Guidebook for Ciudad de México
Essentials
Soriana Híper Tacubaya
4055 C. Gral. José MoránClosest large grocery store. (open 24 hours)
Getting Around
Metro Constituyentes
20B Av. Parque LiraClosest metro station 1.5 blocks away.
Food Scene
Local Mexican style market with vegetables, fruits, meats, poultry, etc. (Open 7AM-7PM)
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El Chorrito market
S/N Gobernador Melchor MuzquizLocal Mexican style market with vegetables, fruits, meats, poultry, etc. (Open 7AM-7PM)
Deli Lou
78 Gobernador Gregorio V. GelatiCoffee and Deli right on the corner (open 8AM - 8PM)
Beautiful terrace atmosphere in evenings. Great pizzas and food in general. (8AM-11PM)
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La Ventanita
95 Gobernador Rafael RebollarBeautiful terrace atmosphere in evenings. Great pizzas and food in general. (8AM-11PM)
Considered some of the best "mole" in Mexico City. Great Mexican food in general (9AM - 7PM)
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La Casa de Tacubaya
14 Gobernador Luis G. VieyraConsidered some of the best "mole" in Mexico City. Great Mexican food in general (9AM - 7PM)
Amazing Chilaquiles (recommend getting 1/2 order since the portions are very large)
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Chilakiller's Loungería
107 Av. RevoluciónAmazing Chilaquiles (recommend getting 1/2 order since the portions are very large)
Parks & Nature
Most important park in the city with the "Castillo Chapultepec"
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Bosque de Chapultepec I Sección
Most important park in the city with the "Castillo Chapultepec"
Sightseeing
It is the only royal castle in the Americas. It was built at the time of the Viceroyalty as summer house for the viceroy. It was given various uses, from the gunpowder warehouse to the military academy in 1841. It was also used as the official residence of a sovereign: the Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, and his consort Empress Carlota, lived there during the Second Mexican Empire.
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Schloss Chapultepec
It is the only royal castle in the Americas. It was built at the time of the Viceroyalty as summer house for the viceroy. It was given various uses, from the gunpowder warehouse to the military academy in 1841. It was also used as the official residence of a sovereign: the Mexican Emperor Maximilian I, and his consort Empress Carlota, lived there during the Second Mexican Empire.
Complejo Cultural Los Pinos
S/N Av. Parque LiraHouse of the President of Mexico
Mexico Zoo...Not entirely recommended if you love animals (conditions are not the best)
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Zoológico de Chapultepec
s/n Calz. ChivatitoMexico Zoo...Not entirely recommended if you love animals (conditions are not the best)
Arts & Culture
Largest and most visited museum in Mexico. Contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun (or the Aztec calendar stone) and the Aztec Xochipilli statue.
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Museo Nacional de Antropologia
s/n Av. Paseo de la ReformaLargest and most visited museum in Mexico. Contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun (or the Aztec calendar stone) and the Aztec Xochipilli statue.