Felina in Mexico City on Calle Ometusco in Hipodromo Condesa is the tucked-away mid-century room with rum-led cocktails, mid-century furniture and obscure soul on the playlist, with a regular crowd of regulars who treat it like a Condesa living room.
Address: Calle Ometusco 87, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City
Baltra Bar in Mexico City on Calle Iztaccihuatl at the Amsterdam corner in Hipodromo Condesa is the small Galapagos-themed cocktail room from the Limantour team, ranked on the Worlds 50 Best Bars list in 2023, with exotic-ingredient drinks and a tropical interior.
Tom's Leather Bar in Mexico City on Avenida Insurgentes Sur in Hipodromo Condesa is the men-only multi-level cruise bar inspired by the Tom of Finland illustrations, with a dark room, go-go dancers on the tables and adult films on the screens.
Baltra Bar in Mexico City on Calle Iztaccihuatl at the Amsterdam corner in Hipodromo Condesa is the small Galapagos-themed cocktail room from the Limantour team, ranked on the Worlds 50 Best Bars list in 2023, with exotic-ingredient drinks and a tropical interior.
Marrakech Salon in Mexico City on Republica de Cuba in Centro Historico is the kitsch-retro queer cantina founded by Juan Carlos Bautista and Victor Jaramillo, the venue that pulled the LGBT scene out of Zona Rosa into the Centro with drag, go-go and cabaret nightly after 22:00.
La Purisima in Mexico City on Republica de Cuba in Centro Historico is the neon-lit queer cocktail bar and dance floor with a chic Catholic-statue backdrop, anchoring the Cuba street strip that flipped Centro into an alternative to Zona Rosa.
Kinky Bar in Mexico City on Calle Amberes at the Paseo de la Reforma corner in Zona Rosa is the two-floor gay club in the former Lipstick room, with a cantina-styled main floor, a glass karaoke box and a smoking terrace facing the Angel de la Independencia.
Tom's Leather Bar in Mexico City on Avenida Insurgentes Sur in Hipodromo Condesa is the men-only multi-level cruise bar inspired by the Tom of Finland illustrations, with a dark room, go-go dancers on the tables and adult films on the screens.
Nicho Bears and Bar in Mexico City on Calle Londres at the Florencia corner in Zona Rosa is the BearMex group's flagship bears bar, with photos of burly men down the corridor walls, a small dance floor and Friday bear-karaoke as the long-running fixture.