MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

May 30

The most underrated city I’ve been to in a while — read on for my LURVE of CDMX! The only comment I’ll make is… WHERE ARE THE POOLS IN CDMX?

I also found the food to be delicious and fine + affordable… I think our most expensive dinner was under $500 CAD (for 5 people) and we had a bottle of wine, cocktails and ate tons. Toronto could never.

This trip was a surprise for KJ’s birthday… and WHAT A FUN way to spend time with people you love!!

STAY

Air BnB

The Four Seasons Mexico City is gorgeous, but we were a group of 5, so we opted for a 3-bed, 3-bath Air BnB that was super spacious.

Key areas to stay in: Roma Note, Condessa, Anzures

EAT

Botánico

Gorgeous terrace — loved the fresh salads

Salazar

Beautiful rooftop terrace — best to go around sunset

Hugo

Wine bar — very East Village vibes, cute for a post-dinner drink

Blanco Colima

Hands down my favourite restaurant in CDMX — service was impeccable and the food divine. + they offer a bunch of traditional dishes that come with the meal

Pigeon

Good, closes early, so best for an early dinner

Don’t @ me, that caesar salad lives rent-free in my head

Handshake Speakeasy

SO FUN — best original cocktails (from someone’s who’s meh about cocktails lol). It won #2 best bar in North America… so I’d visit before it gets too “mainstream” if you can!

Rosetta

Everyone had mentioned this restaurant before we made our way down to Mexico… and with reason. The outdoor spaces of the restaurants are beautiful and the food is great. I really appreciated the traditional ingredients used. LOVED the chicatana ant butter and mole :)

Ciena

Lardo

Entremar

Really, really loved the fresh seafood here — I wanted to go to Contramar, but couldn’t get a reservation… so opted for Entremar, the sister restaurant, and it didn’t disappoint

Taboo

Very Tulum-like night club vibes

Meroma

Great Italian!

Santos

Ritz-Carlton rooftop — beautiful for a night cap and dessert!