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Cantinas in CDMX / Salón Puebla: diplomats and paella

Salón Puebla cantina (free snacks cantina) in Santa María La Ribera resists, like every traditional cantina, the passage of time. The sangrita with a well-aligned caballito is witness to its paella in the north of Mexico City.

Cantinas en CDMX / Salón Puebla: diplomáticos y paella

Cantinas in Mexico City / "El Ebro": The Temple of Cantinas

In Colonia Obrera, there exists a very distinctive building. A monumental cantina that promises tradition within a modern and updated concept. Music, drinks, and fun—that's El Ebro, a restaurant, bar, and cantina with free snacks.

Cantinas en CDMX / “El Ebro”, el templo de las cantinas

Tortas in Mexico City: El Modelo: cheeses, cold cuts, and baguettes in Del Valle

As a well-established neighborhood founded during the Porfiriato era, Del Valle was initially conceived as a modern colony. Its architecture, artistic life, and gastronomy, influenced by Japanese, German, Lebanese, and Spanish communities, have been some of the attractions that have made this neighborhood highly coveted.

Tortas en CDMX: El Modelo: quesos, embutidos y baguettes en la Del Valle

Places that no longer exist / Marrakech: "the place"

Zona Rosa, as Vicente Leñero said, is "too timid to be red and too bold to be white." In that contrast, the Marrakech Complex painted Calle Florencia with vibrant colors during the 1970s and 1980s.

Lugares que ya no existen / Marrakech: “el lugar”

Iconic restaurants in Mexico City / El Café de Tacuba: chocolate and a very Mexican menu

Talking about the history of Mexico City brings us back to one of the most famous restaurants among its residents. Café Tacuba has stood the test of time and is a must-visit for anyone seeking to understand the flavors and aromas of a journey through the Historic Center.

Restaurantes icónicos CDMX / El Café de Tacuba: chocolate y un menú muy mexicano

Bygone Places / La Boom, a giant nightclub that once existed in the north of Mexico City.

Two floors of fun and excess. Four thousand square meters: lights, music, well-off guys, and trendy girls. One of the most memorable nightclubs of the 90s decade.

Lugares que ya no existen/ La boom, antro gigante que existió en el norte de la CDMX

Spanish Restaurants in CDMX / Centro Asturiano, veal, marzipan, and Spanish cuisine

Centro Asturiano is more than just a restaurant; it's a civil association, a symbol of nostalgia between Mexico and Asturias. It embodies memories of weddings, graduations, and flavors all at once.

Restaurantes de comida española en CDMX/ Centro Asturiano, ternera, mazapán y comida española

Bygone places / Cantina Salón Madrid: "the polyclinic"

At Salón Madrid, intellect mingled with youth. Witness to celebrations and tears of medical students, you could just as easily find writers, journalists, and the occasional lost soul playing with its famous jukebox at its tables.

Lugares que ya no existen/ Cantina Salón Madrid: “la policlínica”

Bygone places / Waikikí and the early evening necklines

A cabaret is a downpour of memories, a storm of emotions, a romance of lights, a memory of drinks, love, and adventure. Waikiki was a cabaret that shaped the charm of nightlife in CDMX during the first half of the 20th century.

Lugares que ya no existen / Waikikí y los primeros escotes nocturnos

Iconic Restaurants in CDMX / París 16 Bistró, extraordinary food for every day

In 1985, Alejandro Hernández Attolini opened this place to sell soups and sandwiches. Since then, the decade that saw Luis Miguel emerge as the first great icon of Mexican pop has been frozen in this corner with tubular chairs, white crockery, and waiters in black vests and white aprons.

Restaurantes icónicos CDMX / París 16 Bistró, comida extraordinaria para todos los días

Guide to iconic places in Mexico City / El Moro, churros passed down through generations

Sometimes my parents would crave El Moro's churros. When we would go there, they would tell me about how they used to go with their parents, and I didn't quite understand the devotion they had for the place.

Guía de lugares icónicos en CDMX/ El Moro, churros que pasan de generación en generación

Iconic Places in Mexico City / La Casa de los Azulejos

To say that a place is "iconic" can feel somewhat empty in today's context where, for influencers, anything can be labeled as "iconic." However, a place that appears in the painting "La entrada del ejército trigarante" (Anonymous, ca. 1882) truly deserves the title in every sense of the word.

Lugares icónicos CDMX / La Casa de los Azulejos

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