Must-see nightlife in San Cristóbal de las Casas

  • Top Choice
    Cafeología

    Coffee hounds, we've sniffed out the bean scene and this is the best place in town. Here's the checklist: single origin/single farmer production (tick)…

  • Top Choice
    Cocoliche

    By day Cocoliche is a bohemian restaurant with lots of Asian dishes, but in the evening its vintage lanterns and wall of funky posters set the scene for…

  • Café La Selva

    One of the first coffee shops in San Cristóbal and still about the best. La Selva is housed in an attractive old building with eye-catching wall murals…

  • Latino’s

    A bright restaurant and dance spot where the city’s salseros (salsa musicians or dancers) gather to groove. Latin DJs spin from 8pm every night, and a…

  • La Viña de Bacco

    At San Cristóbal’s first wine bar, chatty patrons spill out onto the pedestrian street. It’s a convivial place, pouring a large selection of global…

  • Cacao Nativa

    For something different, melt into a hot chocolate at this chocolatería. The dozen or so varieties of artisanal chocolates make fine gifts – if you can…

  • Panóptico

    A small bar with more of a local clientele than many city-center places, it has a good range of artisan beers and the barman knows how to mix a mean…