Colonia Roma

Em is a fine dining restaurant in Colonia Roma, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, that serves contemporary Mexican cuisine with Japanese influences. It has daily à la carte options and an eight- to nine-full-course tasting menu. It is owned by chef Luis "Lucho" Martínez, who opened it in 2018 as Emilia in Colonia Cuauhtémoc. It was later renamed and relocated to Colonia Roma due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry. Critics have given the restaurant favorable reviews, and in 2024, Em received one Michelin star in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico.

The Casa Museo Leonora Carrington, formerly Casa Estudio or Casona Leonora Carrington, was the home of British surrealist painter and writer Leonora Carrington. It is found at Chihuahua Street 194, colonia Roma Norte, in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The museum operates digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The house was restored by Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in 2018 and it was expected to open physically in 2022.

Garros Galería or Garros Gallery is located in Colonia Roma in Mexico City. It is the only art gallery and museum dedicated to cats in Mexico.

The Universidad de la Comunicación (University of Communication) is a private university founded on December 13, 1976, that teaches undergraduate courses related to communication and culture such as: Publicity, Communication and Management of Culture and Art, Social Communication, Visual Communication, Organizational Communication, Marketing and Film. It has the validation of the Mexican Secretariat of Public Education and the recognition of the International Advertising Association.

Plaza Luis Cabrera is a public space in Colonia Roma, Mexico City. It is a cafe-ringed plaza with trees and a fountain which memorializes Luis Cabrera Lobato. Plaza Luis Cabrera is located on Orizaba Street at Zacatecas Street. To its north is Plaza Río de Janeiro. In the 1950s the plaza was frequented by some American Beat Generation writers such as Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and others. It hosted anti-Trump No Kings protests in 2025.

Expendio de Maíz, alternatively known as Expendio de Maíz Sin Nombre, is a Mexican restaurant in Mexico City. It was founded in 2018 by the chef Jesús Salas Tornés in Colonia Roma, in the Cuauhtémoc borough. The restaurant offers a casual, communal dining experience centered on Mexican street food and maize-based dishes, including tortillas, tacos, sopes, gorditas and corn beer. With no set menu, no reservations, no servers, and cash-only payments, guests are seated at one of four shared tables. In the open kitchen, cooks prepare surprise dishes tailored to each diner's preferences and dietary needs, with cooks checking in to offer more food until patrons are satisfied. In 2024, Expendio de Maíz received a Bib Gourmand distinction in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico. The following year, it was awarded its first Michelin star.

OMR is a contemporary art gallery located in Mexico City.

Licorería Limantour is a bar in Mexico City, Mexico. It opened in 2011.

Jardín Edith Sánchez Ramírez is a pocket park in Colonia Roma, Mexico City. It is located in the triangle formed between calles Yucatán, San Luis Potosí and Tonalá. It is named after Edith Sánchez Ramírez, who was an activist who helped refugees of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake obtain housing. In 2012, the park was in disrepair but it was renovated in 2014, financed by American Eagle Outfitters.

The Casa Lamm Cultural Center is the best known landmark in Colonia Roma. It was a house built in the early 20th century when Colonia Roma was a new neighborhood for the wealthy leaving the historic center of Mexico City. In the 1990s, the house was restored to open as a cultural center in 1994, with the aim of making the area a center for the visual arts. Today, it hosts numerous exhibits as well as offering classes, even degrees, in art and literature.

Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (Hall of Mexican Fine Art; SPM) is an institution dedicated to the promotion of Mexican contemporary art. It was established in 1949 to expand the Mexican art market. Its first location was in historic center of the city but today it mostly operates out of a building in Colonia Roma. The institution is run by a membership of almost four hundred recognized artists and holds multiple exhibitions each year. Although it operates autonomously, it is part of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura.

Rosetta is a restaurant in Colonia Roma, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, that has served Mexican cuisine with Mediterranean influences (mainly Italian) since 2010. It serves seasonal à la carte options. It is owned by chef Elena Reygadas, who studied at the International Culinary Center and worked at Locanda Locatelli in London. Food experts have given the restaurant favorable reviews, with plates of pasta and bread receiving the greatest attention. The British magazine Restaurant has ranked the restaurant twice on its list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants and Reygadas received their Best Female Chef of 2023 award. Rosetta was awarded one Michelin star in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico.