Nuevo León 115, Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06140 Ciudad de México / Mexico City / Mexico
El Péndulo opened in Condesa in 1993 as a combined café and bookstore, incorporating records, art films, concerts, book presentations and literary courses from the outset.
Best for Books, records, art films and literary events in Condesa.
Córdoba 25, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México / Mexico City / Mexico
Founded in 2012 by Rafael Prieto and Jorge de la Garza, Casa Bosques is an independent Roma Norte bookshop focused on 20th- and 21st-century art publications, spanning photography, architecture, design, ceramics and culinary culture.
Best for Art books spanning photography, architecture, design and ceramics.
The Porrúa brothers opened beside the Zócalo in 1900 and built Mexico's bookselling and publishing dynasty — the Sepan Cuantos classics, shops across the country, and the famous glass bookstore in Chapultepec park.
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 121, Chimalistac, Álvaro Obregón, 01050 Ciudad de México / Mexico City / Mexico
Librerías Gandhi Mauricio Achar traces the Gandhi bookshop to June 1971 on Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. Production is associated with Mexico, while the range centers on independent books, magazines and paper goods.
Best for Books from a shop founded in June 1971 on Miguel Ángel de Quevedo.