Café Ruta de la Seda — Restaurant in Mexico City

I had high hopes for this place because I went to the newer one and loved it. This one is closer to my house, but sadly, had really terrible service. We waited 20 minutes for someone to come take our order. I finally went and asked the barista at the front counter, I didn't see any waiters,, ifomeone could take our order (nicely and in Spanish). He was sitting on the floor behind the bar on his phone... He got up and rolled his eyes at me and walked huffing to my table. Maybe he was having a bad day? I don't know. The food was fine. After eating we wanted to order dessert, had a really hard time finding a waiter and I wasn't gonna ask that barista again. We ordered the Chocopasión. Which is passion fruit, chocolate, and hazelnut cake. It was incredibly bitter. Not the good bitter of a good coffee, but a rancid bitter. I told the waitress and she said, "Yup, that's the passion fruit." It was yucky, but I didn't want to be a pain in the butt so I just paid and left. They were super quick about taking the payment, go figure. I think I'll just walk further and go to the new one. It was a...

I come to Mexico a lot and after a few years I have my regular addresses where I love to go. One of these places is Café Ruta de la Seda. It says a lot that I still like coming here. I like the place a lot.

I am a big coffee lover and I am always looking for the best local coffee bar. That's how I ended up here in the beginning. And yes, the coffee here is still delicious. Big mugs, a wide coffee selection and above all very tasty.

Besides coffee, they also have many other drinks. I vividly remember the lassi, which was extremely tasty (lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spices, and sometimes fruit).

You can sit both inside and outside. Both places are charming and cosy. Outside you have a view of the green square.

In addition, they also have a wide choice of cakes, pastries, breakfasts and sandwiches.

In summary I would say everything is of a...

Small and cosy spot located in the heart of Coyoacan, this coffee place propose breakfast options as well as a variety of pastries. I can't speak for cakes/pastries that were overall disappointing according to the past reviews as well as the quality service/food over time. However, the breakfast there was above the average. The croque madame was tasty, the topped egg was runny and somehow makes it up for the lack of bechamel. The toasted bread added the extra crunch to the dish. A bit of salsa would have been a nice twist but no more salsas in stock. The Americano coffee was good, nothing to complain about. On the downside, the cake (with cloves I presume) was too dry and didn't seem fresh to me. The service staff was quick and efficient. However a smile has never hurt anyone. My take: Give it a try! On a sunny day, the terrasse is nice plus...