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
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Mexico City
Possibly the cleanest pulque dispenser in town, this institutional green hall near the Xochimilco train station is a friendly, family-run establishment…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
