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Food Roma Norte, Mexico City

Contramar

A place to eat in Roma Norte, Mexico City, pricey ($$$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Late lunch.

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Contramar in Roma Norte, Mexico City
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Why go

Lunch institution in Roma Norte for tuna tostadas and red-and-green pescado a la talla.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Mexico City, alongside 5 sights, 2 places to eat and 1 activity. The closest of our other picks is Licorería Limantour, 0.8 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Roma Norte
Price
$$$
Time needed
2 hr
Best time
Late lunch

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Mexico City, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Licorería Limantour

    Roma Norte cocktail bar regularly ranked among the world's best.

    Drinks · 0.8 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Museo Nacional de Antropología

    Major museum of pre-Hispanic Mexico, home to the Aztec Sun Stone.

    Sight · 2.1 km straight-line
  3. 3
    El Califa de León

    Tiny San Rafael taco counter with a Michelin star for its gaonera steak taco.

    Food · 2.5 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Palacio de Bellas Artes

    Art nouveau and deco palace with murals by Rivera, Siqueiros and Orozco.

    Sight · 3.2 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Pujol

    Enrique Olvera's flagship tasting menu, known for the aged mole madre.

    Food · 3.2 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Templo Mayor

    Excavated Aztec temple beside the Zócalo, with a museum of finds from Tenochtitlan.

    Sight · 4.1 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Contramar is a stop on our Mexico City to Oaxaca route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Mexico City

Contramar is our only food pick in Mexico City; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Mexico City guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Mexico City run from 21°C in January to 28°C in April; July is usually the wettest month. For Contramar itself, we suggest: Late lunch.

Modelled monthly averages for Mexico City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Mexico City weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Durango 200, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Coordinates
19.41958, -99.16715
Destination
Mexico City

Contramar: quick answers

How much time do you need at Contramar?

Plan on about 2 hours at Contramar. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Contramar?

Our pick: Late lunch. Insider tip: Book ahead; it is a lunch spot, closes early evening.

Where is Contramar?

Contramar is at Durango 200, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico, in Roma Norte. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Contramar?

Contramar appears on Mexico City to Oaxaca, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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