Restaurants in Mexico City Museums / Part 1
For those who still think Mexico City is nothing but traffic and smog—you couldn’t be more wrong. This metropolis is a perpetual feast, and its museums are the best-set tables in town.
Here, food is not just nourishment—it’s an excuse for conversation, well-documented gossip, and the comfort of the soul. From a coffee among pre-Hispanic codices to a mole that’s pure art on the palate, this is the chronicle of the corners where culture and flavor shake hands.
Sala Gastronómica
Inside the most important museum in the country—and on the continent—lives this bright Mexican restaurant, where you can wander through the delicious pathways of our national cuisine.
The very same Pedro Ramírez Vázquez who designed El Paraguas also signed off on this restaurant. Here, monumental architecture steps down from its pedestal and sits at the table.
Menu: Mexican cuisine that doesn’t try to reinvent anything.
Address: Av. Gandhi s/n, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Polanco, CDMX.
Café de Museo
If your fantasy is sipping coffee while gazing at the Alameda without dodging street vendor camps, this café is the place. A bright terrace, colorful cocktails, and reliable breakfasts—all with a premium view, courtesy of a museum that was once a convent.
Unlike many places that shut their doors during the pandemic, others were born from it. Such is the case of the Kaluz Museum, which opened in October 2020 inside an 18th-century building that once housed the Old Hospice of Tomás de Villanueva.
Beyond breakfast or brunch, you can also take one of their workshops—like ceviche or tamales.
Address: Hidalgo 85, Museo Kaluz, Historic Center, CDMX.
Restaurante Tamayo
This restaurant peeked out over Chapultepec as if by accident. Perfect for eating like a functional adult: Mexican cuisine reinterpreted without turning into a TikTok recipe. It was the spot to disconnect from the city.
The museum’s architectural design was by Teodoro González de León, with contributions from architect Abraham Zabludovsky. The structure recalls the INFONAVIT building in Barranca del Muerto—concrete, angles, vast spaces, light, and shadow. What’s amazing is how modern it still feels.
One of those places lost to COVID—but the museum stands tall.
Closed.
Nube 7
Cafeteria-style Mexican food with a glass floor revealing volcanic rock underneath—perfect for philosophizing over breakfast. The main attraction here is the setting itself.
The MUAC was designed by architect Teodoro González de León (who also designed, among others, the “Dorito” building in Las Lomas). Whether in harmony with its surroundings or not, it remains a sublime structure.
The menu is extensive and includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Address: Centro Cultural Universitario, Insurgentes Sur 3000, Coyoacán, CDMX.
