Mexico City Nightlife

Music and dance are so central to the Mexican identity that it's no surprise that the Top Ten Bars, Clubs, and Nightlife in Mexico City center on these activities. Add a shot of tequila or mescal, a frosty cerveza or a glass of vino tinto and you're set for a night of fun.

If you are looking for a good time and want to connect with local partiers, visit the Federal District's most popular nighttime areas: Polanco, Condesa and Roma, Zona Rosa, and Centro Historico.

My #1 Pick: Area Bar. The Habita Hotel's rooftop bar, Area, set the standard for high style in Polanco when it opened in 2000 and is still the capital's #1 nightlife destination. If you want to surround yourself with Mexico City's most beautiful, wealthy, and well-connected night owls, Area is the place for you.

Mama Rumba - #2 on the Top Ten list - is Roma's "in" place for salsa, cumbia, and timba. Its dance floor is always packed with sexy, sweaty, hip swiveling couples.

Mexico City's LGBT bars and clubs can be found mostly in Zona Rosa. My #7 pick is Nicho, an unpretentious place that attracts a mixed-ages male crowd that comes here to hang out with friends and share a pitcher of draft beer.

Maybe your tastes run to high culture - there's no finer destination than the elegant #9: Palacio de Bellas Artes. Ballet, opera, and classical music are represented here. Ballet Folklórico de México graces the stage on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Area Bar and Terrace

Avenida Presidente Masaryk 201
Hotel Habita, Colonia Polanco

Area Bar at Habita Hotel in Polanco set the standard for high style when it opened in 2000 and is still the capital's #1 nightlife destination...
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Mama rumba

Queretaro 230, Col. Roma at Eje 3 Pte. Medellín, Col. Roma Norte, Cuauhtemoc

Among Mexico City's sexiest nightlife offerings is dancing salsa long into the early morning hours at Mama Rumba in Roma Norte...
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Zinco Jazz Club

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Motolinia 20, Esq. 5 De Mayo
Centro Historico

Best to make a reservation at the hot little nightspt, Zinco Jazz Club where Mexico City knows to go for the best in live music...
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Hookah Lounge

Campeche 284 (near Culiacan)

Condesa offers many nightlife choices including smoking flavored tobacco in a water pipe at Hookah Lounge...
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Palacio de Bellas Artes

Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas and Av. Juarez, Centro Historico
Centro Histórico

For Mexico City's finest dance, music, and opera performances visit the 1904 Neoclassical Palacio de Bellas Artes...
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Auditorio Nacional

Paseo de la Reforma 50
Chapultepec

Nightlife offerings at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional include rock, jazz, and popular music, and HD broadcasts of opera and ballet...
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Bar La Opera

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Calle 5 de Mayo, 10
(Colonia Centro)

Whether or not Pancho Villa actually shot a bullet into the ceiling of Bar La Opera, it is still worth stopping for a nightcap at Mexico City's most historic bar...
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Guadalupana (La)

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Higuera, 14
Villa Coyoacán

The best cantina in the city...
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Cibeles

Plaza Villa de Madrid 17, (corner of Durango)

The bar Cibeles de Noche has an ambience that strikes a good balance between Polanco chi-chi and Condesa trendiness...
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Nicho

Londres #182

Mexico City's Bear crowd loves Nicho's, a Zona Rosa gay bar that welcomes all ages, shapes, and sizes...
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T Gallery

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Saltillo 39
Hipodromo-Condesa

Jazz bands and belly-dancers...
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Faena (La)

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Venustiano Carranza, 49
Colonia Centro

A place for those who enjoy bullfights...
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Bulldog Café

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Calle Insurgentes, 149
Colonia Condesa

Rock and roll bar...
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Sixtie's

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Insurgentes y Sonora
Col. Roma

A Place That Takes You Back to the 1960s...
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Cava Baja Botana Bar

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Hamburgo, 195
Colonia Juárez

Mexican music and great atmosphere...
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Cine (El)

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Campeche, 175
Colonia Roma Sur

Mariachi, rock, merengue and salsa...
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Hijo del Cuervo (El)

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Jardín Centenario 17
Coyoacán

Mingle with Mexican music culture...
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Ixchel

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Medellín, 65
Colonia Roma

Sophisticated fun...
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Centro Cultural de Espana

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Guatemala 18, Centro Histórico

Cultural de Espana, a Centro Historico arts center, has one of Mexico City's liveliest roof terraces...
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Cinemark Centro Nacional de las Artes

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Río Churubusco esquina Miramontes
Colonia Country Club

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