Cafes

Mexico City

Cafes in Mexico City

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CafesGuide was updated: June 18, 2025

Mexico City's numerous coffee houses are popular social hangouts for the young and old, locals and digital nomads. Here you'll meet self-employed creatives discussing business over laptops and espressos as well as seniors engaging in the usual coffee chit-chat. While sightseeing and museums might give you an impression of Mexico City, this is where you can truly experience local culture.

Café Nin

Café Nin

Once known as Panaderia Rosetta, Café Nin was renamed after a long expansion. It isn't just fresh breads, pastries and other baked goodies that keep customers coming back for more, but (arguably) one of Mexico City's best brunch offerings. This chic cafe offers excellent coffee, pastries and small bites, plus a curated wine list.

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Cielito Querido

Cielito Querido

A variety of flavours and a team of skilled baristas are prepared to surprise your taste buds at this popular Mexican coffee chain. Enjoy your pick of hot and cold drinks as well as an assortment of pastries at one of their many colourful locations.

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Triana Café Gourmet

Triana Café Gourmet

Tucked away inside the popular Mercado de San Juan, this tiny and unpretentious coffee stall serves one of (if not) the best coffee in Mexico City. Pablo, the owner, is super friendly and knowledgeable about his coffee — his passion and dedication are reflected in every cup he prepares.

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Gris Café

Gris Café

Gris Café is truly a hidden gem in Mexico City! Best place to stop by when you are exploring the architectural treasures of Tlatelolco. Delicious, affordable food with a nice presentation, earnestly friendly service and pet-friendly! Their brunch and lunch menus are extremely popular — write to them on WhatApp or social media to reserve your portion. They publish a new creative menu daily around noon.

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Camino a Comala

Camino a Comala

Camino a Comala seems to specialise in bringing third wave coffee to areas of CDMX that are on the verge of gentrification. You'll likely find one of their venues when you're exploring the less polished parts of the capital. Perfect for working with a laptop, meeting friends, reading a book and playing some board games. The food doesn't disappoint.

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Blend Station

Blend Station

Blend Station is the standard hangout place for laptop warriors and creative types. Fast WiFi and interesting people are what will make you come back here day after day. This stylish and modern espresso bar offers excellent fair-trade Mexican coffee and plenty of delicious breakfast and lunch options. The original location in Condesa was so popular that there is now a second branch on calle Puebla. Blend Station also has collaborations with Chop Chop bicycle stores around CDMX.

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Cardinal Casa de Café

Cardinal Casa de Café

Cardinal Casa de Café consistently delivers a solidly good cup of coffee. Small place, good for a quick meet up or a long rest with a book. The baristas really know what they are doing. Their chocolate chip cookie, Nutella cookie, and orange cake are delicious as well.

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Constela Café

Constela Café

Constela is a lovely coffee shop in the middle of Roma Norte. The design is very minimalistic and inviting, with creative lighting and unusual concrete wall panels. In the evening, the cafe seems to be taken straight out of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. Great coffee and fast WiFi make Constela popular with remote workers. While you're there, do yourself a favour and order a chocolate babka — the dark chocolate pastry is to die for.

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Hule

Hule

In the heart of Condesa, Hule offers a space that combines coffee and music. Enjoy simple but high quality products as well as a good vinyl selection. The space is not big, but extremely cosy. Come for coffee, listen to great music and stay for the service.

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Almanegra Café

Almanegra Café

Almanegra has a cult following in Mexico. They make a mean espresso, plus all the usual espresso-based drinks. Minimalist design, impeccable choice of music and great atmosphere. Order at the bar. The first Almanegra opened in Narvarte, but now you can find them in Escandón.

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Tierra Garat

Tierra Garat

Tierra Garat is best know for their spicy hot chocolate, with or without coffee. Every location of this popular cafe chain is covered floor to ceiling in warm terracotta, creating a pleasant environment for long chats with friends or romantic dates. Relatively long opening hours help with that, too.

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Raven Folks

Raven Folks

Raven Folks is a board game cafe with surprisingly great food. Come for a fun afternoon or evening with your friends and play board games for hours. Great option for rainy days or whenever you want to socialise in a quiet environment. They have an extensive collection of games you can play plus an even bigger selections of those you can buy.

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Kiyo Café

Kiyo Café

Kiyo Café has friendly baristas who really know their craft and deeply care about their coffee. Excellent music, benches outside — in sun or shade. Try the muffins with guava. Be sure to ask what's new when you visit since the selection of coffee beans is always changing.

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Churrería El Moro

Churrería El Moro

If you haven't tried the sweet, crunchy, deep-fried sticks of dough called churros yet, El Moro is the ideal place to give this local delight a go. El Moro is all about churros and hot chocolate, and it is open around the clock. Other desserts and some savoury foods are on offer as well.

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Lalo!

Lalo!

The cheery wall drawings are guaranteed to set the mood for the rest of your day, especially if your visit includes an order of the establishment's fabled breakfasts. Apart from hearty breakfasts, an indisputable highlight are the artisan drinks and pizza.

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Chiquitito Cafe

Chiquitito Cafe

Chiquitito Cafe is a small chain of little coffee shops offering a delightful selection of espresso drinks as well as some breakfast items in a homey setting. A great place to start your day or just grab your cup to go.

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Otro Cafe

Otro Cafe

Take an outdoor table at this small quaint cafe and let the world stop for just a little bit while you indulge in one of Otro's exquisitely crafted coffees, possibly accompanied by a savory snack or a dessert.

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Joe Gelato

Joe Gelato

Cool down with an ice cream at this small hipster ice cream shop where you can try flavors not found anywhere else. Get their specialty — ice cream infused with alcohol/liquor, with flavors like cookies and cream with baileys and Kaluha or better yet — mojito with watermelon. There are many inventive flavors to choose from and the staff are helpful and efficient.

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