging.
140 locals recommend
Chapultepec station
Chapultepec
140 locals recommend
The biggest part of the City. Good for walks, reading or jogging.
A great place for jogging, but quite far from the house.
331 locals recommend
Viveros de Coyoacán
331 locals recommend
A great place for jogging, but quite far from the house.

Arts & Culture

One of the most interesting contemporary spaces in the city, theater, cinema, exhibitions, workshops, small bookstore. Free entrance on Wednesdays.
93 locals recommend
Museo Universitario del Chopo
10 Calle Dr. Enrique Gonzalez Martinez
93 locals recommend
One of the most interesting contemporary spaces in the city, theater, cinema, exhibitions, workshops, small bookstore. Free entrance on Wednesdays.
The University Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as MUAC, is a large contemporary art museum on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Amazing exhibitions, good bookshop. Open from Wednesday till Sunday.
252 locals recommend
University Museum Contemporary Art
3000 Av. Insurgentes Sur
252 locals recommend
The University Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as MUAC, is a large contemporary art museum on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Amazing exhibitions, good bookshop. Open from Wednesday till Sunday.
40 locals recommend
Museo de la Caricatura
99 Donceles
40 locals recommend
It's an iconic place in Mexico City, the museum is the house where Frida Kahlo lived. Located in Coyoacán, one of the nicest neighborhoods of the city.
1102 locals recommend
Museo Frida Kahlo
247 Londres
1102 locals recommend
It's an iconic place in Mexico City, the museum is the house where Frida Kahlo lived. Located in Coyoacán, one of the nicest neighborhoods of the city.
The Museo Dolores Olmedo is located in Xochimilco, in southern Mexico City. The five-building complex contains up to 150 paintings, including 145 by Diego Rivera, 25 by Frida Kahlo, some of their scripts and drawings, nearly 6,000 pre-Hispanic figurines and sculptures. Has a great garden, living animals, such as geese, ducks, six Xoloitzcuintles, and Indian peafowls.
132 locals recommend
Museo Dolores Olmedo
5843 Av Mexico
132 locals recommend
The Museo Dolores Olmedo is located in Xochimilco, in southern Mexico City. The five-building complex contains up to 150 paintings, including 145 by Diego Rivera, 25 by Frida Kahlo, some of their scripts and drawings, nearly 6,000 pre-Hispanic figurines and sculptures. Has a great garden, living animals, such as geese, ducks, six Xoloitzcuintles, and Indian peafowls.
Palacio de Bellas Artes hosted some of the most notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography. Consequently, the Palacio de Bellas Artes has been called the "Cathedral of Art in Mexico".
680 locals recommend
Palacio de Bellas Artes
S/N Av. Juárez
680 locals recommend
Palacio de Bellas Artes hosted some of the most notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography. Consequently, the Palacio de Bellas Artes has been called the "Cathedral of Art in Mexico".
A big space for contemporary photography exhibitions.
9 locals recommend
Photo Museum Cuatro Caminos
9 locals recommend
A big space for contemporary photography exhibitions.
De las mejores galerías de la ciudad. A 20 mn caminando desde la casa
89 locals recommend
Kurimanzutto
94 Gobernador Rafael Rebollar
89 locals recommend
De las mejores galerías de la ciudad. A 20 mn caminando desde la casa

Essentials

15 minutes from the house walking. Food, wine, drugstore.
243 locals recommend
Superama Michocán
38 Av Michoacán
243 locals recommend
15 minutes from the house walking. Food, wine, drugstore.
ORGANIC STORE. Cosmetics, food, fresh vegetables, fruits, cleaning products.
175 locals recommend
The Green Corner
81 Avenida Mazatlan
175 locals recommend
ORGANIC STORE. Cosmetics, food, fresh vegetables, fruits, cleaning products.

