Good Eats in Mexico City

The food in Mexico City has been incredible so far, and the prices have made it even better! After work today we wandered over to a nearby café, Brown Caffeine Lab, for coffee and a pastry. There are cafés everywhere here, so it feels like we could pick a new one every day.

Once we had our sugar and caffeine fix, we hopped on the subway and headed to Mercado de Artesanías La Ciudadela where we picked up some beautiful glassware and a few items of clothes. With a photoshoot coming up in a couple of days, we wanted to find some special outfits. I ended up buying two shirts that I really like.

Dinner was at Cantina El Gallo de Oro, which has been serving customers since 1874. The decor only gets a 4 out of 10 from me, but the food was excellent. We ordered an Octopus Cocktail and a Molcajete that was so huge it could have fed a small army. Mariko surprised me by ordering a shot of mezcal to finish the meal, and it was exactly the right way to end it. With leftovers packed up neatly, we strolled over to a couple of bakeries to check out their bread and pastries before making our way home.

With meals like this, you’d think I would have gained a lot of weight by now. Thankfully, all the walking balances it out and keeps things steady.