Mexico City/Del Valle

Colonia del Valle is probably the most important colony in Mexico City. It is located in south central area of the city and is mainly inhabitated by high class. Another important colony Colonia Napoles it is their neighboring colony. The development of this area started in the early 20th century, including various settlements of various European communities, mainly Spanish and German.

Get in

19°23′2″N 99°10′14″W

Map of Mexico City/Del Valle

By metro

Line 3 (green) Stations: 19.395-99.15611 Etiopia, 19.3861-99.15712 Eugenia, 19.3797-99.1593 Division del Norte, 19.3707-99.16484 Zapata, and 19.3616-99.17085 Coyoacán.

By bus

Many Metrobus stations stops in the del Valle area along Insurgentes, beginning with 19.39798-99.171116 La Piedád, 19.3933-99.17267 Polyforum, 19.38971-99.173798 Nápoles, 19.38567-99.175099 Colonia Del Valle, 19.3824-99.1761310 Ciudad de los Deportes, 19.3824-99.1761311 Parque Hundido, 19.37427-99.1787812 Félix Cuevas, and 19.36875-99.1805713 Río Churubusco.

See

19.39336-99.173421 Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros (Poliforo Cultural Siqueiros), Insurgentes Sur 701 (World Trade Center Mexico City), ☏ +52 55 5536 4520. Daily 09:00-18:00; sound and light show: Sa Su 11:30 12:45 17:00. This auditorium, housed in an eye-catching 12-sided building, houses the world's largest mural, La Marcha de la Humanidad (The March of Humanity), painted by the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros in the 1960s. The outside of the building is also covered with enormous murals, as is a wall partly encircling the building. During the week the murals inside are dimly lit, but on weekends visitors can attend a sound and light show, with an recording by Siqueiros describing his vision M$15 (general admission); M$50 (sound and light show).
19.37647-99.17692 Capilla San Lorenzo Martír (San Lorenzo Xochimanca), Parque San Lorenzo (one block E of Av Insurgentes Sur). One of the oldest churches in Mexico City, this was built in the 16th century of brick and volcanic stone and is now a National Monument.
19.37838-99.171263 Parroquia del Señor del Buen Despacho, Parque Tlacoquemécatl (Tlacoquemécatl). Built in the 18th century.
19.39104-99.163284 Templo del Purísimo Corazón de María (Inmaculado Corazon de Maria Reina de la Paz / Temple of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), Eje 2 Pte Gabriel Mancera 415. Sundays. The church at which parts of the Baz Luhrmann's Movie Romeo + Juliet (1996) were shot. Locals tauntingly call it the car driver's church because of its concrete exterior.
19.38622-99.189865 Ruinas en Mixcoac (Mixcoac Archaeological Site), Calle Pirámide (by the junction of San Antonio and Anillo Periférico). Anytime. These temple foundations are one of the sole surviving pre-Hispanic ruins from the Nahua settlement of Mixcoac. The site was inhabited from ca. 900 BCE until the Spanish conquest, and the temple was rebuilt by the Aztecs shortly before the Spanish arrival. The site is not generally open to the public, but can be viewed from the street, with the best vantage point from the elevated sidewalk along Anillo Periférico. Free.

Do

19.37798-99.178211 Parque Hundido, Av Insurgentes Sur.
19.39095-99.164652 Parque Mariscal Sucre.
19.38303-99.18013 Plaza de Toros (Plaza México), Calle Auguston Rodín 241. The largest bullring in the world is also a venue for boxing matches.
19.38343-99.178234 Estadio Azul. Home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul.

Buy

Adriano's, Gabriel Mancera 609.
Botticelli
L 'Atelier du Chocolat on Parroquia street
Magnum Colection Chocolatier

Shopping Centers

19.367-99.165931 Plaza Universidad, Santa Cruz Atoyac (corner of Parroquia).
19.40293-99.154312 Plaza Parque Delta, Av Cuauhtémoc 462 (corner of Viaducto), ☏ +52 55 5440 2111.
19.3711-99.178813 Galerías Insurgentes (Centro Comercial Galerías Insurgentes), Parroquia 194, ☏ +52 55 5545 1000. A modern shopping mall with a number of international chain stores.
19.37348-99.162214 Pabellon del Valle, Av Universidad 740 (corner of San Lorenzo), ☏ +52 55 2282 6642.
19.36021-99.170115 Plaza Centro Coyoacan, Av Universidad 2000 (corner of Universidad and Av Coyoacan), ☏ +52 55 5605 6846.
19.39367-99.174616 World Trade Center Mexico City, Montecito 38, ☏ +52 55 9000 6000. Built in a futuristic and elegant style that marked the era of modernism. The building complex includes a shopping center and a number of restaurants.

