Arriv guide · Mexico City
Mexico City food weekend
Mexico City, Mexico · 3-day weekend getaway · 13 places
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Al pastor at midnight, tostadas at Contramar, mezcal until late. 3 days is enough for two neighborhoods and one long meal, once you accept that the third neighborhood was never going to happen. This Mexico City plan picks the two and leaves an hour in the afternoon to sit down. A Friday arrival buys you the whole weekend, while a Saturday morning landing turns the trip into a long day with a hotel attached. Take the earlier flight when the fare difference is small. This guide maps 13 hand-picked places across tacos & street food, worth the reservation, and between meals in Mexico City, Mexico, grouped the way you would use them once you are on the ground. Everything below is on one map, so you can see which stops cluster and which one costs you an afternoon. Duplicate it in Arriv to set your dates and invite everyone coming.
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How to use this Mexico City guide
- Follow the day-by-day order as a starting spine, because it already accounts for what sits near what. 3 days is the intended pace, and once you duplicate the trip you can stretch it or compress it to fit the flights.
- Day 1 assumes you are checked in and moving, so the first big block starts on a morning that is already yours. Land the night before if the schedule allows it.
- 13 stops carry a note about reservations, timing, or where to eat after the main event. Read those first, because they are the ones that change what you end up booking.
- The lists are themed on purpose, which is why they hold together as sets: Tacos & street food, Worth the reservation, Between meals, and more. Use them when you have finished the scheduled stops and still have an evening to fill.
- Pin the map so you have it on your phone at the airport. Duplicate into Arriv when you are ready to lock dates, add hotels, and share the plan with everyone coming to Mexico City.
3-day Mexico City itinerary
Tap a stop to see it on the map. Adjust freely once it’s your trip.
Day 1Arrive + Contramar + Centro night
Contramar
4.5
Durango 200, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Long Contramar lunch — the move
Zócalo
4.7
Pl. de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06010 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Walk the Centro
Los Cocuyos
4.1
Simón Bolívar 59, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Suadero round one
Licorería Limantour
4.4
Av. Álvaro Obregón 106, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Cocktails to close it out
Day 2Frida + Coyoacán + al pastor
Museo Frida Kahlo
4.5
Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Casa Azul — timed entry
Mercado de Coyoacán
4.5
Ignacio Allende s/n, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Market tostadas after
El Vilsito
4.3
Petén 248 y, Av. Universidad, Narvarte Poniente, Benito Juárez, 03020 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Al pastor at the mechanic shop
La Clandestina
4.4
Av. Álvaro Obregón 298, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Mezcal nightcap
Day 3Chapultepec + last tacos
Castillo de Chapultepec
4.8
Av. Heroico Colegio Militar 172, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Castle before the crowds
Taquería Orinoco
4.6
Av. Álvaro Obregón 100, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Last tacos
Churrería El Moro
4.5
Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 42, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tip — Churros for the road
Where to go in Mexico City
13 places across 4 themed lists — use these when you want options beyond the day plan.
Tacos & street food
Av. Álvaro Obregón 100, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Norteño-style trompo tacos, and the order is the gringas, which is what everyone at the counter is eating.
Petén 248 y, Av. Universidad, Narvarte Poniente, Benito Juárez, 03020 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
A mechanic shop by day, which turns into an al pastor legend once the sun goes down.
Simón Bolívar 59, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
A late-night suadero stand in the Centro, which is the stop you make after the bars and before the hotel.
Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 42, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Churros y chocolate since 1935, and it stays open late, which is the whole point of knowing about it.
Worth the reservation
Durango 200, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tuna tostadas and pescado a la talla, and it is lunch only, so book ahead if you want a table at all.
Pujol
Tennyson 133, Polanco, Polanco IV Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11570 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Enrique Olvera's tasting menu, which means reserving weeks out and building the day around it.
Máximo Bistrot
Av. Álvaro Obregón 65 Bis, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Market-driven and different every day, which is why locals save it for a special occasion.
Between meals
Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Casa Azul, and you buy timed tickets online, because they sell out and there is no door queue worth joining.
Av. Heroico Colegio Militar 172, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
The only royal castle in the Americas, which you climb for the city views from the terrace.
Pl. de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06010 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
The cathedral, with the Templo Mayor ruins next door, so you can do both in a single stop.
Ignacio Allende s/n, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Tostada stands in the middle of the market, which is where you eat once you have walked the aisles.
Mezcal & nightcaps
Av. Álvaro Obregón 106, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
A perennial world's-50-best cocktail bar, which means you get there early or you wait.
Av. Álvaro Obregón 298, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
A mezcal den, where you ask for a flight and go slow, because the next morning starts early.
Make this Mexico City trip yours
Use this guide to duplicate the itinerary into your trips. Set dates, swap stops, invite your crew — then continue planning on the web or take it on the go in the Arriv app.