Explore Mexico City
Mexico City (CDMX) is a vast, cultured megacity — pre-Hispanic ruins beside colonial cathedrals, some of the world's best restaurants beside sizzling taquerías. Its traffic is famous and its distances long; Chauffyr links a Centro Histórico morning, a Roma Norte lunch and a Polanco tasting menu in a fixed-price black car so you see the city, not the standstill.
Aztec and Spanish-colonial history, world-ranked restaurants, grand museums and murals, leafy Roma-Condesa neighbourhoods, and the floating gardens of Xochimilco.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Mexico City
Pujol
Contemporary Mexican · $$$$ · Polanco
Enrique Olvera's landmark — regularly ranked among the World's 50 Best; its aged 'mole madre' is a modern legend.
Quintonil
Contemporary Mexican · $$$$ · Polanco
Jorge Vallejo's refined, produce-driven restaurant — a fixture in the world's top ten and a CDMX highlight.
Contramar
Seafood · $$$ · Roma Norte
The buzzing, sun-filled Roma Norte seafood lunch spot beloved by locals — the split, two-sauce grilled fish is iconic.
Rosetta
Italian-Mexican · $$$ · Roma Norte
Elena Reygadas's romantic restaurant in a leafy Roma Norte townhouse, marrying Italian technique with Mexican produce.
El Cardenal
Traditional Mexican · $$ · Centro
The city's favourite traditional breakfast — sweet-bread with frothy hot chocolate near the Zócalo.
El Huequito
Tacos · $ · Centro
A downtown taquería institution serving spit-roast tacos al pastor since 1959 — a rite of passage in the Centro.
What to see in Mexico City
Zócalo & Metropolitan Cathedral
Centro Histórico
The immense main square at the heart of the historic centre, flanked by the cathedral and the National Palace.
Templo Mayor
Centro Histórico
The excavated ruins and museum of the great Aztec temple of Tenochtitlan, in the shadow of the cathedral.
National Museum of Anthropology
Chapultepec
One of the world's great museums, telling the story of Mexico's pre-Hispanic civilisations across monumental halls.
Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul)
Coyoacán
The vivid blue Coyoacán house where Frida Kahlo lived and worked, preserved as an intimate museum.
Chapultepec Castle & Park
Chapultepec
The only royal castle in the Americas, atop a hill in the vast Chapultepec park, with panoramic city views.
Xochimilco
Xochimilco
The UNESCO-listed network of canals and floating gardens — hire a painted trajinera boat for a festive afternoon.
One perfect day in Mexico City
9:00 · Morning
Zócalo & Metropolitan CathedralCentro Histórico — One of the world's largest squares
11:00 · Late morning
Templo MayorCentro Histórico — Aztec temple ruins
13:00 · Lunch
El CardenalTraditional Mexican · Centro — Chilaquiles
15:00 · Afternoon
National Museum of AnthropologyChapultepec — The Aztec Sun Stone
18:00 · Golden hour
XochimilcoXochimilco — Colourful trajinera boats
20:00 · Dinner
PujolContemporary Mexican · Polanco — Mole madre, mole nuevo
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.