Eat

Budget

19.40342-99.154871 Café Punta del Cielo, Avda Cuauhtémoc 462, ☏ +52 55 5636 1129. A branch of a Mexican chain of coffee shops.
19.38915-99.175432 Chaen Café, Prolongación Eugenia 23 (near the Nápoles station on the Metrobús), ☏ +52 4152-1817, chaentejapones@gmail.com. M-F 13:30-24:00, Sa 13:00-17:00. Inexpensive, home-style Japanese food. This is a restaurant attached to a Buddhist temple.
19.39914-99.170963 Gastronómico Amalfi, Avda Insurgentes 559 (on the Napoles (SW) side of the Vidaducto intersection, in the basement), ☏ +52 55 5536 4884. M-Fr 13:00-21:00. Small and cheap family (not that family) run Italian place, focused on Adriatic food. Try any of the pastas, the pizza Amalfi, or the medallones mar y monte. M$80-160.

Mid-range

19.37519-99.178274 ^{[dead link]} El Buen Bife, Avda Insurgentes Sur 1248, ☏ +52 5488 9810. M-Sa 13:00-24:00, Su 13:00-22:00. Steak house founded in 1989.
19.36745-99.165955 Cielito Querido Café, Avda Universidad 1000 (Plaza Universidad), ☏ +52 55 5604 8663. Opened recently, with a Neo-Retro style atmosphere.
19.39064-99.170316 ^{[dead link]} Gino's, Patricio Sanz 634, Local D (corner of Concepción Beistegui), ☏ +52 55 5523 3001, ginosconcepcionbeistegui@thholding.com.mx. M 07:00-22:00, Tu-F 07:00-24:00, Sa 08:00-24:00, Su 08:00-22:00. Cozy Italian-style cafeteria, part of a chain.
Sushi Bar Miyajima (a block from Insurgentes, behind the Congo dance club, Col. Del Valle). M-Th 11:00-23:00, F-Sa 11:00-01:00. Some of the best sushi in the city, relatively low priced. Try the luna maki or the dinamita, a foil-wrapped and baked pile of seafood, cream, and herbs. $M120-300.

Splurge

19.39455-99.173547 Bellini, Montecito 38, 45th Floor (top of the tower of the World Trade Center), ☏ +52 55 9000 8305, +52 55 9000 8325, gerencia@bellini.com.mx. M-Sa 13:00-02:00, Su 09:00-23:00; Su brunch 09:00-14:00. Restaurant full of luxury and good taste.
19.37093-99.179658 Cambalache, Avda Insurgentes Sur 1384 (close to the corner with Felix Cuevas), ☏ +52 55 5534 5858. Daily 13:00-01:00. One of the city's absolutely best steaks, go here. Some variant of arrachera is bound to be good, also the salads are great. Extensive bar. M$300-600.
19.3927-99.171819 Restaurante Suntory, C/ Torres Adalid 14 (corner of Magdalena), ☏ +52 5536 9432. M-Th 13:00-23:00, F Sa 13:00-23:30, Su 13:00-21:00. Mexico's best Japanese restaurant. Enjoy its gardens.
19.38981-99.1740310 La Rural Argentina, Avda Insurgentes Sur 803 (corner with C/ Georgia), ☏ +52 55 5687 1145. Daily 13:00-01:00. Rivaling El Cambalache both in quality and price, but with somewhat more swanky service (having three or four waiters at your table is not uncommon). Try the arrachera, and the inflated potatoes. M$300-600. (updated Jan 2017)

Drink

Sky Bar Mexco City, Dakota in "World Trade Center Mexico"

Sleep

There are no hotels in the neighborhood, but close are - Fiesta Inn Insurgentes - City Express Insurgentes - Crowne Plaza Mexico City

Connect

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