Guidebook for Ciudad de México
Drinks & Nightlife
A cantina where you can find old men playing dominos by day and the art crowd making after-opening toasts by night. I recommend the soups -- everything on the food menu is wonderful, and it's perfect for late night dinners in the neighborhood.
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Covadonga
121 PueblaA cantina where you can find old men playing dominos by day and the art crowd making after-opening toasts by night. I recommend the soups -- everything on the food menu is wonderful, and it's perfect for late night dinners in the neighborhood.
This is the re-opening of a classic 1980s Mexico City queer club (all are welcome.) If you read Spanish, check out its history in Guillermo Osorno's book Tengo Que Morir Todas Las Noches, it is amazing chisme histórico. Come through beginning around 7pm for cocktails on the terrace. There are sometimes art shows, drag performances, and usually a DJ playing at night. If you see an older man in spectacles or a cardigan, say hi; it's the legendary owner Henri Donnadieu.
El 9 De Amberes
58 C. AmberesThis is the re-opening of a classic 1980s Mexico City queer club (all are welcome.) If you read Spanish, check out its history in Guillermo Osorno's book Tengo Que Morir Todas Las Noches, it is amazing chisme histórico. Come through beginning around 7pm for cocktails on the terrace. There are sometimes art shows, drag performances, and usually a DJ playing at night. If you see an older man in spectacles or a cardigan, say hi; it's the legendary owner Henri Donnadieu.
Yes, of course there are more authentic pulquerias in town, but none with four floors, live music, and author events in the early evening. Pulqueria Los Insurgentes is the perfect spot to try CDMX's famous fermented maguey drink (I recommend the flavored varieties for your first sips -- they have a rotating menu that includes flavors like peach/durazno, celery/apio, nut/nuez) that has played such a large role in the city's history.
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Pulqueria los Insurgentes
226 Av. Insurgentes SurYes, of course there are more authentic pulquerias in town, but none with four floors, live music, and author events in the early evening. Pulqueria Los Insurgentes is the perfect spot to try CDMX's famous fermented maguey drink (I recommend the flavored varieties for your first sips -- they have a rotating menu that includes flavors like peach/durazno, celery/apio, nut/nuez) that has played such a large role in the city's history.
Food Scene
A beautiful café with fresh baked pastries, quiches, juices, and a lovely wine menu
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Panadería Rosetta Havre
73 HavreA beautiful café with fresh baked pastries, quiches, juices, and a lovely wine menu
Fresh roasted coffee and the best neighborhood breakfast/brunch/spot to hang in Juárez. I love a breakfast of the molletes, fresh bread layered with beans and cheese.
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Gabi's Café
55 NápolesFresh roasted coffee and the best neighborhood breakfast/brunch/spot to hang in Juárez. I love a breakfast of the molletes, fresh bread layered with beans and cheese.
The friendly neighborhood veggie buffet doubles as a meditation center (classes every day!), but I go to meditate while I eat. The lunch buffet (available from 1-4:30pm) is cheap (prices vary; it's usually around 80 pesos) and simple, with lots of veggie versions of Mexican classics like enfrijoladas, enchiladas, tortilla soup. Get a table by the fountain and go nuts.
Nirvana Vegetariano
102 PueblaThe friendly neighborhood veggie buffet doubles as a meditation center (classes every day!), but I go to meditate while I eat. The lunch buffet (available from 1-4:30pm) is cheap (prices vary; it's usually around 80 pesos) and simple, with lots of veggie versions of Mexican classics like enfrijoladas, enchiladas, tortilla soup. Get a table by the fountain and go nuts.
Don't say I didn't warn you -- you'll see a LOT of US tourists here because the spot is owned by gringos. That being said, there's a reason why they come. Cicatriz has lovely pastries, coffee, and small plates for breakfast, lunch, and computer work time. In the early evening, it pivots to become a bar with a lovely wine menu, delicious mezcal cocktails, and fried chicken sandwiches. It closes around 11/12 and is not open on Tuesdays, check its schedule.
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Cicatriz
44 C. DinamarcaDon't say I didn't warn you -- you'll see a LOT of US tourists here because the spot is owned by gringos. That being said, there's a reason why they come. Cicatriz has lovely pastries, coffee, and small plates for breakfast, lunch, and computer work time. In the early evening, it pivots to become a bar with a lovely wine menu, delicious mezcal cocktails, and fried chicken sandwiches. It closes around 11/12 and is not open on Tuesdays, check its schedule.
Those looking for a local splurge dinner would do very well to go here, a sleek modern restaurant with an emphasis on Mexican classics prepared with fresh ingredients.
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Amaya
95 Calle Gral. PrimThose looking for a local splurge dinner would do very well to go here, a sleek modern restaurant with an emphasis on Mexican classics prepared with fresh ingredients.
VEGAN TORTAS, TACOS, AND DESSERTS on the street! Sure to delight any cat lover with its punky, feline-loving decor -- I go for the torta with salchicha and chorizo. Expect a wait, the place is popular.
Gatorta
182 PueblaVEGAN TORTAS, TACOS, AND DESSERTS on the street! Sure to delight any cat lover with its punky, feline-loving decor -- I go for the torta with salchicha and chorizo. Expect a wait, the place is popular.
