Mexico - Dining in Mexico City

I will be travelling to Mexico City in a few weeks and noticed this on the Wikitravel guide:

"There are Mexican chain restaurants that can be assumed to be safe and similar no matter where you are, including Vips, Toks, and the more traditional Sanborns, all reminiscent of Denny's in the United States. You can expect to pay between $100 to $150 per person."

Is this accurate? Does it cost $150 for a cheap dinner in MEX?

http://wikitravel.org/en/Mexico_City

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That is almost certainly the amount in Pesos.

I eat just fine in Mexico City and I've never had a meal cost more than $25 USD.

Thanks. I was worried for a moment...

I will be travelling to Mexico City in a few weeks and noticed this on the Wikitravel guide:

"There are Mexican chain restaurants that can be assumed to be safe and similar no matter where you are, including Vips, Toks, and the more traditional Sanborns, all reminiscent of Denny's in the United States. You can expect to pay between $100 to $150 per person."

Is this accurate? Does it cost $150 for a cheap dinner in MEX?

http://wikitravel.org/en/Mexico_City

The $ symbol is used for pesos as well as dollars, so yes, that meal would be 100 to 150 pesos, but that's in the range of $8-12 USD (haven't checked the latest exchange rates).

The $ symbol is used for pesos as well as dollars, so yes, that meal would be 100 to 150 pesos, but that's in the range of $8-12 USD (haven't checked the latest exchange rates).

Now you see how uncultured I am? ;)

That makes sense.

Wikipedia will also tell you that the '$' sign is the original peso sign, that at a point in history was adopted for the dollar as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$

Those places are, in general though, bland and boring compared to the great food you can get elsewhere in that fine city for dining. There's one Sanborn's that's in a historic building near the Bellas del Artes and it's worth going there for the atmosphere. Otherwise, give them a pass.

For what it's worth, I just ate for 10 days in Mexico City, from street stall tacos to fine dining in Polanco, and never got even the slightest bit of the runs. I used purified water all the time though, including to brush my teeth.

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For what it's worth, I just ate for 10 days in Mexico City, from street stall tacos to fine dining in Polanco, and never got even the slightest bit of the runs. I used purified water all the time though, including to brush my teeth.

Ironic, given your username, no? :D


LOL. :D

I look forward to street food in Mexico City. Yum. I recently returned from India where I ate street food--and water :eek:--and also avoided the runs...

LOL. :D

I look forward to street food in Mexico City. Yum. I recently returned from India where I ate street food--and water :eek:--and also avoided the runs...

If you're in the mood for a sit-down establishment, I highly recommend El Cardenal. It's really really good. A friend and I had an enormous and tasty lunch at the Sheraton Centro Historico location for $40USD.

If you're in the mood for a sit-down establishment, I highly recommend El Cardenal. It's really really good.

talked about in this thread which covers a few other suggestions: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mexico/507592-restaurant-mexico-city.html

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Recent article in the WSJ about dining in Mexico City:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123215425094092359.html?mod=article-outset-box