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A Week in Mexico City

Everything we ate & drank

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Sam Livingston
Nov 16 2023 | min read
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Everything we Ate & Drank



I recently got back from a beautiful week spent in Mexico City, and wanted to round up everywhere we went. Starting off with drinks: most of the bars we found ourselves at were pretty dark so I didn’t get many photos of those, but still wanted to recommend a few. Bar 686 was our collective favorite—we went in through a speakeasy sort-of kitchen to a spiral staircase entrance where the kitchen staff all turned to greet us and it was so cute: the drinks were perfect and it turned out to be one of my favorite bars I’ve been to in general. Cicatriz was an excellent last spot of the night, and Gypsy had our other favorite drinks of the trip. As far as restaurants went, I feel like we hit most of the classic spots! None of us had spent much time in Mexico City before and really wanted to try everything that we’d been hearing about.



Tartare at Hugohighly recommend for small plates and natural wine



Pastries at Panadería Rosettaended up coming back for breakfast multiple days in a row



Crudo at Hugo



Honey jelly, brown butter ice cream and vanilla at Rosetta



Seared octopus at Contramar



Drinks at Loup Bar



Scallops at Rosetta



Confit veal sweetbreads, yogurt, pomegranate and za’atar at Rosetta



Lemon cream ravioli at Rosetta



Didn’t get any real photos of the food but we liked Tetetlán for the interior and a snack before driving back into the city



Octopus at Hugo



Breakfast at Panadería Rosetta



Fennel and citrus salad at Rosetta



Espresso martini at Hugo



Corn tamales, celeriac and smoked cream at Rosetta



Soft boiled eggs with chive butter at Panadería Rosetta



Tuna tostadas at Contramar



Quail at Rosetta



Some of the best tacos I’ve ever had — at Carinito




Honeycomb Panacotta at Hugo


Related: Emily Manzer’s solo guide to Mexico City, a weekend bag and travel essential roundup, and see more of my favorite restaurants here.