Sanborns Casa De Azulejos

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  • Address
    Madero 4, Centro Histórico
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  • Phone
    5512 9820
  • Transport
    underground rail: Allende

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Lonely Planet review

The original branch of the citywide chain of coffee shops is worth visiting mainly to admire its main dining hall within a magnificently preserved baroque courtyard. It's a perennially popular meeting place for Chilangos and tourists alike, with rows of tables between octagonal pillars, roof beams alternating with strips of French tile, and a lovely Moorish fountain behind an ornately carved archway.

The former marquis' palace was converted to a soda fountain in 1925 by Ohioan Frank Sanborn, who added the peacock murals. Despite the fabulous setting, the food is unremarkable coffee shop fare, with bland versions of Mexican standards.