Mexico City Stadium

Forget everything you know about stadium food. At Estadio Azteca, roaming vendors are the show, turning snack time into street theater. Order instant ramen and watch them doctor it with lime, Valentina, and whatever else you're brave enough to accept. Get your chips in the bag, add hot sauce, and they'll shake it like a maraca. The tortas from the field-level trucks could feed a small family, while the tacos come correct with cilantro, onion, and salsas that range from "tourist" to "prove you belong." Formal eateries are almost beside the point, but Tortas Gigantes Sur 12 deserves its name: these sandwiches require structural engineering degrees to eat. Inside, the fruit cups with chamoy and tajín capture Mexico City's obsession with turning everything sweet into something that’s also sour and spicy. Beer comes in giant cups (they'll pour two bottles into one because of, you know, efficiency), but remember that a Modelo hits differently at altitude.