Mexico City - Itinerary

By JC -

  •  Where to stay?
    • Condesa and Roma norte seem to be the place to stay as it's just near bunch of food and restaurants
    • I stayed in one of the ULIV houses - mine was the ULIV Cibeles which is really close to the Cibeles Fountain
      • They have a game room, terrace, and laundry room
      • Unfortunately, they never cleaned my room for the entire time we were there (9 days!)
  • Where to eat
    • El Califa de Leon
      • 1 Michelin Star
      • It was just OK to be honest
    • Roma Norte/ Condesa
      • Chilpa - great chilaquiles
      • Odette Cafe - 
      • Blend Station - I really liked the coffee
      • Rosetta Panaderia - Bakery
      • Restaurante Rosetta 
        • 1 Michelin star
        • It was just OK for me to be honest
      • Nudo
        • I like the biang biang mian noodle and Laksa , it was good. The Laksa is very anchovy.
      • Yim Thai Kitchen
        • Simple Thai food. I like it.
    • Polanco
      • Siembre Taqueria
        • Michelin Bib Gourmand
        • I love their Tuna tostado and their Soft shell crab (Jaiba) taco
      • Quintonil
        • 2 Michelin Star
        • 5K Mexican Pesos + drinks + tip
        • It's a good experience :)
      • Monarch Haus
        • I like their coffee and it's a fancy nice place
      • Historic Center
        • El muro churreria - it's just ok to be honest
        • Azul Historico - the place is amazing and food is good too.

  • What to do?
    • Roma Norte
      • Jazz
        • Casa Franca
        • Jazzatlan
    • Biblio Vasconcelos
      • Instagrammable Place

    • Museums
      • Soumaya (Polanco)
        • it was free, and it's a really nice building
      • National Anthropology Museum
        • It was good to see history and large stones/structures 
        • There's the flyers right outside the museum
      • Palacio Bellas Artes
    • We did a walking tour - around Historic Center
  • Day Tours
    • Teotihuacan Day Tour
      • booked this via the Estaccion Mexico after the walking tour and so it was cheaper. (600 pesos = 35 $). 







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