Shopping

From Monday till Saturday: 10 AM to 7 PM, Sunday: 10 AM to 6 PM The biggest artisan market in the city, affordabe prices. Textiles, clothes, ceramics, silver jewelery, souvenirs.
369 locals recommend
Ciudadela Park
José María Morelos
369 locals recommend
From Monday till Saturday: 10 AM to 7 PM, Sunday: 10 AM to 6 PM The biggest artisan market in the city, affordabe prices. Textiles, clothes, ceramics, silver jewelery, souvenirs.
From Monday -Thursday: 11 AM to 21 PM, Friday-Sunday: 10 Am to 23 PM Mexican craft market: clothes, silver jewelery, leather products, ceramics, souvenirs. Nice environment, located in the heart of Coyoacán.
31 locals recommend
Mexican Craft Market
25 Felipe Carrillo Puerto
31 locals recommend
From Monday -Thursday: 11 AM to 21 PM, Friday-Sunday: 10 Am to 23 PM Mexican craft market: clothes, silver jewelery, leather products, ceramics, souvenirs. Nice environment, located in the heart of Coyoacán.
The Address: PLAZA SAN JACINTO 11, SAN ÁNGEL (ONLY ON SATURDAYS), Open: 10 AM TO 7 PM Mexican craft market, the nicest market in the city, small but nice environment, quite touristy. Inside the market: mostly silver jewelery, music instruments, some leather products. Next to the market, inside the building: Mexican designer clothes, jewelery and other products.
14 locals recommend
Mercado San Angel
1620 Av. Revolución
14 locals recommend
The Address: PLAZA SAN JACINTO 11, SAN ÁNGEL (ONLY ON SATURDAYS), Open: 10 AM TO 7 PM Mexican craft market, the nicest market in the city, small but nice environment, quite touristy. Inside the market: mostly silver jewelery, music instruments, some leather products. Next to the market, inside the building: Mexican designer clothes, jewelery and other products.
Flowers, plants but also food.
54 locals recommend
Mercado Jamaica
45 Guillermo Prieto
54 locals recommend
Flowers, plants but also food.
The biggest food market in the city.
18 locals recommend
La Merced Market
s/n Circunvalación
18 locals recommend
The biggest food market in the city.
Witchery, animals, costumes, piñatas.
34 locals recommend
Mercado de Sonora station
419 Fray Servando T. de Mier
34 locals recommend
Witchery, animals, costumes, piñatas.
292 locals recommend
Parque Delta
462 Avenida Cuauhtémoc
292 locals recommend
Small organic market, buy directly from the producer’s coconut, oil, vegetables, mezcal, fish.
26 locals recommend
Mercado El 100
S/N Orizaba
26 locals recommend
Small organic market, buy directly from the producer’s coconut, oil, vegetables, mezcal, fish.
Las Costumistas is a sophisticated boutique where you can buy mexican designer clothes. The dressmakers design and make garments of great quality and beauty, at a good price and to the measure and taste of the client.
Las Costumistas
18-B Av. Álvaro Obregón
Las Costumistas is a sophisticated boutique where you can buy mexican designer clothes. The dressmakers design and make garments of great quality and beauty, at a good price and to the measure and taste of the client.
A huge bookstore three minutes walk from the house. Has a coffee shop inside.
93 locals recommend
Bookstore Fondo de Cultura Economica
202 Av. Tamaulipas
93 locals recommend
A huge bookstore three minutes walk from the house. Has a coffee shop inside.
Address: Lope de Vega 330, Polanco, Polanco V Secc, 11560 Ciudad de México Specialized of selling decorative objects, home accessories and textiles made by hand by Mexican artisans.
16 locals recommend
Onora
330 Lope de Vega
16 locals recommend
Address: Lope de Vega 330, Polanco, Polanco V Secc, 11560 Ciudad de México Specialized of selling decorative objects, home accessories and textiles made by hand by Mexican artisans.
Tienda de diseñadores mexicanos sui género.Piezas únicas , sobremedida y piezas escogidas de artesanía
Las Costumistas
18-B Av. Álvaro Obregón
Tienda de diseñadores mexicanos sui género.Piezas únicas , sobremedida y piezas escogidas de artesanía

Gastronomía

El mejor pan y café de la zona. Ir temprano para evitar filas
Saint
El mejor pan y café de la zona. Ir temprano para evitar filas
Ubicado en una casa art deco con jardín. Sirven mariscos y mexican fusión food
Botánico
Ubicado en una casa art deco con jardín. Sirven mariscos y mexican fusión food
Excelente restaurante de mariscos con chef peruano en el corazón del centro histórico.Vale la pena caminar por la plaza del templo mayor y ver a los concheros
Caracol de Mar
Excelente restaurante de mariscos con chef peruano en el corazón del centro histórico.Vale la pena caminar por la plaza del templo mayor y ver a los concheros