Guidebook for Mexico City
Food Scene
The Acai Bowl is a must. Great smoothies, juices and sandwiches.
303 personas locales recomiendan
Ojo de Agua
23C CitlaltépetlThe Acai Bowl is a must. Great smoothies, juices and sandwiches.
El Faraón
93 Av OaxacaMy fave taco place! Good quality, good prices.
Chiquitito Café
232 Alfonso ReyesCute little coffee shop.
Boulangerie41
41 Pl. PopocatépetlGreat coffee and pastries!
Excellent sea food. The tuna tostadas are to die for! Open for lunch, gets crowded.
338 personas locales recomiendan
Contramar
200 Calle de DurangoExcellent sea food. The tuna tostadas are to die for! Open for lunch, gets crowded.
My favorite restaurant in the City. Fancy but not pretentious. Delicious food.
289 personas locales recomiendan
Máximo Bistrot
65 Bis Av. Álvaro ObregónMy favorite restaurant in the City. Fancy but not pretentious. Delicious food.
A hidden gem, great coffee and the best bread and pastries in town!
486 personas locales recomiendan
Panadería Rosetta
179 ColimaA hidden gem, great coffee and the best bread and pastries in town!
My favorite tacos de guisado in the City!
Tacos de guisado = chile relleno, tinga, tuna, zucchini, sausage, etc...
45 personas locales recomiendan
Tacos Hola
135 AmsterdamMy favorite tacos de guisado in the City!
Tacos de guisado = chile relleno, tinga, tuna, zucchini, sausage, etc...
Great coffee shop with tasty food, beautiful terrace with artistic and cultural events.
43 personas locales recomiendan
Frëims
62B AmsterdamGreat coffee shop with tasty food, beautiful terrace with artistic and cultural events.
Drinks & Nightlife
Swanky speak-easy with live jazz bands playing some nights. Diner-style food on the front (that you can get inside the lounge. Make reservations!
151 personas locales recomiendan
Parker & Lenox
100 C. MilanSwanky speak-easy with live jazz bands playing some nights. Diner-style food on the front (that you can get inside the lounge. Make reservations!
Huge warehouse with High-N-R-G music playing. Friday nights only! Closes promptly at 3am. Cheap cover and beer. People there take dancing seriously, and it's a spectacle for all!
110 personas locales recomiendan
Patrick Miller
17 MeridaHuge warehouse with High-N-R-G music playing. Friday nights only! Closes promptly at 3am. Cheap cover and beer. People there take dancing seriously, and it's a spectacle for all!
Kinky Bar
1 C. AmberesGood gay club. Spacious, mixed crowd, affordable.
Parks & Nature
Great park to walk and jog. Also has an outdoors gym.
607 personas locales recomiendan
The Local Way, Parque México
18 C. LaredoGreat park to walk and jog. Also has an outdoors gym.
Cute little plaza with some nice restaurants and cafés around it. Not very touristy. Good for a date.
77 personas locales recomiendan
Plaza Río de Janeiro
Plaza Río de JaneiroCute little plaza with some nice restaurants and cafés around it. Not very touristy. Good for a date.
Park next to Bellas Artes, recently renovated and nice to walk around.
338 personas locales recomiendan
Alameda Central
s/n Avenida HidalgoPark next to Bellas Artes, recently renovated and nice to walk around.
Arts & Culture
Great theater with lots different shows available. Currently "Rent" is playing there (a/o Jan 2017). They also have a smaller, black-box theater upstairs with smaller shows.
61 personas locales recomiendan
Teatro Milan, Forum Lucerne
64 C. LucernaGreat theater with lots different shows available. Currently "Rent" is playing there (a/o Jan 2017). They also have a smaller, black-box theater upstairs with smaller shows.
Some of the best independent theater in the City. Five different venues for different sized shows. (There's one exclusively for dance). Government subsidized so not too expensive.
48 personas locales recomiendan
Centro Cultural Del Bosque
s/n Av. Paseo de la ReformaSome of the best independent theater in the City. Five different venues for different sized shows. (There's one exclusively for dance). Government subsidized so not too expensive.
Amazing Castle-turned-museum, great views of the City.
1163 personas locales recomiendan
Castillo de Chapultepec
Amazing Castle-turned-museum, great views of the City.
The architecture of this library is breath-taking.
140 personas locales recomiendan
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
S/N Eje 1 Nte.The architecture of this library is breath-taking.
Not a well known spot, with a great variety of exhibitions, a film and theatre spaces and a great building.
93 personas locales recomiendan
Museo Universitario del Chopo
10 Calle Dr. Enrique Gonzalez MartinezNot a well known spot, with a great variety of exhibitions, a film and theatre spaces and a great building.
Essentials
Small and crowded, but has the necessary stuff to survive.
243 personas locales recomiendan
Superama Michocán
38 Av MichoacánSmall and crowded, but has the necessary stuff to survive.
Telcel
53 C. OmetuscoIf you need to buy a SIM card.
Getting Around
Metro Patriotismo station
Closest subway stop to the apartment.
Entertainment & Activities
Awesome place with a good selection of independent, non-commercial movies. Outdoors screenings, occasionally.
282 personas locales recomiendan
Cineteca Nacional de Mexico
389 Av. México CoyoacánAwesome place with a good selection of independent, non-commercial movies. Outdoors screenings, occasionally.
Arena México
189 Dr. LavistaThis is the place for famous Lucha Libre!