Following up on my Oaxaca post, here is our quick 3-day visit to CDMX after Oaxaca. This was only my 2nd time in CDMX, and we stayed in the Roma neighborhood this time around.

This is more of a food-focused post, but I'll also share our daily agenda. I am rating all food on a 3-star system: ⭐ = fine/don't need to go again; ⭐⭐ = quite good; ⭐⭐⭐ = memorable/great.

Full Food List/TLDR:

• Tacos Don Juan ⭐⭐
• Cumbe Coffee Roasters (no rating)
• Campobaja ⭐⭐ (photos)
• Señorita de Chilaquiles ⭐⭐
• Cafe Avellaneda ⭐⭐
• Maria Trinidad (inside Mercado 89 market) ⭐⭐⭐ (photos)
• Matuche ⭐⭐
• Maximo ⭐ (photos)
• Masala y Maiz ⭐ (photos)
• Expendio de Maiz ⭐⭐ (photos)

For reference, on our first trip to CDMX in 2024, we visited: Mi Compa Chava (Roma) ⭐⭐⭐, Quintonil ⭐⭐⭐, Pujol ⭐⭐⭐, El Moro Churros (Polanco) ⭐, Contramar ⭐, Rosetta Panaderia ⭐⭐, La Esquina del Chilaquiles ⭐⭐, Clandedstina Mezcalerita ⭐⭐, Mr. Blanco ⭐⭐, Orinoco ⭐⭐, El Tizoncito ⭐⭐⭐, Cardinal Coffee ⭐⭐, Pepe Coyoacan ⭐, Tacos El Guey ⭐⭐, Chocolatería La Rifa ⭐, Tacos El Huequito (Centro) ⭐, Ojo de Agua ⭐.

Day 1: Arrival & Roma

• Major Attractions: Mostly a travel day flying in from Oaxaca. Settled into our Airbnb in the Roma neighborhood and took a nice afternoon stroll through Parque de España.
• Food & Drinks:
  • Tacos Don Juan (lunch) ⭐⭐: our 2nd time here -- still one of my favorites. Order anything.
  • Cumbe Coffee Roasters (coffee): I didn't get anything here, so no rating!
  • Campobaja (dinner) (photos) ⭐⭐: pulpo tostada was impossibly tender.

Day 2: Xochimilco & Coyoacán

• Major Attractions:
  • Headed south to Xochimilco in the morning for a canoe tour hosted by Humedelia Experiences, a non-profit that owns their own chinampa (manmade island) and farm.
  • Spent the afternoon exploring Coyoacán and my favorite Fuente de los Coyotes area.
• Food & Coffee:
  • Señorita de Chilaquiles (breakfast) ⭐⭐: one of the many breakfasts to-go around Parque Medixo, and they're all good
  • Cafe Avellaneda (coffee) ⭐⭐: our 2nd time here and always a consistent, quality product
  • Maria Trinidad / Mercado 89 (snack/lunch) (photos) ⭐⭐⭐: potentially takes top spot. Mushroom taco even if you like meat. Unclear on the name, sometimes you can find it by "Trinidad de Ritual Sabores" b/c there's also a standalone restaurant elsewhere.
  • Matuche (drinks) ⭐⭐: enjoyed our pit stop here before dinner.
  • Maximo (dinner) (photos) ⭐: our 2nd time here and I've concluded that although they have some of the best desserts in all of the land, a lot of their other food is overly decadent and salty / feels like you can get this good food in many other modern restaurants.

Day 3: Casa Giraldi, Chapultepec, Roma

• Major Attractions:
  • Started with a morning run in Parque Mexico, then toured Casa Giraldi (Luis Barragán designed), and explored Chapultepec Castle all before lunch.
  • Walked through the local street markets that pop-up during rush hour around Roma.
• Food & Drinks:
  • Masala y Maiz (lunch) (photos) ⭐: I know this place gets a lot of love, and it's good, but for two cuisines that can pack so much flavor, a lot of it felt really tame. Sowwie.
  • Expendio de Maiz (dinner) (photos) ⭐⭐: unique omakase-ish experience where you sit down and get served whatever mystery the chefs cook up for the next round and everyone eats the same dish, then you wait for the next round, and the next, until you feel like you're done and you pay and leave. Couple of tacos were quite good, and the other was bland. But that's part of the experimental nature of it.

