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Cafés in Condesa

Parque México, Parque España and the old racetrack oval of Avenida Ámsterdam, with espresso bars along Calle Campeche.

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Condesa takes its name from the Countess of Miravalle, whose hacienda once reached from present-day Roma to Tacubaya. The colonia was established in 1902, and in 1910 Porfirio Díaz opened a Jockey Club racetrack on the land; it closed when the Revolution broke out.1 Its curve survives in Avenida Ámsterdam, an elliptical street with a green median and Art Deco benches.12

The area covers three official colonias, Condesa, Hipódromo and Hipódromo Condesa, between Insurgentes, Álvaro Obregón and the Circuito Interior.1 Cafés sit on the streets around the two parks and along Calle Campeche, where Cardinal, Esencial barra de café and Red Coffee are within a few blocks of each other.

Local tip: For coffee before 07:00, go to Efímero near Campeche and Michoacán (from 06:00) or El Roco on Parque España (from 06:45); neither opens that early on Sunday, when El Roco starts at 07:45 and Efímero keeps no Sunday hours.

At a glance

91Cafés listed
6With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Efimero café, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: El Roco, until 22:00 (Mon–Sat 06:45–22:00 · Sun 07:45–20:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (8%), open late (3%), outdoor seating (2%).

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Parque México and Parque España

Parque México, officially Parque San Martín, opened on 13 December 1927 on about 88,000 square meters, designed by the architect Leonardo Noriega and the engineer Javier Stávoli. Its Foro Lindbergh stage is framed by five pillars, and a large pond holds ducks and swans.3 Parque España, north of it, was laid out in 1921 for the centenary of the end of the War of Independence and renovated in 2008 for more than 12 million pesos.1

El Roco faces Parque España at number 49 on the avenue of the same name and opens at 06:45 from Monday to Saturday and 07:45 on Sunday. Maque, which México Desconocido places across from Parque México, is known for its pastries and breakfasts and opens daily from 08:00 to 21:00.4

Art Deco on Avenida México and Ámsterdam

Most of Condesa was built up in the 1920s, and Art Deco dominated until the 1940s; the Edificio San Martín and the Edificio México are cited as typical examples.1 On Avenida México, Francisco J. Serrano’s Edificio Basurto overlooks Parque México, and Serrano also designed the building at Ámsterdam 285.12 The 1985 earthquake damaged the area and sped its abandonment in the 1980s, and in 2017 another quake brought down two large buildings.1

On Ámsterdam, La Esquina del Té at number 55 has outdoor tables and stays open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday, and Quentin is at number 67.

Espresso bars on Calle Campeche

Cardinal, at Campeche 346, opened as the second branch of a Roma café.56 Time Out’s 2017 review found it brewing Mexican beans from Chiapas to Puebla, on espresso, Japanese siphon and French press.5 Sprudge’s 2026 guide describes a tiny room with a reclaimed-wood bar and a La Marzocco machine, where the menu shifts in the afternoon to a carajillo and a coffee spritz.6

Efímero, a small specialty café near the corner of Campeche and Michoacán, has board games and desserts, and opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday, one of the earliest starts in Condesa.4 Bola de Oro, a Veracruz coffee company that dates itself to 1910 and grows its beans on its own fincas at 900–1,200 m, has a café in the south of the colonia.7

Getting around Condesa

The Metro stations closest to Condesa are Patriotismo, Chilpancingo, Chapultepec and Juanacatlán, and Metrobús Line 1 stops at Sonora, Campeche, Chilpancingo and Nuevo León on Insurgentes.1 Most bars and cafés are along Ámsterdam and Michoacán, where sidewalk tables were still rare in the 1990s.1

Ecobici, the city’s docked bike-share, started in 2010 with 85 stations and now has 689, across six boroughs including Cuauhtémoc, where Condesa lies. In August 2026 an annual plan cost MX$588, with unlimited 45-minute rides.8 Tomás Té, at Avenida Tamaulipas 66, stays open until 22:00 every day of the week.

Sources

  1. Condesa, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Amsterdam Avenue (Mexico City), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Parque México, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. 7 cafés en La Condesa donde pasar la tarde, México Desconocido, accessed October 2026
  5. Cardinal Casa de Café Condesa, Time Out México (January 18, 2017), accessed October 2026
  6. The Sprudge Guide To Mexico City's Condesa Neighborhood, Sprudge (June 9, 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. Nosotros, Bola de Oro, accessed October 2026
  8. Ecobici CDMX: cicloestaciones, alcaldías y costo, Time Out México (August 12, 2026), accessed October 2026
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Condesa cafés: questions

Why is Avenida Ámsterdam in Condesa, Mexico City, shaped like an oval?

Avenida Ámsterdam follows the curve of a Jockey Club racetrack that Porfirio Díaz opened in 1910 on the former lands of the Countess of Miravalle; it closed when the Revolution broke out. The elliptical avenue has a green median with Art Deco benches, and Francisco J. Serrano’s Art Deco Edificio Basurto stands nearby on Avenida México, overlooking Parque México.

Which cafés in Condesa, Mexico City, open earliest?

Efímero, a small specialty café near the corner of Campeche and Michoacán, opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday. El Roco, facing Parque España at number 49, opens at 06:45 from Monday to Saturday and 07:45 on Sunday. Maque, across from Parque México, opens daily at 08:00.

What is Parque México in Condesa, Mexico City?

Parque México, officially Parque San Martín, opened on 13 December 1927 on about 88,000 square meters, designed by Leonardo Noriega and Javier Stávoli. It has the Foro Lindbergh stage and a pond with ducks and swans. Parque España, laid out in 1921 for the independence centenary, lies just north of it.

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