Essentials
This is where you should buy produce, basic groceries like Oaxacan cheese, candy, flowers, mole, fresh herbs ... Also your one-stop shop for any shoes or clothing that have broken on your journey.
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Mercado Juarez
This is where you should buy produce, basic groceries like Oaxacan cheese, candy, flowers, mole, fresh herbs ... Also your one-stop shop for any shoes or clothing that have broken on your journey.
A big, boring mall where you can get all the necessities taken care of, from replacing your headphones to getting a rain jacket to phone repair.
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Av. Paseo de la Reforma 222
222 Avenida Paseo de la ReformaA big, boring mall where you can get all the necessities taken care of, from replacing your headphones to getting a rain jacket to phone repair.
Shopping
A phenomenal, queer-run independent bookstore with the most vast LGBTQ+ section I've ever seen! They hold readings by the café in the back of the shop if you want to check a local author's work.
Somos Voces
23 Calle de NizaA phenomenal, queer-run independent bookstore with the most vast LGBTQ+ section I've ever seen! They hold readings by the café in the back of the shop if you want to check a local author's work.
A men's store stocked with many local designers that even worth a visit from women with gender neutral taste. Se hablan ingles.
Apartment 25
1912 CórdobaA men's store stocked with many local designers that even worth a visit from women with gender neutral taste. Se hablan ingles.
Those of you hoping to impress your fashion friends with scores from Mexico City need to check this recently opened boutique by local designers Carla Katsu and Roberto Sánchez. Specialties include chaotic prints, which look even more beautiful alongside Katsu and Sánchez's innovative ikebana floral arrangements.
Hi-BYE
105BIS FronteraThose of you hoping to impress your fashion friends with scores from Mexico City need to check this recently opened boutique by local designers Carla Katsu and Roberto Sánchez. Specialties include chaotic prints, which look even more beautiful alongside Katsu and Sánchez's innovative ikebana floral arrangements.
If your mood is flowy and comfortable, this seasoned Mexican designer's showroom is a must-see. Carla specializes in collaborations with traditional Mexican artisans. The results are modern designs, from wrap-around dresses to sophisticated outwear, made with the luscious textiles for which Mexico's diverse indigenous communities are known.
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Carla Fernández
200 Av. Álvaro ObregónIf your mood is flowy and comfortable, this seasoned Mexican designer's showroom is a must-see. Carla specializes in collaborations with traditional Mexican artisans. The results are modern designs, from wrap-around dresses to sophisticated outwear, made with the luscious textiles for which Mexico's diverse indigenous communities are known.
CANDY FREAKS this old school sweet shop has all the Mexican classics, from pig-shaped cookies to elaborate marzipan fruits. Your friends and family will not be sad if you bring them a souvenir bought here :)
Dulceria de Celaya
37 OrizabaCANDY FREAKS this old school sweet shop has all the Mexican classics, from pig-shaped cookies to elaborate marzipan fruits. Your friends and family will not be sad if you bring them a souvenir bought here :)
Getting Around
This is a major travel hub in the city -- you can find a Metrobus to take you to Ciudad Universitaria, a Metro to get you downtown or nearly anywhere else you'd like to go! It's the Insurgentes Metrobus and the pink line of the Metro.
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Glorieta Insurgentes
Avenida Insurgentes SurThis is a major travel hub in the city -- you can find a Metrobus to take you to Ciudad Universitaria, a Metro to get you downtown or nearly anywhere else you'd like to go! It's the Insurgentes Metrobus and the pink line of the Metro.
Parks & Nature
La Ciudadela, technically, is a big, gorgeous park where old people take salsa lessons on the weekends and a massive old cigar factory now serves as a public library housing a small photography museum (El Centro de la Imagen.) That being said, I'm including it on this list for the sky-high souvenir shopping potential at the Mercado de Artesanías La Cuidadela next door on Calle Balderas (just ask for the "mercado artesano" if you can't locate it, the pin is on the park here.) You do not need to go anywhere else to pick up traditional woven blankets, ceramics, toys, clothing, etc.
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Ciudadela Park
José María MorelosLa Ciudadela, technically, is a big, gorgeous park where old people take salsa lessons on the weekends and a massive old cigar factory now serves as a public library housing a small photography museum (El Centro de la Imagen.) That being said, I'm including it on this list for the sky-high souvenir shopping potential at the Mercado de Artesanías La Cuidadela next door on Calle Balderas (just ask for the "mercado artesano" if you can't locate it, the pin is on the park here.) You do not need to go anywhere else to pick up traditional woven blankets, ceramics, toys, clothing, etc.
A wonderful spot to grab a bench and people watch at pretty much any time of the day or night.
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Plaza Río de Janeiro
Plaza Río de JaneiroA wonderful spot to grab a bench and people watch at pretty much any time of the day or night.
The fact that you can walk to Bosque Chapultepec from the house is a dream. The city's central park is home to world class museums (Museo de Antropologia, Museo Tamayo among them), many running trails, an underwater mural by Diego Rivera, and an actual castle on a hill that is now a national history museum.
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Chapultepec-erdő
The fact that you can walk to Bosque Chapultepec from the house is a dream. The city's central park is home to world class museums (Museo de Antropologia, Museo Tamayo among them), many running trails, an underwater mural by Diego Rivera, and an actual castle on a hill that is now a national history museum.