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    Viaducto Piedad, Ciudad de México

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    Viaducto Piedad

    Village Iztacalco, Ciudad de México Municipality of Iztacalco Valley of Mexico

    Iztacalco neighbourhood by Metro Viaducto where a Chinese community settled: Chinese cafés, dim sum and shops along La Coruña and Camino Santa Anita.

    From Mexico City: 10 min by car (6 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Viaducto Piedad

    • From Mexico City: about 10 min by road (~6 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 48 min by car to Tepotzotlán
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    About Viaducto Piedad

    Viaducto Piedad is a colonia in the Iztacalco borough, just south of the historic centre. Its name comes from two things you can barely see now: the Viaducto Miguel Alemán, the expressway opened in 1950, and the old Río de la Piedad, which runs in a culvert beneath that same road. It filled up in the mid-20th century with middle-class families who worked in trade, and it slid into decline in the 1990s.

    What draws visitors is the city's second Chinatown. Some of the families from the Barrio Chino on calle de Dolores moved here after the 1985 earthquake and once rents downtown climbed; migrants arriving from the 1990s, and in larger numbers in this century, joined them. Most make their living from food: Chinese restaurants and cafés, minimarkets, laundries and hair salons with Mandarin signs and staff who speak little Spanish. It is a working street, not a staged attraction, and its cafés differ from the buffets on calle de Gante and Dolores in serving fonda-style menus.

    Life centres on La Coruña and Camino Santa Anita, with Marcos Carrillo and José María Correa as neighbouring streets. The Chinese cafés serve pork or red-bean steamed buns, dim sum, noodles, ribs and roast duck in canteen-sized portions. La Coruña also hosts street vendors, who since the 1980s have given the avenue the feel of a market. Bring cash, and check first that a place is still open: many closed or changed hours during the pandemic.

    How to get to Viaducto Piedad

    Drive from Mexico City: 10 min, 6 km

    By Metro: Line 2 (Cuatro Caminos–Tasqueña), Viaducto station, on Calzada de Tlalpan. The east-side exit opens onto the Viaducto Piedad area; walk from there toward La Coruña. From the Zócalo it is four stops toward Tasqueña (Pino Suárez, San Antonio Abad, Chabacano, Viaducto); from Tasqueña, two (Xola, Viaducto). The station had partial closures for rehabilitation works in 2026, so check its status before setting out.

    By car: aim for the junction of Calzada de Tlalpan and the Viaducto Miguel Alemán, about 3 km from the Centro Histórico; roughly 10 to 20 minutes outside rush hour (aprox.). The colonia is paved city with no dirt stretches; the Metro is the practical choice because La Coruña has street vendors.

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    Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.

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    Before you go to Viaducto Piedad: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Typical hours for the Chinese cafés (check, they change): Perfecto Antojitos daily 11:00-19:30; Ju Fu Lou daily 11:00-21:00; Jing Teng Monday to Saturday 11:00-19:00. Chilango · checked Oct 2026
    Guide or tour
    No guide is needed; the streets can be walked on your own. Local.mx · checked Oct 2026
    What to bring
    Bring cash and check ahead that a restaurant is open: many businesses closed or changed hours after the pandemic. Local.mx · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Viaducto Piedad: what to see and do

    Walk La Coruña and Camino Santa Anita, the spine of the Chinese community, under its Mandarin signs.
    Order dim sum and steamed buns at a Chinese café such as Perfecto Antojitos (La Coruña 213) or Jing Teng (Santa Anita 65-A).
    Try roast duck or barbecue ribs at Ju Fu Lou (Santa Anita 58-A) or at Le Fu (José María Correa).
    Browse the Chinese minimarkets, such as Casa China, for vegetables, sweets and groceries hard to find downtown.
    Look along the Viaducto Miguel Alemán, under which the Río de la Piedad runs in a culvert.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), about 48 min by road from Tepotzotlán, the base for Viaducto Piedad.

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    Viaducto Piedad shares the climate of Tepotzotlán, 36 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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