Mexico City

A long weekend of Frida, mariscos, mezcal, and lucha libre.

🏨 Rodona Hotel · Av. México 31, Condesa

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At a glance

The whole weekend on one screen.

Thursday · Arrival

~6:00pmArrivals → hotel · Rodona, Condesa
9:00pmDinner — Páramo · Roma Norte
afterDrinks — Salón Palomilla · rooftop above Páramo

Friday · Coyoacán & Jazz

10:00amLeave the hotel
10:30amCasa Azul — Frida Kahlo · Coyoacán
~12pmLunch — Mercado de Coyoacán
9:00pmJazz — Casa Franca · Roma Norte

Saturday · Mariscos & Lucha

~2:00pmLunch — Mi Compa Chava · Roma Norte
7:30pmLucha libre — Arena Coliseo · Centro
afterFood & drinks back in Roma

Sunday · Open

dayCentro / Antropología / Lagunilla · your pick
7:00pmDinner — Koku · Condesa
Thursday

Arrival

Land, drop bags, and ease in over dinner in Roma.

~6:00pm

Arrive & head to the hotel

Rodona Hotel · Av. México 31, Condesa Map ↗ Instagram ↗

Our home base sits right on Parque México, in Condesa up against Roma Norte — most of the weekend is a short walk or quick Uber from the front door.

9:00pm

Dinner at Páramo

Av. Yucatán 84, Roma Norte Map ↗ paramoroma.mx ↗ Instagram ↗

A lively Roma Norte spot doing cantina-style Mexican home cooking with a strong mezcal and drinks program. Easy first-night group dinner a few blocks from the hotel.

Reserved by Eric
after dinner

Drinks at Salón Palomilla

Av. Yucatán 84c, Roma Norte · rooftop above Páramo Instagram ↗

Not a separate trip — Palomilla is the rooftop bar directly above Páramo, reached by walking up through the restaurant. Circular open roof, open to the sky. Just head upstairs and keep the night going.

Friday

Coyoacán & Jazz

Frida in the morning, live jazz at night.

10:00am

Leave the hotel

Head south to Coyoacán — the leafy colonial neighborhood where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died. The plan is the Frida Kahlo museum and the market, then back; there isn't a ton else to linger for.

10:30am

Casa Azul — Museo Frida Kahlo

Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán Map ↗ Instagram ↗

The cobalt-blue house Frida grew up in — preserved with her studio, wheelchair, dresses, and garden largely as she left them.

Tickets: Timed-entry, online only — no door sales. This is one of our two group tickets.
A few doors down: Museo Casa Kahlo (“Casa Roja”), a newer museum on the Kahlo family — optional add-on.
Group ticket
~12:00pm

Lunch & shopping — Mercado de Coyoacán

Ignacio Allende s/n, Del Carmen, Coyoacán Map ↗

Covered neighborhood market where the draw is the tostada stalls — piled with ceviche, crab, and pig's trotter — plus textiles. Nearby, Jardín Centenario & Plaza Hidalgo are the spot for churros and coffee if we want to sit.

evening

Dinner — free / on your own

Back near the hotel. Nothing booked before jazz, so grab dinner wherever suits your crew.

9:00–9:30pm

Jazz at Casa Franca

Mérida 109, Roma Norte Map ↗ Instagram ↗

Live jazz on the upper floor of an old Roma Norte house — cocktails, rooftop views, a great late-night sit-down back near the hotel.

Reserved by Eric
Saturday

Mariscos & Lucha Libre

Seafood lunch, then the loudest room in the city.

~2:00pm

Lunch at Mi Compa Chava

Zacatecas 172, Roma Norte Map ↗ Instagram ↗

Buzzy Sinaloa-style seafood — tostadas, aguachile, ceviche.

Reserved by Eric
afternoon

Free

Rest, wander Roma–Condesa, chill at the hotel, or peel off to explore before the main event.

7:30–9:30pm

Lucha Libre at Arena Coliseo

República de Perú 77, Centro Histórico Map ↗ Venue ↗ Instagram ↗

Mexican pro wrestling — masked luchadores in a fast, acrobatic style, staged as técnicos (good guys) vs rudos (villains). The crowd heckling is half the show, and vendors bring beer and micheladas to your seat.

Tickets: Reserved seats bought as a block — the second of our two group tickets.
Getting there: We'll arrange transportation to and from the hotel for everyone who buys the advance tickets.
Group ticket Transport provided
after

Back to Roma

Food and drinks back near the hotel — taquería crawl or bars, all within a few blocks.

Sunday

Open

No fixed plans — pick your speed, then dinner together.

Options to explore ↓
7:00pm

Group dinner at Koku

Iztaccíhuatl 54, Colonia Condesa Map ↗ Koku ↗

Confirmed — Koku, Sunday at 7:00pm. Last night together, and the easiest walk of the weekend: same neighborhood as the hotel, a few blocks off Parque México.

Reserved by Claire
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Other options

Not scheduled — for Sunday, early arrivals, or anyone peeling off.

Centro Histórico walk

Six centuries stacked in a few walkable blocks: the Zócalo (one of the world's largest squares, over the Aztec ceremonial center), Templo Mayor (excavated main temple of Tenochtitlan, with museum), Palacio de Bellas Artes (marble Art Deco opera house with Rivera / Orozco / Siqueiros murals), and Torre Latinoamericana for the clearest view of how vast the city is.

Tianguis La Lagunilla

The big Sunday street/flea market in Centro — antiques, vintage, and browsing crowds. Venue ↗

Museo Nacional de Antropología

Chapultepec — the country's flagship museum and largest pre-Hispanic collection anywhere (Aztec Sun Stone, tomb of the Maya ruler Pakal). Go early; it's 3+ hours on its own, and pairs with Castillo de Chapultepec ten minutes away for the best view down Paseo de la Reforma.

Xochimilco + Anahuacalli far south · ½–full day

The last surviving stretch of the lake the city was built on. Rent a trajinera (bright flat-bottomed boat with a poler) by the hour, cash at the embarcadero; mariachi and food boats pull alongside mid-float. Pairs with Museo Anahuacalli, the black-volcanic-stone fortress Diego Rivera built for his pre-Hispanic sculpture collection.

Nuevo Polanco art

Two contemporary museums across one plaza: Museo Soumaya (windowless tower of 16,000 aluminum tiles, the largest Rodin group outside France — free) and Museo Jumex (sharper rotating international shows).

Centro market + rooftop

A good second half to a Centro day: Mercado de San Juan (imported cheeses, game meats, insects, plated on the spot; best before 2pm) then rooftop drinks ringing the Zócalo, cathedral and giant flag at eye level.

Teotihuacán + Basílica de Guadalupe full day, north

The largest ancient city in the Americas — the Avenue of the Dead between the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon — plus the most-visited Catholic shrine in the Americas. Leave by 7am to beat heat and tour buses; this one eats the whole day.