Mexico City

Auditorio Nacional

Venue for performing arts and popular entertainers. Shows include family friendly events like the Nutcracker Suite, Placido Domingo, and Disney on Ice as well as popular Latin and international performers including Chayanne and Gilberto Santa Rosa. Seats 10,000. Tickets available through TicketMaster.

Wheelchair accessible

Teatro de la Ciudad

Esperanza Iris

Historic theatre that was built to resemble La Scala in Milan. It is a huge theatre with stacks of balcony levels looking onto the stage below. The best seats are on the 1st balcony level (better than main level seats). The theatre hosts a range of performances, many plays, but also dance, music, and other forms.

Limited wheelchair access

Arena México

The most famous venue for lucha libre.

Wheelchair accessible

Cafe Toscano

Popular coffee shop with hot and cold coffee drinks as well as light food, including breakfast favorites like avocado toast and chilaquiles, a brunch menu (often accompanied by live music), as well as pizza and sandwiches.

Daily 08:00 - 23:00 · M$200

Centenario 107

Fascinating and fun bar, grill, garden, and nightclub. Just 2 blocks from the Frida Kahlo house, it makes a great lunch spot. In the evening the place comes alive with a more party crowd. Good selection of craft beers and artesanal tequilas and mezcals. Outdoor garden area with tables.

Thu-Sat 09:00 - 01:00; Sun 09:00 - 23:00, Mon-Wed 09:00 - 24:00

Foro Shakespeare

Despite the name, the theatre rarely performs in English and almost never anything by the Bard. Foro Shakespeare is a performing arts venue with three stages performing contemporary drama in Spanish by latino playwrights. The main stage (Primera) seats 190 patrons, Espacio Urgente seats 58, and the smallest space, Teatrino, seats just 38 in a very intimate setting. Foreign visitors will get the most out of it if they are fluent in Spanish and knowledgable in Hispanic culture and customs.

show times at 20:00 (see calendar for upcoming performances)

Handshake Speakeasy

Classy traditional bar with a 1900s look and feel. Innovative and amazingly prepares cocktails. Named by 50 Best as the number 1 best bar in the world. (Go there and you'll see why they may be right about that). Reservations are highly recommended, but be aware that if you're not there within a few minutes of your reserved time, you lose your table.

Daily 18:00 - 01:00

Jazzatlan Capital

Laid back club with a sort of retro-hipster vibe. The club is an offshoot of a popular club founded in Cholula. Features live jazz music nightly with an upstairs club (reservations required, can be made via Whatsapp) and a downstairs salon that becomes standing room only when a good band is in the house.

Daily 18:00 - 02:00 · Cover M$400

Mama Rumba

One of the most popular dance clubs/bars in the city, usually very full, plays salsa, merengue, and other Cuban music. There is another branch in San Angel, which is more popular with the younger crowd and can sometimes be hard to get into. Come early and get a free salsa lesson.

Thu-Sat 18:00-03:00

Salon Malafama

Trendy pool hall with a dozen billiards tables, cold beers, mezcal cocktails and a menu of burgers, fries, tacos and other light fare.

Sun-Wed 13:00 - 01:00, Thu-Sat 13:00 - 03:00

La Opera

Traditional bar dating back to the Porfiriato era (est. 1870), it's ornate and impressive to see, but a fun place to have a beer or a cocktail. Serves food.

13:00-23:00

Casa Franca

Fun, funky jazz club hidden away in an old house on a side street off Alvaro Obregon. Live jazz bands and great cocktails keep the crowds coming. Small club so reservations are a must, otherwise you'll be warehoused in an upstairs bar where you can't see the band. No parking available, but you'll be drinking anyway, so Uber itǃ

Tue-Sat 18ː00 - 02ː00, closed Sun-Mon

Club San Luis

Lively club that attracts a lot of foreign visitors who come for the live salsa bands. Unfortunately, the management is erratic and has an unprofessional reputation.

Mon-Sat 20ː00 - 04ː00, closed Sun · M$250 cover

Teatro de los Insurgentes

Theater of the Insurgents

Built in 1953 by José María Dávila, this is one of the main venues for dramas and plays in Mexico City. On the façade of the building is a mosaic created by Diego Rivera, illustrating the history of theater and depicting the Mexican comedian Cantinflas as Robin Hood.

