Cafebrería El Péndulo Roma

Lovely bookstore cafe with such a nice relaxed atmosphere & comfort food. Our order was incorrect & was fixed as quickly as they could but meant eating separately.

Classic bookstore cafe experience. Food was great and service excellent. The architecture is beautiful with barreled ceilings. We have been twice and enjoy it each time.

We just stopped in for a drink and dessert after some tacos. Very cool place, quiet laid back vibe. You can sit and have a full meal, or just a coffee or cocktail. There’s also a book store. Friendly service. Would recommend

Tasty food and I love the atomsphere. If it’s for lunch, dinner or simply reading or studying. I’ve been coming here for years and have always had a greet experience. The taquitos are awesome.

A very charming spot with beautiful books, artwork, and a cozy atmosphere. The view is lovely, the food is delicious, and the whole place gives you a really warm, pleasant feeling. Highly recommend

One of the most amazing bookstore cafés in all of Latin America. I must see. Stacks and a rooftop café makes this a place to be seen.

Totally love their taquitos ok flautas in México. I could eat them everyday if I could. It’s one of my favorite appetizers at this location. Love the atmosphere. It’s very relaxing if you want to read, study or simply spend some quality time with friends

A perfect place for working remotely, with a great atmosphere and great service.

Just passed photos of my travels to Mexico City last year and couldn't pass up the opportunity to write a review for Cafebreria El Pendulo. Located in beautiful Condesa is the most amazing cafe and bookstore. There's a couple of these cafes in CDMX and I think one even has some trees in it!! Overall our experience was a great one. The service was quick and our food was the perfect traditional Mexican breakfast that we needed to kickstart our adventures for the day. I got chilaquiles with green sauce, it was seasoned well. After eating we checked out all of the journals, books and other trinkets that they have... really unique items. I highly recommend checking this cafe out AND even more so recommend going to Mexico City!! The city is so green and has an impeccable food scene. Honestly, let me go ahead and check out some flights right now to see if I can go back soon lol. Have you been to CDMX? Were there any restaurants that you would recommend checking out?

A bookstore with restaurant seating on the first floor, cafe seating on the second floor, and a bar on the third floor. It's a chill vibe with friendly staff. The food is ok but with large portions. The chilaquiles was my favorite. I'd want to check out the third floor bar when they have events.

In A Nutshell: -Cafebreria El Pendulo is a cute bookstore/cafe in La Condesa. -This two-level, corner building has selection of books, plenty of seating places to work, chat or enjoy a cup of coffee. -There are also small gifts to purchase, which are unique. -I like the open layout, there is also plenty of natural light that makes it easy to focus. Overall, this is a cool bookstore/cafe in the La Condesa neighborhood.

What a great bookstore/café! W were a little early for a dinner reservation at a restaurant nearby and wandered in to kill some time! I love to read, and I love bookstores. Cafebrería El Péndulo really blew me away. It's a great size, really well stocked/organized, and had good sized coffee shop inside as well! I had to get a book as a souvenir from our trip - they had a great sized books in English section! Definitely a place I would shop at a lot if I lived nearby! Lovely!

Cafebrería El Péndulo Condesa is a GREAT bookstore. It seems small from the outside, but it's spacious on the inside with several floors. They sell a variety of books and toys for kids. There's seating throughout with live music and a bar and cafe!

Outstanding service and great quality of food for breakfast. I tried the chilaquiles rojos.. with a hit Matcha needless to say the my day is starting off great! Outstanding service and great quality of food for breakfast. I tried the chilaquiles rojos.. with a hit Matcha needless to say the my day is starting off great!

I used to love this place. Every visit to CDMX I made sure to stop by, browse the bookstore, and grab dinner and a drink. Granted, that was pre pandemic. My most recent visit was nothing like those I had before. The food was bad, the service was slow, and there is nothing that resembles the great service we had during those past visits. My partner and I decided to meet a friend there, we arrived about 15 minutes early to browse the menu and order some drinks. I told the server that we were meeting a friend and that we would order food then, and she felt the need to tell us that we must order food because the rule is that if you order a cocktail we need to also order food. I repeated that yes, we would be ordering food once my friend arrived. Once my friend arrived we order more drinks and food, and let me tell you, no one liked the food at all. My sandwich (a turkey sandwich) was tasteless and chewy, and the only reason I ate half of it is because I was hungry. My partner's mojito was super sweet and tasted like syrup. It was so bad, that although at that moment there was a happy hour (2 for 1), he decided he didn't the second one. Oh, and they can't make a margarita with mezcal because "the computer doesn't let them switch ingredients" (what???). Yeah, so sad to see this place go from excellent to mediocre in just a couple of years.

