Mexico City 🌮🌯

WHERE TO EAT

CHEAP ($)

  • Tacos Chupacabras (MUST)

  • El moro (churros, great place for a diabetic coma)

  • Dosis Cafe

  • Eat in one of the terraces in Masaryk Ave in Polanco (typically lunch begins at 2:00. Nothing is open at noon)

  • Eno (casual fast food)

  • Los Panchos (traditional mexican place, near Polanco)

  • El califa (tacos)

  • El pescadito (fish tacos)

  • El rey del suadero (tacos)

  • La esquina del chilaquil

  • Fishers (seafood)

  • Café Tacuba (traditional place, downtown, good for breakfast or brunch)

  • Los cocuyos (tacos)

  • Tacos manolo (tacos)

  • Mi gusto es (really good seafood)

  • La casa de Toño (super cheap and really good. Try the pozole or the flautas)

  • La Opera (traditional restaurant downtown)

  • Jardin Chapultepec

  • Salón Ríos

  • Mercado de Coyoacán

  • Mercado de San Juan

  • Taqueria el Turix (tacos)

MID-RANGED ($$)

  • Rosetta (Italian)

  • La Docena (seafood)

  • Blanco Colima (seafood)

  • Quintonil (top 50 restaurants in the world)

  • Biko (Basque, top 50 restaurants in the world)

  • Contramar (seafood in Colonia Roma)

  • La casa de los tacos (coyoacán, south of the city)

  • Nicos

  • Amaya

  • Cantina riviera

  • Pasillo de humo (Food from Oaxaca in colonia Condesa. It’s a must)

  • Lardo (Colonia Condesa)

  • Los danzantes (Coyoacán, south of the city)

  • El parnita (Good for lunch, Colonia Condesa)

  • El mayor (downtown with an amazing view. Good place to have lunch.)

EXPENSIVE ($$$)

  • El Cardenal (There are different restaurants, but the best is downtown)

  • Azul histórico (downtown, reservation is needed. Good for dinner)

  • Pujol (Best restaurant in Mexico City but reaaaaaaally fancy. Good for dinner. Reservation is required)

  • Máximo Bistrot (pretty fancy as well but really good. Reservation is required)

  • Merotoro

WHERE TO DRINK

BARS

  • Hanky Panky (speakeasy, enter through taco shop, exit through fridge)

  • La botica (mezcal bar, really good)

  • La bipo

  • Limantour

  • Gin Gin (gin bar)

  • La clandestina

  • La Nacional (artisanal mezcal)

  • Fiebre de malta (beer bar)

  • Xaman (Colonia Juárez)

  • Felina (low key, cool place. Colonia Condesa)

  • Baltra (Colonia Condesa)

  • Cabrera 7 (good place for dinner and drinks, nice neighborhood)

  • El cielo de Cortés (really nice rooftop)

  • Félix (Colonia Roma)

  • Romita comedor (good place for dinner and drinks, really cool place. Colonia Roma)

  • Ciné Tonalá (its a theater but there’s a cool bar inside, very chill and low key)

  • Limantour (a little fancy but nice place to have a couple drinks)

  • Puebla 109 (good place to have dinner and drinks)

  • Blanco Colima

  • Balmori

  • Downtown hotel (a rooftop with a greeeeeeat view. This place is in the same building as the azul histórico restaurant. You could do both on the same day :)

  • Salón Tenampa (downtown, one of my favorites, a little touristy but great place)

CLUBS

  • Departamento (electronic music, Colonia Roma)

  • Mono (Electronic music, Colonia Juárez)

  • Café Paraíso (Colonia Roma)

  • Leonor (Colonia Condesa)

  • Mama Rumba (salsa club, really fun)

  • Pata Negra (Its open everyday until 5-6am. Colonia Condesa)

  • Patrick Miller (be sure to be drunk if you go there)

  • San Luis (salsa club)

  • Barba Azul (salsa club)

WHAT TO DO

  • National Museum of Anthropology

  • La Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum)

THINGS TO KNOW

  • Where to stay: La Roma, La Condesa

  • Bathrooms: Do not flush the toilet paper. The pipes cannot handle it in most locations so there are small trash cans next to the toilet seats where you can dispose of toilet paper. Additionally, not all restrooms have toilet paper so it will be important to carry a packet of issues or loose toilet paper with you.

  • Tipping: The standard tip in Mexico is 10%.

  • Getting Around: Do not take taxis. Just don’t. The Metro is the easiest, fastest and safest way to get around town. At $5 MXP per ride ($0.30 USD), it is also the cheapest way to get around too. However, it is a total shitshow during rush hour so stay clear.

  • Do not slam car doors. It is considered rude and we got kicked out of a taxi once there because of it.

  • Eating and Drinking: Don’t drink the water and always sin hielo. Lunch or “comida” is the biggest meal in Mexico City but it usually takes place around 2PM or later - most restaurants won’t even open until 1PM.

  • Neighborhoods to Avoid: Tepito and La Lagunilla

Eunice ChinMexico, North America, Food