Date night in Ciudad de México

Top spots in Ciudad de México

• Centro Histórico

  Culture

  Centro

  Zócalo, the Cathedral and Templo Mayor Aztec ruins side-by-side.

• Bosque de Chapultepec

  Outdoors

  Chapultepec

  Two-square-mile park with the Anthropology Museum and a castle on top.

• Coyoacán

  Culture

  Coyoacán

  Cobblestone plaza, Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul and the city's best market churros.

• Roma & Condesa

  Food & Drink

  Roma Norte

  Art Nouveau streets, mezcalerías and the city's cafe-and-taco engine.

• Teotihuacán Pyramids

  Outdoors

  México State

  Climb the Pyramid of the Sun an hour northeast of the city.

Best date-night spots in Ciudad de México

12 curated picks — from candlelit dinners to sunset views.

• Pujol

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  Restaurant · Polanco

  Enrique Olvera — World's 50 Best, 1000-day mole.

• Quintonil

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  Restaurant · Polanco

  Top-5 World's 50 Best, modern Mexican tasting.

• Contramar

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  Restaurant · Roma Norte

  Iconic seafood lunch — the tuna tostada.

• Bellinghausen

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  Restaurant · Zona Rosa

  1915 wood-panelled garden classic.

• Xochimilco trajinera at sunset

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  Experience · Xochimilco

  Boat ride through floating gardens with mariachis.

• Handshake Speakeasy

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  Cocktail bar · Juárez

  Currently #3 in World's 50 Best.

• Castillo de Chapultepec sunset

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  View · Chapultepec

  Castle on a hill with Reforma view.

• Maximo Bistrot

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  Restaurant · Roma

  Eduardo García's intimate room.

• Terraza Cha Cha Chá

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  View · Centro

  Rooftop over Centro Histórico.

• Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum)

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  Experience · Coyoacán

  Frida's blue house + cobblestone walk.

• Lardo

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  Restaurant · Condesa

  Wood-fire Mediterranean in design-y room.

• Auditorio Nacional concert

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  Live music · Chapultepec

  Iconic 10,000-seat concert hall.

Where to eat

• Pujol

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  Modern Mexican tasting · Polanco

  Enrique Olvera's mole madre, aged 2,000+ days. Book weeks out.

• Contramar

  $$$

  Seafood · Roma Norte

  Tuna tostadas and red/green pescado — long lunch institution.

• El Califa de León

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  Tacos · San Rafael

  First taqueria with a Michelin star — gaonera tacos at the counter.

• Quintonil

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  Modern Mexican · Polanco

  Jorge Vallejo's heirloom-ingredient tasting — World's 50 Best top 10.

• Lardo

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  Mediterranean · Condesa

  Elena Reygadas' all-day room — pizza, pasta and natural wine.