The Tiffany-style stained-glass ceiling and gilded galleries of the Gran Hotel de la Ciudad de México

Luxury guide · Mexico City

Mexico City at its most refined

The Four Seasons, the St. Regis and the Ritz-Carlton on Reforma, Las Alcobas and Casa Polanco, Pujol and Quintonil, Rosetta and Sud 777, Masaryk and the Palacio de Hierro.

Grand hotels

  1. A courtyard on Reforma

    Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City

    Juárez·Grand hotel

    A hacienda-style hotel around a garden courtyard on Paseo de la Reforma, by the gates of Chapultepec.

    Paseo de la Reforma 500, Juárez, 06600 CDMXExplore View on map

  2. Above the Diana fountain

    The St. Regis Mexico City

    Cuauhtémoc·Grand hotel

    A glass tower by the Diana fountain on Reforma, with the Diana restaurant looking onto the Huntress.

    Paseo de la Reforma 439, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 CDMXExplore View on map

  3. High above Chapultepec

    The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City

    Cuauhtémoc·Grand hotel

    A tower hotel on Reforma, looking over Bosque de Chapultepec.

    Paseo de la Reforma 509, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 CDMXExplore View on map

  4. On Masaryk

    Las Alcobas

    Polanco·Boutique hotel

    A small luxury hotel on Avenida Presidente Masaryk, Polanco’s avenue of fashion houses.

    Presidente Masaryk 390, Polanco, 11560 CDMXExplore View on map

  5. Facing Parque Lincoln

    Casa Polanco

    Polanco·Boutique hotel

    A small hotel near Parque Lincoln.

    Luis G. Urbina 84, Polanco, 11510 CDMXExplore View on map

  6. The stained-glass ceiling

    Gran Hotel de la Ciudad de México

    Centro Histórico·Historic hotel

    The old Centro Mercantil off the Zócalo, under an Art Nouveau stained-glass ceiling finished in 1908.

    16 de Septiembre 82, Centro Histórico, 06000 CDMXExplore View on map

Fine dining

  1. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Pujol

    Polanco·Fine dining

    Enrique Olvera’s restaurant in Polanco. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Tennyson 133, Polanco, 11550 CDMXExplore View on map

  2. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Quintonil

    Polanco·Fine dining

    Jorge Vallejo’s Mexican tasting menus, in Polanco. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Isaac Newton 55, Polanco, 11560 CDMXExplore View on map

  3. One MICHELIN Star

    Rosetta

    Roma·Restaurant

    Elena Reygadas’s dining room in a Roma Norte mansion. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Colima 166, Roma Norte, 06700 CDMXExplore View on map

  4. One MICHELIN Star

    Sud 777

    Jardines del Pedregal·Restaurant

    Creative cooking among the gardens of the Pedregal. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Blvd. de la Luz 777, Jardines del Pedregal, 01900 CDMXExplore View on map

Shopping and bars

  1. A speakeasy in Juárez

    Handshake Speakeasy

    Juárez·Cocktail bar

    A small, polished speakeasy in Colonia Juárez, for precise, inventive cocktails.

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  2. The luxury avenue

    Avenida Presidente Masaryk

    Polanco·Shopping street

    Polanco’s avenue of international fashion houses, jewellers and restaurants.

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  3. The flagship

    El Palacio de Hierro Polanco

    Polanco·Department store

    The flagship of Mexico’s luxury department store, its atrium rising through the floors.

    Av. Moliere 222, Polanco II Secc, 11550 CDMXExplore View on map

  4. Open-air luxury

    Antara Fashion Hall

    Polanco·Shopping centre

    An open-air shopping centre of fashion houses and restaurants in Polanco.

    Av. Ejército Nacional 843, Granada, 11520 CDMXExplore View on map

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