Mexico city

me in mexico city

me in mexico city

 

Mexico Cittaayyyy! What a beautiful, special, delicious place it is. This is one of those cities like New York — where you can visit again and again and again and enjoy yourself every damn time (although I may be biased since I lived in NYC for 9 years but c’est la vie). Never gets old. So much to do. So much to eat. So much to explore. So many places to walk. Plus everything is mad cheap (v unlike NYC). Too many pros, no cons. Just go — and yeah maybe keep an eye on your purse (just like you would anywhere when traveling, ay!).

Good neighborhoods:

  • Condesa 

  • Roma

  • Polanco

  • Coyacan

Stay at:

  • Chaya B&B (loved!)

  • Hotel Carlota (also loved!)

  • Condesa DF (loved this, too!)

  • Downtown Mexico

  • Hotel Habita

  • Las Alcobas

  • Camino Real

Things to do / places to explore:

  • hop on the trajinera (gondolas) at Xochimilco (CANNOT MISS)

  • go to a lucha libre show!

  • Alameda central (big park, street corn and juice vendors)

  • Ave. Franco I. Madero (eat ice cream or arroz con leche from Heladeria Santa Clara)

  • Zocalo (huge public square)

  • Calle de Carmen or Republica de Argentina (street vendors)

  • Plaza Garibaldi (mariachi, fun at night)

  • Jardin Centenario (mezcal sampling)

Markets:

  • Mercado Roma

  • Mercado de San Juan

  • La Merced

  • Mercado La Lagunilla (go on sunday for vintage)

  • Mercado Sonora (witchcraft market)

  • La Ciudadela (handicrafts)

  • San Angel Bazar Sabado (Saturday market)

  • Mercado Alvaro Obregon

  • Mercado del Carmen

Eat at:

  • Pujol

  • Quintonil

  • Maximo Bistrot

  • El Baijo

  • Rosetta

  • Biko

  • Lalo (get bread basket at brekky)

  • Contramar (great tuna tacos)

  • Quesadillas Maria Isabel

  • Mercado Roma

  • Taiyo

  • El Califa as well as El Farolita (taco spots across from each other)

  • Tacos de Canasta los Especiales (Ave. Francisco I. Madero 71)

  • Eno (great for lunch, drink tepache)

  • Delirio

  • Nicos 

  • Mora mora (healthy brekky)

  • Romita Comedor

  • El Cardenal

  • J by Jose Andres (get g&t)

  • Dulce Patria (colorful)

  • Azul Condesa

  • Mero Toro (good seafood)

  • Bravo Loncheria

  • Casa Virginia (French)

  • El Parnita (small plates)

  • Azul Historico

  • Sud 777

  • Los Almendros

  • Carlotta

  • Romita Comedor

  • Comrade

  • La Unica

  • Rokai (sushi)

  • Tori Tori (Japanese)

Snack at:

  • El globo (bakery)

  • Churros El Moro

  • Mercado Roma

  • Maque Cafe (coffee)

  • Abarrotes Delirio

  • La Michoacana (paletas)

  • Panaderia Rosetta

  • Neveria Roxy (soda shop)

  • La Nicolasa

  • Dulceria de Celaya (candy shop)

  • Tlapaleria Gastronomica

  • Ojo de Agua (healthy juice)

  • Chiquitito Cafe (coffee)

Drink at:

  • La Clandestina

  • MN Roy

  • San Angel Inn (get margarita)

  • Rooftop at Condesa DF

  • La Unica (tequila tasting)

  • Limantour

  • Jules Basement 

  • La Botica (for mezcal)

  • Aurora (go to back patio)

  • Restaurante Covadonga (relaxed)

  • Felina Bar 

  • Zinco Jazz Club

  • Licoreria Limantour (mixology spot)

  • Romita Comedor

  • Gin Gin

  • Comrade (cute outdoor area)

Shopping:

  • Goodbye Folk (vintage)

  • Vintage Hoe

  • Void (vintage)

  • Lemon Chic (cute clothes)

  • Sanborns (in centro historico)

  • Mobica (home stuff)

  • Common People

  • Carla Fernandez (centro historico)

  • Yakampot

  • 180

  • Anatole 13 (accessories, etc)

  • Onora (home stuff)

  • Celeste House (chic bric a brac)

  • Sangre de Mi Sangre (jewelry)

  • Cool shops in Downtown hotel

Museums:

  • La Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo)

  • House of Tiles (Casa de Los Azulejos)

  • Soumaya (beautiful exterior)

  • Museo Jumex

  • Palacio de Bellas artes (free on sunday)

  • MUAC at Unam

  • Museo Franz Mayer (free on tues)

  • Museo Casa Estuido Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo

  • Casa Estudio Luis Barragan (very cool to see)

  • Cuadra San Cristobal