Selva Oaxaca ★ 4.5
Selva on Macedonio Alcala feels speakeasy-style behind the Andador's main facade, a 50-Best-Discovery room with Oaxacan-ingredient cocktails on a tight bar.
Los Pacos rooftop is a nightlife spot in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Los Pacos on Abasolo has a rooftop terrace with the seven-moles tasting board, Centro views and a pre-dinner mezcal pour, the family-friendlier evening room.
Address: Abasolo 121, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Selva on Macedonio Alcala feels speakeasy-style behind the Andador's main facade, a 50-Best-Discovery room with Oaxacan-ingredient cocktails on a tight bar.
Sabina Sabe on Cinco de Mayo runs a vinyl-and-cocktail listening program in the back rooms, with mezcal cocktails named for the Mazatec medicine woman Maria Sabina.
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 on the bar stools.
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs live boleros and Mexican standards in the open courtyard most nights from 20:00, with the seven-moles menu.
Cuish's upstairs hall on Diaz Ordaz hosts live music, art shows and DJ nights for the Oaxacan artists-and-mezcal crowd, with the downstairs mezcaleria pouring all night.
Casa Oaxaca's rooftop on Constitucion 104-A is the sunset table looking onto Santo Domingo, with tableside guacamole, chapulines and mezcal sours at golden hour.
Selva on Macedonio Alcala feels speakeasy-style behind the Andador's main facade, a 50-Best-Discovery room with Oaxacan-ingredient cocktails on a tight bar.
Sabina Sabe on Cinco de Mayo runs a vinyl-and-cocktail listening program in the back rooms, with mezcal cocktails named for the Mazatec medicine woman Maria Sabina.
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 on the bar stools.
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs live boleros and Mexican standards in the open courtyard most nights from 20:00, with the seven-moles menu.
Cuish's upstairs hall on Diaz Ordaz hosts live music, art shows and DJ nights for the Oaxacan artists-and-mezcal crowd, with the downstairs mezcaleria pouring all night.
Casa Oaxaca's rooftop on Constitucion 104-A is the sunset table looking onto Santo Domingo, with tableside guacamole, chapulines and mezcal sours at golden hour.