A very cute shop selling book, little gifts, and unique chocolates. We stopped by again…read morespecifically for the chocolates and asked for a recommendation on somewhere local to eat, which did not disappoint. If you're in the area you should definitely stop by and pick something up, at least the chocolate bar!

For a very trendy bookstore, head to Casa Bosques. It's on the second floor of an art gallery and…read moredoubles as a chocolate shop with an entire wall of local chocolate with design-forward packaging. The books cover two rooms, placed in ways that make the room pop. Amidst the books are notebooks and other items.

Under the Volcano bookstore is a a secondhand/used English language bookstore in Hipódromo…read more(convenient from Condesa or Roma Norte). It's a charmy, quirky little bookshop - messy shelves stuffed with books and a few arm chairs on the second floor of a pretty building. I stopped by with a friend last Saturday and quickly found two books to take on the plane home with me the following day. Great prices, plenty to choose from, and very quirky - it's a great place for English speakers/readers to stop by if in Mexico City.

If you're looking for used books in English, go to Under The Volcano Books. It's on the second…read morefloor of the American Legion building. When we walked up on a Monday, a sign told us to yell "books." Within a minute, someone unlocked the gate and led us to a cramped room that feels like your grandma's attic. Books are organized by topic and piled high on shelves. Writing for travel sections at newspapers, I enjoyed their more local guides to Mexico City.

The staff is very nice. This place is very small, but very cozy. For some reason it reminded me one…read moreof those tiny coffee shops in Paris where you can sit down on a gloomy day with a magazine or a newspaper, and just enjoy the view and the smell and taste of a fresh grounded coffee

I went on a date once while in mexico city . My date brought me a cup of coffee, cafe Tinto it's…read moretheir take on cafe de la olla . A cinammon spiced coffee it's really good xnd already sweetened if I'm in the city during the summer I ask for it over ice.