In search of a good cup of a hot beverage this place surfaced in the hearth of the neighborhood of…read moresanta maria la ribera, with a park filled of late evening spirit, people exercising, running around, walking their dogs ( a lot of dogs ) or just doing the late evening bf n gf type of thing, the park is surrounded of this coffee & beer places, i guess they tried the bar type of place but realized the area isnt about that so they got the coffee & beer deal. Thats what this place is about, which i love, reminds me of that new starbucks era where they are selling wine now days at select shops, because well honestly some times you want a beer but ur girl want a coffee so how do u do it? at this type of places. Unfortunately with this type of hybrids come the high prices, true example of this shop will sell u mediocre cups of coffee and hot chocolates made with cocoa powder all for starbucks prices, obviously beers of double their price, thats what irritated me, i find much cheaper prices in downtown area next to the zocalo. Anywho, if that wasnt all, the service its alright, however it seems like their owners are very picky about what time they close, i came at a cool not so chilly night, no rain, no cold and well they even had a band of bad teenager musicians but it was alright, and at 11pm they where like, can i bring you the check, this to all the tables, there was people passing by thinking about staying out for some coffee but, they really where just not about staying pass their bed time. Place its waited by kids (late teens - 20's maybe) from the area, which is cool, but you got them all their friends passing by and staying for a 4mnt chat while you are trying to get their attention, so its really unprofessional. Anywho the place has potential but yet i guess they have seen too many bad days that probabbly have deceided to not put much effort on it, so they dont care if they having a good night or not. As mentioned expect to spend $100 pesos on a mediocre coffee, a crepe or wrapp per person.

I came to this cafe relatively early, and it was basically the first cafe that I saw along the…read moreavenida Reforma. It's situated close to where I work downtown, and I really needed to get an energy boost, as well as, something to put in my stomach. The cafe itself is quite large, and there are more than enough tables and places to sit. I didn't notice any outdoor seating, but that didn't matter, I found a nice spot along the window area. It was somewhat early to order any real food, so instead I got the Chocalatin pastry, which is similar to a croissant with chocolate. Instead of regular coffee, I decided on a medium cappuccino with leche, and for that I added 3 sugar packs. There were quite a few people seated inside, and I would guess about four people standing in the line in frontoc of me. The Chocalatin pastry was a great compliment to the capuccino, and it was a nice space to chill out and enjoy the scene.

This is a Mexican take on Starbucks, located in the Historical Center of Mexico City…read more Pricing is slightly less than Starbucks but the shops are not as nice. Coffee was good, but the plump blonde female cashier was really grumpy and that loses you a few stars. It was a hot summer day and I asked for an iced cappuccino. The plump girl scowled and told me they could do iced coffee. I said, no, I wanted a cappuccino. After a ten minute argument during which I told her I knew the difference between a cappuccino and a coffee and she maintained they were the same thing, finally she said, ok-ok-ok and caved in to my demand. When it arrived, it was an iced coffee. Come on, I know what iced coffee is. An iced coffee is not the end of the world but I ordered iced cappuccino. I asked the server, who was quite apologetic, to take it back and bring me a cappuccino and a glass of ice. He did so and the problem was solved. Two points back for the helpful server taking care of this. But the cashier should have done it from the beginning. Any shop with cappuccino and ice can make iced cappuccino. If I'd dealt with him from the beginning I'd have given this place a much higher rating.