7 late-night dives worth the night across Mexico, editor-ranked. All Mexico guides.
La Fuente ★ 4.4 · Guadalajara
centro-historico · Calle Pino Suarez 78, Centro, 44100 Guadalajara, Jalisco
La Fuente in Guadalajara is the Centro Historico cantina dive since 1921, the Tapatio botana bar pouring tequila with free snacks at lunch and afternoon hours.
La Opera Bar ★ 4.4 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Av. 5 de Mayo 10, Centro Historico, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Salon Corona ★ 4.3 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Calle Bolivar 24, Centro, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Bar Mancera ★ 4.3 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Calle Venustiano Carranza 49, Centro, Cuauhtemoc, 06000 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
La Casa del Mezcal ★ 4.2 · Oaxaca
centro-historico · Flores Magon 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Casa del Mezcal on Flores Magon is the 1935 cantina behind the Mercado Benito Juarez, with a long mezcal counter, a no-fuss dive feel and locals.
Cantina Tio Pepe ★ 4.1 · Mexico City
centro-historico · Avenida Independencia 26, Centro, Cuauhtemoc, 06050 Ciudad de Mexico
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 · Mexico City
condesa · Avenida Michoacan 78, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06140 Ciudad de Mexico
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.