Six days in Mexico City
Mexico
Six days, markets
A six-day plan for Mexico City, hour by hour: 27 places, from otsuka's example trips. Every time is a starting point, and every row can move.
Day 1
Roma Norte
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Contramar
Seafood, tuna tostadas and fish a la talla.
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Roma Norte on foot
Early 1900s mansions around Plaza Río de Janeiro.
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Rosetta
Italian-Mexican cooking in an old Roma mansion.
Day 2
Roma Norte, Chapultepec, Polanco
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Panadería Rosetta
Bakery counter from the same kitchen as Rosetta.
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National Museum of Anthropology
Aztec Sun Stone and pre-Hispanic halls in Chapultepec.
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El Bajío
Veracruz home cooking, first opened in 1972.
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Museo Soumaya
Private art collection in a building of hexagonal aluminum tiles.
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Pujol
Enrique Olvera's tasting menu in Polanco.
Day 3
Centro Histórico
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Churrería El Moro
Churros and chocolate, open since 1935.
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Metropolitan Cathedral
On the Zócalo, built from 1573 to 1813.
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Templo Mayor
Excavated Aztec temple next to the cathedral.
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Azul Histórico
Mexican cooking in a courtyard under the trees.
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Palacio de Bellas Artes
Murals by Rivera and Siqueiros on the upper floors.
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Torre Latinoamericana
Observation deck on the 44th floor.
Day 4
Coyoacán
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Casa Azul
Frida Kahlo's blue house, now her museum.
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Mercado de Coyoacán
Covered market, known for its tostada stalls.
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Jardín Centenario
Square with a fountain of two coyotes.
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Museo Anahuacalli
Diego Rivera's volcanic-stone museum of pre-Hispanic pieces.
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Los Danzantes
Oaxacan cooking, with a mezcal of their own.
Day 5
Condesa, Xochimilco, Centro, Roma Norte
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Lardo
Elena Reygadas's Mediterranean kitchen in Condesa.
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Xochimilco canals
Trajinera boats on the canals of the old lake.
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Lunch in Xochimilco
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Mercado de la Ciudadela
Crafts market, work from across the country.
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Máximo Bistrot
Seasonal menu, rewritten daily.
Day 6
Teotihuacan, Centro Histórico
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Teotihuacan
Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, an hour north.
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La Gruta
Restaurant inside a cave near the pyramids.
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El Huequito
Al pastor taquería, open since 1959.
If it rains in Mexico City
These are outdoors. On a wet day, It's raining moves them to another day of the trip and brings something indoors forward.
- Day 1: Roma Norte on foot
- Day 3: Templo Mayor
- Day 4: Jardín Centenario
- Day 5: Xochimilco canals
- Day 6: Teotihuacan
Indoors on this plan: National Museum of Anthropology, Museo Soumaya, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Torre Latinoamericana, Casa Azul, Museo Anahuacalli and Mercado de la Ciudadela.
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