Wanderings: Mexico City

Join Alexa, the owner of the Mexico-based Design Studio Siete, as she takes us on a captivating tour of her hometown, Mexico City.

Immerse yourself in authentic cuisine, artisanal mezcal, and a plethora of breathtaking architecture that will inspire a getaway rich in culture and history.

EAT

Husset
Best dish is the clay pot-baked focaccia and smoked tomatoes in olive oil.

San Angel Inn

A restaurant in a colonial ex-monastery, best place to try authentic Mexican food, music and surroundings. Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo is right next to it.

Tetetlan

Originally the location of horse stables for a client of Luis Barragán, one of my favourite architects, it specialises in local ingredients and traditional Mexican cuisine.

DRINK

Bósforo
Best mezcal bar in the city, they offer forty types of artisanal mezcal (my favourite) and their menu explores pre-Hispanic gastronomy.

Junkie Café
Best coffee place for a Sunday morning around La Roma.

SEE


Casa Orgánica
An architecture must, built by my favourite Mexican architect Javier Senosiain 1984 the pioneer of organic architecture in Mexico. 

The National Museum of Anthropology
Perhaps the most important museum in all Mexico and my favourite in terms of their collections.

DANCE


Minos Sound Room
Best music room in the city.

Sunday Sunday
The best music and the best views of Mexico City. Make sure to arrive before sunset to get the full experience. 

MN Roy
A house once occupied by Mexican communist party founder M. N. Roy now once of the most architecturally pleasing nightclubs in Mexico.

California Dancing Club
Traditional dancing salon, I’ve been to this place since I was 10.