Guidebook for Ciudad de México

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Guidebook for Ciudad de México

Food Scene

A great coffee shop with freshly baked japanese and french pastries. My personal favorite is the Anpan
Bimmy
186 Avenida Isaac Newton
A great coffee shop with freshly baked japanese and french pastries. My personal favorite is the Anpan
Great pastries and cakes. Try the "Bavaresa de Mamey"
La Balance
256 Hegel
Great pastries and cakes. Try the "Bavaresa de Mamey"
A cafeteria run by star chef Enrique Olvera
58 locals recommend
ENO
258 Petrarca
58 locals recommend
A cafeteria run by star chef Enrique Olvera
Considered by most lists as the best restaurant in town. It is the flagship restaurant of star chef Enrique Olvera
185 locals recommend
Pujol
133 Tennyson
185 locals recommend
Considered by most lists as the best restaurant in town. It is the flagship restaurant of star chef Enrique Olvera
An intimate Uruguayan restaurant, great for meat lovers.
Tango y Milonga
304 Lope de Vega
An intimate Uruguayan restaurant, great for meat lovers.
One of many locations in the city of the well known global brand.
9 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien Horacio
307 Hegel
9 locals recommend
One of many locations in the city of the well known global brand.
A taqueria as old as the neighborhood. The best tacos in the area and a real institution in the city.
91 locals recommend
El Farolito
19 Altata
91 locals recommend
A taqueria as old as the neighborhood. The best tacos in the area and a real institution in the city.
If you want to try authentic tortas this is the place to go
Tortas Royalty
227 Av. Horacio
If you want to try authentic tortas this is the place to go
A great seafood place in front of the park
22 locals recommend
Entremar
307 Hegel
22 locals recommend
A great seafood place in front of the park
A great place for seafood and meat
6 locals recommend
Bros
226 Lope de Vega
6 locals recommend
A great place for seafood and meat
Seafood from Sonora and Sinaloa states in the northeast of Mexico
60 locals recommend
Mi Gusto Es
60 locals recommend
Seafood from Sonora and Sinaloa states in the northeast of Mexico
The biggest Mexican coffee chain, free wifi and a good place to rest
Cielito Querido Café Homero
109 Av. Homero
The biggest Mexican coffee chain, free wifi and a good place to rest
Contemporary Japanese Cuisine
60 locals recommend
Tori Tori
61 Temístocles
60 locals recommend
Contemporary Japanese Cuisine
The best Chinese restaurant in town
Blossom
890 Av. Paseo de las Palmas
The best Chinese restaurant in town
Great contemporary Mexican cuisine. In the top 10 of Mexican restaurants in most lists.
112 locals recommend
Quintonil
55 Av. Isaac Newton
112 locals recommend
Great contemporary Mexican cuisine. In the top 10 of Mexican restaurants in most lists.
A great place for burgers
24 locals recommend
Butcher and Sons Polanco
8 Virgilio
24 locals recommend
A great place for burgers
Great for sandwiches and salads
149 locals recommend
Belmondo
109 Tabasco
149 locals recommend
Great for sandwiches and salads
A dinner and small department store, great for magazines, breakfast or dinner.
Administración Integral De Alimentos, S.A. De C.V.
A dinner and small department store, great for magazines, breakfast or dinner.
High end contemporary food
Jaso
88 Av. Isaac Newton
High end contemporary food
A hole in the wall with fresh made pizzas by the slice
PIZZA AMORE POLANCO
local 9 Oscar Wilde
A hole in the wall with fresh made pizzas by the slice
The best tortas in town. They have home delivery
La Castellana Polanco
1329 Av. Homero
The best tortas in town. They have home delivery
a small place great for sandwiches, salads and juices
303 locals recommend
Ojo de Agua
23C Citlaltépetl
303 locals recommend
a small place great for sandwiches, salads and juices
The closest location of starbucks
35 locals recommend
Starbucks
326 Av. Horacio
35 locals recommend
The closest location of starbucks
French pastries shop
FOURNIER ROUSSEAU Polanco
Hegel
French pastries shop
The closest location of subway
11 locals recommend
Subway
189 Circunvalación Poniente
11 locals recommend
The closest location of subway
Pizza place and bar
Pizza Mx Polanco
400 Av. Horacio
Pizza place and bar
Indian and Pakistani food
23 locals recommend
Tandoor
72 Amsterdam
23 locals recommend
Indian and Pakistani food
Book store and coffee shop in one of the entrances to Chapultepec
17 locals recommend
Librería Porrúa
17 República de Argentina
17 locals recommend
Book store and coffee shop in one of the entrances to Chapultepec
A great option for breakfast specially on the weekend
Gino's Pastry SA
254 Hegel
A great option for breakfast specially on the weekend
Restaurant
CENTRAL BRASSERIE
123 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
Restaurant
Cafeteria
Vips Polanco
203 Avenida Horacio
Cafeteria
Burger King
6 locals recommend
Burger King
49 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
6 locals recommend
Burger King
Carl's Jr Burgers
15 locals recommend
Carl's Jr.
6 Av. Paseo de la Reforma
15 locals recommend
Carl's Jr Burgers
Greek food
11 locals recommend
Ouzeria
95 Calle Julio Verne
11 locals recommend
Greek food
Chinese take out
14 locals recommend
Panda Express
117 Leibnitz
14 locals recommend
Chinese take out
Closest location of Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut Polanco
253 Calle Hipólito Taine
Closest location of Pizza Hut
French cuisine
Le Bouchon
French cuisine
Italian restaurant
28 locals recommend
Nonna
240 Amsterdam
28 locals recommend
Italian restaurant
French restaurant
32 locals recommend
Ivoire
95 Av. Emilio Castelar
32 locals recommend
French restaurant
Argentinian coffee shop specialized on alfajores
Café Havanna
76 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
Argentinian coffee shop specialized on alfajores
Marzipans and candies
Mazapanes TOLEDO
Marzipans and candies
Arab food
6 locals recommend
Adonis
205 Av. Homero
6 locals recommend
Arab food
Coffee shop
Muguet Pasteleria y Cafeteria Polanco
139 B Av. Isaac Newton
Coffee shop
Seafood and drinks
40 locals recommend
Fisher's
232 Av. Horacio
40 locals recommend
Seafood and drinks
Peruvian food
12 locals recommend
ASTRID & GASTÓN
117 Tennyson
12 locals recommend
Peruvian food
Nobu Polanco
Restaurante NOBU
74 Anatole France
Nobu Polanco
Mexico City's Cipriani
12 locals recommend
Cipriani
311 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
12 locals recommend
Mexico City's Cipriani
Vegetarian restaurant
94 locals recommend
Pan Comido
91 Tonalá
94 locals recommend
Vegetarian restaurant
Traditional japanese restaurant
10 locals recommend
Murakami
324 Torcuato Tasso
10 locals recommend
Traditional japanese restaurant

