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12:30
Located smack in the middle of the gay nightlife district, 12:30 is good for sandwiches, salads and other between-club ' munchis' . In fact, the relaxed, social atmosphere may appeal to exhausted clubbers - the electronica soundtrack is usually low enough for actual conversation. Go upstairs to dine on a terrace overlooking Amberes. Service can be a challenge.
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Barracuda Diner
This retro-style diner does a fine facsimile of gringo comfort food, including cheeseburgers, onion rings, and macaroni and cheese. The late-night hangout also sets up some pretty far-out milkshakes (mmm, mamey).
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Café Colón
Dishing out traditional fare from this location for almost half a century, Café Colón remains popular with local office workers who pour in mid-morning for coffee or mid-afternoon for the filling comida. The café's two neatly renovated rooms retain old maps of the Alameda and vintage light fixtures.
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Café El Popular
So popular was this tiny round-the-clock café that they opened another more amply proportioned branch next door to catch the considerable overflow. Fresh pastries and good combination breakfasts (fruit, eggs, frijoles - beans - and coffee) are the main attractions. Café con leche (around $1 ) is served chino style (ie you specify the strength).
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Café La Blanca
White-coated waiters and orange upholstery set the tone for this 1960s relic, offering hearty breakfasts and daily lunch specials. Sit at the U-shaped counter or grab a table by the window for people-watching over a cappuccino.
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Café Mangia
Enjoy an uncomplicated menu of panini with fillings such as pesto and smoked cheese, roast beef, cheese and herbs and smoked salmon with cream cheese. There's a healthy salad and breakfast choice, plus fresh juices and seriously good coffee. The atmosphere is boho-arty with white-painted brick walls, challenging art work and an outside terrace. All the vegetables are organically grown.
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Café Parnaso
The place to linger, not only over countless cappuccinos, but also a groaning plato combinado with Spanish tortilla, cheeses, ham, empanadas (small pastry with savory or sweet filling) and sweet pastries. Tip the scales with a chocolatine, gooey layers of chocolate cream between sticky filo pastry.
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Cafetería Del Claustro
If you're touring the Alameda museums, put this self-service café, inside the tranquil courtyard of the Museo Franz Mayer, on your itinerary. The light fare includes Italian cold cuts on chapata rolls, ample green salads, quiches and excellent cakes, with seating at marble tables and baroque music to set the mood.
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Del Bosque
Part of a lakeside trio, Del Bosque overlooks the smaller, more tranquil (ie no pedalos ) Lago Menor. Brilliant blue wine-and-water glasses on the tables catch any sun rays, brightening up an otherwise somewhat stuffy dining room. The weekend buffets are your best value, with an expansive breakfast and lunch spread available. Afterwards you can waddle round the lake for exercise.
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Frutos Prohibidos
When you need a break from bistek, Forbidden Fruits puts together healthy salads, wraps and fruit-juice combos. Consider taking out for a picnic in nearby Parque México.
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Hip Kitchen
At the stylish bistro of Roma's new Hippodrome Hotel, star chefs fuse Mexican and Asian ingredients in exciting ways: miso-glazed salmon gets brushed with chipotle, and pico de gallo is served alongside your saku tuna. Dining is in a narrow, romantic space with a wall-length sofa and Art Deco fixtures. Reservations are highly recommended.
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La Pause
An effortlessly cool bookshop, art gallery and restaurant, with plenty of vegetarian options; the salads are excellent, especially the La Pause special with spinach, lettuce, serrano ham and goat cheese. Kick back and peruse the art books over a cup of chai, or join the squirrels and birds in the courtyard garden.
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Los Bisquets Obregón
The flagship branch of this nationwide chain overflows most mornings; fortunately there are a couple more nearby. Chilangos flock here for the pan chino (Chinese pastries) and café con leche, dispensed from two pitchers, Veracruz style.
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Mi Fonda
Working-class Chilangos line up here for their share of paella valenciana, made fresh daily and patiently ladled out by women in white bonnets. Jesús from Cantabria oversees the proceedings. Space is limited but you can share a table.
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Orígenes Orgánicos
More than just a place to buy soy milk, granola bars and certified-organic produce, this store-café facing one of Condesa's cutest plazas prepares tasty meals with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal, organic ingredients. Besides the veggie crepes, tofu fajitas and so on, there are a dozen salads to choose from.
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Rayuela
Join the line for breakfast on Sunday mornings. Chef Raul's fluffy herb, cheese or mushroom omelets with a fresh tomato sauce are legendary. His mother, charming Socorro, runs the show, and her interest in art is reflected in the decor and paintings (for sale). Eat inside or under the archways on simple tasty dishes like spaghetti with pesto, fondue, crepes and chilaquiles rojos (fried strips of tortilla in a tomato and chili-based sauce, sprinkled with cheese).
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Sanborns Casa De Azulejos
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.
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