Debbie and Julian's favorite Tacoria in Mexico City! Their tacos al pastor are arguably the best in all of CDMX. In other words: Orinoco is exactly what you’re looking for after a few rounds of mezcal or tequila, especially since they’re open until 3:30 am during the week and even later on the weekend. Trust us, it gets better and better each time you go.

Really fun and good spot! They have a menu in English and we’ve had most of their tacos. Highly recommend their pastor tacos, prime steak tacos, and guacamole. All delicious and very popular with locals. El Califa is a well-oiled taco machine and is open until 4 am every day.

Debbie and Julian's FAVORITE restaurant! The best seafood you'll ever find...

This is one of the newest, busiest, and hippest places for eating seafood Sinaloa style. The music is LOUD, the service is fast and the food is extra fresh if you want to try the northern style of seafood with lots of raw products and spicy sauces this is your place.

Located in a restored art deco mansion in Condesa, Botánico is the first solo project of chef Alejandra Navarro, an alum of acclaimed Mexican fine dining restaurant Quintonil. The lush courtyard is an elegant setting for a long afternoon of cocktails, wine, and shareable plates. The menu has an international touch, so expect dishes that combine flavors from all over the world with high-quality ingredients. When in doubt, go for the oyster platters, fried squid, and pork Milanese with a salad of field mustard and buttermilk dressing.

It’s legendary for its seafood-focused menu, and you should absolutely make a point to come here for the tuna tostadas and whole fish covered in red and green sauce. Make a reservation for lunch, when the sprawling dining room becomes an all-out party. If this is your first time in CDMX, a meal at Contramar is essential dining.

Dooriban’s Korean homestyle cooking took Mexico City’s Korean food scene by storm after the chef started making “Kimchi Mama Park” out of a ghost kitchen in colonia Juarez before becoming a proper restaurant. The kimchi bokkeumbap—bacon fried rice with that excellent fermented cabbage—is the main event, but it’s nearly eclipsed by the Korean fried chicken wings served in a delightfully messy gochujang sauce. If you’ve spent the day walking around Roma, this is a great way to refuel at lunchtime.

Dining at this cafeteria with a great view of Mexico Park will be a beautiful experience for guests. The menu of Mexican cuisine provides authentic meals at Frëims. A lot of visitors point out that you can eat nicely cooked chilaquiles, salads and roast beef here. Eating good waffles, pan dulce and pancakes is what many clients advise. Delicious beer is the right choice. Come to this place for great chai latte, fresh juices or matcha.

Trendy spot in Roma Norte, Madre Cafe is a brunch place that feels more European than Mexican. However, given Roma Norte’s history, European-style cafes don’t feel out of place.

Madre Cafe is located in a gorgeous courtyard just across the street from Plaza Luis Caberra. The service is some of the best I’ve experienced in Mexico City. The cafe offers an unbeatable atmosphere and great service, so I understand why its so popular. Make sure to book a resy!

Expect a short wait! Well worth it

There are two sides of Condesa: the touristy area between Parque Mexico and Parque España, and the more residential half. Superette is located in the latter, which also happens to be home to some of the neighborhood’s best neo-colonial architecture. Take a stroll around, and stop here for a galette and a hard apple cider. Like the area itself, it may not be the first place you visit in CDMX, but we can almost guarantee it’ll be one of your favorites. The galettes are delicious (try the classic with comté cheese, egg, and ham) and it’s one of the more affordable places to sit down for a quality snack in the neighborhood.

There’s always a line at Churreria El Moro, whether you show up first thing in the morning, around lunchtime, or right after dinner. And for good reason—this local chain (with 12 locations around the city) makes some of the best churros in existence. You can get a four-pack fresh out of the fryer and covered in cinnamon sugar with a side of hot chocolate dip for around $5. If you need to cool down after walking around all day, take yourself and a consuelo—El Moro’s churro ice cream sandwich—to nearby Plaza Rio de Janeiro for some shade.

Tortas de chilaquil is a staple Mexican breakfast of spicy chilaquiles stuffed into a fresh roll of bread. Conveniently, one of the best cures for a hangover. Join the line of locals at this Condesa food stand as you attempt to piece together last night’s mezcal-fueled timeline.

This is the #7 bard in the world! They have deliciously hand-crafted cocktails, many of which focus on Mexico’s two most famous spirits – tequila and mezcal. That’s one of theirs at the top of this post.

They also make many of their ingredients in-house including getting special ice made just for their cocktail menu (which, compared to Handshake’s is massive).

#45 Best Bar in the World! Named in honor of one of Darwin’s islands on his great discovery voyage above the SS Beagle, the bar combines nautical motifs with a Hemingway-like ambiance. It is a great place to cozy up on one of Mexico City’s summer nights. The space is tiny (although post-pandemic they have added additional outdoor seating) and so can be packed on a busy night, better to drink with the pros earlier in the week.