As a bookworm and first-time CDMX visitor, Cafebrería was an awesome place to check out and grab brunch in the Roma Norte neighborhood. It was great to browse thousands of books before grabbing a spot on the patio for food. Our server was friendly and prompt and even gave us recommendations from the menu. The French toast was huge (pics don't do it justice) and the berry compote on top was amazing. My boyfriend ordered the chilaquiles with skirt steak and loved it. We had a great time spending a slow Monday morning here and would definitely come back!

Great setting for an evening date night. Located on the third floor of the bookstore. Accessibly only by stairs, no elevator. After our meal, we stayed for another hour just reading. Great atmosphere to lounge in. Our server helped explain what some of the best items are. Be sure to start with the empanadas. Big portion of 2 beef, 2 cheese, and 2 poblano peppers. Be sure to ask for their mango sauce My fiancee and I had the chicken kabobs and the fish. Both were nice but nothing to write home about, you know. Interesting that all the books are sealed with shrink wrap so you can't even see before you buy to see if that's the one you want.

Probably my all time favorite café in Mexico City. The café is essentially a book heaven for all you book worms out there. Unfortunately most books are in Spanish, so make sure you bring a Google translator if you don't read Spanish lol. What's special about this café is that not only it's a nice spot for studying, but it's also a great place to eat. The top floor is basically a large balcony for dining. They have really good breakfast items and their coffee is also very well made. Come here to munch on some tasty brunch and then start grinding on your classes on the floors below. Cafebrería got you covered!

After a pretty frigid January and February, the general lethargy of the day to day was starting to wear on me so I thought, time for vacation! It had been a few years since I'd been back to Mexico and my experience was essentially the beach resorts around Cancun and playa del Carmen, so the hustle and bustle of Mexico City was a novel experience for me. I touched down Sunday afternoon, took the metro to my hostel and spent a little time walking the street markets and sampling bistec and pollo tacos. But now I was ready to have a seat, have a beer and idly dig into my book for an hour or so. I found this place around the corner from my hostel with outdoor seating affording me the opportunity to people watch. I grabbed a seat, pulled out my book and browsed the beer menu for some local beer options. The server arrived, I ordered a Victoria and he informed me that "necesitas comida." My Spanish is "un poco malo" but I gathered that a food order was required to occupy my table. So I ordered some chips and guac (pictured). Crisis averted. Eventually my food and drink arrived and I enjoyed everything and only spilled guac on my shirt once! Good first day to my Mexico City experience!

As soon as I saw this spot on a CDMX list of places to visit, I was super excited and knew that I had to make a visit during my time in Mexico. I'm so glad that I stopped by, because the book lover/nerd in me was SO happy, and I could be lost here for hours! The set up of the bookstore is definitely interesting, and I think my sister and I were both surprised to see how big the store actually was. I was absolutely enthralled with the many options of books for sale, cute/unique gifts, and just the overall possibility for photo sessions as well ;-) The atmosphere is great for reading in the bookstore, studying, and definitely great for getting some work done. There is a lot of natural light in the building which makes for a really inviting environment overall. There is a really cool bar and cafe on the third floor, however, we didn't get a chance to order anything as we'd just had lunch, but the concept was nice and I appreciated how there were so many tables to work on. The only reason for a docked star is that I feel the employees could've been a little more welcoming/friendly, but Roma Norte is definitely a "hip" area and you can get mixed attitudes from business owners. Either way, I loved this place, and will likely visit again the next time I'm in CDMX!

A wonderful place to relax with coffee among books and get some work, writing, journaling down

Nice bookstore and cafe concept. Several floors of books - and cafe - but still cosy. I thought the food was good, not wildly terrific. Our server was patient with our indecisiveness. There are a bunch of gift items at the front of the store that are fun. A bit disappointed that the sand-filled pendulum did not work...

Easy access. Well lit bookstore/ cafe/ bar. Selection of books good. Both Spanish and English available. Waitstaff nice and pleasant. No waiting the flights of mescal were flavorful. The second highest alcohol content one was a favorite. We didn't have any food or appetizers but browsing through the menu showed a typical variety of meats, pastas and soups.

The book store is very nice. Various floors we had a coffee and dessert there while waiting for our friend to buy his book. Which 2 of 3 books he wanted were sold out. The down side is that all the books are sealed with shrink wrap so you can't even see before you buy to see if that's the one you want. We ordered 2 coffee's one latte and one Frap. I recommend the Latte con cajeta (caramel).

Wanted to love this place. Great concept and great music. Unfortunately our plates took 40 minutes, one was not cooked with special instructions, and there was hair in the food. I didn't judge this book by its cover and still left a tip. Sit upstairs, great violinist playing classics.

