Because we visit Mexico City so often we frequently get asked for advice. Here you’ll find a variety of resources to help you plan your adventures.
BOOKS
The very first thing you should do if you are staying more than a few days is buy Jim Johnston’s Mexico City – An Opinionated guide for the Curious Traveler. It is a well written, interesting and very helpful guide. There are lots of walking tours included.
Mexico City Bloggers
- Cristina in México City (Mexico Cooks! food blog)
- David Lida in México City
- Dominique in México City (La Mariposa Vagabunda )
- James in México City
- Lauren in México City (Northern Lauren)
- Lesley Tellez in México City (no longer living in México City but still very México centric)
- Lydia in México City (México City Streets)
- My Latin Life in México City
- Nicholas in México City (Good food in México City food blog)
- Richard in México City (Mexfiles)
City Guides
Mexico City Neighborhood guides
Mexico City Wheels – Still being developed site on wheelchair accessibility in CDMX
AngloInfo México City
Architect Frida Escobedo’s Guide to México City
Context Travel – Private Guides and (Very) Small Group Tours for the Intellectually Curious Traveler
Jewish Life in México City – Tours and information, Jewish Cultural Center
Local Adventura – Tours in México City (and the rest of México)
Margaret Metcalf’s Mexico Click Photo Walks
FreeTour – Free tours of México City (just make sure to tip your guide!)
Aztec Explorers – Meetup group for trips around México City
La Milpa Food Tours – Facebook page and Meetup page
Street art/Mural tour in México City
Nomadic Matt’s México City guide
The Culture Trip – various articles on México City
The Eater Guide to México City
New York Times – 36 Hours in México City (2016)
Cultural Events
Eventful guide to cultural events in Mexico City
Roma & Condesa Cultural Corridor
GETTING AROUND
Metrobus – Maps and info
Subway – Maps and info (here’s a great blog on How to Use)
Beginner’s Guide to the México City Metro blog post (October 2017)
Uber – Taxi app – Get the app for your smartphone
Cabify– Taxi app – Get the app for your smartphone
Carrot – Car sharing
Blablacar – Ridesharing
Carengo – Peer to peer car sharing
Phone Apps
Spotted by Locals – this looks like a great phone app, both for Android and iPhone
Condesa/Roma guided walk from GPS My City (read the article and download the app too)
Mexico City odds & ends
Vegetarian Guide to Mexico City (November 2017)
Chilango magazine (in Spanish)
Vintage shopping in CDMX
Cost of living – I found this page interesting! (2017)
How much money do you need to live in México City? Interesting read. (2015)
Moving to México City? Blog post with lots of links
The Best Tacos in México City article in Bloomberg (2017)
For Sale Sites – Expat outlet
I have written extensively about Mexico City, and I created a Category and start marking posts so that they’ll be easy to find. You should also visit my Photos page as there are a number of photo galleries that will get you excited for your trip!