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La Negrita Cantina

Drink Mezcal and trova

La Negrita Cantina on the corner of Calle 62 and 49 in Mérida's Santa Ana opened in 1917, with live trova, codzitos, sikil-pak and over fifty mezcal labels.

Catrín 47 Bar

Drink Mezcal flights

Catrín 47's bar on the Calle 47 culinary corridor in Mérida pours mezcal flights and Mexican-spirit cocktails under chef Alfredo Villanueva's mural walls.

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Picheta Rooftop Bar

Drink Mezcal-and-cathedral-view cocktail

Picheta's rooftop bar in Mérida's Centro looks straight at the Cathedral and Plaza Grande, the kitchen's contemporary Yucatecan plates running until 01:00.

Mayan Pub

Drink Mayan mezcal flights

Mayan Pub on Calle 62 Mérida is a small mezcal-focused bar in Centro, Yucatán-distilled and Oaxacan flights with Yucatecan snacks and Cuban cocktails.

Tabula Rooftop

Drink Citrus mezcal sour

Tabula Rooftop on Calle 60 Mérida pours citrus mezcal sours with the cathedral view, a small rooftop above Centro with Mediterranean snacks until 01:00.

El Balcón del Centro

Drink Yucatán-grown rum highball

El Balcón del Centro on Calle 60 Mérida is a rooftop terrace above Plaza Grande with Yucatán rum and mezcal cocktails, Yucatecan snacks and a cathedral view.

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Eladio's Galerías

  • ★ 4.0
  • Cantina with botanas
  • $$$
  • Norte

Drink Mexican beer + free botanas

Eladio's Galerías in Mérida's Altabrisa is the north-side cantina sibling of the Centro original, free botanas with every drink and live music six nights.

Mercado 60 Bars

Drink Mezcal cocktails by stall

Mercado 60 on Calle 60 Mérida runs three bars inside the food hall, cocktails and beer beside two live-music stages, open through 03:00 nightly.

El Rito Cocktail Bar

Drink Smoked Yucatán mezcal

El Rito Cocktail Bar on Calle 47 Mérida is a Santa Ana mezcal-focused cocktail room with smoked mezcal flights and modern Mexican small plates.