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Cafés in Chapalita

A 1943 garden colonia on the Guadalajara–Zapopan line, with cafés on Avenida Guadalupe and Avenida Tepeyac.

Photo: Luis Becerra Fotógrafo, Pexels License

Chapalita was founded on 21 February 1943 by José Aguilar Figueroa as one of the first developments west of Guadalajara, and it lies across the boundary between the municipalities of Guadalajara and Zapopan.1 It is also known as Ciudad Jardín (Garden City).1 Its most distinctive houses are Art Deco and Modernist, built in the 1940s and 1950s, and Calle 12 de Diciembre is its oldest residential street.2

The colonia runs from Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas to Avenida Niño Obrero, which becomes Avenida Tizoc at Avenida Tepeyac.2 Its cafés follow the two main roads, Avenida Guadalupe and Avenida Tepeyac, and several are a short walk from the Glorieta Chapalita, the roundabout park where the neighborhood gathers on Sundays.3 Chapalita’s cafés range from a La Flor de Córdoba branch to a board-game café.

Local tip: Have breakfast at La Flor de Córdoba on Avenida Guadalupe, open daily from 07:00, then walk to the glorieta when the Sunday art fair opens at 11:00.3

At a glance

25Cafés listed
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  • Opens earliest: El Ático Café, from 09:00 (Mon–Sat 09:00–21:00).
  • Closes latest: Board Game La Madriguera, until 00:00 (Fri–Sat 15:00–00:00 · Sun 14:00–22:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (8%), brunch (8%), takeaway (4%).

El Ático Café

  • Avenida Guadalupe
  • Mon–Sat 09:00–21:00
  • +52 33 3121 1472
  • Outdoor seating
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Getting around Chapalita on foot

Avenida Guadalupe and Avenida Tepeyac carry the traffic; for walking, Playas y Plazas suggests Avenida Parque Juan Diego, Avenida Chapalita and Calle 12 de Diciembre. The Glorieta Chapalita joins Avenida Guadalupe, Avenida de las Rosas and Calle San Ignacio, and a recent remodel added sidewalks, crosswalks and a bike lane, though drivers don’t always yield at the crossings.2

On Sundays the Vía RecreActiva closes the westbound lane around the glorieta to cars. A council of residents, the colonos, holds much of the local authority, and neighbors coordinate security with the police through meetings and group chats.2

The glorieta and its Sunday art fair

The glorieta was designed by Salvador Sierra and José Amezcua as a children’s park and served as one from 1945 to 1970. A tianguis (street market) moved in during the 1970s; in 1980 the Consejo de Residentes de Chapalita took the space back, remodeled it and moved the market to nearby streets.3

The Sunday art show began in 1989, during the Fiestas de Octubre, as a Jardín de Arte promoted by the Centro Cultural Las Calas, and it has run every Sunday since. Artists show their work from 11:00 to 19:00 in 70 spaces assigned by Zapopan, under ash trees, casuarinas, ficus and palms, and the municipal orchestra often plays.3

Cafés on Avenida Guadalupe and Avenida Tepeyac

La Flor de Córdoba, the roaster that began in Guadalajara’s Centro in 1938, has a café on Avenida Guadalupe with outdoor seating.4 It opens daily from 07:00 to 23:00: the earliest start in Chapalita and, from Monday to Thursday, the latest close. El Ático Café, also on Avenida Guadalupe, has a terrace and opens Monday to Saturday, 09:00–21:00.

El Terrible Juan’s Chapalita branch is at Avenida Tepeyac 1115b, on the corner of Calle Árbol, open Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 22:00.5 Also on Tepeyac, Board Game La Madriguera at number 947 opens Friday and Saturday 15:00–00:00 and Sunday 14:00–22:00. Kanata Coffee is west of the glorieta at 4497 Avenida Tepeyac, and La Petite Pause is at 1310 Calle San Ernesto.

Planning a Sunday in Chapalita

Sunday is the glorieta’s busiest day and the thinnest for coffee. El Terrible Juan and El Ático Café are closed, La Madriguera opens at 14:00, and La Flor de Córdoba keeps its 07:00 start.5 The art fair sets up from 11:00, which leaves time for breakfast on Avenida Guadalupe before the stalls open.3

Sources

  1. Historia, Residentes de Chapalita, accessed October 2026
  2. Colonia Chapalita Guadalajara: Restaurants, Hotels & Architecture, Playas y Plazas (updated October 2023), accessed October 2026
  3. La Glorieta Chapalita / Crónica, El Rumbo MX (June 25, 2022), accessed October 2026
  4. RETROVISOR – Café La Flor de Córdoba, el menú de tradición de Guadalajara, Players of Life Guadalajara, accessed October 2026
  5. Sucursales, El Terrible Juan Café, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Chapalita cafés: questions

When is the Sunday art fair at the Glorieta Chapalita in Guadalajara?

Artists show their work at the Glorieta Chapalita every Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00, in 70 spaces assigned by the municipality of Zapopan. The fair began in 1989 as a Jardín de Arte during the Fiestas de Octubre and has run every Sunday since. The municipal orchestra often plays, and the Vía RecreActiva closes the westbound lane around the glorieta.

Is Chapalita part of Guadalajara or Zapopan?

Both. Chapalita, founded on 21 February 1943 by José Aguilar Figueroa as one of the first developments west of Guadalajara, lies across the boundary between the municipalities of Guadalajara and Zapopan. It is also known as Ciudad Jardín (Garden City), and Zapopan assigns the spaces for the Sunday art fair on its glorieta.

Which cafés in Guadalajara’s Chapalita are open on Sundays?

La Flor de Córdoba on Avenida Guadalupe opens every day from 07:00 to 23:00, and Board Game La Madriguera on Avenida Tepeyac opens on Sundays from 14:00 to 22:00. El Terrible Juan’s branch at Avenida Tepeyac 1115b and El Ático Café on Avenida Guadalupe are closed on Sundays.

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