Zona Rosa & Reforma
Pre-Hispanic cacao is treated with artisanal respect at this pleasant outdoor plaza. The Mexican fermented hot chocolate has a deep, textured flavour…
Must-see nightlife in Mexico City
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
This is an underground bar, literally. Pass the hidden entrance into the moody interior, and Xaman resembles the laboratory of a cocktail cult. Herbs like…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
Enter through swinging saloon doors and head to the open-air patio, where wailing mariachis do their thing in this traditional drinking establishment –…
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Centro Histórico
With booths of dark walnut and an ornate copper-colored ceiling (said to have been punctured by Pancho Villa’s bullet), this late-19th-century watering…
Centro Histórico
Potent mezcal is poured from a beautifully designed, talisman-shaped bar at this downtown mezcalería, where you can catch nightly music acts (live bands,…
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
A pioneer of Mexico City's craft beer boom, Fiebre de Malta has more than 30 brews on tap, with suds ranging from hoppy IPAs to German-style Hefeweizens…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
This immensely popular, iconic joint churns out coffee from Veracruz for long lines of bean lovers – the café de olla, with a touch of cinnamon and other…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
This mock cantina plays up the kitschier elements of Mexican popular culture, with wall panels fashioned from plastic crates and sliced tin buckets as…
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Centro Histórico
Typical sights and sounds at this gay bar include bare-chested bartenders serving cheap drinks, bar-top drag shows and festive music ranging from '80s pop…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
Three levels of house and retro might sound like your average Zona Rosa gay club, but it's the roof garden, cool student crowd and local drag stars that…
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Centro Histórico
This forgotten relic of a bar doubles as a bullfighting museum, with matadors in sequined outfits glaring intently from dusty cases, and bucolic canvases…
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Centro Histórico
La Purísima is essentially two clubs in one: join the young, sweaty throng downstairs with dance hits, or head upstairs for mezcal, pulque and ironically…
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Mexico City
You'll be hard-pressed to find a place that takes a cup o' Joe more seriously than Passmar, whose baristas have won national awards. Unfancy looking…
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Centro Histórico
Cerveza, mezcal cocktails, tapas and deliciously oily pizza are served amid a profusion of warped bullfighting bric-a-brac and recycled objects. A portion…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
The best coffee for miles around with industrial-chic lamps to get some wifi-heavy work done. Nopal (cactus) chapata, fig salad, vegetarian pasta and…
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Mexico City
This classic pulquería, a block east of the main market, Mercado de Xochimilco, has a cheerful sawdust-on-the-floor vibe, with a mixed-age crowd enjoying…
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Centro Histórico
If you simply can't live without fútbol (soccer in US gringo-speak), this downtown drinking establishment is the go-to place to get your sports fix. The…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
This grand coffeehouse is a traditional haunt for writers and journalists, who linger for hours over a café americano. People come for the history, not…
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Centro Histórico
More than a century old, this atmospheric gentlemen’s salon is now open to all but seems preserved in amber, with ornate carved paneling and well-used…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
This restaurant-cantina has been drawing Mexican celebrities to San Ángel since 1931, evidenced by the stars’ photos on the walls. On Friday and Saturday…
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Centro Histórico
This popular mezcal joint on the Regina student-filled bar strip is a hangover waiting to happen. In addition to mezcal, Mexicano makes it own microbrew…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Somewhere between diner, bistro and sports bar, the Big's tries to please groups with reasonably priced drinks. The eclectic food menu includes a bagan …
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Centro Histórico
Amiable staff serve up tarros (mugs) of light or dark cerveza de barril (draft beer) in this boisterous beer hall. It's a great place to get a taste of…
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Mexico City
Possibly the cleanest pulque dispenser in town, this institutional green hall near the Xochimilco train station is a friendly, family-run establishment…
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Coyoacán & San Ángel
The popular El Jarocho empire offers its famous menu options of creamy hot chocolates, iced coffee and its signature coffee blends from Veracruz. This…
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Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Atop the designer Hábita Hotel, this open-air roof lounge does a brisk trade in exotic martinis, with sweeping city views as a backdrop and videos…
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Centro Histórico
The rooftop lounge bar at boutique hotel Downtown Mexico has become a popular spot to chill over drinks. It's also been known to host the occasional pool…
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Zona Rosa & Reforma
Popular with 30-somethings, this small Zona Rosa bear den has a slightly more mature air than many of the bars lining the raucous gay strip on nearby…
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Centro Histórico
Run by a family of coffee traders from Orizaba, this popular, unassuming coffee shop on fashionable Regina prepares good Veracruz coffee and Lebanese…
