Roma Love
Drinks & Nightlife
La Nacional
161 OrizabaMezcalería with a few good food dishes and great atmosphere.
At once a restaurant, a bar, a performance space, and a movie theater, this is a great place to check out and enjoy. The food is great and the space is lovely.
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Cine Tonalá
261 TonaláAt once a restaurant, a bar, a performance space, and a movie theater, this is a great place to check out and enjoy. The food is great and the space is lovely.
La Chicha
Laid back bar and restaurant in the Roma Norte Orizaba corridor.
CHOZA... Thai-influenced restaurant and "listening bar." Great place to have a beer and listen to some DJs. Saturday and Sunday 2-9 p.m. You can find them on Instagram @choza_cdmx to get a feel for the place.
Monterrey 194
194 MonterreyCHOZA... Thai-influenced restaurant and "listening bar." Great place to have a beer and listen to some DJs. Saturday and Sunday 2-9 p.m. You can find them on Instagram @choza_cdmx to get a feel for the place.
Groceries and Markets
Posh little "market" with lots of options. Great fresh clams, great ice cream, sandwiches, bakeries... a little bit of everything.
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Mercado Roma station
227 C. QuerétaroPosh little "market" with lots of options. Great fresh clams, great ice cream, sandwiches, bakeries... a little bit of everything.
Perfect place to get fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, meat, fish, nuts, cheeses, and even Cuban ice cream! Try the juice stand Las Delicias for an amazing variety of fresh fruit juices and smoothies. They'll basically make anything you want. I like the "jugo verde" personally, or the mango-orange-strawberry juice. Get a full liter of freshly made juice for about $2. One of the things I miss most while I'm away.
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Mercado Medellin
101 MedellínPerfect place to get fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, meat, fish, nuts, cheeses, and even Cuban ice cream! Try the juice stand Las Delicias for an amazing variety of fresh fruit juices and smoothies. They'll basically make anything you want. I like the "jugo verde" personally, or the mango-orange-strawberry juice. Get a full liter of freshly made juice for about $2. One of the things I miss most while I'm away.
This organic produce and local goods market sets up on Sundays on the corner of Orizaba and Antonio M. Anza. Good place to get mezcal in cool bottles, Mexican chocolate, and other goodies. Skip breakfast and eat at one of their stands!
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Mercado El 100
S/N OrizabaThis organic produce and local goods market sets up on Sundays on the corner of Orizaba and Antonio M. Anza. Good place to get mezcal in cool bottles, Mexican chocolate, and other goodies. Skip breakfast and eat at one of their stands!
Sumesa
266 TlacotalpanSupermarket with all the basics, carries best known Mexican brands.
Supermarket with all the basics and a few import options.
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Superama Michocán
38 Av MichoacánSupermarket with all the basics and a few import options.
Good place to get wine, liquors (good selection of mezcales), and imported goods (chocolate, fine cheeses, cold cuts, fondue, etc.). Their bakery is remarkably good for being a chain store.
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La Naval Insurgentes
373 Av MichoacánGood place to get wine, liquors (good selection of mezcales), and imported goods (chocolate, fine cheeses, cold cuts, fondue, etc.). Their bakery is remarkably good for being a chain store.
Pricey compared to U.S. prices, but good place to get natural food and beauty products like Tom's and Dr. Bronners.
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The Green Corner
81 Avenida MazatlanPricey compared to U.S. prices, but good place to get natural food and beauty products like Tom's and Dr. Bronners.
Great deli half a block away. Import and national cheeses (try the Chihuahua Superfino cheese for a fantastic quesadilla), organic Bove yoghurt, pastries, flan, cold cuts, and (somewhat overpriced but yummy) sandwiches.
Alchef Roma
240 MedellínGreat deli half a block away. Import and national cheeses (try the Chihuahua Superfino cheese for a fantastic quesadilla), organic Bove yoghurt, pastries, flan, cold cuts, and (somewhat overpriced but yummy) sandwiches.
