Mexico City: THE MOST EXCITING CITY IN THE AMERICAS?

16 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 1:32

   Zócalo

   🏢 Landmark · Centro Histórico

   Quiet on weekday afternoons; Aztec dancers usually offer spiritual cleansings, and vendors and protesters gather.

2. 1:45

   Metropolitan Cathedral

   ⛩️ Temple · Centro Histórico · brief mention

3. 1:47

   National Palace

   🏰 Palace · Centro Histórico · brief mention

4. 2:48

   Templo Mayor

   🏛️ Historic site · Centro Histórico

5. 4:14

   Centro Histórico

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Cuauhtémoc

   One church shows the dramatic sinking: the ground once reached the top of its front stairs.

6. 9:24

   Barrio Tepito

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Cuauhtémoc

   Best visited with a local guide; vendors pay for protection, so the market feels relatively safe if you're respectful.

7. 9:36

   Tepito Market

   🛒 Market · Tepito

   One section is famous for counterfeit luxury purses, belts and watches; a vendor here sells renowned tamales.

8. 13:04

   Lucky Tacos

   🍜 Street food · Tepito

   Jokingly named because diners are lucky to find meat inside; some regulars have been coming for 50 years.

9. 14:31

   La Casa de las Migas

   🍴 Restaurant · Tepito

   A bowl costs around 100 pesos; the bone marrow flavor stands out.

10. 16:13

    Santa Muerte Altar

    ⛩️ Temple · Tepito

    Devotees come from other states and countries, sometimes on their knees, to ask for health, money or protection.

11. 20:35

    Quintonil

    🍴 Restaurant · Polanco

    The 11-course menu featured an ant-larva fritter, a cochinita pibil tamale and duck with a standout mole.

12. 24:46

    Roma

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Cuauhtémoc

    Ground zero of the city's remote-worker gentrification, with sharply rising rents for locals.

13. 27:58

    Coyoacán

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Coyoacán

14. 28:11

    Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul)

    🏛️ Museum · Coyoacán · brief mention

15. 28:23

    Mercado de Coyoacán

    🛒 Market · Coyoacán

    A family carnitas stall running since 1958 serves mixed tacos of skin, stomach, nose and ear; great Sunday brunch.

16. 31:06

    Pulquería La Gloria

    🍺 Bar · Mexico City

    Pulque comes plain or in fruit flavors like mango and guava; the original tastes like light, fizzy, sour kombucha.