Best Cafes in Mexico City
A list of the 7 best cafes in Mexico City, including Café de Tacuba (Centro Histórico, Mexico City). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.
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Café de Tacuba
cafeteriaCentro Histórico, Mexico City
A 1912 institution near the Zócalo serving mole and café de olla under Talavera tile and trio musicians since before the rock band borrowed its name.
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Café Avellaneda
cafeCoyoacán, Mexico City
A six-stool turquoise espresso bar near Coyoacán's market, pouring Oaxaca and Chiapas beans through V60, Kalita and cold brew since 2010.
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Buna
cafeRoma Norte, Mexico City
B Corp roaster whose Orizaba storefront pours single-origin Mexican beans it also toasts nearby, plus honey and Chiapas cacao chocolate.
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Café El Popular
cafeteriaCentro Histórico, Mexico City
Open 24 hours since 1948, this café de chinos survivor pours café lechero under Talavera tile blocks from the Cathedral, day or 3am.
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Café El Jarocho
cafeteriaCoyoacán, Mexico City
Family-run since 1953, roasting Veracruz beans on rattling machines behind the counter for café de olla and tortas at Coyoacán prices.
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Almanegra Café
cafeRoma Norte, Mexico City
Since 2014, a Mexican-coffee purist rotating Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas beans, credited with bringing the Gibraltar and slow-drip cold brew to the city.
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Café La Habana
cafeteriaJuárez, Mexico City
A 1952 corner cafetería on Bucareli where Cuban exiles once traded ideas over strong coffee; the original espresso machines still run today.
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