Looking for amazing cocktails, and great service at Speakeasy? Handshake is generally known as one of the best bars in the world (Currently #3 in the world!), and if speakeasies are your thing, coming here is basically a requirement. The cocktails are fantastic—order their fig martini and you’ll wonder why this drink isn’t being copied everywhere. Plan on starting or ending your night here: the space is dark, the drinks are strong, and you can grab a few tacos on the street when you leave. Just make sure to book ahead, as reservations are mandatory.

Great community park and a place for a nice job. The park is located on Avenida México and Calle de Michoacán in Colonia Hipódromo, only two blocks from Avenida Insurgentes. The park contains a number of other fountains, ponds, waterfalls, and light posts that simulate tree trunks. A large pond or small lake is inhabited by ducks and swans. Many of the trees and other plants are native to humid areas of the Mediterranean such as Lebanese cypress, mimosas, and palms. There is also more exotic flora such as bamboo.

Spanning 1,695 acres, Chapultepec is among the largest urban parks in the world.

Located more or less at the center of Mexico City is Chapultepec — a sprawling park that packs more experiences within its bounds than just about any I’ve seen anywhere in the world. This is no mere green space, but also home to some of the city’s most important museums, and it offers a range of additional activities: gardens, a zoo, restaurants, and even a castle. You can easily spend a full day or even several days exploring all that Chapultepec Park has to offer

Palacio de Bellas Artes, or Palace of Fine Arts as it’s called in English, is one of the most important cultural centers in Mexico City. This reputation is largely thanks to the wide variety of art celebrated and showcased on the premises during the year.

The museum’s stationary art consists mainly of large murals, namely “El Hombre Controlador del Universo,” “Liberación,” and “La Nueva Democracia.” These murals were painted in 1934, 1963, and 1945, respectively, and have become symbols of the center. Due to the building’s particular Art Nouveau and Neoclassical architecture, it’s also one of the most easy-to-spot structures in the city, often called a chapel of the arts.

Since it opened in 2011, the Soumaya Museum has quickly become one of the most iconic museums in Mexico City. The museum contains the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s private collection of art, sculptures and other items. Painters such as Picasso, Renoir, Dali, Van Gogh and many notable Mexican artists feature in the exhibition. The collection of more than 66,000 pieces has been split into two buildings due to the sheer quantity of items; one in Plaza Loreto, which is itself a stunning piece of modern architecture, and the other in Plaza Carso.

When visiting Mexico City you don't want to miss the iconic home of Frida Kahlo. Learn about the daily life of this artistic couple and enjoy the peace of the gardens too.

The Frida Kahlo Museum is also known as La Casa Azul (The Blue House) thanks to its blue walls. This historic house, where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived, is now an art museum, dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.

Teotihuacan, located in the Basin of Central Mexico, was the largest, most influential, and most revered city in the history of the New World. It flourished in Mesoamerica's Golden Age, the Classic Period of the first millennium CE. Dominated by two gigantic pyramids and a huge sacred avenue, the city’s architecture, art, and religion would influence all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures.

Puebla City has 365 churches and some of the most beautiful in all of Mexico! It's about 2:30-3 hours away from Mexico City.

Puebla is absolutely worth a day trip from Mexico City because it is full of history, culture, and good food. Think world heritage sites, ornate churches, grand pyramids, and platefuls of mole – Puebla is all that and some more.

Basilica of Guadalupe, Roman Catholic church that is the chief religious center of Mexico, located in Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo, a northern neighborhood of Mexico City. The church was erected near the spot where two apparitions of the Virgin are said to have appeared to an Indian convert named Juan Diego in December 1531 and commanded that a church be built.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Roman Catholicism, the Virgin Mary in her appearance before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. The name also refers to the Marian apparition itself. Our Lady of Guadalupe holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico and is one of the most popular religious devotions.

We have an amazing guide / tour if you're interested! THIS TRIP IS AMAZING, and well worth it.

We went to Las Grutas de Tolantongo Mexico for Instagram-worthy Tolantongo photos, but having visited there, I’m happy to report there are many more reasons to go to Grutas Tolantongo hot springs than just taking hundreds of Tolantongo photos. It’s a great way to spend the day relaxing in the Tolantongo hot springs.

It is BEAUTIFUL. This is a must do while in Mexico City. Only 10-15 minutes away from Condesa or Roma Norte.

The Metropolitan Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Mexico City and the whole of the Americas. It’s on the main Plaza de la Constitución (also referred to as the Zócalo). Construction of the cathedral began in 1573 and was not completed until 1813. With impressive facades, 16 chapels (14 of which are open to the public) and two bell towers containing a total of 25 bells each, as well as beautiful interiors, this cathedral is a sight not to be missed.