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Cafés in Polanco

Parque Lincoln’s clock tower, Avenida Masaryk and the cafés of Isaac Newton and Campos Elíseos, in a colonia of 1940s California-style houses.

Photo: Juan Carlos Fernández Alemán, Pexels License

Polanco is named after a river that once crossed what is now Avenida Campos Elíseos, itself named after the Jesuit Juan Alfonso de Polanco. The land belonged to the Hacienda de los Morales, called after the mulberry trees planted there in colonial times. The Alemán family began developing the colonia in 1937, and a building boom in the 1940s filled it with large houses in the Colonial Californiano style, a take on Mission Revival architecture.1

After the 1985 earthquake, restaurants, embassies and boutiques moved here from the Zona Rosa, and many of the big houses gave way to new buildings.1 Many of Polanco's cafés are on the streets around Parque Lincoln and along Avenida Isaac Newton, Campos Elíseos and Emilio Castelar.

Local tip: Pair the aviary in Parque Lincoln, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, with a coffee at Café del Parque on Emilio Castelar, the street along the park’s north side.3

At a glance

78Cafés listed
9With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Biscottino, from 07:00 (Mon–Thu 07:00–20:00 · Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sun 08:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Debbie & Peponne - Healthy Food & Bakery, until 23:00 (Mon–Sat 08:00–23:00 · Sun 08:00–20:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (8%), outdoor seating (6%), bakery café (5%).

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Parque Lincoln and its clock tower

The architect Enrique Aragón Echegaray laid out Parque Lincoln and designed its original structures, including the clock tower of 1937, and President Lázaro Cárdenas opened the park in 1938. It took Lincoln’s name on 15 April 1966. Emilio Castelar runs along its north side and Luis G. Urbina along its south, and radio-controlled boats race on its two reflecting pools at weekends.2

The tower began as a pigeon roost, which grew to hold many species until the birds outgrew it in the late 1940s and were moved out. The present aviary opened in 2006 and holds about 240 birds of 23 species, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00.3 The tower has been an art gallery since 1992, and its exhibitions change every two weeks.28

Several cafés are on the streets that border the park. Café del Parque, at Emilio Castelar 185, stays open until 22:00 on weekdays, and Finca Kafeto, at Castelar 107, has outdoor tables. Biscottino, at Luis G. Urbina 4, opens at 07:00 from Monday to Friday.

Working cafés on Avenida Isaac Newton

La Caja de Cristal, at Isaac Newton 186, has big windows that look onto the avenue, and Time Out’s 2022 review recommended it for work meetings or a home-office day. The menu runs from ristrettos and flat whites to V60, Chemex, siphon, French press and AeroPress, and the café rotates its farms and regions.5 Food & Pleasure noted its outlets and reliable Wi-Fi in 2023.7 It opens Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 20:00.

Toboe, at Isaac Newton 74, is a small room with few tables that works as both a specialty bar and a cocktail bar. It uses beans from Chiapas, and its drinks include an espresso tonic and a Dirty Matcha Kalpis.4 Further down the avenue, Cuenta Ovejas Café at number 53 stays open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday.

Masaryk, Campos Elíseos and the bakeries

Avenida Presidente Masaryk was named by Lázaro Cárdenas after the Czech statesman Tomáš Masaryk and is counted among the most expensive streets in Latin America.1 At its cheaper end, PickUp Coffee, a chain that charged MX$21 for an americano at its Roma and Del Valle branches in May 2024, has a bar at Masaryk 111.6

Campos Elíseos has the bakeries. Baia Café, at number 199, has Wi-Fi, and Debbie & Peponne, at 189, stays open until 23:00 from Monday to Saturday, one of the latest closes in Polanco. Chai, at Calle Galileo 38, bakes and serves brunch, daily from 08:00 to 20:00, and Magnolia Bakery is on Calle Virgilio.

Getting to Polanco and Nuevo Polanco

The Metro stations Polanco and Auditorio serve the neighborhood, and the Reforma line of the Metrobús ends here.1 Officially, Polanco is five colonias, Polanco I to V Sección. Nuevo Polanco, the business district to the north that holds the Museo Soumaya and the Colección Jumex, is not officially part of it.1

For an early start, Signora Mariola on Lago Tangañica opens at 07:00 on weekdays, and the Chez Vous #Timecafe on Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra opens at 07:30 every day. At weekends Café del Parque keeps shorter hours, from 09:00 to 19:00.

Sources

  1. Polanco, Mexico City, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Parque Lincoln, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Lincoln Aviary, Mexico City Tourism (Secretaría de Turismo CDMX), accessed October 2026
  4. 7 cafeterías en Polanco que no conoces (y con quién ir a cada una), Food & Pleasure (September 24, 2024), accessed October 2026
  5. La Caja de Cristal, Time Out México (May 2, 2022), accessed October 2026
  6. ¿Café bueno y barato en CDMX? En Pickup Coffee hay café desde 10 pesos, Chilango (May 14, 2024), accessed October 2026
  7. La caja de cristal: el spot más ‘aesthetic’ de Polanco para hacer home office, Food & Pleasure (December 8, 2023), accessed October 2026
  8. Parque Lincoln, combinación de historia y calma en el corazón de Polanco, México Desconocido, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Polanco cafés: questions

Which cafés are next to Parque Lincoln in Mexico City’s Polanco?

Café del Parque at Emilio Castelar 185 and Finca Kafeto at Emilio Castelar 107 are on the street along the north side of Parque Lincoln in Polanco, and Biscottino is at Luis G. Urbina 4, the street along the south side. Café del Parque stays open until 22:00 on weekdays, and Biscottino opens at 07:00 from Monday to Friday.

Where can you work from a café in Mexico City’s Polanco?

La Caja de Cristal, at Isaac Newton 186 in Polanco, has big windows onto the avenue, outlets and reliable Wi-Fi, and reviewers have recommended it for work meetings and home-office days. It opens Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 20:00. Cuenta Ovejas Café, at Isaac Newton 53, has Wi-Fi and stays open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday.

When was Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood built?

The Alemán family began developing Polanco in 1937 on land of the old Hacienda de los Morales, and a building boom in the 1940s filled it with large houses in the Colonial Californiano style. Parque Lincoln, designed by Enrique Aragón Echegaray, opened in 1938. After the 1985 earthquake, restaurants and boutiques moved here from the Zona Rosa.

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