Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations

Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations

I went on a Mexico City bachelorette weekend earlier this month to celebrate one of my college friends. I had never been before but heard great things, and was not disappointed! The city is sprawlingly huge. Some areas have more of a busy city feel, while others are quiet and more like a quaint neighborhood. And the food. WOW. Mexico City is worth a visit if only for the meals you’ll experience.

I got lots of questions via Instagram about recommendations, so I’ve organized everything we did into this blog post. I’m also including additional recs that we weren’t able to fit into the long weekend.

We used Airbnb for our stay—both for the house and a couple of our activities. I’ll link directly to the house and experiences below, but if you’re new to Airbnb use THIS LINK to sign up for an account. It’ll get you $40 off a stay and give you $15 to use on an experience.

Where We Ate

Paramo

We ate here the first night. Cool spot and the tacos were amazing! We ordered a bunch of different options for the table and all dug in. Not my favorite margaritas, but the other girls liked their cocktails.

San Angel Inn

Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations

The San Angel Inn was absolutely beautiful! We went there for lunch and drinks. Eat outside in the gorgeous gardens and get the margaritas! Best margs I had all weekend. They’re also known for their ceasar salad so absolutely get that for the table. They make it tableside and it’s delicious. Might sound weird to order a ceasar salad in Mexico, but FUN FACT: the salad was invented in Tijuana. ​​​​​​​​​​​​

This spot is a little on the fancier side. Felt a little awkward in a crop top as locals walked in wearing blazers and neck scarves (whoopsies haha).

Rosetta

Delicious pasta! And really cute restaurant. Indulge in all your carbohydrate dreams here.

Other Recs

  • Romita Comedor – Great dinner spot, gorgeous interior.
  • Lalo – Awesome for brunch. Small and no reservations so be prepared to wait if you go.
  • Contramar – Great seafood, only open for lunch. Go around 2:30 and stay for a few hours. Get a table outside, people watch and have a few Cielo Rojo (spicy clamato juice with beer in it—sounds disgusting to me but came recommended haha).
  • Durango 131 – Breakfast served all day long. Delicious, beautiful setting in an old French-style townhouse.
  • Mero Toro – Lunch or dinner, on the Parque Mexico. Beautiful, interesting architecture in the area.
  • Dulcinea – Great for lunch. Have incredible plantain tortilla warps and fish tacos.
  • Parnita – Cute taco joint with local/”hip” crowd. Festive vibe, great micheladas.

What We Did

Lucha Libre

Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations - Lucha Libre #mexicocity #travelguide #cdmx

We went to a Lucha Libre (wrestling) show via an Airbnb experience. Jonny was our guide and he was the BEST. The evening started with mezcal tasting, then we got the most delicious street tacos, and headed to the show. Highly recommend!!

Frida Kahlo Museum

Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations - Frida Kahlo Museum, The Blue House #cdmx #mexicocity #travelguide

I mean how can you go to Mexico City and not visit Frida Kahlo’s house?! You need to pay a little extra to take pictures inside the museum, so I only have this one in the temporary Dia de los Muertos exhibit outside. But you then walk through the house she shared with Diego Rivera, room by room.

Diego Rivera had a second home in the San Angel neighborhood. If you want to see that one as well, start the day at the Blue House, then head to San Angel and see Diego’s house. When you’re done you can walk around the San Angel neighborhood and have lunch at San Angel Inn. Speaking of which …

Walked around the San Angel Neighborhood

Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations - San Angel neighborhood #mexicocity #sanangel #cdmx #travelguide

I couldn’t get over how cute the San Angel neighborhood is! Apparently it used to be a wealthy suburb that was sort of swallowed up and surrounded by the city as it grew. Accordingly, it has more of a neighborhood feel than a city feel. It sort of reminded me of a Mexico City version of LA. Highly recommend spending some time walking around the quaint streets and parks, poking your head into some stores, and having lunch at the San Angel Inn (see above).

Cooking Class

Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations - cooking class #mexicocity #cdmx #travelguide

This cooking class was an Airbnb experience. It was really cool and I loved our guide, Jesus. It was very long though (5 hours instead of the advertised 3), so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it. I think if you did it with a smaller group, it’d be great, but we were *starving* by the time we actually got to eat something.

Maybe skip the cooking class and just grab lunch there though because everything was delicious. They don’t have a menu, you just show up, tell them if you have any allergies, and they take care of the rest. The kitchen is open so you can watch them make everything. Name of the place is Expendio de Maiz.

Where We Went Out for Drinks

The first two nights, we had drinks at dinner but then just went back to our Airbnb afterwards because we’re in our 30s and were tired lol. Saturday night, however, we let our (gray) hair down and went out.

Limantour

After our Lucha Libre excursion, we went to Limantour for a couple cocktails before heading out to a club. I got a watermelon cocktail that was out of this world, and everyone loved their drink order. Great spot for a few cocktails!

AM

Our guide for the Lucha Libre excursion recommended we go here. It was an intense nightclub. Think trance music, flashing lights, the bouncers will take the case off your cell phone to check for drugs—that kind of nightclub lol. It wasn’t quite the scene we were looking for so we walked next door …

Loft

Loft didn’t come recommended, but it happened to be right next to AM and was perfect! A more casual bar, they played awesome music and had tvs everywhere showing the corresponding music video. I spotted a beer bong behind the bar and they let us funnel beers (yes, very sanitary, I know). Basically it was the perfect spot to behave like we were back in college. Not super conducive to dancing, but we turned one corner of the bar into our own little dance floor.

