13 bars worth the trip across Mexico, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Mexico guides.
Handshake Speakeasy ★ 4.9 · Mexico City
juarez · Amberes 65, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico
Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City is the Juarez Amberes Street cocktail temple ranked No. 1 on the World's 50 Best Bars 2024 and No. 2 in 2025, an Art Deco speakeasy with reservation-only entry.
Licoreria Limantour ★ 4.8 · Mexico City
roma-norte · Av. Alvaro Obregon 106, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Licoreria Limantour in Mexico City is the Roma Norte cocktail flagship on Avenida Alvaro Obregon, one of the World's 50 Best Bars regulars since 2014 with the Margarita Al Pastor as its signature.
Hanky Panky ★ 4.7 · Mexico City
juarez · Turin, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico
Hanky Panky in Mexico City is the Juarez speakeasy on Turin Street ranked among the World's 50 Best Bars, opened in 2016 by Walter Meyenberg with bartender Gina Barbachano, hidden behind an unassuming fonda door with reservation-only entry.
Tlecan ★ 4.7 · Mexico City
roma-norte · Av. Alvaro Obregon 228-Local 2, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Tlecan in Mexico City is the Roma Norte pre-Hispanic agave-spirit bar on Alvaro Obregon, North America's 50 Best Bars 2025 No. 3, focused on rare Mexican distillates from female producers.
Bosforo ★ 4.6 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Luis Moya 31, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06010 Ciudad de Mexico
Bosforo in Mexico City is the Centro Historico mezcaleria on Luis Moya, a velvet-curtain candle-lit room with 50-plus Oaxacan artisanal mezcales and the city's most knowledgeable bar staff.
Rayo Cocktail Bar ★ 4.6 · Mexico City
roma-norte · Salamanca 85, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Rayo Cocktail Bar in Mexico City is the Roma Norte mansion-bar on Salamanca, a North America's 50 Best Bars regular with a Mexico-made cocktail program built around the agave-goddess Mayahuel legend.
La Clandestina ★ 4.5 · Mexico City
condesa · Av. Alvaro Obregon 298, Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06140 Ciudad de Mexico
La Clandestina in Mexico City is the Condesa mezcaleria on Alvaro Obregon, a 15-year-old room with 25 artisanal Oaxacan mezcales arranged like a master-distiller's tasting bar.
La Opera Bar ★ 4.5 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Av. 5 de Mayo 10, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico
La Opera Bar in Mexico City is the 1895 Centro Historico cantina on 5 de Mayo, the ornate dark-wood-and-velvet room where Pancho Villa shot a bullet hole in the ceiling that still marks the spot.
Fifty Mils ★ 4.5 · Mexico City
polanco · Campos Eliseos 218, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mexico
Fifty Mils in Mexico City is the Four Seasons Mexico City hotel cocktail bar in Polanco, a World's 50 Best Bars regular under the Four Seasons garden courtyard with seasonal-fruit-driven mixology.
Baltra Bar ★ 4.5 · Mexico City
condesa · Iztaccihuatl 36, Hipodromo, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico
Baltra Bar in Mexico City is the Condesa speakeasy on Iztaccihuatl by Limantour's Benjamin Padron, a Darwin-and-Galapagos-themed cocktail bar with an annually rotating menu inspired by science.
Pulqueria Las Duelistas ★ 4.4 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Aranda 28, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06400 Ciudad de Mexico
Las Duelistas in Mexico City is the 1902 Centro pulqueria on Aranda Street, a colorful muralled room that pours 45 flavors of fermented agave pulque, with seven flavors served on Friday and Saturday.
Salon Tenampa ★ 4.3 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Plaza Garibaldi 12, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06010 Ciudad de Mexico
Salon Tenampa in Mexico City is the 1925 Plaza Garibaldi cantina that gave the plaza its mariachi identity, with three rooms of live music every night and a Jalisco-style antojitos kitchen.
La No. 10 ★ 4.0 · Mexico City
juarez · Calle Marsella 33, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico
La No. 10 in Mexico City is the Juarez cantina on Marsella, a long-running working-class bar with traditional cantina botanas and a long-block lunchtime trade.