Downtown Bakeries and Coffee

Café Equis—known to many simply as Café X—occupies a corner of the Centro Histórico in Mexico City that transports visitors back to the era of the Mexican Golden Age of cinema. Established in nineteen thirty by Gaspar González Fernández,…

Pastelería Madrid sits on the corner of Calle Cinco de Febrero, marked by a logo inspired by the Fuente de Cibeles in Spain. This bakery began in December nineteen thirty-nine, opening its doors just as the Spanish Civil War concluded. Its…

Pastelería Ideal occupies a sprawling space in the Historic Center of Mexico City, identifiable by the constant flow of people carrying packages tied with the bakery's signature string. Founded in nineteen twenty-seven during the Cristero…

Café El Popular, located at number fifty-two on the street of Five of May, is marked by its perpetual activity and a classic, unpretentious storefront that has remained a constant in the Centro Histórico since nineteen forty-eight. Founded…

Café de Tacuba is marked by a street-level display case filled with sweet breads and cakes, housed within a seventeenth-century colonial mansion. Founded in nineteen twelve by Dionisio Mollinedo, the restaurant occupies a building that…

The blue-and-white Moorish-style tiles and the glowing neon sign mark the entrance to Churreria El Moro. Established in nineteen thirty-five, this shop occupies a building on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, having evolved from a humble street…

The scent of roasted coffee beans is the primary way to find Café Villarías at the corner of López and Ayuntamiento streets. This small storefront is marked by a deep, persistent aroma that often drifts several blocks through the Centro…