Entertainment in East Of Mexico City
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La Lunita
In the shadow of the Pirámide Tepanapa, this raucous, family-run bar has been in business since 1939. Painted in bright colors and decorated with an assortment of old advertising posters and other knick-knacks, La Lunita looks a lot like the movie version of a Mexican cantina. But this isn’t a tourist spot. It’s popular with locals, who come for its broad-ranging menu, live music and plentiful drinks.
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Mandrágora
East of the pyramid on Calle 14 Pte, around the Av 5 de Mayo intersection, bars and discos compete for the short attention span of the university students (many of whom live across the street in a gated complex) after 22:00 Thursday to Saturday. The most consistently popular club on this stretch is Mandrágora, a cavernous dance hall with different music each night.
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Ganesh
There’s something incongruous about this hole-in-the-wall bar – with its pounding techno, stark black-and-red graffiti murals and stylish hordes of cocktail-slurping hipsters – being named for a Hindu god. But the cocktails here are creative, cheap and abundant, while the bar’s kitchen serves good-sized portions of surprisingly edible bar food late into the evening.
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Discos
Much of Cholula's nightlife is now to be found in warehouse-like antros and discos a couple of kilometers east, near the university exit of the 'Recta,' as the Cholula-Puebla highway is known. Your best bet is to quiz students or ask a cab driver where the current hot spots are. Wherever you end up, dress to impress and come prepared to wait to get in.
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Barra Beer
Perhaps the most impressive beer list you’ll see anywhere in Mexico, this shrine to las cervezas del mundo serves beers from far and wide, including China, Cuba, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Ireland and the United States. Unless you’re desperate for your native brew, try something from the near-comprehensive list of artisanal Mexican beers.
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La Bella
At night, macho mariachis lurk around Callejón de los Sapos - Calle 6 Sur between Avs 3 and 7 Ote - but they're being crowded out by the bars on nearby Plazuela de los Sapos. These rowdy watering holes, especially La Bella, are packed basically every night of the week. After dark, many of these places become live-music venues.
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Bar El Calate
On the west side of the zócalo, this is the place to sip homemade hooch – flavored with coffee, limes, berries, you name it – orange wine, and the all-curing yolixpán, which is a medicinal herbal brew that consists of aguardiente (fire water) that has been tempered by honey.
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Librería Cafetería Teorema
This wonderful bookstore-café, the epicenter of Puebla’s bohemian cultural life, recently changed locations and is struggling to regain its stride. But in the evenings it still fills with a mixed crowd of students and professors, listening to different genres of live music from 9:30pm to 1am.
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Bar Pro Boca
The former home of a popular Cholula jazz club, this small, two-story wine and tapas bar mixes modern furniture with vintage jukeboxes and transistor radios. The menu offers straightforward tapas and a huge selection of wine and beer, including many hard-to-find artisanal Mexican beers.
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Antiokía
There’s no sign outside this romantic, hole-in-the-wall hangout, but you’ll know it by the smell – an irresistible mix of chocolate, freshly ground coffee and exotic teas from around the world. Mostly a café and dessert shop, Antiokía also serves savory fondues and paninis.
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Revolución
Overlooking the zócalo, this pleasantly rowdy 2nd-story sports bar has an expansive drink list, several large-screen TVs and stone walls decorated with musical instruments and sports equipment.
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Tacos Robert
Across the street, this place, where the beer is cold and fútbol is always on the tele, is also popular with the pre-clubbing university crowd.
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La Bella Epoca/La Probadita
This eclectic hangout attracts a diverse crowd with live music most nights, ranging from dub, reggae and drum 'n bass to gothic and heavy metal.
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La Cantina de los Amigos
There’s always a crowd – and often live music and drink specials – at this lively cantina located on Plaza Xicohténcatl.
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Portos Tropical
Portos Tropical is a dancing hot spot which features salsa and merengue.
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La Batalla
Favors karaoke and thumping dance music.
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La Boveda
Features rock and rock en español.
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