Essentials

A very convenient supermarket just outside of metro Polanco
373 locals recommend
Superama
23 Calle Río Balsas
373 locals recommend
A very convenient supermarket just outside of metro Polanco
A slightly larger branch of Superama supermarket
373 locals recommend
Superama
23 Calle Río Balsas
373 locals recommend
A slightly larger branch of Superama supermarket
A 24 hours convenience store just around the corner from the building
7-Eleven hegel
256 Hegel
A 24 hours convenience store just around the corner from the building
The largest private hospital in the area
50 locals recommend
Hospital Español
613 Av. Ejército Nacional Mexicano
50 locals recommend
The largest private hospital in the area
The hospital and headquarters of the Mexican Red Cross. Free emergency services.
7 locals recommend
Cruz Roja Mexicana
200 Luis Vives
7 locals recommend
The hospital and headquarters of the Mexican Red Cross. Free emergency services.
The local branch of the international gym´s chain
7 locals recommend
UFC Gym
7 locals recommend
The local branch of the international gym´s chain
The largest chain of gym's in the city. You can by a per day pass
Smart Fit Dos Patios
350 Av. Ejército Nacional Mexicano
The largest chain of gym's in the city. You can by a per day pass
Ministry of tourism
Ministry of Tourism
172 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
Ministry of tourism
The best dry cleaners in town
TINTORERIA ITALIANA
173 Av. Isaac Newton
The best dry cleaners in town
Express dry cleaning service
6 locals recommend
Pressto Polanco
6 locals recommend
Express dry cleaning service
Printing service and internet connection
MAXICOPIAS
S/N Av. Horacio
Printing service and internet connection

