Diplomatic neighbourhood west of Centro between Reforma and Insurgentes, with Masala y Maiz on Marsella, Korean barbecue on Florencia and the embassy row's international kitchens around Zona Rosa.
Masala y Maiz in Mexico City is chefs Norma Listman and Saqib Keval's one-Michelin-star Juarez room on Marsella, the kitchen that bridges Mexican.
Signature: Garam masala mole, Plantain dosa, Tasting menu
Order: The garam masala mole; the plantain dosa to start.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; the room is small and books out a week ahead via Resy.
Havre 77 in Mexico City is Eduardo Lalo Garcia's classic French bistro in Juarez, the Maximo Bistrot sister room that pours natural wine and serves a plateau.
Signature: Steak frites, Coq au vin, Plateau de fruits de mer
Order: The steak frites; the plateau de fruits de mer to share, weekend lunch only.
Tip: Closed Mondays.
Masala y Maiz in Mexico City is chefs Norma Listman and Saqib Keval's one-Michelin-star Juarez room on Marsella, a kitchen that bridges Mexican.
Order: The garam masala mole; the plantain dosa.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; lunch only Sundays. Small dining room books out two weeks ahead via Resy.
Havre 77 in Mexico City is Eduardo Lalo Garcia's classic French bistro in Juarez, the Maximo Bistrot sister room with a natural-wine list and Loire.
Signature: Steak frites, Coq au vin, Plateau de fruits de mer
Order: The steak frites; the plateau de fruits de mer to share, weekend lunch only.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Walk-ins land easier than booking; the deep Loire natural-wine list is the move.
Casa de Tono in Mexico City is the citywide pozole and antojitos chain that opens daily and hands out free atole de arroz at the door; the Londres branch.
Signature: Pozole blanco, Tostadas, Enchiladas suizas
Order: A bowl of pozole blanco with all the garnishes; a tostada de tinga on the side.
Tip: Open 24 hours at many branches; cash and card accepted. A reliable late-night pozole stop after a long Roma or Centro night.
Cucurucho in Mexico City is owner David Birruete's Juarez cafe on Rio Nazas, the third-wave roaster with Chiapas and Oaxaca beans that pulls.
Signature drink: House blend espresso
Cucurucho in Mexico City is David Birruete's specialty roaster with cafes across the city, the operation that built its house blend around Chiapas and Oaxaca.
Sources from: Chiapas, Oaxaca
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Depa 2 in Mexico City is the Juarez second-floor natural-wine apartment bar on Sevilla, an intimate Mexican-natural focused room run by Vinos Boutique.
Signature pour: Vinos Pijoan from Valle de Guadalupe
Wine focus: Mexican natural wines and pet-nats
Food: Mexican-French small plates
Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City is the Juarez Amberes Street cocktail temple ranked No. 1 on the World's 50 Best Bars 2024 and No. 2 in 2025.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned
Food: Bar snacks
Hanky Panky in Mexico City is the Juarez speakeasy on Turin Street ranked among the World's 50 Best Bars, opened in 2016 by Walter Meyenberg with bartender.
Signature drink: Classic and original cocktails
Food: Snacks
La No. 10 in Mexico City is the Juarez cantina on Marsella, a long-running working-class bar with traditional cantina botanas and a long-block lunchtime.
Signature drink: Tequila and pulque
Food: Cantina botanas
Casa Jacaranda is chefs Beto Estua and Jorge Fitz's home cooking school in Juarez on Milan, a market-and-table format with four rotating Mexican menus.
Casa de Tono in Mexico City is the citywide pozole chain where a full bowl of pozole blanco with chicken, garnishes and a free atole de arroz runs about 130.
Try: Pozole blanco with garnishes
Havre 77 in Mexico City is the Juarez French bistro from Eduardo Garcia, the Maximo Bistrot sister room that runs a Sunday plateau de fruits de mer.
Order: Plateau de fruits de mer; steak frites with a Loire natural wine.
Casa de Tono in Mexico City is the 24-hour pozole and antojitos chain; the Londres Juarez branch runs full service through the night with hot pozole at 03:00.
Try: Pozole blanco
Toledo Rooftop in Mexico City sits on Avenida Chapultepec in Juarez with one of the city's clearest panoramas of the Reforma skyline, programming compiled house DJs, guest-chef Mediterranean-Asian menus and late-week sessions through 02:00.
Cityzen in Mexico City sits on the 38th floor of the Sofitel Reforma on Paseo de la Reforma facing the Angel de la Independencia, with the city's highest cocktail terrace, a contemporary kitchen and DJ-led weekends.
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.
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.
Kinky Bar in Mexico City on Calle Amberes at the Paseo de la Reforma corner in Zona Rosa is the two-floor gay club in the former Lipstick room, with a cantina-styled main floor, a glass karaoke box and a smoking terrace facing the Angel de la Independencia.
Nicho Bears and Bar in Mexico City on Calle Londres at the Florencia corner in Zona Rosa is the BearMex group's flagship bears bar, with photos of burly men down the corridor walls, a small dance floor and Friday bear-karaoke as the long-running fixture.
Tokyo Music Bar in Mexico City on Rio Panuco in Colonia Cuauhtemoc is Edo Kobayashi's Japanese listening bar in the Little Tokyo enclave, with deep emerald walls, bankers lamps, gold stools and a vinyl-and-tube-amp programme of jazz and Japanese pop with whisky-led cocktails.
Le Tachinomi Desu in Mexico City on Rio Panuco in the Little Tokyo block of Cuauhtemoc is Edo Kobayashi's standing-only tachinomi bar, a selected programme of Japanese whisky, sake and natural wine with a tapas menu that changes daily.