Monterrey

Akbal Lounge

Funky, retro style bar with different types of live music. 80s one night, latin pop the next, reggaeton the night you wish you'd gone out of town. Comfortable atmosphere.

Almacen 42

An oasis of local craft beers awaits the thirsty traveler. Funky shipping container style, live music on weekends, and an assortment of pizza and sandwiches.

Astro

Popular dance club with a young audience, music is mostly reggaeton.

Bar Coleman

Upscale speakeasy-style cocktail bar with an intimate and elegant atmosphere known for its creative bartenders who are always coming up with something tasty. 28 Artesanal mezcals (and their mescalines are excellent). Bistro style menu offers contemporary cuisine.

M$400

Barrio Galeria y Cafe

Terrace cafe with board games, coffee drinks, baked goods. Quiet and serene when special events are not taking place.

14ː00 - 20ː00

Black Coffee

Variety of coffee drinks including cold brew, homemade baked goods. The paninis are a good lunch option. Passionate staff who love to talk about coffee.

09ː00 - 19ː00

Cafe Belmonte Bar

Cozy rustic coffee shop with great coffee drinks and an eclectic mix of international dishes for breakfast or lunch. Try the German breakfast platter with wurst and spaetzle, or the paninis for lunch.

Tue-Sat 09:00 - 00:00, Sun 09:00 - 17:00, closed Mon

Café Trece Lunas

Relaxing restaurant-bar with a unique atmosphere, decorated with hand-painted furniture and scribbled walls.

Cerveceria Fausto

Hip craft brewery with a large outdoor beer garden under the Metro tracks. Beers are much better than most craft breweries in the region because the brewery has lagering facilities and can produce a wider range of beers with cleaner flavor profiles. Some of the best are their dopplebock and a schwartzbier. Dogs are allowed. Occasional live music. Food trucks on site (particularly on weekends).

Mon-Thu 16:00 - 23:00, Fri-Sun 13:00 - 23:00·M$200

Cerveceria Fausto

Microbrewery with a large open beer garden serving tacos, grilled meats and of course, a range of house-brewed ales including the aggressively hopped "Hopzilla" IPA.

Daily 13:00 to 23:00 but only sells beer after 16:00·M$100

Cerveceria Obelisco

Microbrewery with a taproom where you can taste 6-7 styles of beer, including some unusual seasonals including Belgian saisons. No food available (not a brewpub).

Tue-Thu 09:00 - 23:30, Sat 15:30 - 01:00, Sun-Mon closed

Escoces Pub

Eclectic faux Scottish pub featuring local bands and indie pop as well as stand-up comedy with open mic nights. No one under 18 admitted.

La Oveja Negra

Lots of local craft beers including stout on a nitro tap. Usual carne asada style meats, though the German bratwursts are a nice deviation.

Tue-Sun 15:00 - 01:30, closed Mon

La Tumba

Formerly known for their Cuban sounds, the club died and was reborn in 2020 with an emphasis on rock.

Libros Cafe y Detalles

Book stores and cafe go together like icing on a cake. Eclectic selection of books, a great upstairs balcony for quiet discrete encounters, and full breakfasts available (not to mention some delicious coffee drinks). Live music outdoors on weekends.

09ː00 - 22ː00

Major Tom

Popular bar with cheap drink prices, featuring live rock bands.

Open now · closes 1 am tomorrow

Malecón Habana

Cuban food, live Cuban music, and drinks imported from Cuba (including Havana Club rum and Bucanero beer).

Tue-Sun 18:00 - 00:00, closed Mon

Mapache

Comfortable, low-key bar with good selection of beers and mezcals. Roof top terrace.

17:00 - 01:00 (til 02:00 Fri and Sat)

Maverick

Cocktails and different music styles each night are the success formula here: jazz (Wednesday), blues, DJs playing 80s hits, and if that's not enough, there's Happy hour 7-9pm each day.

Closed · opens 6 pm

McMullens Pub

Low-brow faux Irish pub. Lively club featuring mostly local bands.

Metapatio

Large, open-air festival-style party hall with local craft beers, light food, occasional live music, but usually a DJ spinning the tunes. Convenient to hotels near the Macroplaza and Pabellon M.

Monstera The Coffee Bar

Small, comfortable, funky place in the heart of Barrio Antiguo. Good coffee, a range of teas, and even some craft beers.

10ː00 - 21ː00

Nirvana Rock Joint

Features 1980s, 90s and some recent music. Good selection of beer, liquor, and appetizers. Free breathalyzer test -- ask the bouncer for a safe taxi if you can't drive. Odd location for a club, in the Plaza Fiesta San Agustin mall, next to Sears.

Principia Monterrey Taproom

Cerveceria Principia

Contemporary craft brewery serving a variety of different styles with several flavored beers (like peanut butter s'mores stout). Brick oven pizzas.

Tue-Sat 12:00 - 02:00, Sun 15:00 - 22:30, Mon 17:00 - 00:00

Ragnarok

Viking-themed bar draws a young crowd who come to get their mugs of mead.

Mon-Thu 12:00 - 00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00 - 01:00, Sun 12:00 - 23:00

Rio Mississippi 105-B

Enjoyable atmosphere with a specialization in mezcal cocktails. Smoky atmosphere is a turn-off.

Thu-Sun 19:00 - 02:00, closed Mon-Wed

Roland Coffee Bar

Cool place, kind of retro with vinyl records on the wall etc., but they play good music, serve good coffee, and have full meals (not just bakery items like many coffee shops in the neighborhood).

09ː00 - 22ː00

Sierra Madre Brewing Company

Modern California-style brewpub with lots of brick, brass, and potted plants. Good, if predictable range of beers including a golden ale, brown ale, IPA and others. Brick oven pizza and burgers. SMBC now has several locations around the Monterrey metro area, but this location was the original.

Daily 12:00 - 00:00·M$150

Sky Bar

Some of the best views of Monterrey from this 58th floor restaurant high atop the Metropolitan Towers. Drinks are creative and good and light finger food is mostly Japanese sushi and sashimi. Indoor seating area with tables available on an outdoor deck. Reservations are required and can be made through Opentable.

18:00 - 00:00, closed Mon·M$500+

Tierra Libre

Great ambience, quiet, coffee drinks plus smoothies, vegetarian food options.

13ː00 - 22ː00