Is Mexico City Safe at Night?

By The Kakapo Editorial Team · Last updated 2026-05-28 · Part of the Mexico City safety guide

Nightlife — bars, cantinas, clubs

Licorería Limantour (Roma Norte): among the world's top-50 cocktail bars; €10-15 cocktails; reservation recommended.
Hanky Panky (Juárez, unmarked): speakeasy reservation-only cocktail bar; book ahead through their website.
Handshake Speakeasy (Juárez): another world-top-50 speakeasy.
Maison Artemisia (Roma): absinthe-focused cocktail bar.
Felina (Condesa): long-running neighbourhood bar; locals, calm.
Salón Tenampa (Plaza Garibaldi): the legendary mariachi cantina; loud, fun, daytime/early-evening safer than late.
Pulquerías: traditional pulque bars (Las Duelistas, Los Insurgentes); cultural-experience for solo women, daytime/early-evening better.
Avoid: street-front Zona Rosa clubs with door-tout culture; some Centro Histórico late-night bars.
Getting home: Uber from the bar door; never walk distances after midnight even in Roma/Condesa.

Scores are the Kakapo Safety Index — compiled from government travel advisories and public crime, health and transit data. All data sources.