Guidebook for Ciudad de México
Everything Else
It's mostly residential but also filled with a large number of international restaurants, cafes, boutiques and art galleries!
655 locals recommend
La Condesa
It's mostly residential but also filled with a large number of international restaurants, cafes, boutiques and art galleries!
Everything you need in the heart of Polanco: bars, restaurants, parks, trendy night life, and you can walk everywhere :)
65 locals recommend
EL POLANQUITO
21 Oscar WildeEverything you need in the heart of Polanco: bars, restaurants, parks, trendy night life, and you can walk everywhere :)
Food Scene
A national bookstore chain (the best ones are the ones in Polanco and Condesa) with a delicious cafe/restaurant service that will keep you wanting for more. They offer theater plays or small concerts from time to time.
www.pendulo.com
66 locals recommend
Cafetería El Péndulo
126 HamburgoA national bookstore chain (the best ones are the ones in Polanco and Condesa) with a delicious cafe/restaurant service that will keep you wanting for more. They offer theater plays or small concerts from time to time.
www.pendulo.com
One of the best Gourmet Food market that you will find in the City, and also shops with organic products, bakeries and a chocolate shop.
mercadoroma.com
192 locals recommend
Mercado Roma
225 C. QuerétaroOne of the best Gourmet Food market that you will find in the City, and also shops with organic products, bakeries and a chocolate shop.
mercadoroma.com
San Angel Inn is an old Carmelite Monastery converted into an extraordinary restaurant, famous for it's international cuisine.
http://www.sanangelinn.com/
313 locals recommend
San Ángel Inn
50 Diego RiveraSan Angel Inn is an old Carmelite Monastery converted into an extraordinary restaurant, famous for it's international cuisine.
http://www.sanangelinn.com/
The Main Dining Room of La Hacienda de Los Morales is the heart of the restaurant, the atmosphere and decor evoke the colonial period of Mexico.
37 locals recommend
La Hacienda de los Morales
525 Juan Vazquez de MellaThe Main Dining Room of La Hacienda de Los Morales is the heart of the restaurant, the atmosphere and decor evoke the colonial period of Mexico.
Mexican cuisine made with all local products. Constant reinvention is the hallmark of our menu.
http://www.pujol.com.mx/
185 locals recommend
Pujol
133 TennysonMexican cuisine made with all local products. Constant reinvention is the hallmark of our menu.
http://www.pujol.com.mx/
Traditional alternative food, real Mexican flavor
http://lacasadetono.com.mx/
165 locals recommend
La Casa De Toño
7 DoloresTraditional alternative food, real Mexican flavor
http://lacasadetono.com.mx/
Best seafood ever. Great for family and friends.
http://www.fishers.com.mx/
52 locals recommend
Fisher's Napoles
88 GeorgiaBest seafood ever. Great for family and friends.
http://www.fishers.com.mx/
Great mexican cuisine experience, tastes out of this world
http://www.restauranteelcardenal.com/eng/
282 locals recommend
El Cardenal
23 C. de la PalmaGreat mexican cuisine experience, tastes out of this world
http://www.restauranteelcardenal.com/eng/
Fiebre de Malta
156 C. Río LermaEvery type of beers you can imagine and great food.
A great place to hang out and grab a beer.
http://www.lacerveceria.rest/
93 locals recommend
La Cervecería de Barrio
38 Av. Vicente SuárezA great place to hang out and grab a beer.
http://www.lacerveceria.rest/
Sightseeing
Comparable to 5th Avenue in NY or Rodeo Drive in LA. It's the highest-priced street in and the one with the most upscale boutiques in Latin America
74 locals recommend
Avenida Presidente Masaryk
Comparable to 5th Avenue in NY or Rodeo Drive in LA. It's the highest-priced street in and the one with the most upscale boutiques in Latin America
This spot reflects mexican history and it's culture in everyway: art, crafts, government, religion, architecture, and gastronomy. Here you will be able to visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, "El Zócalo," The National Palace, the aztec-ruins of the "Templo Mayor," and local delicacies.
