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Best brunch & breakfast spots in Mexico City

Mexico City is a large capital where a morning meal can mean very different things, from a chain restaurant open from early until late to a pastry shop on a busy avenue or a café in the historic centre. The places below are a mix of Mexican, Spanish, regional and Italian kitchens, along with a bakery and a cafeteria, and they sit across several districts including Centro, Balbuena and Reforma.

Opening times vary a good deal. Some places start serving at seven or eight in the morning, while others do not open until lunchtime, so check before you plan an early start.

1. Vips

Vips is a Mexican restaurant at José Antonio Torres 647, postcode 06850. It is open Sunday to Thursday from 07:00 to midnight, and on Friday and Saturday from 07:00 to 13:00. The phone number is +52 55 57403198. The entrance is step-free.

2. Centro Castellano

Centro Castellano serves Spanish food at República de Uruguay 16-18, postcode 06000. It is open every day from 13:00 to 23:00, so it suits a late brunch rather than an early breakfast. You can reach it on +52 55 5518 6080, or visit grupocastellano.com.mx.

3. Café de Tacuba

Café de Tacuba is a regional restaurant at Calle Tacuba 28. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 23:30. The phone number is +52 55 55212048, and the website is cafedetacuba.mx.

4. Vips, Calzada de la Viga

This second Vips branch is a Mexican restaurant on Calzada de la Viga at number 136, postcode 01364. Its website is vips.com.mx, and the entrance is step-free. No opening hours are listed for this branch, so check directly before you go.

5. El Globo Balbuena

El Globo Balbuena is a pastry shop at Licenciado Lázaro Pavía 300, postcode 15900. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 21:30 each day.

6. Endora Cafeteria

Endora Cafeteria is on Lorenzo Boturini at number 635, postcode 15900. It opens at midday, from 12:00 to 18:30, so it is better for a late breakfast or an afternoon coffee than for an early start. The phone number is +52 55 6550 3519.

7. Vapiano

Vapiano is an Italian restaurant on Paseo de la Reforma at number 250, postcode 06200. The website is vapiano.mx.

8. Casa Rosalía

Casa Rosalía is a Spanish restaurant at Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 46, postcode 06010. The website is casarosalia.com.mx.

Practical notes

Most entries here are in central Mexico City, so getting between them on foot or by metro is straightforward for many visitors. Check opening times before you go, since Vips Calzada de la Viga has no hours listed, and the Friday and Saturday hours at the José Antonio Torres branch close at 13:00. Confirm details by phone or on each website if you are planning a specific morning.

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