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Food Culture

Markets, taquerías, coffee, dietary restrictions, and the difference between what tourists are told to eat and what people who live here order.

Top recommendations by neighborhood

Real picks, organized by where you're staying, not a generic top-10 list.

What to eat

Tacos al pastor, a proper mole, and pan dulce with coffee cover a lot of ground for a first visit.

Foods you've probably never heard of

Past the tacos al pastor everyone already knows: tacos de canasta, tlacoyos, huaraches, esquites versus elote, and tamales de canasta.

Dietary restrictions

Vegetarian and vegan options have expanded fast, especially in Roma and Condesa; gluten-free is more workable than it used to be.

Markets & coffee

Mercado Roma and Mercado de San Juan serve different purposes. CDMX's coffee scene has gotten genuinely good over the past several years.

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