Pretty good and closeby bread option, and less pricey than Patisserie Dominique.
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Pan Verde
122 CoahuilaPretty good and closeby bread option, and less pricey than Patisserie Dominique.
Everything Else
Organic garden with spaces to hang out and frequent street fairs, food trucks, and events. Produce for sale. This is a space that was set up in the empty lots left by fallen buildings from the '85 earthquake, and it's really an awesome place to go spend an afternoon. Take a book and enjoy the green!
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Huerto Roma Verde
234 JalapaOrganic garden with spaces to hang out and frequent street fairs, food trucks, and events. Produce for sale. This is a space that was set up in the empty lots left by fallen buildings from the '85 earthquake, and it's really an awesome place to go spend an afternoon. Take a book and enjoy the green!
Good place to go for a run and people watch. Approximately 1 km per lap around the park. Saturdays and Sundays get crowded with vendors, activities, music, and families!
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Parque México
s/n Av MéxicoGood place to go for a run and people watch. Approximately 1 km per lap around the park. Saturdays and Sundays get crowded with vendors, activities, music, and families!
Food Food Food (and Dessert)
From holes in the wall to fancy restaurants, these are some of my favorite places to eat in the neighborhood.
This place has become a hipster mecca, but when you taste their specials you'll know why. Call for a reservation or show up early (about 1pm Mexican time). The soups are amazing. These are the type of tacos you'll have trouble finding anywhere else. I miss this place like crazy when I'm out of the country. $$
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El Parnita
84 Av. YucatanThis place has become a hipster mecca, but when you taste their specials you'll know why. Call for a reservation or show up early (about 1pm Mexican time). The soups are amazing. These are the type of tacos you'll have trouble finding anywhere else. I miss this place like crazy when I'm out of the country. $$
$135 pesos for a "comida corrida" (fixed price meal that includes a soup, rice or salad, entrée, agua fresca, and small dessert) or 2 x 1 tacos after 8 p.m. make this a favorite. Their specialty is "tacos de guisado."
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Taquería El Jarocho
94 Tapachula$135 pesos for a "comida corrida" (fixed price meal that includes a soup, rice or salad, entrée, agua fresca, and small dessert) or 2 x 1 tacos after 8 p.m. make this a favorite. Their specialty is "tacos de guisado."
Only open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, this restaurant brings delicacies from the state of Hidalgo such as pulque, lamb barbacoa, and chiniquiles (maguey worms) to the city every week. Cash only!
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El Hidalguense
155 CampecheOnly open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, this restaurant brings delicacies from the state of Hidalgo such as pulque, lamb barbacoa, and chiniquiles (maguey worms) to the city every week. Cash only!
Bake shop with amazing pan dulce. Great place to have breakfast, too (expect a wait).
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Maque
61 C. OzuluamaBake shop with amazing pan dulce. Great place to have breakfast, too (expect a wait).
Cafetería El Péndulo
126 HamburgoGreat bookshop and café with wifi.
One of the best French restaurants in the city (second only to their second restaurant of the same name in Coyoacán). Run by a French family with decades of restauranting experience. Really quite fairly priced for the level of restaurant (high value).
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Maison de Famille
10 Avenida MichoacánOne of the best French restaurants in the city (second only to their second restaurant of the same name in Coyoacán). Run by a French family with decades of restauranting experience. Really quite fairly priced for the level of restaurant (high value).
Another place with good Thai food and a nice ambiance.
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Kiin Thai-Viet Eatery
219 OrizabaAnother place with good Thai food and a nice ambiance.
Great place to get Lebanese food and really only known by locals. You won't find many tourists here.
Miguel
226 CórdobaGreat place to get Lebanese food and really only known by locals. You won't find many tourists here.
El Moro has the best churros, and now they have a spot just a few blocks from the house! Prepare to wait in line! Very pleasantly renovated art deco building and right across the street from Parque Mexico.
