Over 300,000 places Num knows across twelve Mexican destinations, from taquerías in Roma Norte and mezcal bars in Oaxaca to cenotes near Tulum and the marina in Cabo San Lucas.
Num covers twelve places in Mexico. Mexico City is the deepest, with 124,270 places across the Centro Histórico, Roma, Condesa, Polanco and Coyoacán — 7,760 Mexican restaurants among them, and 4,453 cafés. Guadalajara holds 67,719 and Mérida 31,689. On the Caribbean side, Cancún has 18,570, Playa del Carmen 10,731, Tulum 3,539, Cozumel 3,596 and Isla Mujeres 1,270. On the Pacific, Puerto Vallarta has 14,117 and Los Cabos 9,770. Oaxaca adds 15,522 and San Miguel de Allende 3,782.
Mexico splits into two kinds of question. One is the resort kind: a beach club with day passes today, a sunset boat in Cabo, a spa in the Hotel Zone that takes walk-ins. The other is the local kind, where Num earns its keep: a taquería where the al pastor is still turning at midnight, a mezcalería in Oaxaca that pours for two at the bar, a cenote quiet before ten, a pharmacy near your hotel, a laundry that returns clothes the same day. Ask in Spanish or English and it gives one place and how to reach it.
Every destination Num covers here, with how many places it holds in each. Open one for the full picture.
| Currency | Mexican peso (MXN); US dollars accepted in resort areas at a poor rate |
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| Languages | Spanish; English widely spoken in Cancún's Hotel Zone, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta |
| Plugs | Types A, B · 127 V |
| Emergency | 911 for police, fire and ambulance |
| Tipping | 10 to 15 per cent in restaurants is expected, in pesos if you can; small tips for hotel, beach and gas-station staff are standard |
| Mobile data | Mexico eSIM |
Dollars are taken in resort areas but at a poor rate. Pay in pesos, and if a card machine offers to charge you in your home currency, decline and choose pesos.
Street food, markets, cenotes, colectivos and many small restaurants are cash only. Draw pesos from an ATM attached to a bank branch, in daylight, and skip the stand-alone machines in tourist strips.
Uber and DiDi work in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mérida and Puerto Vallarta. In Cancún they face pushback at the airport, and in Tulum and Playa del Carmen it is effectively taxis only — agree the fare before getting in. Colectivos along the Riviera Maya highway are cheap and frequent.
The city sits at 2,240 metres. Take the first day slowly, drink more water than usual, and go easy on mezcal until you have adjusted.
Seaweed can pile up on Caribbean beaches between roughly April and September, worst in Tulum and Playa; Isla Mujeres and Cozumel's west side are usually clearer. Hurricane season runs June to November, peaking in September and October, on both coasts.
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The places Num covers — Mexico City's central neighbourhoods, Guadalajara, Mérida, Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende and the resort areas — are visited by millions every year without trouble; pickpocketing and taxi overcharging are the usual problems. Violence is concentrated between criminal groups and away from tourist areas. Use registered taxis or ride-hailing at night, and don't buy drugs, which is where most trouble starts.
Yes. Message it in Spanish, English or any other language and it answers in yours, with one place that fits and how to get there.
No. Drink bottled or filtered water, which hotels and most restaurants provide. Ice in established restaurants and hotels is made from purified water.