La Negrita Cantina ★ 4.5
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.
Signature drink: Mezcal and trova
Food: Yucatecan botanas
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Mérida for grown-ups.
Where to drink
Hennessy's Irish Pub ★ 4.0
Hennessy's Irish Pub on Paseo de Montejo Mérida is the Sean Hennessy and Colm Cooney 2010 expat pub, Guinness, a billiard room and a wraparound patio.
Signature drink: Guinness on tap
Food: Pub fare
Catrín 47 Bar ★ 4.3
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.
Signature drink: Mezcal flights
Food: Modern Mexican small plates
Picheta Rooftop Bar ★ 4.4
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.
Signature drink: Mezcal-and-cathedral-view cocktail
Food: Yucatecan tasting plates
Mayan Pub ★ 4.1
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.
Signature drink: Mayan mezcal flights
Food: Yucatecan snacks
Cardenal Cantina Bar ★ 4.1
Cardenal Cantina on Calle 63 Mérida runs Yucatán-rum highballs and cocktails late, the small plant-filled Centro bar near Parque Santa Lucía.
Signature drink: Yucatán-rum highball
Food: Yucatecan snacks
La Fundación Mezcalería ★ 4.2
La Fundación Mezcalería on Calle 56 Mérida pours single-village mezcal flights from Oaxaca and Michoacán, late-night Centro with snacks and tacos al pastor.
Signature drink: Single-village mezcal flight
Food: Snacks and tacos
Salón Gallos ★ 4.1
Salón Gallos on Calle 60 in Mérida pours Yucatán-fruit-driven cocktails on a small Santa Lucía corner, with modern Mexican small plates and trova music.
Signature drink: Yucatán-fruit cocktail
Food: Modern Mexican small plates
Tabula Rooftop ★ 4.1
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.
Signature drink: Citrus mezcal sour
Food: Mediterranean small plates
El Balcón del Centro ★ 4.0
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.
Signature drink: Yucatán-grown rum highball
Food: Yucatecan snacks
Eladio's Galerías ★ 4.0
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.
Signature drink: Mexican beer + free botanas
Food: Yucatecan botanas with drinks
Mercado 60 Bars ★ 4.0
Mercado 60 on Calle 60 Mérida runs four bars inside the food hall, mezcal cocktails and craft beer beside live-music stages, open through 03:00 nightly.
Signature drink: Mezcal cocktails by stall
Food: Food hall stalls
Rosas & Xocolate Rooftop ★ 4.2
Rosas & Xocolate's rooftop on Paseo de Montejo Mérida pours mezcal-chocolate cocktails with sunset views of the boulevard, tasting bites from the kitchen.
Signature drink: Mezcal-chocolate cocktail
Food: Yucatecan tasting bites
Hop 3 The Beer Experience ★ 4.3
Hop 3 inside Paseo 60 on Calle 60 Mérida runs 11 rotating taps of Mexican craft beer and a bottle-to-go counter, with snacks and wings at the food-hall bar.
Signature drink: Mexican craft on rotating taps
Food: Beer-snack menu
Bryan's Burger Bar Cocktails ★ 4.1
Bryan's Burger Bar on Calle 60 Mérida pours a deep bourbon-and-cocktail list to pair with gourmet burgers and truffle fries near Parque Santa Lucía.
Signature drink: Bourbon-on-the-rocks list
Food: Gourmet burgers
El Rito Cocktail Bar ★ 4.0
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.
Signature drink: Smoked Yucatán mezcal
Food: Modern Mexican small plates
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