CDMX quick questions
 

We have pretty much nailed down our aspirational itinerary - we will do what we can and enjoy as much as we get to. A few quick questions :
1. End of March - will it get chilly at night? should we bring jackets/sweaters?
2. We have reservations at both Pujol and Quintonil. Will my husband need jacket and tie, or will "business casual" do?
3.How much cash would you recommend bringing for an eight night trip?
4. Will uber app from the states work in Mexico or do we need to download a local one?
5. Besides Frida Kahlo house are there other museums to which we should have advanced tickets?

this is the aspirational itinerary:
We're staying at the St Regis on Paseo de la reforma very close to chapultapec.
Day one - go to castle/history museum in chapultapec and then see what else we are up to, probably museo de arte moderno or anthropology museum.. go back to hotel to rest before dinner at Pujol in honor of Steve's birthday
Day two - canals of xochimilco with a guide, also Tlalpan and the University
Day three Chilango taco tour in Roma - then hopefully have energy for Templo Mayor or the Casa de los Azulejos or or Museo de arte popular or museo Soumaya
Day four - trip to Malinalco with guide
day five Frida Kahlo/diego Rivera studio and art market in San Angel dinner at Bakea
Day six Coyacon- Frida Kahlo house, Trotsky house and military history museum
Day seven La Comida at Quintonil, wander galleries and stores in Polanco and pack

home!
thanks all for your excellent advice

The Uber app you use at home will work in CDMX -- at least it did for us with no problems this past November. We did not bring any cash other than a few leftover pesos from a previous trip. We got cash from an ATM after we arrived.

Personaly I'd give the anthropology museum preference on day one.

thanks, everyone is telling us the anthropology museum is a must

No jacket or tie needed. I wore black jeans to Pujol.

We were in CDMX for 3 weeks in November and did most of the things on your list. What a fabulous city!

Went to Quintonil and Pujol (loved both) and smart/business casual is totally fine.

Most of the cash we used was for tipping tour guides, I see you have a few tours. So decide what your tips will be and plan cash around that. You won’t need it for restaurants unless you’re buying food in local markets or at street stalls.
Uber is excellent and extremely inexpensive in CDMX. Thank goodness because the Pink metro line 1 (near our Airbnb) was closed and we used Uber quite a bit to get around the huge city. We did use the Metro a few times too and it is really quite nice.

A few comments about your itinerary:
The castle museum in Chapultepec Park was OK but not a favorite, other than the terrace on the top floor with the great view up Paseo de la Reforma. I’d prioritize the Anthropology Museum. We did LOVE walking around Chapultepec Park, it’s very popular with big trees and shady walking paths.

Templo Mayor and Museo de Arte Popular were both excellent. We also liked the smaller interesting Museo Franz Mayer.

The Palacio Nacional was closed to the public while we were there so we couldn’t do the tour to see the famous Diego Rivera murals there. (You can email [email protected] and ask if you can book a tour.) If you’re a fan of Rivera two other musts are Secretaría de Educación Pública (just north of Templo Mayor) and the very uncrowded Dolores Carcamo Museum hidden away in Chapultepec Park. Museo Palacio de Belle Artes is also nice for Rivera and other muralists. We had time to add Museo Anahuacalli and it was also very interesting.

We didn’t go to Museo Soumaya but loved walking around Polanco — the areas around Quintonil and Pujol are just lovely.

Thanks so much. that is really helpful. There are so many museums it is a bit overwhelming/amazing. We tend to get immersed in one and never make it to the next one so we are trying not to be too ambitious. I suspect it will be wonderful no matter what.

do you have any other restaurant recommendations?

The restaurants are the big reason why I wanted to stay for 3 weeks, so many good options! Here is a list of my faves.


Maximo (beautiful space and excellent food, must get the Onion/Whey/Cheese dip).
Sartoria (amazing Italian).
Azul Condesa.
Gaba.
Masala y Maiz (they’re on the most recent Chef’s Table season).
El Hidalguense (lamb barbacoa, half kilo is good for 2 people).
Canton Mexicali.
El Tigre Silencio.
Santo Hand Roll Bar (great sushi).
Comal Oculto (sidewalk seating only, no reservations, don’t go if cold/rainy).
Marne Panaderia (breakfast, pastries, freshly baked bread).
Panaderia Rosetta (donuts, pastries, freshly baked bread).
Cafe de Nadie (for cocktails, and walk through the cool El Parian building).

When you’re in Coyoacan for Frida’s house go to Corazon de Maguey for breakfast/lunch overlooking lovely Jardin Centenario, and pop into the gorgeous Parroquia San Juan Bautista for a quick look.

The highly regarded Restaurante Rosetta was a bit disappointing, the service was rushed and the food was fine but not as good as expected.

Hopefully you’ll have time to wander around the neighborhoods south of your hotel — Hipodromo and Condesa especially are so nice, and walking the oval path/park along Amsterdam street.

As I’m typing this I’m ready to go back.

OMG you have me salivating. I'm going to check these all out. We tried for Maximo's but they were booked on the nights we had free :(