Mexico City
Mexico City - such a vibrant and lively city, not to mention all the art and food. Truly a dream city! IF you plan to visit soon or just need the nudge to book the trip - here is our places we’ve been, tips, links to the places we stayed!
Breakfast/Coffee:
Rosetta Panderia (a must!)
Quentin
Frutos Prohibidos
Maque
Churreria El Moro
Restaurants:
Ling Ling (nice views of the city)
Buena Barra (they have them all over Mexico, but we liked it)
El Parnita (good tacos and nice inside)
Rosetta (different than the panderia)
Carrillo (Vibeyyy)
Ryoshi Masaryk (sushi, so good)
Quintonil & Pujol (really hard to get reservations, but we’ve heard great things.)
Contramar (Seafood, also try to make reservations or show up right when they open)
Taco Orinoco (some of the best tacos I’ve had)
Cancino (Pizza)
Cocktails:
Handshake Speakeasy (top 100 bars)
Mezcaleria
Tokyo Music Bar (haven’t been but still on my list)
Jazztlan
Hanky Panky Speakeasy (top 100 bars)
Fhauna (record DJs)
Cafe De Nadie
Tlecan (gets super packed but lots of fun)
Ticuchi (make reservations)
Gin Gin (vibes)
Licoceria Limantour (top 100 bars)
Baltra (haven’t been but our friends did and they loved it, think it’s also top 100 bars)
Things to do/see:
Frida Kahlo House (make reservations)
Xochimilco Boats (can just show up, but you can book with a tour guide)
Lucha Libre (must do!)
Museo Jumex (modern museum)
Parque Mexico (such a big park, it’s so nice)
Plaza Rio De Janeiro
Zocalo (Downtown)
• Metropolitan Cathedral
• House of Tiles
• Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Angel of Independence
Museo Nacional de Antropología (plan to be there for hours)
Soumaya Museum
Chapultepec Castle
Casa Gilardi (must have reservations)
Biblioteca Vasconcelos (huge library)
Mercado Roma
Baseball @ Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu
Plaza Garibaldi (mariachi central)
Things to do that are close by:
Teotihuacan
• Pyramids
• La Gruta (restaurant in a cave)
Chautla, Cholula, and Val’ Quirico. (2-3 hours away)
Grutas Tolantago (3-4 hours away)
Tips:
• Best places to stay are in Roma Norte (very walkable) Polanco is the “luxury” side of town, La Condesa. Centro has a lot too, but very very busy more locals and traffic)
•Traffic is bad, just prepare yourself when you go places with extra time if you’re driving somewhere.
•Super walkable city, so comfy shoes are good.
•Make reservations to everything (CDMX is such a busy city, very touristy but also very big so there are a lot of people that live there so wherever you can make reservations; DO IT!)
•Just like any other super touristy city, watch your surroundings. we heard that there are a ton of pick pocketer’s and thankfully that did not happen to us but some tips we think that helped were to: don’t always be on your phone, if you’re using your phone to navigate while you are walking around the city look at the directions first, memorize them and put your phone away. keep everything in your front pockets, side bags and fanny packs are your friends. If you are recording or taking photos outside of your uber BE AWARE our driver said a lot if motorcycle/moped drivers will snatch up your phone from your hands! Just be aware of your surroundings.
•UBER is your friend but if you can find a personal driver I recommend that too.
•Check out AIR BNB experiences, they have such cool things you can do as a solo traveler, couples trip or a big group trip. They will most likely provide transportation to further places)
•The air quality is not so great and if you have allergies don’t forget to take your allergy medicine. I forgot one day and was dying!
•(not for everyone but if you have bad gut health, or get sick easily) We take a pepto a day to coat our stomach. DO NOT DRINK THE WATER! TRY TO AVOID STREET FOODS (it sucks because everything looks so yummy but you never know how the food was prepared and if you can avoid getting sick - please do so, not fun at all)
Airbnbs we stayed at:
Polanco - https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/plus/8754468?source_impression_id=p3_1648667057_hfLS7o%2Fu5XBHEfop
Roma Norte -
Airbnbs Experiences:
Lucha Libre Meet and Greet - https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/1628508
Hot Air Balloons - https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/2352388?source=pdpother\