Everything Else

A very useful drug store open 24 hours
113 locals recommend
Farmacia San Pablo
132 Aguascalientes
113 locals recommend
A very useful drug store open 24 hours
A large catholic church from the 1940s
13 locals recommend
St. Augustine Parish
921 Av. Horacio
13 locals recommend
A large catholic church from the 1940s
An extraordinarie sinagogue designed by Mathias Goeritz in the 1960s
Sinagoga Maguén David
371 Calle Sócrates
An extraordinarie sinagogue designed by Mathias Goeritz in the 1960s
A beautiful church designed by Juan Sordo in the 1950s
Iglesia de San Ignacio de Loyola
306 Séneca
A beautiful church designed by Juan Sordo in the 1950s
Canadian Embassy
Embassy of Canada
529 Schiller
Canadian Embassy
Spanish embassy
Consulado General de España
114 Galileo
Spanish embassy
German embassy
9 locals recommend
Embassy of Germany
1506 Av. Horacio
9 locals recommend
German embassy
Cuban embassy. The murals in the facade are by Carlos Merida
Embajada de la República de Cuba
554 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
Cuban embassy. The murals in the facade are by Carlos Merida
Australian Embassy
Embassy of Australia
55 Rubén Darío
Australian Embassy
Chilean Embassy
Embajada de Chile
10 Andrés Bello
Chilean Embassy
French embassy
9 locals recommend
Embassy of Germany
1506 Av. Horacio
9 locals recommend
French embassy
Uruguayan Embassy
Embassy of Paraguay
415 Av. Homero
Uruguayan Embassy
Paraguayan embassy
Embassy of Paraguay
415 Av. Homero
Paraguayan embassy
Lebanese embassy
Embajada de Líbano
8 Calle Julio Verne
Lebanese embassy
Belgian embassy
Embassy of Belgium
41 Alfredo de Musset
Belgian embassy
Egyptian embassy
Embajada de la República Arabe de Egipto
131 Alejandro Dumas
Egyptian embassy
Eslovaquian embassy
Embassy of Slovakia
354 Calle Julio Verne
Eslovaquian embassy
Indonesian embassy
Embajada de la República Indonesia
27 Calle Julio Verne
Indonesian embassy
Design products and furniture
STUDIOROCA Polanco
363-A Campos Elíseos
Design products and furniture
Concept store
Common People
149 Av. Emilio Castelar
Concept store
United Nations
Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos
165 Alejandro Dumas
United Nations
book store
38 locals recommend
Librerías Gandhi
121 Avenida M. Á. de Quevedo
38 locals recommend
book store
Yoga studio
O2 Yoga
139 Anatole France
Yoga studio
Gucci flagship store
9 locals recommend
Gucci
408 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
9 locals recommend
Gucci flagship store
Louis Vuitton flagship store
20 locals recommend
Louis Vuitton Mexico Masaryk
433 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
20 locals recommend
Louis Vuitton flagship store
Hugo Boss flagship store
Hugo Boss
147 Av. Altavista
Hugo Boss flagship store
Chanel flagship store
Chanel
222 Av Moliere
Chanel flagship store
Rizzoli book store
Rizzoli
35 Av. Isaac Newton
Rizzoli book store
Apple flagship store
6 locals recommend
MacStore Polanco
419 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
6 locals recommend
Apple flagship store
The closest location of Domino's Pizza
28 locals recommend
Domino's
1136 Dr José María Vertiz
28 locals recommend
The closest location of Domino's Pizza
Prada flagship store
PRADA
Prada flagship store
Cartier flagship store
9 locals recommend
Cartier
465 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
9 locals recommend
Cartier flagship store
Chocolates
Arnoldi
255 Lope de Vega
Chocolates
Chocolate meringues
Pasteleria Firol
518 Av. Horacio
Chocolate meringues
Mexican design store
Pirwi
124 Alejandro Dumas
Mexican design store

Shopping

One of Mexico´s largest and oldest department stores
65 locals recommend
Liverpool Polanco
425 Gral.Mariano Escobedo
65 locals recommend
One of Mexico´s largest and oldest department stores
If you need anything electronic
Best Buy Polanco
No. 202 Petrarca
If you need anything electronic
Great place for cables, batteries or adaptors for your electronic devices
Steren
219 Av. Homero
Great place for cables, batteries or adaptors for your electronic devices
An amazing selection of contemporary Mexican handcraftship
16 locals recommend
Onora
330 Lope de Vega
16 locals recommend
An amazing selection of contemporary Mexican handcraftship
The best place for all kinds of wines and spirits
63 locals recommend
La Europea
410 Reforma Diana
63 locals recommend
The best place for all kinds of wines and spirits
Artisanal Ice Creams with liquor
Helado Obscuro Polanco
157 Emerson
Artisanal Ice Creams with liquor
Ice cream shop from the 1950s
NEVERIA Roxy
84 Calle Julio Verne
Ice cream shop from the 1950s
The largest shopping mall in the area
479 locals recommend
Antara Fashion Hall
843-B Av. Ejército Nacional Mexicano
479 locals recommend
The largest shopping mall in the area
The best department store in town
153 locals recommend
Palacio de Hierro Polanco
222 Av Moliere
153 locals recommend
The best department store in town
For printing and any kind of office supplies
OfficeMax - Polanco II, Mariano Escobedo
125 Av. Homero
For printing and any kind of office supplies
Office and art supplies
7 locals recommend
Abastecedora Lumen S.A. de C.V.
163 Coahuila
7 locals recommend
Office and art supplies
Art´s supplies
Arte y Material Polanco
1118 Av. Homero
Art´s supplies
FedEx delivery center
Centro de Envío FedEx
59 Víctor Hugo
FedEx delivery center
Bycicles accesories and repair shop
Giant Cyclo Polanco
311 Lamartine
Bycicles accesories and repair shop
The flagship store of Mexican designer Hector Esrawe
Esrawe Showroom
161 Alejandro Dumas
The flagship store of Mexican designer Hector Esrawe
The store of the Popular Arts Museum
Tienda MAP Polanco
8 Aristóteles
The store of the Popular Arts Museum
Telcel customer service
Telcel - CAC Masaryk
120, Esq Av. Pdte. Masaryk
Telcel customer service
Art book store
ASSOULINE
35 Av. Isaac Newton
Art book store
Hermes flagship store
Boissy Mexico, S.A. De C.V.
Hermes flagship store
Talavera glazzed dishware and objects
Uriarte Talavera Polanco
67 Galileo
Talavera glazzed dishware and objects
Cell phone accesories
MOBO SHOP Polanco (Horacio)
#544 Av. Horacio
Cell phone accesories
Cupcake shop
The Cupcake Project
522 Av. Horacio
Cupcake shop
Fendi flagship store
Fendi
407 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
Fendi flagship store
A great bookstore and cafeteria with a decent selection of books in english.
66 locals recommend
Cafetería El Péndulo
126 Hamburgo
66 locals recommend
A great bookstore and cafeteria with a decent selection of books in english.

