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We've compiled the best of the best in Roma - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Set in fashionable building with a small cluster of art- and design-related spaces, this small, beautiful bookstore specializes in titles related to art, architecture, fashion, and photography. You'll also find a selection of handmade stationary and paper goods as well as interesting locally made gifts, including artisan chocolates. Casa Bosques often hosts signings and readings as well.
On the ground floor of a handsome Porfirian town house, this striking showroom displays the colorful furniture and housewares of celebrated designer Andrés Gutiérrez. These often chunky, curvy pieces, from lamps and bookends to end chairs and dining tables, are cast in eye-catching colors and make bold design statements. His pieces often look as though they'd fit perfectly in one of Luis Barragán's homes.
The mission of this beautiful little boutique is to promote and pay consistent and fair wages to artisans and clothing designers from throughout Mexico. The major draw here is women's fashion, including stylishly casual blouses, jackets, pants, and sweaters in earthy hues and constructed with natural fabrics. But there's also an extensive collection of goods for the kitchen and home, including pillows, candles, bowls, and planters. There's a second location in Condesa.
This playfully named shop opened by a Cuban-American stylist who relocated to CDMX has been a beacon in the city's fashion community since 2007. Look to the unabashedly over-the-top boutique for carefully curated men's, women's, and unisex threads from top international design houses as well as shoes, bags, and home accessories.
This boutique carries modish fashion for the city or the beach, much of it by young, Latinix talents. You can browse slick sunglasses by Mexican-born Miami designer Sunny Patoche, Mónica Márquez chunky women's boots, stylish Paruno men's shoes, and the store's own print tote bags and playful T-shirts. There's an interesting selection of skateboards, too, as well as books and other whimsical gifts.
You don't actually have to ride a Harley to appreciate shopping in this small, beautifully designed shop that specializes in bespoke motorcycle gear and apparel. The sturdy but stylish belts, denim jackets, canvas weekend bags, and offbeat gifts appeal to anyone seeking high-quality, rugged goods and clothing.
This buzzy boutique on a quiet side street carries a lot of interesting locally made clothing, shoes, and accessories as well as lotions, soaps, and whimsical household goods. The colorful ceramics and glassware make wonderful gifts or keepsakes.
One of a few shops around Roma where you can find vinyl LPs, this funky little shop has an especially impressive selection, including hard-to-find treasures from Latin America and Europe. And you can listen before you buy on a handful of turntables in the store. Prices are fair, and the cheerful staff is very helpful.
One of the better vintage shops in town, this small but well-stocked boutique is part of a small collection of stores run by curator and stylist Nata Paniagua. You'll find a range of fashionable goods here: retro T-shirts, leather jackets, designer labels, jewelry, sunglasses, cowboy boots, and much more.
