Cantina Tio Pepe ★ 4.1
1869 cantina$centro-historicoMon to Thu 11:30 to 22:00, Fri and Sat 11:30 to 23:00, closed Sun
Cantina Tio Pepe in Mexico City on Avenida Independencia in Centro Historico is the 1869 cantina with an original French-imported wooden back bar, ornate ceilings and a politicians-and-locals crowd that has barely changed in a century and a half.
Salon Malafama ★ 4.1
Pool hall and dive bar$condesaMon and Sun 11:00 to 00:00, Tue and Wed 11:00 to 01:00, Thu 12:00 to 02:00, Fri and Sat 12:00 to 02:30
Salon Malafama in Mexico City on Avenida Michoacan in Hipodromo Condesa is the see-and-be-seen pool hall with art exhibits on the walls, sports on the screens, a kitchen of Mexican pub plates and a long list of mezcal and craft beer, cash-only at the bar.
Patrick Miller ★ 4.4
Italo-disco dance clubroma-norteFri 21:30-04:00, Sat 21:30-04:00
Patrick Miller in Mexico City is the Roma Norte Italo-disco dance club on Merida Street, the two-decade-plus Friday-night institution where dance-off circles, 80s synthpop, robotic lights and a glitter ball draw a mixed crowd from across the city.
M.N. Roy ★ 4.5
Underground electronic club$$$roma-norteThu to Sat 23:00 to 04:00
M.N. Roy in Mexico City sits in a renovated terraced house on Calle Merida in Roma Norte, a temple to electronic music with timber and basalt walls by Picault and Godefroy, programming nu-disco, deep house and techno on a strict-door weekends-only schedule.
Departamento ★ 4.4
Underground techno bar and club$$roma-norteWed to Sat 21:00 to 03:00
Departamento in Mexico City is the first-floor walk-up on Avenida Alvaro Obregon in Roma Norte, a converted apartment that runs as the city's most music-first electronic room, peaking after midnight with minimal techno and deep house on a high-end rig.
Bar Oriente ★ 4.2
Electronic music club with karaoke rooms$$roma-norteWed to Sat 22:00 to 04:00
Bar Oriente in Mexico City on Calle Durango in Roma Norte runs a vanguardist electronic-music club with a full VOID Acoustics rig, hosting national and international DJs and live acts alongside private karaoke rooms for groups.