Mexico City’s official nickname may be D.F. (for the federal district in which it sits), but the Spanish pronunciation (“deh effeh”) is often heard as el jefe (the chief).
Either way, it’s boss. Click through for our top destinations in the swirling arts, intellectual, food, and design mecca.
Motivate the Crowd
Mobile art library The Book Truck is the four-wheeled love child of a local design firm and nonprofit dedicated to cultural literacy.
Large and in Charge
Contrary to popular belief, the area’s not just for gritty artists. Book it to the St. Regis Mexico City for over-the-top views, personal butler services, and a juice bar at the fifteenth-floor spa.
Burn the Midnight Oil
There’s nothing like a communist meeting den backstory to solidify a nightspot’s status. Lounge of the moment M.N. Roy was named for a Mexican party founder and converted using timber beams and polished stone pyramids. (Hit taco stand Taquerias el Farolito for late-night sustenance before the 5 a.m. fun begins.)
Power Hour
For dirt cheap Coronas, impromptu discussions, and flavored tequila shots with zero-pretense chasers, hit daytime watering hole mezcaleria La Botica.
Dress the Part
Gamine-friendly boutique 180 Degrees stocks locally designed minidresses, jumpers, and coffee-table books alongside spunky cruiser bikes and a working vintage jukebox.
Test the Market
Each weekend fledgling artists, food cart vendors, and stylists all converge on La Lonja Mercantil, an open-air market that’s as welcoming to creative upstarts as it is to seasoned hagglers.
Get a more hip and heady D.F. picks here.
Photos: Mark Lewis / Getty Images; Courtesy of Starwood Hotels Worldwide; Alejandro De La Cruz / Flickr; Danielle Bufalini for DailyCandy
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