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Churrería El Moro Parque México
27 Av MichoacánEl Moro has the best churros, and now they have a spot just a few blocks from the house! Prepare to wait in line! Very pleasantly renovated art deco building and right across the street from Parque Mexico.
Delicious French bakery run by a French family. Best croissants and pain au chocolate in the neighborhood, and Mexican-French fusion breakfasts. $$$
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Patisserie Dominique
155A C. de ChiapasDelicious French bakery run by a French family. Best croissants and pain au chocolate in the neighborhood, and Mexican-French fusion breakfasts. $$$
Kentucky-stye BBQ in case you're missing U.S. food. Takeout available.
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Porco Rosso
102 ZacatecasKentucky-stye BBQ in case you're missing U.S. food. Takeout available.
Por Siempre Vegana
18 C. ManzanilloVegan tacos with plenty of fixin's.
Los Loosers
236 B SinaloaAmazing Mexican-Asian fusion vegan food. $$$
Galanga
204 MonterreyBest Thai food in the neighborhood. $$$
Favorites Outside of the Neighborhood
Some of my favorites outside of the immediate neighborhood.
The original location, and a great place to go after drinks in the Centro neighborhood. The location isn't as fancy as the new spots but you can't beat this place for authenticity. Nice greasy pastor tacos right next door.
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El Moro
42 Eje Central Lázaro CárdenasThe original location, and a great place to go after drinks in the Centro neighborhood. The location isn't as fancy as the new spots but you can't beat this place for authenticity. Nice greasy pastor tacos right next door.
The place to go for all your souvenirs. Arts and crafts from all over the country.
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Ciudadela Park
José María MorelosThe place to go for all your souvenirs. Arts and crafts from all over the country.
El Cardenal Alameda
70 Av. JuárezHigh end, but traditional Mexican food. Always great.
You won't regret visiting this awesome museum of Mexican popular culture.
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Museo de Arte Popular
11 RevillagigedoYou won't regret visiting this awesome museum of Mexican popular culture.
Useful Shops (Pharmacies, Covid Testing, Office Supplies, Photos, etc.)
Office and art supply store with copy, printing, and scanning services. For better karma and faster service, use the "mom and pop" copy and printing services right across the street, but do check this place out if you're looking for a place to buy paper, pens, wrapping paper, art supplies, notebooks, envelopes, folders, binders, etc.
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Abastecedora Lumen S.A. de C.V.
163 CoahuilaOffice and art supply store with copy, printing, and scanning services. For better karma and faster service, use the "mom and pop" copy and printing services right across the street, but do check this place out if you're looking for a place to buy paper, pens, wrapping paper, art supplies, notebooks, envelopes, folders, binders, etc.
Well-stocked, higher end pharmacy with a limited selection of natural products. Good place to get face creams, sunblock, shampoo, cold and flu medicine, etc.
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Farmacia San Pablo
132 AguascalientesWell-stocked, higher end pharmacy with a limited selection of natural products. Good place to get face creams, sunblock, shampoo, cold and flu medicine, etc.
Inexpensive and efficient place for Covid testing. Make an appointment on their website (scroll way down to find this shop as they have many all over the city... another easy to get one is the Juárez neighborhood one on Insurgentes as you can take the Metrobus there): https://www.fahorro.com/prueba_antigenos
Farmacias del Ahorro Aguascalientes
410 Avenida Insurgentes SurInexpensive and efficient place for Covid testing. Make an appointment on their website (scroll way down to find this shop as they have many all over the city... another easy to get one is the Juárez neighborhood one on Insurgentes as you can take the Metrobus there): https://www.fahorro.com/prueba_antigenos
Need a photo for ID or passport or to give your sweetheart? This place is cheap and fast but also knows how to light you to look your best.
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Need a photo for ID or passport or to give your sweetheart? This place is cheap and fast but also knows how to light you to look your best.