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American Mom meets Russian Mom. Two sisters witness.
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Everything else on this page you can decide on the day.
🔴 Must book ahead
- Frida Kahlo Museum Book the moment dates are set — sells out weeks ahead
- Jazzatlán Capital Small room — book once we pick a night
🟠 Book ahead to be safe
- Lardo Weekend brunch especially — bookable on OpenTable
- Contramar OpenTable opens ~30 days out and fills fast
- Arena México Friday sells out — buy on Ticketmaster MX ahead
🔵 Optional, skips the queue
- Chapultepec Castle General admission is walk-up; ahead only to skip the line
- National Museum of Anthropology Walk-up is fine, but the queue can hit an hour
- Teotihuacan Pyramids Walk-up works; buying ahead saves a long queue
🏠Home
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C. Ometusco 30, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México
✈️Getting around
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Mexico City International Airport
Uber, or a prepaid airport taxi — buy the ticket at a kiosk inside the terminal before walking outside.
Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, Venustiano Carranza, 15700 Ciudad de México
🌳Parks & walks
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Avenida Ámsterdam
The morning walk — a leafy loop that follows the old racetrack.
Hipódromo, 06100 Ciudad de México
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Parque México
Fountains, dog walkers and street performers.
Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México
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Parque España
Fountains, dog walkers and street performers.
Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México
☕Cafes
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Maque
C. Ozuluama 4, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México
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BUNA
Ámsterdam 285, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México
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Blend Station
Av. Tamaulipas 60, Condesa, 06140 Ciudad de México
🍽️Dining
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Lardo
Book ahead to be safeWeekend brunch especially — bookable on OpenTable
Agustín Melgar 6, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México
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Taquería Orinoco
Av. Álvaro Obregón 100, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México
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Contramar
Book ahead to be safeOpenTable opens ~30 days out and fills fast
Lunch is the thing here. Walk-ins can wait for a table, but the wait is real.
Durango 200, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México
🇷🇺Russian food
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Boris Delicatessen
Russian food store.
Carlos B. Zetina 12, Hipódromo Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06170 Ciudad de México
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Kolobok Escandón
Av. José Martí 160, Escandón I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11800 Ciudad de México
🛍️Shopping
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Reforma 222
Av. P.º de la Reforma 222, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México
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Antara Fashion Hall
Av. Ejército Nacional, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11520 Ciudad de México
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Avenida Presidente Masaryk
The upmarket shopping street, a short walk from Antara.
Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, 11530 Ciudad de México
📚Bookstores
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Centro Cultural Bella Época
The Rosario Castellanos bookshop, in a converted cinema.
Av. Tamaulipas 202, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México
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Cafebrería El Péndulo Condesa
Bookshop and cafe in one.
Av. Nuevo León 115, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México
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Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Must-see public library.
Eje 1 Nte. S/N, Buenavista, Cuauhtémoc, 06350 Ciudad de México
🏛️Main sights
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Chapultepec Castle
Optional, skips the queueGeneral admission is walk-up; ahead only to skip the line
Huge park with a castle and great views — the city's central park. Closed Mondays.
Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 Ciudad de México
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National Museum of Anthropology
Optional, skips the queueWalk-up is fine, but the queue can hit an hour
Av. P.º de la Reforma s/n, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México
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Zócalo & the Historic Center
Plaza de la Constitución, Centro Histórico, Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México
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Frida Kahlo Museum
Must book aheadBook the moment dates are set — sells out weeks ahead
In Coyoacán. Online sales only — you cannot buy at the door.
Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México
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Teotihuacan Pyramids
Optional, skips the queueWalk-up works; buying ahead saves a long queue
Outside the city — a day trip.
San Juan Teotihuacán, State of Mexico
🎭Entertainment
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Jazzatlán Capital
Must book aheadSmall room — book once we pick a night
Live jazz, a walk from the house.
Guanajuato 239, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México
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Plaza Garibaldi
Mariachi bands.
Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06010 Ciudad de México
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Arena México
Book ahead to be safeFriday sells out — buy on Ticketmaster MX ahead
Lucha libre. CMLL runs Tuesday, Friday and Sunday; Friday is the big one.
Dr. Lavista 189, Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, 06720 Ciudad de México
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Embarcadero Nuevo Nativitas
The trajinera boats. No booking needed — hire at the pier, priced per boat, haggling expected.
C. del Mercado, San Jerónimo, Xochimilco, 16090 Ciudad de México