Looking to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the world? San Miguel de Allende must be on your list. This charming yet small town is vibrant with a fantastic food scene, colorful buildings, and art galore. There is plenty of art exhibition, live music performances in the evenings, oh and did I mention cocktails? There are rooftop bars that were created in your dream here and their drinks don’t disappoint. This town gives so much it truly is a marvel that should be on your list if you’re planning a trip to Mexico!

How to get to San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende is located in central Mexico and is in the state of Guanajuato. Be prepared to drive to get to this town. To visit you can fly into the neighboring airports. One of the closest is Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), which is about an 1.5 hour car ride away. There is also Querétaro Intercontinental Airport in Querétaro which is about 1.5 hrs away as well. If you’re feeling adventerous (and want to save some dough) cheapest flights can be found to Mexico City or Guadalajara which can be anywhere from 3.5hrs to 4.5hrs to San Miguel de Allende.

Where to drink (this is what you came for, let’s be honest)

San Miguel de Allende truly blew me away with their cocktail bars ranging from hotel bars to some of the most beautiful rooftop bars. Make sure to look at the google map at the end of this page to mark your favorites.

• Bekeb Cocktail Bar

• The Room

• Rooftop Mara

• Restaurante Cielo

• Restaurante Bar MAMA MIA

• La Única San Miguel de Allende

• Quince: loved this one, beautiful rooftop cocktails

• Don Taco Tequila

• La Doña de San Miguel

• La Mezcalería: great mezcal tasting

• San Mezcal

• Fátima 7 Rooftop

Where to eat

If you do one thing here, please try the churros

• Chocolates y Churros San Agustín

• Churros rellenos

Restaurants:

• Restaurant Cafe Monet

• Aperi

• Trazo 1810: This is where I got the famous cocktail with the San Miguel de Allende sugar print out on top of my drink.

• Tacos Don Felix

• Antonia Bistro SMA

• Atrio Restaurant

• Restaurant Pueblo Viejo

• Ocre

• Tostevere

Coffee Shops & Breakfast:

• Lavanda Cafe: loved their lemon spritz coffee!

• Amapola Café

• Ki’bok Coffee SMA

• La Ventana Coffee

• Cafe Casa Mexico

• 15 Animas Quince

• Panio

Things to do

• Visit Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel & El Jardin: This is the church you see almost everywhere, it’ll be hard to miss. Highly recommend walking by at night for live music and dancing near and around.

• It’s hard to pinpoint just one, but I highly recommend visiting art museums. There are so many around it’s easy to stumble into one. So walk through the town and don’t be scared to pop your head in.

• Visit El Charco de Ingenio: The beautiful botanical gardens if you’re looking for more of a nature adventure.

• Visit the Hot Springs: Seven miles from San Miguel de Allende is Escondido Place which has indoor and outdoor thermal pools, fed by the natural springs

• My favorite thing was their markets! Make sure to check when they’re open but here are some: Ignacio Ramírez Market, Saturday Organic Market, Mercado de Artesanias, Mercado de San Juan de Dios.

• Visit the park El Chorro it’s beautiful and sometimes there are artists working which is a lovely sight to walk through.

• There are so many boutique clothing stores, we spent a whole day shopping. Highly recommend walking off the beaten path and stumble into these boutique stores.

Where we stayed

• Casa De Sierra Nevada: this was such a beautiful property where you can see the skyline of San Miguel de Allende from their rooftop. They had amazing welcome cocktails too, can’t forget about those! If you’re looking for a relaxing stay, I couldn’t recommend staying here enough.

Other great places to stay:

• Hotel Matilda

• Hotel Mansion San Miguel by Concordia

• Hacienda El Santuario San Miguel de Allende

You can find places listed and more with the google maps link! Make sure to check it out and save your favorites for your next trip.