Our first full day in Mexico City this time around was a Tuesday, which was lucky because we discovered that there is a weekly market held on Tuesdays in one of our favourite neighbourhoods; the Condesa.
The Condesa is kind of like the Greenwich Village of Mexico City. It is full of young, hip people sipping lattes and walking their cute little dogs. It’s also full of great little restaurants, bars and coffee shops – you won’t find much street food action going on down here.
The Condesa Tuesday market, however, caters perfectly to your street food cravings. Not only is it a wonderful place to pick up fresh fruits and veggies (a lot of the vendors will even give you samples to try for free), but at the back of the market is a large hot food section where you can sample many wonderful Mexican delights.
Having not had any good flautas since being in Mexico (a crime in my book), I decided to try a portion of chicken ones hot from the fryer, smothered in sour cream, spicy verde salsa, lettuce and crumbled Mexican cheese.
They were so good that Scott convinced me to go back and order us some more, this time with barbacoa inside (barbecued beef). Delicious, but chicken is still my favourite.
They also have several stands selling wonderfully huge tacos, with fillings like rib eye steak and fries, all for no more than $1.50 each.
If you happen to be in Mexico City on a Tuesday, I would definitely recommend this place, if only to enjoy the social atmosphere and a some fried stuff with cheese.