We are nearing the end of our stay in Mexico City’s San Angel neighbourhood, and it’s taken me almost two weeks but I’ve found my favourite coffee shop: Padre Café.
It’s a 20 minute walk, over cobblestoned streets, from the home exchange we’re staying in, just steps from chaotic Av. Revolución, but a quiet oasis nonetheless.
The coffee is excellent, so much so that I had much too much of it.
I started with a simple espresso:
I liked the espresso so much that, when I realized I had another 30 minutes before my rendezvous with Lisa and L., I ordered a Monte Alban: two espresso shots, steamed milk, local chocolate.
It was delicious. And. Too. Much. Coffee.
Beyond the coffee, the space is beautiful, the staff warm and friendly, and the prices reasonable.
We head to Guadalajara on Thursday; I’m hoping to find my way back to Padre one more time before we leave.
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