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The best food city in the Americas and the ancient world still buried beneath it.
Mexico City is consistently ranked the world's best food destination. The taco culture alone justifies the flight. Oaxaca, three hours south, is the greatest food city of its size anywhere in the Americas. The combination is extraordinary.
CDMX has 22 million people, Aztec ruins literally beneath its colonial streets, a contemporary art scene rivalling any European capital and neighbourhoods — Roma Norte, Condesa, Coyoacán — that feel completely liveable once you stop expecting coherence.
Mexico City and Oaxaca are consistently ranked the world's top two food destinations in the Americas. Tacos al pastor, mole negro, mezcal and the extraordinary market culture.
Aztec ruins beneath colonial buildings beneath modern art museums — nowhere else layers civilisations this visibly. Teotihuacan, the Templo Mayor and Monte Albán are extraordinary.
The Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul), MUNAL, the muralists of Diego Rivera — Mexico City has the finest collection of 20th-century art in Latin America.
Best neighbourhoods for restaurants and cafes — the most liveable part of Mexico City.
The Zócalo, Templo Mayor Aztec ruins and Palacio de Bellas Artes.
The food capital — the mercado, zócalo and easy access to Monte Albán.
Mexico City is safe in tourist areas (Roma, Condesa, Polanco, Coyoacán) — use Uber not street taxis
Oaxacan food culture is completely distinct from CDMX — seven moles, tlayudas, chapulines. Try all of them.
Book Frida Kahlo Museum months ahead — daily capacity is severely limited and it sells out completely
Mezcal from a small Oaxacan producer is a completely different drink from commercial mezcal — seek it out
The best street tacos in CDMX are found at any busy taquería after 11pm — high turnover = freshness
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Curated activities worth booking in advance — via GetYourGuide.
Tacos al pastor, tlayudas and the extraordinary market culture.
The Aztec pyramid complex at dawn with an archaeologist guide.
Small-producer distillery with tasting and full production tour.
The Blue House in Coyoacán.
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