Centro Historico rooftop bar$$centro-historicoDaily 13:00-01:00
Terraza Catedral in Mexico City sits on the sixth floor of Hostel Mundo Joven Catedral on Republica de Guatemala, with sightlines onto the Zocalo and the Cathedral towers, programming Mexican bar snacks, DJ sets and jazz nights nightly.
Live music stage bar$$condesaWed to Sat 21:00-03:00
Caradura in Mexico City on Avenida Nuevo Leon in Condesa is the underground rock room with black curtains and red lights, programming local outfits and visiting international acts like Phantogram and Denver on a small stage almost every night.
Indie concert venue$$roma-norteShow dates only, doors typically 20:00
Foro Indie Rocks! in Mexico City on Calle Zacatecas in Roma Norte opened in 2011 as the venue arm of the Indie Rocks! magazine, programming emerging Mexican and international indie acts in a 600-capacity room near Metro Hospital General.
Countercultural rock venue$roma-norteFri and Sat 21:00-02:00 plus show dates
Multiforo Cultural Alicia in Mexico City on Avenida Cuauhtemoc in Roma Norte is the long-running countercultural rock space founded by Ignacio Pineda, the alternative source for the city's ska, surf and rockabilly scenes with four bands a night minimum.
Pulqueria and live music bar$roma-norteMon to Wed 13:00-02:00, Thu to Sat 13:00-03:00, Sun 13:00-23:00
Pulqueria Los Insurgentes in Mexico City on Avenida Insurgentes Sur in Roma Norte is the four-floor pulqueria where flavoured pulques run alongside jazz on Wednesdays, salsa weekends and a rooftop terrace stage for emerging local bands.
House-music rooftop bar and kitchen$$$juarezSun to Tue 13:00-00:00, Wed to Sat 13:00-02:00
Toledo Rooftop in Mexico City sits on Avenida Chapultepec in Juarez with one of the city's clearest panoramas of the Reforma skyline, programming compiled house DJs, guest-chef Mediterranean-Asian menus and late-week sessions through 02:00.
Centro Historico rooftop bar$$centro-historicoDaily 13:00-01:00
Terraza Catedral in Mexico City sits on the sixth floor of Hostel Mundo Joven Catedral on Republica de Guatemala, with sightlines onto the Zocalo and the Cathedral towers, programming Mexican bar snacks, DJ sets and jazz nights nightly.