A Breakfast Spot

When I am down here in Mexico City, I usually do not go out for breakfast.  I make it myself in the apartment.  However, there is a good possibility that friends and relatives will be visiting me in the future.  I need to know some places in the neighborhood where they can have a good breakfast.  There is a Sanborns nearby in the World Trade Center.  (For those who are not familiar with Mexico City, Sanborns is a chain of restaurants found all over the city as well as throughout the country.)  Sanborns is not spectacular, but is generally a decent place, especially for breakfast.  However, Alejandro and I have been to the nearby Sanborns a couple times, and we have not been impressed with the food or the service.

Down the street from the apartment there is a place called "Fonda Trotamundo".  I have been there a couple times.  They serve a decent, inexpensive "menu of the day" in the afternoon.  Unlike most of those "menu of the day" places, "Fonda Trotamundo" opens at 8 AM and serves breakfast.  So a couple days ago Alejandro and I tried it out.  

Alejandro had "machaca" (shredded, spiced beef) with eggs and frijoles.  He said it was good, although it might be too spicy for some gringos' tastes.  

I had "milanesa de pollo" (breaded chicken cutlets) served over frijoles and 'chilaquiles".

It wasn't bad.  It was certainly a very hearty breakfast for a very reasonable price.  I would say that "Fonda Trotamundo" is a possibility for breakfast with visitors.

I had to chuckle.  The menu included a "Desayuno Gringo"... a Gringo Breakfast.  Bacon and eggs... but, of course, with a side of frijoles!