Mexico City/Del Valle

Avenida Insurgentes runs south of the central downtown areas cutting through two large, mostly residential neighborhoods: Colonia del Valle and Narvarte. Del Valle is a wealthy and inviting neighborhood in Mexico City with upscale shopping and restaurants. Narvarte is more middle-class and has developed a number of immigrant neighborhoods where the sounds and flavors of the old country can be experienced in sidewalk cafes and restaurants. These neighborhoods are located in the south central area of the city. Another upscale neighborhood, Colonia Napoles, is just west of Colonia del Valle. The development of this area started in the early 20th century, and also includes various European enclaves, mainly Spanish and German. All of the neighborhoods south of downtown but north of Coyoacan are quiet, mostly residential neighborhoods. It is a good area for nomadic ex-pats looking to rent an apartment for a few months as they work their remote gigs.

Get in
Neighborhoods south of downtown are extremely well connected by public transit services. Two Metro lines pass through Del Valle and Narvarte with Metrobus and Trolleybus lines along busy avenues. These neighborhoods are close enough to downtown and other popular parts of the city that Uber or taxi rates are very affordable and there are rarely times when a rideshare app fails to immediately connect you with a driver.

By metro
Line 3 (green) Stations:, , , , and.

Line 12 (gold) Stations:, , Zapata (connect to Line 3), and.

By bus
Many Metrobus stations stops in the del Valle area along Insurgentes, beginning with, , , , , , , and.

Trolleybus line 1 passes through this section of the city on Eje Lazaro Cardenas with terminal stops at two of the city's biggest bus stations, Autobuses del Norte and Autobuses del Sur (Taxquena).

Markets and Tianguis
In addition to the popular Sunday Tianguis, there are smaller tianguis in various neighborhoods of Del Valle and Narvarte, particularly on Tuesdays and Fridays.



Eat
There are many good restaurants in Del Valle and Narvarte including a number of ethnic restaurants including some Lebanese and Japanese restaurants. The area is ideal for budget travelers who can explore the myriad small taquerias and street food vendors selling tacos and tortas.

Coffee
Even before the Covid pandemic, Mexico City was a popular destination for "digital nomads" who can work remotely from anywhere in the world. During the pandemic, everyone became a remote worker and many have adopted the lifestyle and given up having jobs that require daily presence in an office. Mexico City has one of the world's highest concentrations of digital nomads as professionals from Europe and the United States discover the city's shockingly low cost of living coupled with its shockingly diverse cultural attractions. Whereever there are digital nomads, there are coffee shops for them to camp out in all day, soaking up the free WiFi as they quaff copious cups of caffeine (or so the shop owners hope). The most popular neighborhoods in Mexico City for digital nomads are Condesa, Roma, Coyoacan and Del Valle/Narvarte.



Sleep
Del Valle and Narvarte are primarily residential neighborhoods with few touristic sights, few government facilities, and few large commercial enterprises. Hotels are considerably less common in this part of the city than others, but there are still some good hotels, there are a fair number of independent rooms on airbnb, and there is a large selection of rooms in nearby neighborhoods, particularly Condesa and Roma.







Connect
As of 2023 all of Mexico City (including Del Valle) is covered by reliable 5G cellular service with multiple carriers available (the most popular is Telcel).