A very pleasant way to while away the hours...
Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing
A very pleasant way to while away the hours...
What's not to like? This place is open 24 hours, sells one product, accompanied by hot chocolate or milk. It never closes and is always busy. Such a brilliantly simple business model it's hard to see why Churreria el Moro isn't on as many street corners as McDonalds! Late night comfort food at its absolute finest.
Cost: churros y leche, 25 pesos (£1.35, AU$2.25, US$2)Superb cantina, through the swing doors to be serenaded by a particularly attentive guitarist.
Eventually had to bail when he finished and some of our fellow drinkers stuck thrash metal on the jukebox. Viva Mexico!
Cervecas and songs 112 pesos (£5.60, AU$10, US$9)
Undeniably swanky hangout in funky Condesa. Staff a bit to precious for their own good, and while it's a beautifully designed hotel, it could be in Paris or Rome and you wouldn't know the difference.
At least the cocktails made an effort to be Mexican. I enjoyed a Cucumber Mescal Mojito, with mescal, menta, limon and pepino. Rachelle had a Condesa Ginger, with gengibre, liqor de manzna and champagne.
Cost: 240 pesos (£13, US$20, AU$21)
A lip-searing way to start the day: choose from pineapple, mango, papaya or watermelon, dash over gallons of lime juice, sprinkle with chilli and BUENOS DIAS!
First meal in Mexico (and Chelle's birthday dinner after our epic haul across the Pacific on A380 via LAX). We are in supposedly hip & happening Condesa, but it's Sunday night so a little difficult to gauge the cool count: the street lights are down low...
The very popular taqueria El Califa is just round the corner from our Casa, and delivered tasty tacos with a twist, grilling tasty fine-chopped beef and serving it flat on tortillas. We digged the delicious salsas and the Coronas too: comfort food at its finest.
El Califa, Altata 22, Condesa, Mexico City. Open 13:30 to 3:30
