Guidebook for Mexico City
Food Scene
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.
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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.
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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!
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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...
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Chapultepec kastali
Amazing Castle-turned-museum, great views of the City.
Bókasafn 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.
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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
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.
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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!