As we headed into fall of 2021, things were looking pretty good. The Missus and I, fully vaccinated were looking to take care of the vacancy that not being able to travel internationally had created. So, we decided to "dip our toes" into the pool so to speak and not go too crazy......and go to one of our favorite destinations; Mexico City. The Missus also had another destination in mind and I worked out the logistics. Of course, along came Omicron, but by that time we both had gotten our boosters and when it was time for our trip, we decided to go ahead with it.
In some ways, it was good to start things off with CDMX as we had felt welcome and comfortable there from the first time we set foot in the city. We'd be staying at the same accommodations as our previous trips and was familiar with the area. It would also be interesting to see if things had changed over time.
We did the CBX thing and flew out of TJ.....
We had a morning flight and were served breakfast. I quickly noticed the new "required accessory" that came along with breakfast.
We landed and found our transport to Condesa and checked into our hotel.
Things initially felt a bit strange, but once in the comfortable and familiar confines of the area, things started feeling normal....just like in the "old days".
Having arrived late in the afternoon, I had made reservations at a place I've posted on twice, so I'm mainly just putting up photos. We had decided to have dinner at Pasillo de Humo because we've always enjoyed the food, atmosphere, and service.
There was one interesting Covid precaution when entering the restaurant which is on the second floor of a food hall. You went thru a device that misted vinegar on you! You smelled pickled before you even had your first cocktail!
And that Memelitas de Cerdo, the pork cheek memelitas were so good, we had a second order!
Then the Missus had Her dessert....while I had, ahem, mine.
This was of course, the place where I first had Ojo de Tigre....from the modified hand truck with like 30 bottles of Mezcal on it. These days everything is based on QR codes. I spoke to our wonderful Server about Ojo de Tigre and was told they don't serve that here anymore. The reason?
"Too many Ojo de Tigre!"
I'm guessing that Ojo de Tigre production is hitting mainstream and is now easily available. So I had him pick something "mui fumar" (smoky) for me, which he did.
It was really good!
Pasillo de Humo
Av Nuevo León 107
06100 Cuauhtémoc, CDMX, Mexico
After dinner we took a short walk to another regular stop, Tout Chocolate. We've been here on every visit to CDMX; but strangely, I couldn't find a post on the place. This place has been a stop for us since our good friend "Alle" recommended it to us several years back.
Part cafe, part chocolate/confection shop....you know what the Missus was after, right?
She acquired a nice variety of chocolates.
Tout Chocolat
Amsterdam 154
6100 Cuauhtémoc, CDMX, Mexico
Then we decided to call it a night. It had been a wonderful evening for us....it just seemed so comforting.
The next morning we had tickets and reservations for Museo Frida Kahlo and decided to get there before our 10 am entrance time and grab some coffee. Uber is amazing in Mexico, very affordable and very safe since all cars are tracked. We got to Coyoacan an hour before our designated time. So we headed off to get our caffeine fix. I had initially planned on getting some coffee from Café El Jarocho a pioneer in the CDMX coffee scene, established back in 1953 eventually spawning 8 other locations in CDMX.
But the lines were long and even though everyone (just like elsewhere in Mexico during our visit) wore masks, it was just too crowded with little seating.
We decided on the shop across the street named La Catrina.
The young lady working was very sweet. And they had al fresco tables and seating.....
And here we came across one of those "memorable" moments. A sweet young lady came up to the window. She seemed a regular customer as the folks working knew her. Her companion and "bodyguard" was a tiny, three legged Chihuahua. I say bodyguard because this little one had some personality and was quite protective of the young lady! The pooch would ignore the smaller poodles and such that walked by.....but oh, when the larger dogs passed by, be it a Rottweiler or Pit Bull, the little fellow would start growling! Which is probably how he ended up with three legs! We started calling him "Tripod".....and no one messes with Tripod, no one! I regret not taking a photo of this Bada$$!
As often happens when enjoying oneself, time flew by. Soon it was time to head on over to Museo Frida Kahlo. I went and took our cups back to the counter which brought a smile and a "gracias" from the young lady working. Meanwhile, Tripod let me pet him and scratch his ears and his owner smiled and told us "have a fun vacation!" I guess it was obvious that we were tourists.
Such nice folks.......though you don't mess with Tripod!
La Catrina
Ignacio Allende 45
04000 Coyoacán, CDMX, Mexico
Up next Museo Frida Kahlo
whoa vinegar spray…at least the rest of the trip was nice:)
Posted by: kat | Saturday, 28 May 2022 at 12:54 AM
Nice chocolate selection!
Posted by: Soo | Saturday, 28 May 2022 at 10:11 AM
Yeah, that was kinda strange Kat!
It's a favorite stop for the Missus Soo!
Posted by: Kirk | Saturday, 28 May 2022 at 04:16 PM