Contemporary polish:
Presidente Masaryk 390 A – Polanco
+52 (55) 3300-3900
Av. Juan Salvador Agraz 37, Col. Santa Fé
+52 (55) 5257-1300
Petit and bijou:
Orizaba 95, Colonia Roma
+52 (55) 5525-1100
Classic charm:
Av. 16 de Septiembre 82 – Centro
+52 (55) 1083-7700
Sustainable stay:
Joaquín García Icazbalceta 77 – Colonia San Rafael
+52 (55) 5592-8452
Dependable chain:
Campos Eliseos 252 – Polanco
+52 (55) 9138-1800
Paseo de la Reforma 500 – Colonia Juárez
+52 (55) 5230-1818
Independent and easy:
Culiacán 6 – Condesa
+52 (55) 5584-3829
Design ho(s)tel:
Isabel la Católica 30 – Centro
+52 (55) 5130-6830
Money saver:
Tabasco 303 – Roma Norte
+52 (55) 5511-1683
Pictured: The Gran Hotel's classic atrium -- Courtesy of Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico
Start the day right:
Palma 23 – Centro
+52 (55) 5545-3507
Nicos
Cuitláhuac 3102 – Colonia Clavería
+52 (55) 5396-7090
Café O
Montes Libano 245 – Lomas de Chapultepec
+52 (55) 5520-9227
Quick caffeine fix:
Av. México 25-C – Coyoacán
Sweet scoop:
Tamaulipas 161 – Condesa
+52 (55) 5256-1854
Lunch like the locals:
Ometusco 56 – Condesa
+52 (55) 1384-3077
Expense account dinner:
Francisco Petrarca 254 – Polanco
+52 (55) 5545-3507
Hot table:
Isabel la Católica 30 – Centro
+52 (55) 5510-1316
Made for romance:
Colima 166 – Roma Norte
+52 (55) 5533 7804
Oaxaqueño cuisine:
Hamburgo 222 – Zona Rosa
+52 (55) 5511-1924
Table for one:
Atlixco 168 B – Condesa
+52 (55) 5256-3162
Table for two:
Anatole France 100 – Polanco
+52 (55) 3300-3999
Seafood institution:
Durango 200 – Roma Norte
+52 (55) 5514-3169
Affordable eats :
Plaza Luis Cabrera 10 – Roma
+52 (55) 3096-5128
Local bites:
Ometusco 56 – Condesa
+52 (55) 1384-3077
Beautiful people only:
Temístocles 61 – Polanco
+52 (55) 5281-8112
Dinner with friends:
Liverpool 166 – Zona Rosa
+52 (55) 5207-2732
Impress the client:
Presidente Masaryk 407 – Polanco
+52 (55) 5282-2064
Scene over substance:
Primos
Mazatlán 168 – Condesa
+52 (55) 5256-0950
Afternoon tea:
Emilio Castelar 149 – Polanco
+52 (55) 5281-0800
Brunch standout:
Monterrey 116-B – Roma
+52 (55) 5584-0870
Pictured: Pato de Mole Negro at Dulce Patria -- Courtesy of Dulce Patria
Original buys:
Emilio Castelar 149 – Polanco
+52 (55) 5281-0800
Don't forget a gift:
Emilio Castelar at Temístocles – Polanco
+52 (55) 5281-3135
Rare finds:
Álvaro Obregón 49 – Roma
+52 (55) 5511-1312
Sparkles and trinkets:
Bazar del Sábado
Plaza de San Jacinto – San Ángel
Petit Chic:
Guru
Colima 143, Colonia – Roma
+52 (55) 5533-7140
Unexpected finds:
Eje 1 Norte at Brasil – Centro
Reading break:
James Torres Bodet 115 – Santa María La Ribera
+52 (55) 5547-2632
Chocolate break:
Julio Verne 104 B – Polanco
+52 (55) 5281-4064
Funky photos:
Rafael Rebollar 80 – San Miguel Chapultepec
+52 (55) 4623-7770
For the kids:
Prado Norte 429 – Lomas de Chapultepec
+52 (55) 4755-6063
Truly local souvenirs:
Tamaulipas 219 – Condesa
Pictured: Unique and colorful buys at Common People -- Courtesy of Common People, Photo by Hector Barrera
The new hot spot:
Mérida 186 – Roma
+52 (55) 5980-1578
The perfect cocktail:
Julio Verne 93 – Polanco
5280-1278
Live music:
Motolinia 20 – Centro
+52 (55) 5512-3369
Gay hotspot:
Bucarelli 144 – Centro
+52 (55) 5286 0069
Sunset cocktails:
Álvaro Obregón 106 – Roma Norte
+52 (55) 5264-4122
Perfect nightcap:
Plaza Iztaccihatl 36-B – Condesa
+52 (55) 5264-4617
After-dinner drinks:
Emilio Castelar 95 – Polanco
+52 (55) 5280-0477
Old-school bar:
La Mascota
Mesones 20 – Centro
+52 (55) 5521-0910
Mezcalería:
Plaza Jardín Centenario 9-A – Coyoacán
+52 (55) 5659-3165
Salsa sounds:
Querétaro 230 – Roma
+52 (55) 5564-6920
After-hours:
Luis Moya 31 – Centro
Pictured: Jules Basement's dramatic setting for the perfect cocktail -- Courtesy of Jules Basement
Rafael Rebollar 94 – San Miguel Chapultepec
+52 (55) 5256-2408
Av. Mexico 5843 – Colonia La Noria
+52 (55) 5555-1221
Londres 247 – Coyoacán
+52 (55) 5554-5999
Viena 45 – Coyoacán
+52 (55) 5554-0687
Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303 – Polanco
+52 (55) 5584-3829
Carretera Antigua México-Pachuca Kilómetro 19.5,
+52 (55) 5775-8188
National Museum of Anthropology
Paseo de la Reforma y Gandhi – Chapultepec Polanco
+52 (55) 4040-5300
Paseo de la Reforma y Gandhi
Calle Aldama – Colonia Guerrero
Pictured: Frida Kahlo's paints in La Casa Azul, Museo Frida Kahlo -- Courtesy of Joshua Bousel via Flickr
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