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Mexico City weekend.

Mexico City, MexicoNov 13–16, 20264 daysby Kevin Zheng

Photograph by Sora Sagano.

Editor's note

Long weekend — three dinners worth booking now. The plan that follows assumes you'd rather walk twenty minutes for the right kissaten than save five at a hotel restaurant. Two splurge dinners are held; the rest of the week is built to feel like a neighborhood you might come back to.

Day by day

Six days, in the order they should land.

01

Sat, Aug 29

Arrive. Don't try.

  1. Afternoon

    Aman Tokyo

    Drop bags at Aman, the 33rd-floor onsen, then stay in.

    via your loved-hotels list

    Aman Tokyo

  2. Dinner, 19:30

    Butagumi

    Butagumi — neighborhood tonkatsu, 5 min from hotel by cab. Quiet and forgiving.

    + 1 alternate

    Butagumi
Kissaten counter, no decor.
Mid-morning, Ginza, light through the kissaten window.— photograph by Unsplash.

02

Sun, Aug 30

Ginza, slowly.

  1. 9:30

    Café de l'Ambre

    Café de l'Ambre — kissaten classic, 1948, walk to Ginza.

    via NYT 36 Hours

    Café de l'Ambre

  2. Late morning

    Omotesandō

    Walk Omotesandō slowly, Harajuku → Aoyama. Architecture by foot.

    via Monocle survey

    Omotesandō

  3. 13:00

    Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience

    Sakurai tea course — design-forward, ritual, J's pick.

    via Mei's text

    + 1 alternate

    Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience

  4. Afternoon

    Nezu Museum

    Nezu Museum + garden — the city's best private quiet.

    via Monocle

    Nezu Museum

  5. Dinner, 19:00

    Den

    Den — playful kaiseki, the splurge anniversary dinner. Must-do.

    via your loved-meals list

    + 1 alternate

    Den

03

Mon, Aug 31

Shitamachi day. The other Tokyo.

  1. 9:00 in-room

    Aman Tokyo

    Slow at the hotel. You earned a long morning.

    Aman Tokyo

  2. 10:30

    Yanaka Ginza

    Yanaka Ginza — shitamachi shopping street, low-slow morning.

    via NYT 36 Hours

    Yanaka Ginza

  3. 13:30

    Kagari

    Kagari Ginza — tori paitan, queue-aware late-lunch slot.

    Kagari

  4. Afternoon

    Blue Bottle Kiyosumi

    Blue Bottle Kiyosumi — warehouse + neighborhood walk.

    via Monocle

    Blue Bottle Kiyosumi

  5. Evening

    Nonbei Yokocho

    Nonbei Yokocho — drunkard alley, the after-dinner scene.

    via @ericasaid newsletter

    Nonbei Yokocho
Shrine path before tourists.
Meiji Jingu before nine. Most days you can hear yourself walk.— photograph by Liam Burnett-Blue.

04

Tue, Sep 1

A proper morning. A proper afternoon.

  1. 8:00

    Meiji Jingu

    Meiji Jingu before 9 a.m. with a coffee. The trick.

    via NYT 36 Hours

    Meiji Jingu

  2. 13:00

    Butagumi

    Butagumi tonkatsu — heritage pork list, Roppongi.

    Butagumi

  3. Afternoon free

    Omotesandō

    Loop back to Omotesandō for the shopping you skipped.

    Omotesandō

05

Wed, Sep 2

The second splurge.

  1. Late morning

    Café de l'Ambre

    Re-visit Café de l'Ambre — yes, twice. That's the trip we're planning.

    Café de l'Ambre

  2. Dinner, 19:00

    Florilège

    Florilège — the second splurge.

    via @ericasaid newsletter

    + 1 alternate

    Florilège
Neon alley, drink hour.
Nonbei Yokocho after dinner. Pick the bar with the oldest regulars.— photograph by Erik Eastman.

06

Thu, Sep 3

Last full day. Don't add anything.

  1. Morning

    Aman Tokyo

    Onsen at Aman, then check out. Bag-store at the lobby.

    + 1 alternate

    Aman Tokyo

  2. Late lunch

    HIGASHIYA Ginza

    HIGASHIYA Ginza — close the loop with the wagashi you started with.

    HIGASHIYA Ginza

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