608 locals recommend
Historic center of Mexico City
This spot reflects mexican history and it's culture in everyway: art, crafts, government, religion, architecture, and gastronomy. Here you will be able to visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, "El Zócalo," The National Palace, the aztec-ruins of the "Templo Mayor," and local delicacies.
The Palace has the scene of some of the most notable events in music, dance, thater, opera, and literature, and has hosted important exxhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography.
http://www.palacio.bellasartes.gob.mx/
488 locals recommend
Bellas Artes station
The Palace has the scene of some of the most notable events in music, dance, thater, opera, and literature, and has hosted important exxhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography.
http://www.palacio.bellasartes.gob.mx/
Shopping
At this bazar you'll find some of the most beautiful and colorful mexican Arts and Crafts and local products
130 locals recommend
Bazaar Saturday
11 Pl. San JacintoAt this bazar you'll find some of the most beautiful and colorful mexican Arts and Crafts and local products
Antara Polanco is a luxury open-air shopping mall, considered as one of the most exclusive shopping destinations in Mexico
479 locals recommend
Antara Fashion Hall
843-B Av. Ejército Nacional MexicanoAntara Polanco is a luxury open-air shopping mall, considered as one of the most exclusive shopping destinations in Mexico
Arts & Culture
This particular museum is dedicated to spreading a tolerance and respect message through means of remembering and honoring the holocaust victims. Also, it has one of the most beautifull museography and contemporary interior architecture.
http://www.myt.org.mx/
227 locals recommend
Memory and Tolerance Museum
8 Av. JuárezThis particular museum is dedicated to spreading a tolerance and respect message through means of remembering and honoring the holocaust victims. Also, it has one of the most beautifull museography and contemporary interior architecture.
http://www.myt.org.mx/
It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. The museum contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from the Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun and the Aztec Xochipilli statue.
http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/index.html
1503 locals recommend
Museo Nacional de Antropologia
s/n Av. Paseo de la ReformaIt is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. The museum contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from the Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun and the Aztec Xochipilli statue.
http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/index.html
A private museum designed by the Mexican architect Fernando Romero. VISIT THE 7TH FLOOR! It contains an extensive repertoire of works by European old masters and masters of modern western art such as Auguste Rodin and Salvador Dalí.
www.soumaya.com.mx
737 locals recommend
Museo Soumaya
Boulevard Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraA private museum designed by the Mexican architect Fernando Romero. VISIT THE 7TH FLOOR! It contains an extensive repertoire of works by European old masters and masters of modern western art such as Auguste Rodin and Salvador Dalí.
www.soumaya.com.mx
Parks & Nature
Park located in the vey heart of Polanco, surrounded by gourmet restaurants and cafés, with a quiet family scene and a double water mirror central piece of interest.
231 locals recommend
Parque Lincoln
163 Av. Emilio CastelarPark located in the vey heart of Polanco, surrounded by gourmet restaurants and cafés, with a quiet family scene and a double water mirror central piece of interest.
This large urban park used to be the center of a horse-race track dating back to the late 1920's. It's surrounded by Art Deco architecture, small coffee shops.
607 locals recommend
The Local Way, Parque México
18 C. LaredoThis large urban park used to be the center of a horse-race track dating back to the late 1920's. It's surrounded by Art Deco architecture, small coffee shops.
It is the largest city park in the Western Hemisphere. Centered on a rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, one of the park's main functions is to be an ecological space in the vast city. It is considered the first and most important of Mexico City's "lungs", with trees that replenish oxygen. It is divided into three sections, with the first section being the oldest and most visited. This section contains most of the park's attractions including its zoo, the Museum of Anthropology, the Rufino Tamayo Museum, and more.
943 locals recommend
Chapultepec Forest
It is the largest city park in the Western Hemisphere. Centered on a rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, one of the park's main functions is to be an ecological space in the vast city. It is considered the first and most important of Mexico City's "lungs", with trees that replenish oxygen. It is divided into three sections, with the first section being the oldest and most visited. This section contains most of the park's attractions including its zoo, the Museum of Anthropology, the Rufino Tamayo Museum, and more.
Getting Around
Félix Cuevas
Avenida ExtremaduraInsurgentes Sur station
Metro/Subway Station