Other Recs

  • MN Roy – Cool nightclub that’s apparently hard to get in to, but worth it if you can.
  • Bar Jules – Good bar in Polanco area. It’s a speakeasy and you enter in through the refrigerator in the kitchen.
  • DOWNTOWN Hotel – Cool hotel with a beautiful rooftop bar and pool.

Where We Stayed in Mexico City

Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations - Airbnb for big group in Mexico City #mexicocity #cdmx #travel
Mexico City Bachelorette Weekend Recommendations - Airbnb for big group in Mexico City #mexicocity #cdmx #travel

We stayed in an Airbnb in the Roma Sur neighborhood and it was absolutely perfect for a big group. The indoor-outdoor design was beautiful and everything was modern and clean. Here is the link to the exact listing on Airbnb. If you’re new to Airbnb, however, use this link to first sign up for an account. It’ll get you $40 off your first stay. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The Roma neighborhood used to be very upscale, but was hit hard by an earthquake and fell into decline. In recent years, it’s seen a surge of gentrification and is now considered to be a trendy hipster area.

Regardless of where in the city you stay, getting around via Uber is super easy (and cheap!).

Have you been to Mexico City—for a bachelorette or otherwise? If you have any recommendations to add to this list, leave a comment! 🙂

Speaking of Mexico … I also have a travel guide for Tulum. Check it out!

Core Pyramid Workout

Core Pyramid Workout - Each round, you'll add on a core exercise, up to a sequence of six. Video included! #coreworkout #workout #fitness #workoutpyramid

This core pyramid workout is the third in a series of four. Check out my lower body pyramid workout and upper body pyramid workout for the same structure, just focusing on different muscle groups. Fourth and final workout in this series will be total body.

This is also my dog’s YouTube debut. 😉 I adopted Pickles about a month ago and am absolutely in love! She’ll be chilling in the background of this workout, so don’t mind the messy couch.

Core Pyramid Workout

EQUIPMENT I USED:

  • A medium – heavy weight (I’m using a 20 lb kettlebell, but dumbbell/med ball works, too!)

This core pyramid workout is structured like a game of Simon or Bop It. Each round, we add on an exercise, building up to six exercises in the final, longest round. Exercises are done for 35 seconds. Rest is for 30 seconds. Here’s what it looks like:

Exercise 1
Rest
Exercise 1 + Exercise 2
Rest
Exercise 1 + Exercise 2 + Exercise 3
… and so on up to six.

As with all workouts, you want to make sure you’re properly warmed up beforehand, and always listen to your body, modifying or stopping as needed. I have two warm ups on my channel:

Core Pyramid Workout - Each round, you'll add on a core exercise, up to a sequence of six. Video included! #coreworkout #workout #fitness #workoutpyramid

Workout Breakdown

See times in above video for a preview of the exercises and how to modify.

  • Russian Twists (2:09)
  • V-Up ‘n Overs (3:24)
  • Side Plank Thread the Needle Pikes (5:05)
  • Rolling Crunches (7:19)
  • Slow Mountain Climbers (10:10)
  • Forearm Plank Jacks (13:39)

xo Nicole

Upper Body Pyramid Workout (15 Mins)

Upper Body Pyramid Workout - Each round you'll add on an exercise, building up to a sequence of six. 15 minutes and a set of dumbbells is all you'll need! #upperbodyworkout #pyramidworkout #workoutvideo #workout #athomeworkout #fitness

Today’s upper body pyramid workout uses the same structure as last week’s focusing on lower body. If you’re looking for more of a total-body workout, try doing the two back to back! Next week I’ll have one focused on core, and finally one that’s total body. All are just 15 minutes long but pack a big challenge!

Upper Body Pyramid Workout

EQUIPMENT I USED:

  • Set of medium dumbbells + a drop set – I’m using a set of 10-lb weights and a set of 8-lb weights for my drop set. The last two exercises focus on shoulders, and you’ll probably want to have a lighter set on hand for those.

This upper body pyramid workout is structured like a game of Simon or Bop It. Each round, we add on an exercise, building up to six exercises in the final, longest round. Exercises are done for 35 seconds. Rest is for 30 seconds. Here’s what it looks like:

Exercise 1
Rest
Exercise 1 + Exercise 2
Rest
Exercise 1 + Exercise 2 + Exercise 3
… and so on up to six.

As with all workouts, you want to make sure you’re properly warmed up beforehand, and always listen to your body, modifying or stopping as needed. I have two warm ups on my channel:

Upper Body Pyramid Workout - Each round you'll add on an exercise, building up to a sequence of six. 15 minutes and a set of dumbbells is all you'll need! #upperbodyworkout #pyramidworkout #workoutvideo #workout #athomeworkout #fitness

Workout Breakdown

See times in above video for a preview of the exercises and how to modify.

  • Biceps Circle Curls (1:55)
  • Row x2 + Overhead Raise (3:00)
  • Marching Push Ups (4:41)
  • Surfer Get-Ups (6:58)
  • Bent Raise, Rotate, Shoulder Press (9:50)
  • Shoulder Press Ups (13:20)

Outfit is from Legit Activewear. Use my code NICOLE15 to get 15% off your first purchase!

xo Nicole