Dua Lipa found time in her schedule to go out and about in Mexico City. The singer arrived in the capital during the last weekend of November to perform at GNP Stadium on the occasion of her tour Radical optimism. The first concert was held on Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2, while the next concert is scheduled to be held on Friday, December 5. Among her performances are subtitles Houdini He took a few days off and took the opportunity to visit some of the capital’s famous restaurants, including Contramar – which had become an obligatory stop since his previous visits – as well as a couple of taco joints.
The English star also opened a pop-up taqueria called La Dua, in Condesa, a bohemian neighborhood popular with foreigners and digital nomads. The site, located on Michoacán Avenue, near Atlixco Avenue, has been visited by the singer’s followers, Influencers And even politicians, including Jorge Álvarez Maines and the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel García. However, Dua Lipa has not turned around yet.
Contramar
The first stop on this visit was Contramar, a seafood restaurant located at 200 Durango Street, in Condesa, just a few steps from Fuente de Cibeles. The first time Dua Lipa visited Contramar was in 2022. On that occasion she came to the capital for her tour future nostalgia, He also sang at GNP Stadium (then called Foro Sol). In 2024, she returned with her current fiancé, actor and model Callum Turner, and bragged on social media about tasting the signature dish: tuna toast.
Leon’s successor
El Califa de León became the first taqueria to receive a Michelin star, in 2024. The place is small, seating no more than seven people without standing shoulder to shoulder, and is known for its steak, ribs, and guanera tacos. Her popularity became so great that a nearby establishment set up some tables for dinner, where the singer dined with her siblings and friends, this time without Turner, on Wednesday, December 3.
Taco Valley
Before her visit to Caleva de Leon, Lipa visited another taqueria: Tacos del Valle, which also has a Michelin star. The site is located at Álvaro Obregón Street 130, in the El Parian commercial corridor, where there are a variety of restaurants, cafes and even jewelry stores. Northern-style tacos, with options like roast beef, cheese crust, avocado and golden shredded potatoes, or a pork leg-based trompo, Pork And hot pepper ash. Before leaving, the artist took pictures with people from the taqueria.
Track 2024
Early last year, Dua Lipa took a vacation to the Mexican capital. She then wrote on her Instagram account: “Mexico City forever,” where she shared photos of her experience eating a grasshopper quesadilla, her tour of the majestic Casa Pedregal house designed by Mexican architect Luis Barragán, and her walk with her fiancé in Rio de Janeiro’s Plaza, in the Roma Norte neighborhood.
During that visit, the singer left a postcard that became iconic. On the corner of Colima and Xalapa Streets, in northern Rome, Lipa and Turner are talking while the actor is leaning on a pillar: the photo was immortalized on the networks because users pointed out that it reflects the Mexican expression “chandondo friend”.