Salud · Drink & dance

Bars & nightlife

Start with a quiet mezcal tasting, end on a dance floor at 3 a.m. — Oaxaca does both beautifully.

Mezcal & cócteles

Mezcalerías & cocktail bars

The spirit of Oaxaca, sipped slowly — kiss it, don’t shoot it.

No. 01

Guajolote de Oro

  • Hours: Mon–Sun · 12:00 PM–1:00 AM
  • Ignacio Allende 109, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 05

Selva Oaxaca Cocktail Bar

  • Hours: Sun–Thu · 5:00–11:30 PM
  • Fri–Sat · 5:00 PM–12:30 AM
  • Macedonio Alcalá 403-int. 6, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
  • +52 951 579 4255
A bailar · DJs & live music

Where the night keeps going

Hip-hop, reggaetón, salsa, cumbia — hand-picked by André for the ones who close the dance floor.

No. 01

La Otra Popular

Hip-hop, reggaetón, Latin trap, salsa — DJs & dancing.

  • Hours: Wed–Sun · 7:00 PM–2:00 AM
  • Manuel García Vigil 613 C, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 02

Bar La Tentación

Hip-hop, reggaetón, Latin trap, salsa — DJs & dancing.

  • Hours: Thu–Sun · 7:00 PM–12:00 AM
  • Macedonio Alcalá 403, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 03

Txalaparta

Mixed genres — hip-hop nights, electronic, Latin, rooftop energy.

  • Hours: Wed–Sun · 7:00 PM–3:00 AM
  • Porfirio Díaz 414, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 04

Herr Tlacuache

Urban, alternative, DJ-driven.

  • Hours: Thu–Sun · 7:00 PM–12:00 AM
  • Manuel García Vigil 601, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 05

Salón Alcalá

Salsa, bachata, cumbia — real dancing, not just a bar.

  • Hours: Thu–Sun · 7:30 PM–1:00 AM
  • Manuel Fernández Fiallo 212, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 06

República Cozana

Latin fusion, DJ nights, occasional salsa & cumbia sets.

  • Hours: Thu–Sun · 9:00 PM–3:00 AM
  • Ignacio Allende 107, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 07

Terraza de Despecho

Latin, cumbia, banda — rooftop dancing.

  • Hours: Wed–Sun · 7:00 PM–3:00 AM
  • Manuel García Vigil 601 (rooftop), Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez
No. 08

Aloha Tiki Bar + Kitchen

Live bands, tropical, relaxed.

  • Hours: Thu–Sun · 5:00 PM–1:00 AM
  • Manuel García Vigil 519, Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez