Mezcaleriacentro-historico
Los Danzantes runs an in-house mezcal bar program from its distillery, pouring single-village mezcals (Santiago Matatlan) alongside the restaurant menu.
Signature drink: Los Danzantes mezcal flight
Food: Modern Mexican plates
Restaurant-barcentro-historico
Casa Oaxaca Cafe on Garcia Vigil 407 is Alejandro Ruiz's casual second room, a daytime cafe with mezcal sours and Casa Oaxaca classics at half the price.
Signature drink: Mezcal sour
Food: Casa Oaxaca menu
Pulqueriajalatlaco
Pulqueria Jalatlaco on Aldama serves traditional pulques and curados (tuna, mango, apio) with a small botana, the most local-feeling drink room in the barrio.
Signature drink: Pulque curado de tuna
Food: Botana
Mezcal cocktail barcentro-historico
Sabina Sabe on Cinco de Mayo 209 is named for Mazatec medicine woman Maria Sabina, a cocktail bar with one of the world's largest mezcal collections.
Signature drink: Sabina Sabe house cocktail
Food: Snacks and small plates
Cocktail barcentro-historico
Selva on Macedonio Alcala is on the 50 Best Discovery list, a creative cocktail bar with Oaxacan-ingredient drinks and mezcals from small distilleries.
Signature drink: Selva cocktail with mezcal, hoja santa and Oaxacan cheese
Food: Bar snacks
Mezcal tasting library (appointment-only)centro-historico
Mezcaloteca on Reforma is the appointment-only library tasting room with 100-plus family-producer mezcals, opened in 2010 to educate palates on traditional.
Signature drink: Five-mezcal educational flight
Food: Water and dry snacks