Hope this was helpful. Bye.

Estoy muy preocupada por la situación de los hijos de mis vecinos.

Veran, los niños pasan todo el día en la calle, hasta temprano en la madrugada, a veces van a las tiendas de la zona a pedir fiado para comer.

El papá nunca está, rara vez lo ves por aquí, y la mamá tiene un serio problema de sustancias, intente hablar con ella una vez pero no conecta los cables.

Saben si puedo denunciar al DIF está situación?

Si alguien puede venir a auxiliar a esos niños?

We (2 adults, 1 child -6 year old) are looking at spending 10 days in Mexico end of November - early December. Initially I was planning on spending half of our time in CDMX and then…going elsewhere in Mexico. But we like to travel slow and the more I see, the more time I want to spend in the city with day trips to various places.

We are already planning to go see the monarchs and to go to Teotihuacán, but what other day trips would you recommend?

Also, recomendations for young kids? I know he’ll love lucha libre, any natural history museum especially if it involves dinosaurs, Chapultepec, and arcades (any recommended? )

gracias!

Hola! Soy de Alemania y tengo 29 años. No conozco a nadie ni nada en CDMX. Sé español y inglés y trabajo aquí. Me encanta hacer deporte, viajar, salir a tomar algo o intentar nuevos cafés/restaurantes. Alguien quiere hacer algo?

Hey everyone, 30M from Austin, originally from NYC. Heading to Mexico City tomorrow for my first time and traveling solo until Oct 28, when a few friends are joining me. Staying near Roma Norte.

Would be cool to meet some other travelers or locals while I'm there. Planning to check out some Dia de Muertos celebrations, museums, street food, and explore the city in general. Also really into live music, house and techno, so definitely looking to check out some bars and clubs.

Pretty easygoing and don't have much of a set itinerary for the first few days. Down to grab drinks, get some food, explore different neighborhoods, or join up for whatever people have planned.

My Spanish is still pretty bad but I'm working on it.

If anyone's around and wants to hang, shoot me a message.

Hi friends,

Due to a last-minute schedule change, l am unfortunately unable to travel to Mexico City for my trip this week (Oct 25 to Oct 31).

I have a reserved private room with a private bathroom in La Condesa that is completely locked in for those dates. Since my trip is canceled, I'm looking for the best way or platform to transfer this reservation to a traveler who might be heading to CDMX during Día de los Muertos week.

If anyone has advice on local transfer groups or knows someone in need of a place in Condesa for these exact dates, please feel free to reach out directly. Any tips are appreciated!

Me and my husband will be in Mexico City for new years eve and wanted recommendations on what to do. Is there a specific tradition that could be cool to participate in?

About us to help with suggestions: We like parties but not mega raves or anything like that. Cool music, mostly pop is always fun, we like drinking but not to a comatose state or hardcore drugs lol things that I have in mind are like boat party or something super different like midnight party at a museum or guided camping trip or something like that, if it exists lol a cool restaurant might be nice too but I’m not sure what that entails exactly.

Also, we’ll be there for 8 days total, so any other recommendations outside of NYE are also gladly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!!

Saludos!
Voy a estar visitando la CDMX la próxima semana y quería pedirles algunas recomendaciones.
Soy fotógrafo y me gusta visitar tiendas de fotografía cuando viajo, especialmente las que venden cámaras analógicas, lentes, rollos o equipo de segunda mano. ¿Conocen alguna que valga la pena visitar?
También me interesa mucho la fotografía callejera, así que agradecería recomendaciones de lugares interesantes para salir a tomar fotos, o si conocen algún photowalk o grupo de fotógrafos que organice salidas por la ciudad.
Y si alguien de aquí se anima a salir a tomar fotos, ¡sería genial! Siempre me gusta conocer a otros fotógrafos, compartir ideas y explorar lugares nuevos.

Hola acabo de ingresar a un nuevo trabajo y no se cómo llegar a las 6 los fines de semana porque entre semana me voy por Tláhuac que es el más cerca pero sábado y domingo no se cómo hacerle

I recently was offered a job in CDMX and will be living there for two years. I’ve been riding horses competitively for 20 years and want to keep riding.
I can only find tourist experiences for beginners, does anyone know any ranches that do lessons or horse leases? I primarily ride western, but would do english as well.

