Settle down and get comfy because this post might be a long one. I also had to wait a day because the thought of food yesterday was NOT good. We absolutely got a touch (is that even possible??) of food poisoning. Still was 10000% worth it and we had a great time but likely a bit of Montezuma’s Revenge!
Landed in Mexico City and headed straight for Azul Condesa. The kitchen was closing shortly so I ordered without seeing the menu. A tender piece of chicken atop a lake of mole. YUM. Sides of guacamole and pineapple rice. This restaurant is adorable.
Day 1 - Coffee and light breakfast at our hotel, Casa Decu - https://www.casadecu.com/ Which was exactly what we needed. Art deco styled.
Did some various sightseeing and made our way to Quintonil for lunch. We loved it. It was unpretentious and delicious. They gave us English menus which was appreciated as my Spanish is no bueno! My favorite courses were the kampachi, charred avocado and the charred mamey. I love how they brought out ingredients that aren’t usually familiar to people and showed it in it’s raw form, explained the process, where it is grown, etc. A very interactive experience. I’m attaching the menu and a few pics. Obviously not a cheap lunch but a 3 hour experience that was incredible.
We went out for tacos and drinks that night but it wasn’t very memorable and went to bed early.
Day 2 - We attacked this day like we were eating in a marathon.
Hotel for coffee then off to Pasillo de Humo for a bean/tortilla/chorizo ensemble, plus more coffee and these light flakey pastries filled with pineapple. MMM!
From there Uber (CRAZY cheap Ubers in Mexico City) to the Saturday Bazaar in San Angel. Which was fun. Tons of vendors and artists.
We ate various tacos and snacks here before heading back up to the hotel to drop off our stuff and then walked to churros at El Moro and then stopped at Mercado Roma for a beer and a bite http://mr.mercadoroma.com/home.
After that, decided to try our luck at Contramar without a reservation. They told us it would be an hour wait so we headed around the corner to Gin Gin for a cocktail which was delightful.
Back to Contramar and got seated right away. This place was popping off. Very busy! We got a variety of ceviche and tacos. Everything was good. Nice service. Very attentive.
Things started to get fuzzy here as now we are many drinks deep. I know we walked to a boozy ice cream place which I didn’t find impressive and then stopped for another drink at Licorería Limantour. My SIL did not like hers at all so we switched. https://limantour.tv/eng/
We tried to go to a salsa place but were really running out of steam. I insisted on al pastor tacos as a nightcap which was INCREDIBLE. I think it was here: http://www.eltizoncito.com.mx/
Great, super fast trip! Highly recommend Mexico City!!!
