20 cocktail bar rooms in Oaxaca we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oaxaca | Cocktail Bar across every city.

Sabina Sabe ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

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.

Selva Oaxaca Cocktail Bar ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Macedonio Alcala 403 int. 6, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Selva on Macedonio Alcala is on the 50 Best Discovery list, a creative cocktail bar with Oaxacan-ingredient drinks and mezcals from small distilleries.

Mezcaloteca ★ 4.7

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Reforma 506, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Mezcaloteca on Reforma is the appointment-only library tasting room with 100-plus family-producer mezcals, opened in 2010 to educate palates on traditional.

In Situ Mezcaleria ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Vicente Guerrero 413, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

In Situ on Vicente Guerrero is Ulises Torrentera's mezcaleria with 180-plus mezcals and the author often behind the bar pouring on his own flights all night.

Mezcalogia ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · C. de Manuel Garcia Vigil 509, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil is the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio and Nuestra Soledad mezcaleria, with a kitchen of Oaxacan plates and 200-bottle cocktails.

Cuish Mezcaleria ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Diaz Ordaz 712, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Cuish on Diaz Ordaz is Felix Hernandez Monterrosa's mezcaleria since 2009, with wild-agave mezcals downstairs and a small art and live-music room upstairs.

La Casa del Mezcal ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Flores Magon 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

La Casa del Mezcal on Flores Magon is the 1935 cantina behind Mercado Benito Juarez, with a long mezcal counter and old-cantina feel in the heart of Centro.

Neta Tasting Room ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

jalatlaco · Calle Antequera 318, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Neta Tasting Room on Cinco de Mayo 506 in Jalatlaco is the official Neta Spirits showroom, with mezcal flights, small plates and barrio-evening rhythm.

Comala ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Calle Jose Maria Pino Suarez 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro courtyard restaurant-bar with all-day Oaxacan plates and a mezcal-and-cocktail bar that runs to 1am most nights of the week.

Oaxaca Brewing Co ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Calle de Tinoco y Palacios 507a, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Oaxaca Brewing Co on Tinoco y Palacios is the city's flagship craft taproom from two Baja-California-trained brothers, with stouts, IPAs, fruit ales.

Oaxaco Cerveceria ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · C. de Ignacio Allende 207, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Oaxaco Cerveceria on Allende is a small Centro taproom with house IPAs, pulque-cerveza and a wood-fired pizza kitchen, run by a husband-and-wife team.

El Destilado ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 409, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

El Destilado on Cinco de Mayo runs a long mezcal and Mexican-sake pairing alongside the tasting menu, with one of Oaxaca's deepest fermented-drink lists.

Sabina Sabe ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Sabina Sabe also runs as a late-night Centro cocktail bar with multiple drinking rooms, a Mazatec-inspired cocktail program and music past midnight.

La Mezcalerita ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Calle Macedonio Alcala 706, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

La Mezcalerita on Macedonio Alcala is a small mezcal-cocktail room near Plaza de la Soledad with a strong mezcal-cocktail menu and craft beer.

Los Amantes ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Ignacio Allende 107, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Los Amantes on Macedonio Alcala is the mezcaleria from one of the city's older mezcal brands, with a poetry-and-cocktail program in a small Andador room.

Los Danzantes Mezcal Bar ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Macedonio Alcala 403 int. 4, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Los Danzantes runs an in-house mezcal bar program from its distillery, pouring single-village mezcals (Santiago Matatlan) alongside the restaurant menu.

Casa Oaxaca Cafe ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$$

centro-historico · Garcia Vigil 407, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

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.

Pulqueria Jalatlaco ★ 3.9

Cocktail bar · $$$

jalatlaco · Aldama 503, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

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.

Sabina Sabe ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$

centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Sabina Sabe on Cinco de Mayo 209 runs until midnight most nights as a 50-Best-Discovery cocktail bar named for Maria Sabina, with multiple drinking rooms.

Pulqueria Jalatlaco ★ 3.9

Cocktail bar · $$

jalatlaco · Aldama 503, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca

Pulqueria Jalatlaco on Aldama is a four-stool barrio counter pouring fermented agave and curados (tuna, mango, apio) with a small botana board on the side.