Churrería de Coyoacán

Coyoacán & San Ángel


Here are Coyoacán’s best deep-fried snacks. Get in line for a bag – chocolate-filled or straight up – then stroll over to the cafe next door for coffee. Figure about three hours in the gym to work off these bad boys.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Coyoacán & San Ángel attractions

1. Casa de Cortés

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The Casa de Cortés, on the north side of Plaza Hidalgo, is where conquistador Cortés established Mexico’s first municipal seat during the siege of…

2. Plaza Hidalgo & Jardín Centenario

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The focus of Coyoacán life is its central plaza – actually two adjacent plazas: the Jardín Centenario, with the village’s iconic coyotes frolicking in its…

3. Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares

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The Museo Nacional de Cul­turas Populares stages innovative exhibitions on folk traditions, indigenous crafts and celebrations in its various courtyards…

4. Parroquia de San Juan Bautista

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This single-nave church and its adjacent former monastery dominate the east side of Plaza Hidalgo. First erected in 1592 by the Franciscan order, the…

5. Museo Frida Kahlo

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Renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born in, and lived and died in, Casa Azul (Blue House), now a museum. Almost every visitor to Mexico City makes a…

6. Museo Casa de León Trotsky

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The Trotsky home, now a museum, remains much as it was on the day when one of Stalin's agents, a Catalan named Ramón Mercader, caught up with the…

7. Centro Cultural Jesús Reyes Heroles

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The Centro Cultural Jesús Reyes Heroles is a colonial-era estate hosting art and book presentations. Take a wander around the grounds, where yuccas and…

8. Plaza Santa Catarina

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About a block south of Coyoacán's nursery is Plaza Santa Catarina, with the modest, mustard-colored church that gives the square its name. Across the…