La Abuela

Zona Rosa & Reforma


There's certainly no shortage of tacos de canasta (steamed tacos in a basket) in Mexico City, but La Abuela has been doing it for three decades – and it shows. Corn tortillas come filled with delectable ingredients such as refried beans, mashed potato and cochinita pibil (shredded pork), and they're dispensed by a kind man known as 'El Abuelo' (grandpa).


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Nearby Zona Rosa & Reforma attractions

1. Centro Bursátil

0.12 MILES

An angular tower and mirror-ball ensemble housing the nation’s Bolsa (stock exchange) marks the southern edge of the Colonia Cuauhtémoc.

2. Monumento a la Madre

0.22 MILES

Just off Reforma, this monument and open plaza dedicated to mothers features a statue of a woman and child. The first brick was laid on Mother's Day (May…

3. Monumento a Cuauhtémoc

0.3 MILES

Paseo de la Reforma’s busy intersection with Avenida Insurgentes is marked by the Monumento a Cuauhtémoc, memorializing the last Aztec emperor.

4. El Ángel

0.37 MILES

The symbol of Mexico City, known as 'El Ángel' (The Angel), this gilded Winged Victory on a 45m-high pillar was sculpted for the independence centennial…

5. Mundo Chocolate Museum

0.43 MILES

A beautifully restored 1909 building houses Mundo Chocolate, a museum and store known as MUCHO celebrating all things chocolate. The permanent exhibit…

6. La Diana Cazadora

0.66 MILES

Commonly known as La Diana Cazadora (Diana the Hunter), this 1942 bronze nude sculpture atop a fountain is actually meant to represent the Archer of the…

7. Plaza de la República

0.67 MILES

Dominated by the copper-domed Monumento a la Revolución, you'll find this well-maintained plaza west of the Alameda Central. The grand art deco building…