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Casa Quimera was an old abandoned private property located in Colonia Roma, but on December 15, 2015 it opened its doors as a gastronomic center, located in the first floor, and an art galley on the second floor. Since it opened it has become one of the most iconic places to visit in Mexico City.

Architecture
The architecture that Casa Quimera represents is that of the Mexican Revolution period. It was built during the Porfirio Diaz regime, we can see eclectic and French styles in this construction. This is one of over one thousand five hundred buildings that have become artistic monuments and many more are reopening and adapting to the new needs and tastes of the citizens which find joy exploring and discovering new places such as Casa Quimera.

Art Gallery
On the main floor, there is a space created to stimulate the artistic expression of Mexico, which inaugurated with “Eclectic Collective ONE”, an exhibition created by the artist and healer of the gallery Mariana Caballero. This gallery is setting a new trend and status for Mexican artists in the art world. The gallery displays pieces of work from Julio Bekhór, Javier Capetillo, Francisco Coronado, Orly Echavárry, Mónica Herrera, Mariana Caballero, Ernesto Morales, Fernando SMA, Jorge Brozon, Edith Pons, Daniel Montalvo, Nina Koba and Marcela Wolf.

Gastronomy
On the ground floor of Casa Quimera, there is a big space full of tables which is surrounded by all the restaurants that occupied the establishment there is no designated space for each restaurant, you seat where you can. The gastronomic area is composed by a diverse selection of restaurants that satisfy all tastes such as Que ostras, a long seafood bar; The Lunchroom, a cafeteria of the fifties with different options of hamburgers; Don Kebab, a branch of Dönner Kebab's popular food truck; Buns and Dumplings, a restaurant of real Chinese food; Los de Leon, a gourmet taqueria; Tasy Toast, a place with bagels and baguettes; and La Papería, a place focused in making potatoes in every way possible; between others.

There is also food for different tastes for example for the fanatics of vegan and organic food Casa Quimera can be a paradise with restaurants such as Divine Cocoa, Pitahaya, Glam Foods and Vegan Planet, between others , this establishments is mainly recognized because everything they use to make the food is strictly fresh, you will not find anything processed or canned and of course all the food that comes from animals it is free of animal cruelty. 19.41701°N, -99.15963°W