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Iconic Places for Mezcal in CDMX / El Gusto Histórico: Mezcal Tastings and Dining in the Historic Center

In the labyrinth of aromas and flavors at Mercado de San Juan, there hides a small shrine dedicated to the god mezcal.

Lugares para tomar mezcal en CDMX / El Gusto Histórico, degustación de mezcales y comida en el centro histórico

Cantinas con botana gratis en CDMX / Parte 2

En sus mesas se han sentado presidentes y revolucionarios, artistas y escritores. En sus barras se han servido cervezas y mezcales acompañados de botana gratis y generosa.

Taco Guide in Mexico City / El Charco de las Ranas and the Death of Paco Stanley

A taquería on Periférico becomes witness to a murder that shook the country. A comedian, TV host, and idol of Mexico dies violently in a taquería that surprises with its resilience to tragedy and morbid curiosity.

Guía de tacos en CDMX / El charco de las ranas y la muerte de Paco Stanley

Wine Bars in CDMX / Provocateur: Quality Wine and Tapas in Roma

Provocateur is a no-frills wine bar, free from pretentiousness, showiness, or frighteningly high prices on the menu.

Winebars en CDMX / Provocateur: vino y tapas 3B en la Roma

Bygone places / Champs Elysées: From a Set Menu Bistro to Political Elegance

The Champs Elysées restaurant on Reforma was a gathering place for politicians and national and international artists. It was also a touchpoint of French haute cuisine in Mexico City for over fifty years.

Lugares que ya no existen / Champs Elysées, de menú por tiempos a la elegancia política

Iconic places in Mexico City / Sanborn's bar

Ah, the Sanborn’s bar! That oasis of endless coffee refills, grilled molletes, or how about their triangular club sandwich that was once the epicenter of “chilanga sophistication”? Do you remember those times when going to Sanborn’s was synonymous with status and good taste? Honestly, I don’t—I’m not that old, but I’ve been told.

Lugares icónicos CDMX / El bar del Sanborn’s

Cantinas in Mexico City / La Faena, Cantina and bullfighting museum

At number 49 on Venustiano Carranza Street in the Historic Center of CDMX, you'll find one of the city's most intriguing cantinas. Mannequins, grime, a jukebox, and bullfighting memorabilia blend with beer, quesadillas, and fun.

Cantinas en CDMX / La Faena, cantina y museo taurino

Tortas in CDMX / La Barraca Valenciana: Tortas with Spanish Fillings in Coyoacán

This spot in the heart of Coyoacán has become famous for bringing together chilango teleras with various recipes from Spanish cuisine, specifically Valencian dishes.

Tortas en CDMX / La Barraca Valenciana, tortas con rellenos de la cocina española en Coyoacán

Fancy taquerias in CDMX / Tacos Domingo; charcoal-grilled tacos in the Historic Center

Tacos Domingo is a taqueria that maintains and simultaneously brings closer the style of Mexico City's grilled meat taco.

Taquerías fresas en CDMX / Tacos Domingo; tacos al carbón en el Centro Histórico

Tacos in Mexico City / Yeshua tacos

Tacos Yeshua is not your ordinary taqueria. It's a place where you venture into offal that has been forgotten by other taco vendors. Here, tripe isn't just a preference, it's an obligation.

Tacos en CDMX / Yeshua tacos alberca de tripa, ubre y ¿pajarilla?

Cantinas in Mexico City / Salón Puebla: Diplomats and Paella

Salón Puebla Cantina (free snacks) in Santa María La Ribera resists the passage of time, like any traditional cantina. Its sangrita and neatly lined-up "caballito" witness its paella in northern Mexico City.

Cantinas en CDMX / Salón Puebla: diplomáticos y paella

Guide to Cantinas in CDMX / La Castellana: Azcárraga and Pedro Infante

On Ayuntamiento Street number 64, La Castellana cantina preserves the tradition of snacks with food. With over a hundred years of history, its sandwiches embody the memory of flavors that surpass the passage of time.

Cantinas CDMX / La Castellana, la cantina donde Pedro Infante llevó a Emilio Azcárraga

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