The Best Places in Hipodromo & around

A counter built around a living tree anchors the outdoor terrace at this wine bar on a shaded Condesa street, and once you've found that seat, leaving feels like a bad idea. The kitchen blends Mexican and Japanese instincts in ways that make complete sense on the plate, and the natural wine list is serious without being solemn. The Michelin Guide has given it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks.

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This Spanish taberna skips the dark wood and hanging hams for bright white walls and enough air to linger for hours. It doubles as a market, and much of what ends up on the plate is shipped in from Spain. The house vermouth comes on tap, the arroz meloso arrives rich and creamy, and the '80s and '90s Spanish pop will have you inventing a Eurail trip you never took.

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A tree-lined street in Condesa, a terrace made for lingering, and a menu that treats Baja California's coastal larder as a serious argument for Mexican fine dining. Chef Jair Téllez keeps the cooking direct, balancing seafood and meat without fuss. The room is contemporary but warm enough that the tasting menu doesn't feel like homework. Michelin has it in the Guide.

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Red sauce and thin-crust pizza in the Hipódromo, from the chef behind Cana and a former beverage lead from Enrique Olvera's orbit. Gia is a casual Italian American restaurant doing the New York red-sauce joint thing with enough conviction that it doesn't feel like a tribute act. Saucy pastas, focaccia, meatballs, a green goddess salad buried in Parmigiano, and a pizza list that runs from pepperoni to mortadella.

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A blue corn tostada piled with avocado, chintextle, and coconut is the dish that tells you what kind of seafood restaurant this is: creative, coastal, not remotely predictable. The second-floor dining room in Hipódromo sits behind floor-to-ceiling windows under a vaulted ceiling, with a colorful art installation doing most of the decorating. The menu is built for sharing, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand keeps it approachable on the bill.

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The entrance on Calle Alfonso Reyes gives nothing away, but step inside this contemporary Mexican restaurant and there are tall cacti, a small fish-stocked lake, and the feeling of a courtyard that somehow forgot it was in the middle of the city. The menu moves between aguachile and pasta without apology, and a crème brûlée finished with Kalamata olive is the kind of move that sounds wrong until it isn't. Good for a date, fine for a family, easy for anyone.

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Big ceramic pots of guisado tacos lined up at the counter in Condesa, this old-school taqueria has been feeding the neighborhood forever. You order at the window, pick your fillings, tortilla count, and toppings, then find a table outside. The stewed options run from picadillo to chorizo con papa, and the crowd moves fast, which means the pots stay fresh. The Michelin Guide has it listed, which tells you what you already suspect from the line.

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A wood-fired oven anchors the simply furnished room in Hipódromo, and the certification from the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana hangs there to back it up. This is a Neapolitan pizzeria doing the classic soft-crust style, with a menu that wanders into pasta and dessert territory too. The team slips in a prosciutto-and-avocado pizza that somehow makes sense. Ranked 19th on 50 Top Pizza Latin America.

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A lager-focused beer bar from a Querétaro craft brewery, on a busy corner in Hipódromo. The staff can hold forth on exactly how much foam your Czech pilsner should carry, which is either charming or alarming depending on your tolerance for expertise. The taps cover a corn lager, a brett-inoculated pale, and a Kolsch-style ale alongside the flagship. The kitchen leans German, with pork shank and schnitzel keeping the hops company.

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A coffee shop spacious enough that the laptop crowd has genuinely claimed it without making the room feel lost. Designed by Mexican studio Futura with indoor trees and seating for 70, Blend Station roasts 100% Mexican beans on-site, with a menu organized by processing style, washed, honey, and natural, sourced from micro-lots across Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz, and beyond. The cold drip tower behind the counter looks borrowed from a chemistry lab.

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A black onyx pig guards the La Marzocco at this calm, compact coffee shop on Campeche, where the pastel green facade gives way to deep blues and greens, a wall-spanning atlas, and a curved bar of reclaimed wood that feels like a cozy accident. By afternoon the Snakes and Ladders cocktail menu rolls out, offering a Carajillo or a Coffee Spritz for anyone who considers the espresso-to-aperitivo pipeline a sensible itinerary.

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