Cafes in Mexico City: suggestions for a coffee or a pastry

Some suggestions for coffee and sweets in Mexico City, with the address. It is not an official ranking.

A list put together with artificial intelligence and checked against the open map: each place was found on the map, but the choice is a suggestion, not a review. Check opening hours and prices before you go.

  1. Café de Tacuba

    HistoricTraditional

    Historic 1912 café in the Centro Histórico serving hot chocolate, coffee and traditional Mexican pastries beneath tiled walls and oil paintings.

    Calle Tacuba 28, Mexico City, Mexico

  2. Pastelería Ideal

    BakeryPan dulce

    Vast, beloved downtown bakery with towering cakes and trays of pan dulce, perfect for grabbing a sweet roll with coffee.

    Calle República de Uruguay, Mexico City, Mexico

  3. Café La Blanca

    ClassicCoffee

    Old-school Centro café open since 1950, with strong coffee, conchas and a lively local crowd of regulars.

    Avenida 5 de Mayo 40, Mexico City, Mexico

  4. Café Passmar

    Specialty coffeeMarket

    Specialty coffee shop inside the Mercado de Coyoacán area offering carefully sourced Mexican beans.

    Calle Adolfo Prieto Local 237, Mexico City, Mexico

  5. Panadería Rosetta

    BakeryPastries

    Roma Norte bakery by Elena Reygadas, famed for its guava rolls, croissants and excellent coffee in a graceful townhouse.

    Calle Havre 73, Mexico City, Mexico

  6. Café la Gloria

    Neighborhood caféTerrace

    Cozy Condesa corner café with a leafy terrace, good espresso drinks and homey pastries, popular with neighborhood regulars.

    Calle Vicente Suárez, Mexico City, Mexico

  7. Chiquitito Café

    Specialty coffeeRoma

    Small Roma Norte specialty coffee bar serving carefully brewed Mexican coffees and simple baked goods to a devoted local crowd.

    Calle Alfonso Reyes 232, Mexico City, Mexico

  8. Cafebrería El Péndulo

    Bookstore caféTea

    Bookstore-café in Condesa with high ceilings and plants, offering coffee, tea and cakes among shelves of books.

    Avenida Álvaro Obregón 86, Mexico City, Mexico

  9. Panadería LeCaroz

    Traditional bakeryPan dulce

    Classic Mexico City bakery in Roma Norte offering traditional conchas, cuernitos and other sweet breads with a cup of coffee.

    Avenida Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Mexico City, Mexico

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