Mexico: Mexico City.
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Exotic meats, cheese and seafood stalls.
Tostadas upstairs.
Where to point your plane. Numbered in the order we’d go.
One of the best food cities on Earth. Tacos, markets, museums and a different neighborhood every day.
The food capital of Mexico: moles, mezcal, chocolate and huge markets.
Home of birria, tortas ahogadas, mariachi and tequila country nearby.
Colorful Yucatán city near Mayan ruins and swimming holes called cenotes.
Tiled churches, sweet shops and the birthplace of mole poblano.
Hilltop colonial town with pink church towers and great rooftop dinners.
Don’t leave Mexico without trying these. Tap to find them on the map.
Pork cooked on a spinning spit with pineapple on top. Best late at night.
Find tacos al pastor nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Rich sauces made from chiles, spices and sometimes chocolate. Oaxaca has seven famous kinds.
Find mole nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Giant crispy tortilla with beans, cheese and meat. Oaxaca’s street food king.
Find tlayuda nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Slow-cooked spicy stew, now famous as dipped tacos with a cup of broth.
Find birria nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Yucatán pork marinated in achiote and orange, cooked in banana leaves.
Find cochinita pibil nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Stuffed poblano pepper in walnut sauce with pomegranate. Puebla’s pride, best in late summer.
Find chiles en nogada nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Fried dough with cinnamon sugar, dunked in thick hot chocolate.
Find churros with chocolate nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Hidden wonders and weird, wonderful spots worth a detour.
A huge library where floating bookshelves hang in the air like a sci-fi movie set.
The witchy market: potions, herbs, candles, charms and fortune tellers.
Frida Kahlo’s bright blue house, now a museum about her life. Book tickets ahead.
A bookstore and café full of plants. Grab a coffee and get lost in the shelves.
A whole section of the city’s biggest market packed with candy, piñatas and treats.
Apartment buildings shaped like a giant feathered serpent. Visits are by tour only.
A secret beach inside a crater in an island, reached by swimming through a sea tunnel. Day trips leave from Puerto Vallarta.
Free art museum in a shiny, twisted silver building. Thousands of pieces inside.
Found with Atlas Obscura’s guide to Mexico (opens in a new tab). Descriptions are our own. Check opening hours and tickets before you go.
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