Mexico City, Mexico · May 18, 2026
Four Days in Mexico City Without the Tourist Traps
Where to eat, where to stay in Roma Norte, and how we filled four unhurried days — markets, murals, and far too many tacos.
We almost didn't come. Everyone had an opinion, and most of them were wrong. Mexico City turned out to be one of the warmest, most walkable places we've ever spent a long weekend — here's exactly how we'd do it again.
Day one: Roma Norte
We checked in, dropped our bags, and did nothing more ambitious than walk. Roma Norte is all jacaranda trees and tiled doorways, and you could happily lose an afternoon café-hopping without a plan.
Where to eat
The short version: eat at the places with a line of locals and no English menu. The long version is below, but trust the queue.
Don't skip a morning at Mercado Roma, and book Contramar for a long, late lunch — the tuna tostadas earn the hype.
“The best meal we had cost four dollars and came from a cart.”
Getting around
Ubers rarely cost more than a few dollars across town, which made it easy to say yes to one more neighbourhood. Save the metro for rush hour, when the roads crawl.
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Sandy
I'm Sandy. We travel a few times a year and I write the kind of guide I wish I'd had before we went — honest, useful, and light on the fluff. Pull up a chair.
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