Licorería Limantour

Licorería Limantour has spent over a decade on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, and it earns it without ever feeling like it’s trying to impress you. The room is warm and unpretentious — exposed brick, low light, a long bar — and the cocktail list swaps between mezcal, tequila, and sotol-based drinks alongside a few classics done properly. It sits right on Álvaro Obregón, Roma Norte’s main strip, so it’s an easy stop before or after dinner in the neighborhood — there’s no shortage of good restaurants within a five-minute walk if you want to make a night of it. The bartenders are generous with recommendations if you tell them what you usually drink. No reservations, and it fills up fast after 9pm on weekends, so aim to arrive by 7 or 8 for a seat at the bar rather than a wait outside. Weeknights are far more relaxed and honestly the better time to actually talk to the bartenders. Order whatever they’re excited about that night — it’s rarely wrong.