Resist the urge to linger though, and head south on Tonala. Within the shell of a classic colonial home, this boutique will be your much-needed refuge from the frenzy of the next few days, and its location in hip Roma Norte will set you up for easy access to the city’s best third-wave coffee shops, well-curated boutiques, and sartorially cool crowd. Have an Uber scoop you up at the airport-you’ll want to stick to verified car-hailing services like Uber or Cabify in the city, or beat the traffic on the Metro when you’re sans-luggage-and head straight for the leafy Roma neighborhood to drop your bags at La Valise Hotel.

Day 1: Zócalo, Fueled by Caffeine and Tacos

You won’t even have time to call it Mexico City-just say DF, short for Distrito Federal. Chilangos-as locals are known, all 8.8 million of them-move through the metropolis at a quicker tempo than their counterparts elsewhere in the country, and a quick weekend jaunt will see you keeping pace. Competing salsa tracks spill out of shops and restaurants car horns sound off in frustration in standstill traffic and metal spatulas jangle on the grills of street-side taco stalls. Mexico City floods the senses the moment you hit the capital city’s streets.

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