Guidebook for Mexico City
Food Scene
A beautiful restaurant with fantastic service. If you are going in a group I recommend sitting outside near the bar and ordering and sharing all the appetizers!
51 locals recommend
Cabrera 7
N7 Pl. Luis CabreraA beautiful restaurant with fantastic service. If you are going in a group I recommend sitting outside near the bar and ordering and sharing all the appetizers!
They have great coffee! I highly recommend their chilaquiles rojos, and while this location is really comfortable and great. There is also a new Cafe Toscano right on Plaza Cabrera that is beautifully
113 locals recommend
Café Toscano
42 OrizabaThey have great coffee! I highly recommend their chilaquiles rojos, and while this location is really comfortable and great. There is also a new Cafe Toscano right on Plaza Cabrera that is beautifully
This is a great date place! the food, ambiance, and service is wonderful! I also highly recommend popping in for a beer or cocktail just to enjoy the space and open roof at night.
43 locals recommend
Cafetería ''Dulce Romita''
5 TepicThis is a great date place! the food, ambiance, and service is wonderful! I also highly recommend popping in for a beer or cocktail just to enjoy the space and open roof at night.
A fantastic lunch place where you simply can't go wrong. The food is delish, and the ambience is chill and relaxed.
177 locals recommend
Lalo!
173 ZacatecasA fantastic lunch place where you simply can't go wrong. The food is delish, and the ambience is chill and relaxed.
You can find the best of the best at Mercado Roma, and be sure to check out the beer garden upstairs.
192 locals recommend
Mercado Roma
225 C. QuerétaroYou can find the best of the best at Mercado Roma, and be sure to check out the beer garden upstairs.
El Parnita
84 Av. YucatanGreat food in a great atmosphere!
Mog Bistro
168 FronteraVery good Asian fusion food, a difficult thing to find in the city!
Although it's a chain, Bisquets has great cafe con leche and serves breakfast all day, including their chilaquilas, which are delicious!
Café París
107 CórdobaAlthough it's a chain, Bisquets has great cafe con leche and serves breakfast all day, including their chilaquilas, which are delicious!
This is a hole in the wall, but their comida corrida is convenient and delicious. Keep in mind they only accepts cash
Loncheria Alex
214 C. de ChiapasThis is a hole in the wall, but their comida corrida is convenient and delicious. Keep in mind they only accepts cash
POZOLERIA TEOIXTLA
59 ZacatecasThe pozole here is heavenly!
La Tlayudería
155 TonaláA tiny hole in the wall with delicious tlayudas typical of Oaxaca.
A bookstore that has a great roof terrace where you can sit and peruse books with a coffee or a drink.
120 locals recommend
El Péndulo
115 Av Nuevo LeónA bookstore that has a great roof terrace where you can sit and peruse books with a coffee or a drink.
Excellent sandwiches with really fresh ingredients. They also have a great lunch menu. I was skeptical at first, but walked away full and happy!
27 locals recommend
La cadencia Loncheria
183 TonaláExcellent sandwiches with really fresh ingredients. They also have a great lunch menu. I was skeptical at first, but walked away full and happy!
Cucurucho
183 TonaláDelicious coffee!
Drinks & Nightlife
For all the beer lovers out there, this is a new bar and artisan beer store that I highly recommend. The staff is really knowledgeable and speak English!
El Depósito Roma
For all the beer lovers out there, this is a new bar and artisan beer store that I highly recommend. The staff is really knowledgeable and speak English!
A neighborhood staple, La Nacional, was one of the first places to focus on mezcal. There is also a great artisan beer store right around the corner.
42 locals recommend
La Nacional
161 OrizabaA neighborhood staple, La Nacional, was one of the first places to focus on mezcal. There is also a great artisan beer store right around the corner.
A lovely bar focused on mixology. It's a it expensive, but for a cocktail or two it's totally worth it!
258 locals recommend
Licorería Limantour
106 Av. Álvaro ObregónA lovely bar focused on mixology. It's a it expensive, but for a cocktail or two it's totally worth it!
Essentials
The classic neighborhood market, Mercado Medellin has been around for 50 years and counting. If you go, be sure to stop over at Vicky's, have a comida corrida and tell her I sent you!
249 locals recommend
Medellin Market
101 MedellínThe classic neighborhood market, Mercado Medellin has been around for 50 years and counting. If you go, be sure to stop over at Vicky's, have a comida corrida and tell her I sent you!
Sumesa
266 TlacotalpanA fast and convenient grocery store only a few blocks away.
Planta Purificadora de Agua
215 MeridaThe closest purified water spot
Everything Else
This subway line connects to the pink line, the blue line, and the brown line, and goes straight to the UNAM University
29 locals recommend
Metro Hospital General station
This subway line connects to the pink line, the blue line, and the brown line, and goes straight to the UNAM University
This subway line connects to the blue, green, yellow, and orange lines.
6 locals recommend
Farmacias Similares Hospital General
S/n Dr PasteurThis subway line connects to the blue, green, yellow, and orange lines.
This is my favorite Metrobus line. It takes you to the Hidalgo stop directly downtown.
26 locals recommend
METROBUS HOSPITAL GENERAL station
s/n Av. CuauhtémocThis is my favorite Metrobus line. It takes you to the Hidalgo stop directly downtown.
This is a major public transportation hub, and the pink metro line crosses the city.
13 locals recommend
Farmacias Similares
12 Av ChapultepecThis is a major public transportation hub, and the pink metro line crosses the city.
Though it's a little further, this line runs directly north and south on Insurgentes and can get you from the University in the south to the bus station at Indios Verdes in the North.
65 locals recommend
Metrobus Sonora station
Though it's a little further, this line runs directly north and south on Insurgentes and can get you from the University in the south to the bus station at Indios Verdes in the North.
This is a typical indoor shopping mall, but the third level has a Santander and a Bancomer, both of which have ATMS. These are the closest to the apartment.
24 locals recommend
Cuauhtémoc Pavilion
20 C. Antonio M. AnzaThis is a typical indoor shopping mall, but the third level has a Santander and a Bancomer, both of which have ATMS. These are the closest to the apartment.
Buddhist center of Mexico City AC
94 JalapaA donation based yoga spot
Arts & Culture
A great alternative movie theater that also has fab food in a great atmosphere. This is a fun place to go and hang out with friends and grab a drink.
264 locals recommend
Cine Tonalá
261 TonaláA great alternative movie theater that also has fab food in a great atmosphere. This is a fun place to go and hang out with friends and grab a drink.
Centro Cultural Border
43 ZacatecasAn alternative gallery space focused on young and emerging artists.
Museo Muca Roma
51 TonaláA great gallery associated with the UNAM University
Casa Lamm is a beautiful cultural center that has a restaurant in the open patio, a great bookstore, and some really nice art galleries
9 locals recommend
La Esquina de Casa Lamm
Casa Lamm is a beautiful cultural center that has a restaurant in the open patio, a great bookstore, and some really nice art galleries