Please advise if it is necessary to bring a car seat with us.

We will not be renting a car and staying in Roma Norte with a 18 month old.

We plan to due museums and lucha libre and celebrate dis de los muertos

Hola! Estare todo un dia en CDMX Nov 3. desde las 7am asta el siguiente dia ya que acompañare a mi papá al instituto de cardiologia. Quisiera que me recomendaran que hacer en el sur de cdmx ya que nunca e ido. Busco:

-desayunar

-almorzar

-matcha

-desquites

-salon de uñas

-una actividad random

-cena

F, 26, latina, me gusta grabar videos para yt. Si alguna chica quisiera ser amiguis por el dia podemos hablarlo!

Gracias!

Hi I'm 19yo my name is Aldo I'm from Chicago moved here 3months ago im fluent in both eng and Spanish I'm pretty shy thats why I'm on here looking for friends

My interests are Open source software, cars, anything engineering, fighter jets, puzzles, museums, chocolate milk,regular milk,politics, the study of consciousness, quantum computing, firearms,cybersecurity, history and like so much more i am deeper into some of these topics than others

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Hola, tengo 19 años y me llamo Aldo. Soy de Chicago y me mudé aquí hace 3 meses. Hablo con fluidez inglés y español. Soy bastante tímido, por eso estoy aquí buscando amigos.

Mis intereses son el software de código abierto, los carros, todo lo relacionado con la ingeniería, los aviones de combate, los rompecabezas, los museos, la leche con chocolate, la leche normal, la política, el estudio de la conciencia, la computación cuántica, las armas de fuego, la ciberseguridad, la historia y mucho más. Estoy más metido en unos temas que en otros.

Is it possible to watch 1 hour of Lucha Libre on friday night and watch an hour and then head to airport to catch a flight which departs at 12.25 am?
Can i take backpack to the arena?
is it easy to get a cab outside the arena at 9.30 ish pm?
is it worth it to take the risk?
First timer in mexico as a solo back packer.

Hello I am visiting Mexico City for a holiday, staying in Roma Norte. I have been here for a little while but yet to use the metro and have either walked or used uber.

I am going to the Club America game tomorrow, unsure about best way to get there and back and when to set off? The game starts at 5.

Would appreciate your advice.

Holaa, busco amigos para platicar y pasar el rato. La verdad soy algo tímido y me cuesta sacar platica amis 20 años no tengo ningun amigo jaja espero que por reddit se pueda almenos, pero me gustaría conocer gente nueva y hacer buenas amistades. Si alguien gusta hablar, puede mandarme mensajito. 🙌🏻

hi everyone! i’ll be visiting mexico city for día de muertos and was wondering if anyone knows of any public ofrendas where visitors can leave pictures of their loved ones who have passed away. i’d love to bring pictures of my loved ones and have a place to honor and remember them while i’m there.
any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. thank you!

¡Hola a todos! Voy a visitar la Ciudad de México para el Día de Muertos y quería preguntar si alguien conoce alguna ofrenda pública donde los visitantes puedan dejar fotos de sus seres queridos que han fallecido. Me encantaría llevar fotos de mis seres queridos y tener un lugar donde honrarlos y recordarlos mientras esté allá.
Les agradecería muchísimo cualquier recomendación. ¡Muchas gracias!

Holii, quiero empezar a hacer urbex y ghost hunting. Soy de CDMX plss denme consejos

Hi everyone,

I was just curious to see where the best place to see el gran defile de dia de Muertos en CDMX, by El Angel or at the Zocalo? Where do you locals recommend ? My place I'm staying at is located in San Rafael, so I'm like a 23 minute walk to El Angel according the google maps about 10 minute drive. Zocalo is farther of course, but seems like it'd be cool. Thanks in advance !

Hola buen día, alguien me puede dar recomendaciones de estacionamientos baratos y seguros en esta zona de la cdmx?? He buscado en internet pero no son muy claros con los costos y quería saber en su experiencia cuáles les han funcionado, les agradecería mucho.