Sightseeing

A lovely park just a block away from the building.
Uruguay Square
419 Hegel
A lovely park just a block away from the building.
Polanco´s largest park including a gallery, an aviary, playground and an outdoor theatre
231 locals recommend
Parque Lincoln
163 Av. Emilio Castelar
231 locals recommend
Polanco´s largest park including a gallery, an aviary, playground and an outdoor theatre
The largest private collection of contemporary art in Mexico. The building was designed by british architect David Chipperfield
287 locals recommend
Museo Jumex
303 Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
287 locals recommend
The largest private collection of contemporary art in Mexico. The building was designed by british architect David Chipperfield

Drinks & Nightlife

Mexico City's most established design hotel. You can have a drink in the rooftop and per day passes are available for the pool and spa.
10 locals recommend
Habita Hotel
201 Av. Pdte. Masaryk
10 locals recommend
Mexico City's most established design hotel. You can have a drink in the rooftop and per day passes are available for the pool and spa.
The coolest bar in the area. A speakeasy hidden behind the Porter Steakhouse (entrance trough the garage)
27 locals recommend
Scotch
110 Calle Julio Verne
27 locals recommend
The coolest bar in the area. A speakeasy hidden behind the Porter Steakhouse (entrance trough the garage)
A cool mixology bar
47 locals recommend
Gin Gin Polanco
72 C. Calderón de la Barca
47 locals recommend
A cool mixology bar

Arts & Culture

The largest museum in the city and an unmisable landmark on its own right.
1503 locals recommend
Museo Nacional de Antropologia
s/n Av. Paseo de la Reforma
1503 locals recommend
The largest museum in the city and an unmisable landmark on its own right.
Arguably the best contemporary art museum in town
561 locals recommend
Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art
51 Av. Paseo de la Reforma
561 locals recommend
Arguably the best contemporary art museum in town
Siqueiros former house and studio, now operating as a contemporary arts gallery
14 locals recommend
Sala de Arte Publico Proyecto Siqueiros
29 C. 3 Picos
14 locals recommend
Siqueiros former house and studio, now operating as a contemporary arts gallery
A beautiful Beaux Arts house founded as the Automotive Club of Mexico and now serving as a cultural center run by the National University.
28 locals recommend
Juan José Arreola House of the Lake
28 locals recommend
A beautiful Beaux Arts house founded as the Automotive Club of Mexico and now serving as a cultural center run by the National University.
A large concerts hall just across Reforma
304 locals recommend
auditorio nacional
50 Avenida Paseo de la Reforma
304 locals recommend
A large concerts hall just across Reforma
A large theatre for musical productions
88 locals recommend
Teatro Telcel
386 Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
88 locals recommend
A large theatre for musical productions
The national music conservatory, designed by Mario Pani in the 1950s
National Conservatory of Music
Avenida Presidente Masaryk
The national music conservatory, designed by Mario Pani in the 1950s
outdoor gallery
Chapultepec Railings. Open Gallery
outdoor gallery
A large cultural complex with halls and schools speciallized in dance and theatre
48 locals recommend
Centro Cultural Del Bosque
s/n Av. Paseo de la Reforma
48 locals recommend
A large cultural complex with halls and schools speciallized in dance and theatre