Cantina entertainment in Mexico City
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La Bipolar
Owned by Mexican heartthrob Diego Luna of Y tu mamá también movie fame, this popular new cantina plays up the kitschier elements of Mexican popular culture, with wall panels fashioned from plastic crates and sliced tin buckets as light shades. Besides the Coronas and mezcal shots, it has revamped versions of classic Mexican snacks.
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Cantina la Jalisciense
One of the best reasons to make the trip down to Tlalpan, this always lively neighborhood cantina is frequented by the arty characters who populate the southern district, though it has a distinctly down-to-earth atmosphere. In operation since 1870, in the revolutionary era it was a parting stop for gun-toting bandidos bound for the hills. Gregarious owner Miguel Ángel Fernández carries forward the legacy with his homemade sangría and toothsome bacalao sandwiches. But take heed: swearing is strictly prohibited.
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Hostal Tequilería Cielo Rojo
Besides offering the most extensive selection of tequilas this side of Jalisco, this boisterous salon on the Zona Rosa’s main pedestrian thoroughfare also stocks some fine handmade mezcals from the La Venencia distillery in Oaxaca, including a 15-year-old arroqueño. Mariachis perform nightly, greatly enhancing the whole sampling process.
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El Viena
The city’s only gay cantina is a friendly if nondescript place, attracting a varied crowd (from truck drivers to journalists) and the jukebox is terrific. Most patrons move over to the next-door Oasis disco at some point in the evening.
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Salón Corona
Punks and suits crowd this boisterous, no-nonsense beer hall, running since 1928. Amiable staff serve up tarros (mugs) of light or dark cerveza de barril (draft beer) and bottles of almost every known Mexican beer.
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La Ópera Bar
With booths of dark walnut and an ornate tin ceiling (said to have been punctured by Pancho Villa’s bullet), this late-19th-century watering hole remains a bastion of tradition.
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El Centenario
Laden with bullfighting memorabilia, this cantina is an enclave of tradition amid the modish restaurant zone.
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