7 speakeasies worth the night across Mexico, editor-ranked. All Mexico guides.
Handshake Speakeasy ★ 4.9 · Mexico City
juarez · Calle Amberes 65, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico
Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City sits on Calle Amberes in Juarez behind an unmarked door 13, ranked No. 2 on the 2025 Worlds 50 Best Bars and Best Bar in North America, with a Gatsby ground floor and a louder basement, all run by Walter Meyenberg's culinary-cocktail team.
Licoreria Limantour ★ 4.8 · Mexico City
roma-norte · Avenida Alvaro Obregon 106, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Licoreria Limantour in Mexico City on Avenida Alvaro Obregon in Roma Norte is the two-storey art-deco cocktail room overseen by Jose Luis Leon, a fixture on the Worlds 50 Best Bars list since 2014 and No. 32 in 2024, with a new backroom drinks-library called Licoreria.
Hanky Panky ★ 4.7 · Mexico City
juarez · Turin 52, Juarez, Cuauhtemoc, 06600 Ciudad de Mexico
Hanky Panky in Mexico City on Turin in Juarez is the speakeasy Walter Meyenberg opened in 2016 behind the kitchen of a small Oaxacan fonda, the city's first in the format, with a classic Twelve Wonders of Mixology menu and No. 35 on the 2025 North America 50 Best.
Tlecan ★ 4.7 · Mexico City
roma-norte · Avenida Alvaro Obregon 228, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Tlecan in Mexico City on Avenida Alvaro Obregon in Roma Norte is Eli Martinez Bello's agave-spirits room, the name meaning place of fire in Nahuatl, sourcing mezcal, bacanora, sotol, pox and raicilla direct from producers, ranked No. 23 on the 2025 Worlds 50 Best Bars.
Maison Artemisia ★ 4.5 · Mexico City
roma-norte · Calle Tonala 23, Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Ciudad de Mexico
Maison Artemisia in Mexico City sits above Loup natural-wine bar on Calle Tonala in Roma Norte, a 2013 cocktail room in a 19th-century townhouse specialising in absinthe, botanical spirits and Mexican distillates with house-bottled Absinthe Maison Artemisia from France.
Baltra Bar ★ 4.5 · Mexico City
condesa · Calle Iztaccihuatl 36D, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico
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.
Felina ★ 4.3 · Mexico City
condesa · Calle Ometusco 87, Hipodromo Condesa, Cuauhtemoc, 06100 Ciudad de Mexico
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.