My friend and I were exploring Mexico City on foot and we stumbled into this neighborhood that looked like a piece of Paris. Hungry, we had a choice between a French cafe, a taco shop, and Cafebreria. We chose Cafebreria because it had a nice terrace to eat and people watch. I think "cafebreria" is a term in Mexico City, because I noticed other places with the same name. It translates to "cafe + book store" Unfortunately for me, I could only enjoy the cafe aspect as most of the books were in Spanish. I ordered the Abuelita (grandma) soup and a turkey sandwich. The soup was very tasty- a subtle chicken stock with rice and shreds of chicken in it. They served it with accoutrements on the side consisting of limes, diced jalapenos, queso fresco, cilantro, and fried pork rinds. I thought it was a great touch to be able to custom season your soup. The turkey sandwich was a bit lackluster- oversized slices of rye bread with processed turkey meat inside. For dessert I got a slice of Mexican style key lime pie which was delish.

Another great one of the chain with 3 stories and a small stage and bar upstairs. Great selection of books and juices. WiFi is really slow though so if you are looking to get some work done I would recommend elsewhere.

Located in the "hip" area, Roma Norte, makes it a great location if you're trying to do sight seeing. Awesome atmosphere, 3 or 4? story library. The books are all new. We sat on the patio at the top. Everything is fairly priced (cheap) and delicious! Great drinks and food, tasty chilaquiles.

Really cool spot. Three stories: first and second are primarily a restaurant/cafe and bookstore. The third floor has a bar and a mini-theater/auditorium. My review is based on the vibe of the place. The coffee is ok. Service kind of slow. But I definitely would go again

Bookstore with tables throughout: a sidewalk cafe, a second level amidst the books or next to large windows, and a rooftop terrace with shade. Typical Mexican breakfast and lunch food -- not extraordinary food, but good. And staff is very efficient and eager to please. Nice butter and jam served with bread accompanying egg dishes. Choice of a local brand or, if you'd like to pay more for no reason, Illy coffee. On Sunday morning, there was live music on the second floor.

Great ambiance. Food and service was blah. We had empanadas (bad, inedible) and the house wine was disgusting. Definitely worth the visit for the experience of having a meal at a bookstore!

Cool atmosphere, and the best chilaquiles I had in CDMX. Huge selection of books, vinyl records, and knick knacks spread over several floors. The breakfast/brunch menu is varied and has some good set menu deals.

I love Pendulo. There are about four of them in Mexico City, and while this isn't as cool as the one on Nuevo Leon, it's still most excellent. They have lots of books, some rock memorabilia and coffee and a menu. What's not to like?

Set up and location are perfect, i had brunch at the terrace in the top level and it was very nice to sit there however i was not very happy with my meal, i ordered a capuccino with cajeta and i had to ask twice for the caramel as they were very cheap and they did not put enough to taste it. They had to correct my meal as the mixed it up with someone else order and at the end my saramango eggs were to cheesy, much more cheese than actual eggs, not nice. I have to say though that my gf brunch was delicious, she ordered the crepas poblanas and those were a 10.

I enjoyed my brunch here very much but the boyfriend had a different experience than me. We sat on the top floor which is very nice and has a lot of natural lighting. The wait staff was very nice. They had many good options on the menu but I went for a special which was a meal a coffee and a orange juice for only 115 pesos. The juice was fresh and my americano was nice and strong. I got the crepes poblanos. This was a very very good dish. It had a good portion, a lot of cheese and and the salsa with it was rich and creamy. The free bread that was brought to the table was great to soak up the remaining sauce and they had a good butter and delicious jams with the bread as well. When the bill came, they charged us for an extra coffee by accident but they fixed it quickly. And my boyfriend dropped his credit card through the floor boards and they went under the floor just to get it for him. It was really great experience for me. My boyfriend had the wrong coffee order and it didn't taste good. They gave him the wrong food order and the right food order wasn't very good. So that's just something to think about

Perfect place to work (free wi-fi) and have a coffee. Music, food, café: everything's good.

A great place to sit and work with good Wi-Fi and a decent environment, but the food is mediocre and expensive

My first Pendulo experience! After my cousin found out I was working from nearly every Starbucks in Roma, she was mortified and told me to go to Pendulo instead. I sat myself at a table on the first floor, and was greeted by friendly staff. My Spanish isn't the best, but I could order off the menu just fine. The servers were patient with my slow Spanish, and offered to help fill in the words when I had some trouble. I ordered the huevos con frijoles, and "la comida estaba muy buena"! It was a simple meal, that was accompanied by complementary baguette and marmalades. The coffee was delicious, and the staff didn't care that I spent an extra hour and half working from my table. I checked out the bookstore after my meal, and noticed the book prices were "un poco caro" for my wallet. I wish the books weren't wrapped in plastic so I could flip through them, but I think that is just a difference from the USA. It wasn't the first place where I noticed the books were wrapped!