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Romantic things to do in Mexico City
Ideas for a couples' trip, from small moments to a special day out.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Mexico City is a romantic city of rooftop sunsets, candlelit dinners in old mansions, jacaranda-lined streets in spring and cobbled lanes in Coyoacán and San Ángel. Couples tend to stay in Roma Norte.
Key facts
- Romantic ideas
- 6
- Couple-friendly sights
- 2
- Area for couples
- Roma Norte
- Best months
- March–April and October–November
Romantic ideas
1.Rooftop drinks over the Zócalo
Watch the cathedral light up at dusk from a terrace on the square.
2.Ballet Folklórico at Bellas Artes
See Mexico's regional dances in the Art Deco theatre with its Tiffany glass curtain.
3.Dinner in Roma Norte
Book a table in a restored mansion and finish at a mezcal bar nearby.
4.Coyoacán at dusk
Stroll the cobbled lanes from Frida Kahlo's house to Jardín Centenario for churros.
5.Trajinera at Xochimilco
Hire a boat for two on a weekday morning, when the canals are quiet.
6.Balloon flight over Teotihuacan
Float over the pyramids at sunrise, with the city's volcanoes on the horizon.
Sights couples love
Museum · Coyoacán
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
Visit the Leon Trotsky house-museum a few blocks away to complete the story of 1930s Coyoacán.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- History
- Iconic
- Couples
Neighbourhood · Coyoacán
Coyoacán centre
Come on a weekend afternoon for the atmosphere, then have churros and hot chocolate on the square.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Food
- Kids
- Couples
- History
Where couples should stay
$$$ · Best for food lovers, nightlife, solo travellers and couples
Roma Norte
Roma's tree-lined streets of early-20th-century Art Nouveau and Beaux-Arts mansions now hold many of the city's most acclaimed restaurants, cafés, galleries, mezcal bars and boutique hotels, centred on Avenida Álvaro Obregón and Plaza Río de Janeiro with its copy of Michelangelo's David. It is walkable and lively by day and night.
- Good
- The city's best dining and bar scene; Attractive, walkable streets; Wide choice of boutique hotels and rentals
- Watch out
- Busy and noisy around bar streets at weekends; Prices rising quickly
- Nearby
- Plaza Río de Janeiro, Avenida Álvaro Obregón, Mercado de Medellín, Condesa
Romantic day trips
- Tepoztlán (About 1 hour 15 minutes by bus) — A small town in a valley of jagged cliffs, Tepoztlán has a weekend crafts and food market, ice-cream shops and, when the trail is open, a steep climb of about an hour to the Tepozteco temple on a clifftop.
- Valle de Bravo (About 2.5 hours by car or bus) — A lakeside town in pine-covered hills, popular with weekenders for sailing on the reservoir, paragliding from the surrounding ridges and its cobbled centre of whitewashed houses.
For dinner
Share local specialities such as Mole, Chiles en nogada and Barbacoa. Book popular Roma, Condesa and Polanco restaurants ahead for weekend dinners.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Mexico City romantic?
Mexico City is a romantic city of rooftop sunsets, candlelit dinners in old mansions, jacaranda-lined streets in spring and cobbled lanes in Coyoacán and San Ángel.
+What is the most romantic thing to do in Mexico City?
Rooftop drinks over the Zócalo: Watch the cathedral light up at dusk from a terrace on the square.
+Where should couples stay in Mexico City?
Roma Norte: Art Nouveau mansions, acclaimed restaurants, cafés and mezcal bars.