Bar Milan

Popular with a bohemian crowd, Bar Milan has a very relaxed and unpretentious atmosphere. It has a tendency to get overcrowded however. Plays electronic music and rock W Th, more Spanish language rock and Latin music F Sa. The mojito is the specialty cocktail. Note: Cash needs to be changed into milagros, the in-bar currency, before use, bartenders and waiters don't accept cash. Larger-denomination milagro bills can be changed back when leaving.

Wed-Sat 18:00-03:00 · M$60-300

Hookah Lounge

The club serves Middle Eastern food and flavored tobacco "hookahs" at your table. The music selection is extremely good ranging from Electro-arabic, to house.

Daily 17:00 - 02:00

La Santa

Exclusive upscale nightclub with pounding electronic music and multiple dance floors. Known for being hard to get into, especially if you don't look like you can afford to waste your money.

Open 24 hours Mon-Wed, closed Thu-Sun

Tokyo

Cocktail bar with an enormous collection of music on vinyl. DJ keeps the tunes spinning while you keep sipping some of the tastiest but most expensive drinks in Zona Rosa. Fun atmosphere. Food available.

19:00 - 02:00

Janis

Popular rock-oriented club named in tribute to Janis Joplin. Lively crowd, large drinks. Be aware they add a 20% tip on all bills.

Wed-Sat 23:00 - 05:00, closed Sun-Tue · M$1000

Fronton Mexico

Are you familiar with the sport of jai alai? It's sometimes called the fastest sport in the world, and it does look fast (and hard). It's a traditional handball game from the Basque region of Spain. A "fronton" is a place where jai alai is played, and it's an unusual game that's worth seeking out for the experience. If you're not into sports as cultural experiences, then you might come here for a concert, or to sample the Spanish cuisine and innovative cocktails at the Zesta Punta restaurant, housed in the Fronton.

Au Pied de Cochon

If you're an uber-billionaire landing your jet at Mexico City International at 3 in the morning, you are not going to one of the city's myriad late night taco shops no matter how bad the munchies hit you. Instead, you make a beeline to Au Pied de Cochon, a 5-star French restaurant in the heart of the city's ritziest neighborhood, where of course 5-star restaurants open all night, just like Denny's (if Denny's served escargot). Elegant dining, an extensive wine list, and all the classic French dishes at appropriately 5-star prices.

24 hours · M$1000

El Tizoncito

Street tacos with wood-fired trompo that makes for some of the best tacos al pastor in the city. Good place for late night munchies. The Sherezada Tizoncito is recommended.

Daily 12:00 - 02:30 · M$150

Fishers

Lively fresh seafood restaurant with a wide range of innovative dishes. Excellent cocktails. Live music. Both indoor and outdoor dining areas (outdoor is sometimes more peaceful if you want to be away from the music).

Sun-Wed 09:30 - 20:00, Thu-Sat 09:30 - 00:00

Sunday Sunday

While the lightweights are nursing their hangovers on Sunday, the hardcore head to Mexico City's biggest Sunday night party where the house keeps rocking until 2am. The biggest crowds hit after midnight.

15:00-02:00 Sun only, closed Mon-Sat

Tianguis Cultural del Chopo

The main flea market for the counterculture in Mexico City. Along Aldama Street between Sol and Luna. Metro Station Buenavista.

Cuerno Masaryk

Popular bistro restaurant serving contemporary Mexican and international cuisine. The bone marrow tacos are recommended as is the sashimi. Occasional live music.

Daily 13:00 - 02:00 · M$500

GinGin

Popular cocktail lounge with upscale atmosphere and creative cocktails. Reservations are a necessity and the place has a reputation for "losing" reservations, and overcharging (so check the bill carefully).

Daily 16:00 - 03:00

La Tabernicola

Local craft brewery with about a dozen house beers on tap. The flagship beer is a light-bodied Mexican lager in the style of Sol or Corona but the best beers are their darker porters and stouts. Persephone is a classic milk stout with a smooth body and sweet, malty flavor. Bottled beers are also available. Light food, including sandwiches and tacos, is available. Occasional live music. Best place to drink beer in Santa Fe.

Daily 15:00 - 21:00 · M$300

Michoacanissimo

Lively traditional Mexican restaurant specializing in birria. Locals recommend the birria de maciza. Nice variety of homemade salsas. Handmade tortillas. Live music.

Daily 08:00 - 18:00 · M$250

Mundo E

Indoor/outdoor shopping mall conceived as an entertainment dedicated center. It has many small boutiques, cinemas, bars, a dance club, a sports club, and an indoor ice skating rink.

Daily 11ː00 - 21ː00