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Cafe La Blanca

40 Cinco de Mayo, Mexico City 06000, Mexico
+52 55 5510 0399
Ranked #196 of 851 restaurants in Mexico City
4.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Cuisines: Mexican
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guidillo
Mexico
Senior Contributor
23 reviews
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012 NEW

This is a traditional cafeteria right in the middle of downtown Mexico City. There are no luxuries, no fancy furniture or Hooters-like waitresses but you get very good mexican food for little money. Coffee, bread and most of the mexican dishes are delicious. More

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michelangelof
Dayton, Ohio
Top Contributor
57 reviews
61 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 20, 2012
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They serve domestic food, but the reason to have come here, is the coffee, you smell it, and with little bit of cream or milk, it is up to you. Besides, is an ancient build, so you feel like in the revolution time. More

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spacerequin
Nantes, France
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11 reviews
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2011

This is the place to go if you are intrested in real mexican atmosphere! This cafe is open since 1915 and you can really see it. They have old pictures from la révolution mexicaine as well as other important mexican events through time. You can really see that costumers come here very often to do business or eat with their... More

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susanmex
san miguel de allende
Senior Contributor
27 reviews
17 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 28, 2011

Go for breakfast or a late night snack. This time warp cafeteria warms me in a blanket of mid-20th C. nostalgia. This Cinco de Mayo institution serves wonderful cafe con leche, copious breakfasts, many Mexican standards moderately well prepared and provides outstanding people watching into the bargain. More

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xochicasa
Boston, Massachusetts
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5 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 10, 2009

This is the real deal in Mexico. Amazing people watching late at night and yummy old fashioned homemade food CHEAP! More

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PushingTheSenses
Aachen, Germany
Top Contributor
90 reviews
50 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 8, 2009

smack in the middle of the historic centre, this cafe seems largely unchanged for several decades. the interior looks as if it came right from the sixties! we went there for lunch and not only thoroughly enjoyed the typically mexican fare, but also could have stayed there for hours on end just for people-watching. see busy and efficient white-coated waiters... More

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CASQUITO_05
Mexico City, Mexico
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed August 11, 2010
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