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    Polanco

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    Polanco

    Neighborhood

    Polanco, north of Chapultepec Park, is one of the city's most affluent neighborhoods. Avenida Presidente Masaryk is lined with luxury shops, while side streets feature embassies, hotels, and some of Mexico's most renowned restaurants.

    by Felix Gillen

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    Polanco, north of Chapultepec Park, is one of the city's most affluent neighborhoods. Avenida Presidente Masaryk is lined with luxury shops, while side streets feature embassies, hotels, and some of Mexico's most renowned restaurants. In the northwest, in Nuevo Polanco, are the Soumaya and Jumex museums.

    Sehenswürdigkeiten

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    1Museo Soumaya

    The shimmering silver building at Plaza Carso in Nuevo Polanco houses the art collection of entrepreneur Carlos Slim, featuring European painting, a large Rodin collection, and Mexican art. Admission is free.
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    2Bosque de Chapultepec

    The large city park borders Polanco to the south. Its first section features the Anthropological Museum, the Castillo, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tamayo Museum, and a lake with boat rentals. On Sundays, the park is full of families.
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    3Museo Jumex

    The Museum of Contemporary Art, opened in 2013 opposite the Museo Soumaya, features exhibitions from Eugenio López Alonso's Colección Jumex, one of Latin America's leading contemporary art collections, including works by Gabriel Orozco, Andy Warhol, and Damien Hirst. The building is by David Chipperfield.
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    Essen & Trinken

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    Hacienda de los Morales

    The estate on Calle Vázquez de Mella dates back to a 1647 Finca, which later became the Hacienda de los Morales; it has been a restaurant since 1967. Classic Mexican and international cuisine is served, with musicians playing at the tables. Popular for family celebrations.
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    Cantina La 20

    Large, modern cantina on Calle Andrés Bello with contemporary Mexican cuisine and a wide selection of Mexican distillates, also in cocktails. Mariachis play at the tables; evenings and weekends are loud and crowded.
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    Pujol

    Enrique Olvera's restaurant is one of Mexico's best known. A tasting menu of Mexican ingredients is served, known for the long-aged Mole madre; the bar offers a taco menu. Reservations required weeks in advance.
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    Quintonil

    Restaurant by Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores, featuring a tasting menu that highlights vegetables, herbs, and ingredients from across Mexico. Upscale pricing, reservations long in advance.
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    History & Culture

    Vom Hacienda-Land zum VillenviertelPolanco liegt auf dem Land der früheren Hacienda de San Juan de los Morales. Ab Ende der 1920er-Jahre wurde es parzelliert, nachdem der Paseo de la Reforma nach Westen verlängert worden war. Der Name geht auf einen Fluss zurück, der einst entlang der heutigen Avenida Campos Elíseos floss. Die ersten Villen entstanden im sogenannten colonial californiano, einem Stil mit Gartenhäusern im Kolonialgewand; ab den späten 1950er-Jahren kamen funktionalistische Bauten wie das Nationalkonservatorium hinzu.Straßen der Dichter und DenkerDie Straßen tragen Namen von Schriftstellern und Philosophen wie Homero, Horacio oder Molière. Von Anfang an siedelten sich hier jüdische, spanische, französische, deutsche und libanesische Familien an; mehrere Synagogen prägen bis heute das Viertel. Im Parque Lincoln, dem Zentrum der ersten Parzellierung, liegt das Freilichttheater Ángela Peralta.

    Getting Here & About

    Metro and MetrobúsPolanco and Auditorio Metro stations on Line 7 are located in the district. The Metrobús line on Paseo de la Reforma also ends in Polanco. A Metro ride costs 5 Pesos, a Metrobús ride 6 Pesos.Getting AroundYou can walk between Parque Lincoln, Masaryk, and the restaurants, as well as into the adjacent Chapultepec Park. To Nuevo Polanco, with its Soumaya and Jumex museums, or from Roma or Condesa, many visitors take an app-based taxi.

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