Now that we have electricity in the house and we’re scheming on build phase 2 (pool/patio finishing starts next week!), I’m making good on my promise to tell you all about our trip to the mainland. We’ll start where our journey began in on the of the most epic, vibrant, sprawling cities in the world: Mexico City (aka CDMX aka Ciudad de Mexico).

I’d be lying if I had many more goals than EAT ALL THE TACOS – a food which falls in one of my favorite categories of food: street meat. We managed a few other activities, but this post is dedicated to food.

Right off the plane, our first stop was Taqueria Los Cocuyos. This place isn’t a secret – it was recommended to me by no less than 2 friends and three blogs – and it did not disappoint. If you’re looking for carne asada and pastor, you are out of luck my friend, but if you are a fan of traditional mexican snout to tail cuisine, you are in for a treat. A tiny cubby-hole in a wall near centro, the purveyor stirs a steaming pot of meaty goodness and fishes out your selection.

I’m a huge fan of tongue and this was definitely the best lengua taco I’ve had.

I didn’t get one but the tripa also looked delicious. And check out those prices! Most are less than $1 USD per taco.

Since there wasn’t much for Switch to eat at this place, we stopped at one of the rotisserie chicken places on our way back the the hotel. The chicken wasn’t incredibly inspired, but we spent less than $10 for a whole chicken, cup of salsa, bag of potato chips and a 1 liter of coke. Not bad!

The next day, we wandered around the Roma neighborhood, a quaint little area with some hipster influence, stopping first for coffee and a pastry at Panadería Rosetta.

We did a bit of shopping, but mostly wandering taking pics of the street art along the way.

In our wanderings, we ran across a farmers market. Check out these spiny chayote!

Our last food mention is a delicious little taco joint –Taqueria Orinoco. This place stood out for its delicious salsas, a sprinkling of tiny fried tortilla bits on the tacos (texture!) and smashed & fried potatoes. I would have gone here a second time if we had another day.

Overall, we had a nice relaxing intro to this epic city. I feel like we just scratched the surface and am very excited to return soon to explore more. Next post, I’ll focus on the non-food stuff we did. Until then, I wish you all a pleasant and stress-free holiday!