Café El Popular — Restaurant in Mexico City

We loved this place and came twice in our stay in the city, should have been more but we wasted a breakfast trying somewhere less good. As our first time travelling a Spanish speaking country we weren't sure what to expect when practising our ordering however the wait staff were so patient (and forgiving of our bad pronunciation!) they have a menu available in English but the staff are far from fluent(why should they be?!) The food was amazing each visit and the cafe con leche was delivered in a way you could choose your amount of coffee before the warm milk is added. Superb value for money and delicious refried beans! If you're looking for breakfast in the historic centre this place should be on your list. A no frills diner style vibe full of locals and half the price of some nearby eateries. Check out their packages/ meal deals for a two course breakfast and drink for under...

Please do yourself a favor and do not eat here . I came here June of 2023 it was the very first place we ate at and on that trip I had gotten sick thinking it was just because my stomach wasn’t used to the food from here . But this time around September 2024 it wasn’t the first thing I ate when I landed I had gone to many different restaurants and gotten food from street vendors but we decided to give this restaurant another try . Biggest mistake ever . I ordered a torta de milanesa and something was off I had also ordered flautas de papa and Omg the crema was obviously bad I had decided to still give it a try I only took one bite and I couldn’t . A couple hrs later I became sick ! I came down with food poisoning . Both times being after eating at this restaurant both last...

There were a few ahead of us when we arrived, but we only waited 2-3 minutes max, which was great. They did have an English menu, but for some strange reason, there were no prices. we didn't have to wait long for our breakfast but we also ordered the pancakes which came out a while later, they took our plates and cutlery, we waited for a couple of mins but nothing, then requested, still waited a few more mins and they only arrived back with 1 plate & cutlery. we had read the reviews where someone (English speaking).claimed to be charged more (as the menu doesn't have prices), but we took a Spanish menu beforehand, but we had no issues when paying...