Side-by-side tasting of mezcales joven (young), reposado (rested), and añejo (aged) from Oaxacan distillers, served in small clay copitas with worm salt and orange slices.
Mezcal predates tequila as the original Mexican agave spirit, distilled in Oaxaca since the 16th century from native maguey (agave) varieties: espadín, tobalá, tepeztate, and arroqueño. Mexico City's modern mezcaleria boom began with Bosforo in Centro and Los Danzantes in Coyoacan around 2010, followed by Tlecan, La Clandestina, and Ozimo Tahona.
6 editor picks for Mezcal Flight in Mexico City, ranked by editorial score. All Mexico City signature dishes · Mezcal Flight across every city.
Pujol ★ 4.9
polanco · Tennyson 133, Polanco IV Seccion, Miguel Hidalgo, 11550 Ciudad de Mexico
Pujol in Mexico City is Enrique Olvera's two-Michelin-star Polanco room on Tennyson, the kitchen that put modern Mexican on the world map with its mole madre.
Tlecan ★ 4.7
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.
Bosforo Mezcaleria ★ 4.6
centro-historico · Luis Moya 31, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06010 Ciudad de Mexico
Bosforo Mezcaleria (Cocktail bar) in Mexico City: Tue-Sat 18:00-02:00; the red curtain on Luis Moya is the entrance. Ask the bartender for a Tobala flight.
Ozimo Tahona ★ 4.5
roma-norte · Calle Cordoba 27, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Roma Norte mezcaleria on Calle Cordoba serving small-batch Oaxacan agaves with antojito plates; intimate room, tahona-crushed espadin and tobala bottles.
Los Danzantes Coyoacan ★ 4.4
coyoacan · Plaza Jardin del Centenario 12, Coyoacan, 04000 Ciudad de Mexico
Los Danzantes in Mexico City is the Coyoacan plaza-side Oaxacan kitchen on Jardin del Centenario, the room that pairs house-distilled Los Danzantes mezcal.
Pulqueria Las Duelistas ★ 4.4
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.