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"This tiny café serves up some of Mexico City’s tastiest breakfasts alongside impeccable coffee. A year and a half out from its opening, it was the first place in town to offer Japanese-siphon-extracted brews. They’re also into methods like dipper and French press; choose from Veracruz, Oaxaca or Chiapas varieties, and even take home some beans. Naturally, with the joe at this level, there’s got to be breakfast of equal caliber; the beet hummus (with poached egg) and the berry French toast are current faves. That said, the menu never, ever bores."

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"This tiny café serves up some of Mexico City’s tastiest breakfasts alongside impeccable coffee. A year and a half out from its opening, it was the first place in town to offer Japanese-siphon-extracted brews. They’re also into methods like dipper and French press; choose from Veracruz, Oaxaca or Chiapas varieties, and even take home some beans. Naturally, with the joe at this level, there’s got to be breakfast of equal caliber; the beet hummus (with poached egg) and the berry French toast are current faves. That said, the menu never, ever bores."

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Eric Skadson

Google

Great coffee and service! The baristas are knowledgeable in their craft and very friendly. They take the time to answer your questions and help find the best drink for you. Try a flat white ☕️

Ideline Checo

Google

The food in this place is to die for. Asked our server for recommendations, ordered a pear french toast, avocado toast and a bagel sandwich. All 10/10 The coffee was also great

Mauri Ochoa

Google

I wonder why I hadn't posted about this place. Perhaps I just wanted it all by myself and didn't want more people coming on weekends and increase the waiting time. ANYWAY. I love Casa del Fuego. This is the place I take people who visit me for breakfast. Coffee is not my thing (i'm happy with a regular latte), but if it is your thing, this is even more the place you need to visit. They are SERIOUS about their coffee: sources and technique. Now, the food: great salmon bagels, great avo toast and a must-try filled tomato. I'm sure you'll hear about their secret menu: caramelized banana french toast or the rum&pear toast. Try both and thank me later. The only downside: waiting to get a table and waiting even more to get served. Service is SLOW (but worth the wait).

Martin Jakubec

Google

Nice hipster café, with amazing seating outside, in the shadow of trees. Ideal for breakfast (we had toast with smoked salmon) and coffee. I tried "Japanese siphon" coffee for the first time and although it took long time to prepared, it was great!

Adilene Amaro Chavez

Google

Came for brunch with my husband. The coffee is great. It is for coffee lovers. I had the especial and it was a delicious sandwich. I don't usually care for bagels, but this one was perfectly toasted yet still soft. The flavors melded perfectly and balanced each other out. My husband got the aguacate tatemado and he gave it a 4.5/5. It's a cute little space, we sat under the tree and my husband got a little gift dropped on him by a bird 😉 it was no big deal but would have sucked had it been his food, so just something to consider. The staff is great, very helpful, friendly and attentive.

Jermain Allen (J. Allen)

Google

I'm going to be generous on this review because the coffee was so well made. I ordered a mocha, and it was served at the perfect temp with a fancy pour. The real chocolate with hints of cinnamon were perfectly blended. The only problem was it took almost thirty minutes to get the drink, and at the time of writing this, I still have received my food. The reason for this is the environment. This shop is basically a shoe box and it feels like it's trying to do too much. Stuffed with top end gear, pop culture items, coffee making equipment, and a small kitchen, there isn't much room for staffing, so it's capacity at busier times seems to outweigh it's ability to deliver. There is plenty of seating outside with only five seats inside, but it's just too much for only two people making specialty coffee.

Valinda Jones

Google

One of the best coffee shops in the city. Cute ambiance, small space. They have perfected their Japanese brew methods. Loved the tonic and espresso. The salmon bagel. Yum. The guava bagel. Even more yum. Some staff are sassy and sit inside if you can, the flowers from the trees fall down a lot. Wish there was an awning to protect the food and coffee from it.

Sanel Selimovic

Google

It’s a nice place, a little slow on service, took a long time to get food. The food was good, not amazing but not bad, solid good. Coffee and juice were good. There were people waiting in line for at least 30 minutes to get a table, I don’t think it’s worth the wait for this place.

Eric Skadson

Google

Great coffee and service! The baristas are knowledgeable in their craft and very friendly. They take the time to answer your questions and help find the best drink for you. Try a flat white ☕️

Ideline Checo

Google

The food in this place is to die for. Asked our server for recommendations, ordered a pear french toast, avocado toast and a bagel sandwich. All 10/10 The coffee was also great

Mauri Ochoa

Google

I wonder why I hadn't posted about this place. Perhaps I just wanted it all by myself and didn't want more people coming on weekends and increase the waiting time. ANYWAY. I love Casa del Fuego. This is the place I take people who visit me for breakfast. Coffee is not my thing (i'm happy with a regular latte), but if it is your thing, this is even more the place you need to visit. They are SERIOUS about their coffee: sources and technique. Now, the food: great salmon bagels, great avo toast and a must-try filled tomato. I'm sure you'll hear about their secret menu: caramelized banana french toast or the rum&pear toast. Try both and thank me later. The only downside: waiting to get a table and waiting even more to get served. Service is SLOW (but worth the wait).

Martin Jakubec

Google

Nice hipster café, with amazing seating outside, in the shadow of trees. Ideal for breakfast (we had toast with smoked salmon) and coffee. I tried "Japanese siphon" coffee for the first time and although it took long time to prepared, it was great!

Adilene Amaro Chavez

Google

Came for brunch with my husband. The coffee is great. It is for coffee lovers. I had the especial and it was a delicious sandwich. I don't usually care for bagels, but this one was perfectly toasted yet still soft. The flavors melded perfectly and balanced each other out. My husband got the aguacate tatemado and he gave it a 4.5/5. It's a cute little space, we sat under the tree and my husband got a little gift dropped on him by a bird 😉 it was no big deal but would have sucked had it been his food, so just something to consider. The staff is great, very helpful, friendly and attentive.

Jermain Allen (J. Allen)

Google

I'm going to be generous on this review because the coffee was so well made. I ordered a mocha, and it was served at the perfect temp with a fancy pour. The real chocolate with hints of cinnamon were perfectly blended. The only problem was it took almost thirty minutes to get the drink, and at the time of writing this, I still have received my food. The reason for this is the environment. This shop is basically a shoe box and it feels like it's trying to do too much. Stuffed with top end gear, pop culture items, coffee making equipment, and a small kitchen, there isn't much room for staffing, so it's capacity at busier times seems to outweigh it's ability to deliver. There is plenty of seating outside with only five seats inside, but it's just too much for only two people making specialty coffee.

Valinda Jones

Google

One of the best coffee shops in the city. Cute ambiance, small space. They have perfected their Japanese brew methods. Loved the tonic and espresso. The salmon bagel. Yum. The guava bagel. Even more yum. Some staff are sassy and sit inside if you can, the flowers from the trees fall down a lot. Wish there was an awning to protect the food and coffee from it.

Sanel Selimovic

Google

It’s a nice place, a little slow on service, took a long time to get food. The food was good, not amazing but not bad, solid good. Coffee and juice were good. There were people waiting in line for at least 30 minutes to get a table, I don’t think it’s worth the wait for this place.

Tracee B.

Yelp

Been here twice now and it's a nice casual breakfast spot. Jake Gyllenhaal visiting back in 2019 is what influenced me to try this place out! Celebrities and their power, you know? I cannot say I was disappointed with my experience. The honeycomb coffee is definitely unique. The maple breakfast bagel sandwich was satisfying with its touch of sweetness. My uncle said the eggs benedict were the best he's had and he gets them everywhere they're on the menu. He's quite the fan. The iced coffee did have a little too much milk for my taste but it was good nonetheless once it was really stirred up. Complimentary glasses of water were also nice to have in a place where it's usually served in a plastic bottle.

Daniel A.

Yelp

Chingon. Comida chingona Café chingon, servicio chingon El ambiente está súper y el servicio es superior. Se nota que importante para ellos proveer de la mejor comida y tienen conocimiento de los ingredientes de cada platillo. Los bagels de guayaba fueron mis favoritos!

Mariela P.

Yelp

A nice spot to grab breakfast, since it's small it may take a while for you to get seated but I do think it was worth the wait. I had a latte and the berries french toast. Service was friendly

Elizabeth M.

Yelp

The coffee here is made with care; it's worth a trip for that alone. The food overall was okay. While it was prepared with care as well, with a variety of non-conventional options and nice touches, a few points took away from the magic: -store-bought salad dressing (instead of something made in-house, or simply vinegar and oil) -butter that had an artificial butter flavor additive It might still be enjoyable for eaters less picky.

Anita K.

Yelp

This coffeeshop/cafe is in a cute and quiet neighborhood, and is clearly popular with the locals. It doesn't have a lot of seating, about 5-6 spots at the counter and 7-8 outdoor sidewalk tables, so we did have to wait about 20 minutes for a table on a weekday morning. It was totally worth it, we got some excellent lattes. I had the beet hummus with poached eggs and toast, and it was delightful, among my most memorable meals in Mexico City.

Moulee B.

Yelp

My sister and I were on our way to the airport and stopped by for a light breakfast. We were in a little bit of a hurry and politely asked for our drinks a little faster than usual. The service staff was very rude and mocking of "Americans demanding their food first" attitude. Doesn't seem like a way to treat visitors! A black drip coffee and latte took 22 minutes and the food was just mediocre fare. Wouldn't return based on the attitude and over priced cafe food - there are plenty of other places in Condensa to check out and spend my "American dollars".

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