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not sure if youâll be close by but we stayed in Playa del Carmen and this place had the BEST vibe, food was amazing and cheap, drinks were IT, 15-20 minutes from the beach if I remember?
They even were kind enough sent us out with extra goodies!
Apr 18, 2024
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- Mercado lagunilla on sundays for the best thrifting of your lifeâmake sure you go to the antique market and skip the rest
- Em restaurant for the best meal of your life
- Patrick miller for the best dance partyâŚâŚ..of your life
Food - Tetetlån ⢠crazy beautiful restaurant next to Casa Pedregal - Hugo ⢠natural wine and good food - Restaurante Sonia - Anónimo colectivo ⢠pasta baby - Ciena - Contramar ⢠seafood - Mielmesabe bakery ⢠great cake - Con vista al mar ⢠seafood - Buenavida Fonda - Casa Virginia ⢠fancy
Drinks/Dancing - Yuyu ⢠best techno - Bosforo ⢠mezcaleria with great music - Sunday Sunday ⢠rooftop dance party on Sundays. Hit or miss but itâs the one everyone talks about - FUNK club - Mama Rumba ⢠salsa dancing - San Luis Club ⢠dancing and live music - Japan club ⢠house party vibes - La clandestina ⢠casual drinks - Diaspora ⢠once a month party - Pervert ⢠another every once in a while party thatâs held in an abandoned prison
Spots - Parque Mexico - El Pendulo in Condesa ⢠really pretty spot to work - Mercado MichoacĂĄn ⢠fresh market for groceries - Museo Tamayo ⢠art - La Vintaje/Banzo ⢠my friend's store! - AnomalĂa ⢠gallery with cool events - Museo antropolĂłgico
I also really recommend knowing some basic spanish! you can get around with english but the locals really appreciate it when you try to speak their language.
Food - Tetetlån ⢠crazy beautiful restaurant next to Casa Pedregal - Hugo ⢠natural wine and good food - Restaurante Sonia - Anónimo colectivo ⢠pasta baby - Ciena - Contramar ⢠seafood - Mielmesabe bakery ⢠great cake - Con vista al mar ⢠seafood - Buenavida Fonda - Casa Virginia ⢠fancy
Drinks/Dancing - Yuyu ⢠best techno - Bosforo ⢠mezcaleria with great music - Sunday Sunday ⢠rooftop dance party on Sundays. Hit or miss but itâs the one everyone talks about - FUNK club - Mama Rumba ⢠salsa dancing - San Luis Club ⢠dancing and live music - Japan club ⢠house party vibes - La clandestina ⢠casual drinks - Diaspora ⢠once a month party - Pervert ⢠another every once in a while party thatâs held in an abandoned prison
Spots - Parque Mexico - El Pendulo in Condesa ⢠really pretty spot to work - Mercado MichoacĂĄn ⢠fresh market for groceries - Museo Tamayo ⢠art - La Vintaje/Banzo ⢠my friend's store! - AnomalĂa ⢠gallery with cool events - Museo antropolĂłgico
I also really recommend knowing some basic spanish! you can get around with english but the locals really appreciate it when you try to speak their language.
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đtoloache is RIGHT next to the theater and I literally dream about their queso fundido. not super cheap but itâs midtown lol. thereâs also a deli on 48th between 8th and 9th whose BECs and iced coffees singlehandedly kept me alive in high school and they usually have a seating area if you want somethin less pricey but still sit-down. If youâre lookin for somethin a lil sweet Amyâs bread is on 9th (I wanna say between 46th and 47th? Lowkey donât remember) itâs mostly cafe dessert type things but they have actual lunch-y options too and a good deal of seating đ guantanamera isnât as close (on 8th and around 57th I think) but itâs pretty good Cuban food, also sit-down, also a little pricier but nothin crazy and their aux always reminds me of my abuelita
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đ˛la docena - probably the best meal I had in Mexico was here⌠unreal seafood, the tuna and oysters were especially insane.
taqueria orinoco - this was the first place I went in Mexico City where I had insanely good tacos. Most of the best tacos I had in CDMX / my entire life were from random stalls all around the city and I donât know if they had names. theses ones are a little expensive for Mexico City (they cost like $4 and you can definitely get better tacos for $0.25), but theyâre really really good and filling.
lardo - this was another pricier spot but soooooo insanely good. menu is built around a wood fired oven on site and yeah I just remember having my mind blown consistently.
the open air markets around the city are massive and totally underrated. I could spend all day there just looking at all the crazy stuff. Skibidi toilet pinatas, anime girl statues, handwoven scarves that say Mexico on them but theyâre made in Indonesia. itâs awesome.
Probably the most touristy thing I did was a boat tour in Xochimilco which was awesome. just a million guys getting hammered on beautiful boats in this canal/world heritage site. we were on a boat with two random families and an awesome tour guide who was studying for his MA in animal science and wanted to practice his Englis/make a bunch of money. At one point we paid a mariachi band to come on the boat and do a few songs it was unreal.
Also people are really really nice in general, but a lot of them donât really speak english so locking in on your Duolingo is thatâs essential.
oh also if you can get a reservation to see any of the BarragĂĄn houses youâve gotta lock in theyâre insane
taqueria orinoco - this was the first place I went in Mexico City where I had insanely good tacos. Most of the best tacos I had in CDMX / my entire life were from random stalls all around the city and I donât know if they had names. theses ones are a little expensive for Mexico City (they cost like $4 and you can definitely get better tacos for $0.25), but theyâre really really good and filling.
lardo - this was another pricier spot but soooooo insanely good. menu is built around a wood fired oven on site and yeah I just remember having my mind blown consistently.
the open air markets around the city are massive and totally underrated. I could spend all day there just looking at all the crazy stuff. Skibidi toilet pinatas, anime girl statues, handwoven scarves that say Mexico on them but theyâre made in Indonesia. itâs awesome.
Probably the most touristy thing I did was a boat tour in Xochimilco which was awesome. just a million guys getting hammered on beautiful boats in this canal/world heritage site. we were on a boat with two random families and an awesome tour guide who was studying for his MA in animal science and wanted to practice his Englis/make a bunch of money. At one point we paid a mariachi band to come on the boat and do a few songs it was unreal.
Also people are really really nice in general, but a lot of them donât really speak english so locking in on your Duolingo is thatâs essential.
oh also if you can get a reservation to see any of the BarragĂĄn houses youâve gotta lock in theyâre insane
