{"id":1419,"date":"2026-08-06T01:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2026-08-06T05:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:37:18","slug":"bondai-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/bondai-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondai Caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CAF\u00c9, GELATO, BUENA LUZ<\/h5>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bondai Caf\u00e9 sits on a quiet corner in Mexico City, the kind of spot that announces itself with a wall of block letters spelling out its whole philosophy: in coffee we trust. It's part caf\u00e9, part coworking nook, part gelato bar three ideas that shouldn't share one address but somehow do it effortlessly here. The green caf\u00e9 tables spill onto the sidewalk, the light comes in soft through big glass doors, and there's always someone at a laptop in the corner and someone else just people-watching over an espresso. It's the kind of place that fits into a morning, an afternoon, or a whole slow day depending on how you plan it.<\/p><\/div>

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Caf\u00e9, Pasteler\u00eda, y una Helader\u00eda Justo al Lado<\/h2><\/div>
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Walk in and the space does most of the talking. Sage-green tables and chairs line the sidewalk and spill into a bright interior built as much for lingering as for grabbing a quick espresso. There’s a proper meeting room tucked to the side and a long communal table that turns the back half of the caf\u00e9 into an informal coworking spot laptops, notebooks, and quiet conversations all fit in easily. It’s unpretentious in the best way: designed, but never precious about it.<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The kitchen keeps things simple and well executed. The avocado toast comes loaded sourdough, mashed avocado, torn salmon, halved cherry tomatoes, sprouts, and a balsamic drizzle that ties the whole plate together. The pastry case is just as tempting, stacked with pie de manzana, flaky medialunas, dense brownies, and fresh cookies, all the kind of thing you order “just one” of and then go back for more.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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And then there’s the gelato. Right through the interior archway, a partner gelato bar keeps a rotating case of bright, hand-churned flavors because, as the wall out front puts it, gelato is always a good idea. It’s an easy one-two: espresso first, gelato second, no real reason to choose between them.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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Caf\u00e9 para empezar, gelato para terminar.<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Bondai Caf\u00e9 is an easy add to any day out in the city close enough to wander into for a coffee, worth staying for the pastries, and worth coming back for the gelato. For anyone staying at Red Sofa, it’s a solid, no-fuss stop to fold into a walk through the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COFFEE, GELATO, GOOD LIGHT Where Coffee Meets Gelato Bondai Caf\u00e9 sits on a quiet corner in Mexico City, the kind of spot that announces itself with a wall of block...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[47,42,5,25,93,53,46,57],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-city-life","tag-airbnb","tag-cafe","tag-cdmx","tag-food","tag-gelato","tag-mexico","tag-redsofa","tag-restaurant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1433,"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions\/1433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexanine.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}