Cobblestone southern neighbourhood that holds the Frida Kahlo Museum, the Mercado de Coyoacan tostada counters, Cafe Negro on Centenario and weekend churros at Casino de Coyoacan on the plaza.
Los Danzantes in Mexico City is the Coyoacan plaza-side Oaxacan kitchen on Jardin del Centenario, the room that pairs house-distilled Los Danzantes mezcal.
Signature: Mole negro, Quesillo tetela, Mezcal flight
Order: The mole negro with chicken; a flight of the house Espadin, Tobala and Madrecuixe mezcales.
Tip: Terrace seats face the plaza but get loud weekends; the upstairs interior is the quieter move. Open daily.
El Tajin in Mexico City is the Centro Veracruzano Mexican kitchen inside the Centro Veracruzano on Miguel Angel de Quevedo in Coyoacan, the room that runs.
Order: The arroz a la tumbada; the mole xiqueño.
Tip: Closed Sundays after lunch. The garden patio is the seat; the Veracruz seafood menu changes weekly.
Los Danzantes in Mexico City is the Coyoacan Jardin del Centenario Oaxacan kitchen, the plaza-side room that pairs house-distilled Los Danzantes mezcal.
Signature: Mole negro, Quesillo tetela, Mezcal flight
Order: Mole negro with chicken; a flight of the house Espadin, Tobala and Madrecuixe mezcales.
Tip: Terrace seats face the plaza but get loud weekends; the upstairs interior is the quieter move.
Cafe Negro Coyoacan in Mexico City is the cobblestone-street cafe on Centenario near Plaza Hidalgo, a Mexican-only roaster that sources from Chiapas, Oaxaca.
Signature drink: Mexican single-origin filter
Cafe Avellaneda in Mexico City is the Coyoacan hole-in-the-wall espresso bar on Higuera, the no-laptop seven-seat counter where barista Geovanni Salas pulls.
Signature drink: Pour-over Chiapas
La Panera Coyoacan in Mexico City is the Del Carmen artisan bakery and cafe on Londres just off Plaza Hidalgo, a sit-down room with house-baked breads.
Worth the queue: Chocolate concha
Cafe Negro in Mexico City is the Coyoacan all-Mexican roaster on Centenario, sourcing from small-scale Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero farms and pulling.
Sources from: Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero
How they serve: Espresso, Chemex, Whole bean retail
Tostadas Coyoacan in Mexico City is the cluster of yellow-and-orange-signed tostada stalls inside Mercado de Coyoacan on Ignacio Allende, the city's most.
Try: Tostadas de mariscos and tinga
Order: One tostada de pulpo; one tostada de tinga; a tostada de pata.
Tip: Arrive before 14:00 for the freshest mariscos and to avoid the post-Frida crowd.
Mercado de Coyoacan in Mexico City is the southern neighbourhood market on Ignacio Allende near the Frida Kahlo Museum, a 350-vendor traditional market.
Feria del Tamal at the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares in Coyoacan runs late January through early February for Candelaria, with 50-plus producers.
Mexican Home Cooking School in Mexico City is the Coyoacan home class run by Estela Salas and family, a Tuesday-Saturday class that walks the Mercado de.
Tostadas Coyoacan in Mexico City is the Mercado de Coyoacan tostada stalls on Ignacio Allende where two large tostadas with tinga, pata or pulpo run about.
Try: Two tostadas de tinga and pata