Common Grounds — Mexico City Mini Guide

We’re attending Common Grounds too. Since Amelia & Alfonso are from Mexico City—and this is Holger’s fourth time here—we thought it would be a good gesture to share a small, personal guide with a few of our favorite places—built for the pace of planners and photographers: easy logistics, great atmosphere, no unnecessary detours.

A simple rhythm each day: breakfast → activity → lunch → bar → can’t-miss → dinner.

Day 1 — Juárez

Breakfast: Café Nin
Activity: Walk Juárez → a loop of amazing stores
Lunch: La Pimpompería
Bar: Balagán or Hanky Panky (reservation recommended)
Can’t-miss: Handshake Speakeasy (final chapter)
Dinner: Cana (Juárez)

Day 2 — Polanco → Chapultepec

Breakfast: Casa del Fuego / Sofitel
Activity: Museo de Arte Moderno / Museo de Antropología
Lunch: Los Panchos
Bar: Fifty Mils
Can’t-miss: Chapultepec walk + museum highlights (Frida, Siqueiros, Rivera, Carrington, Varo)
Dinner: MO+F

Day 3 — Centro Histórico

Breakfast: Café de Tacuba
Activity: Bellas Artes / MUNAL
Lunch: El Cardenal
Bar: La Ópera / Downtown terraza / Tlecan / Bósforo
Can’t-miss: The murals inside Bellas Artes
Dinner: Charco

Day 4 — Roma → Condesa

Brunch: Compa Chava (arrive early)
Activity: Walk Roma Norte + shopping
Lunch: Comida Chuy (Option A) / Rosetta (lunch) (Option B)
Bar: Limantour / Handshake
Can’t-miss: Golden hour walk Condesa → Roma
Dinner: Broka / Máximo