5 editor picks in Mexico City.
5 late-night dives in Mexico City our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Mexico City nightlife.
Salon Corona in Mexico City on Calle Bolivar in Centro Historico is the 1928 cervecería-cantina between Madero and 16 de Septiembre, with cheap draft Corona in tarros, taco-and-torta plates and the original tile floor still intact through three generations of operators.
La Opera Bar in Mexico City on Avenida 5 de Mayo in Centro Historico is the gilded 1876 cantina with carved wooden booths and a bullet hole in the ceiling that legend pins on Pancho Villa, a working cantina serving Mexican plates and tequila pours every day.
Bar Mancera in Mexico City on Calle Venustiano Carranza in Centro Historico is the 1912 cantina with carved-wood interiors, the largest catalogued Cognac Hennessy stained-glass window and a signed Muhammad Ali glove on display, plus a working art-deco phone booth.
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 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.
3 hours
Bring out your inner bartender for one night and let a professional mixologist guide you as you make your own creations.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Kick off the evening with dinner at Bellini, a rotating restaurant with breath-taking views of the city lights. Follow this and hear the vibrant Mexican "Mariachi".
Guided tour · 5 hours
Explore Mexico City's historic cantinas on a night tour. Learn about their history, enjoy a taco tasting, and end with a toast at a traditional cantina in Plaza Garibaldi.