Where to drink mezcal

Mexico

(we have a single page devoted to mezcalerias in Oaxaca)

• Tahona Baja – Ensenada
• Drift – San Jose del Cabo
• Mezcaliza – Cabo San Lucas
• Vas Que Vuelas Mezcaleria – Cabo San Lucas
• Agave Study – Cabo San Lucas
• El Refugio Mezcaleria – Dos Santos
• Juan Matador Cantina – Durango
• Xolo Cocteleria – Durango
• Vinata – Chihuahua
• El Magico – Chihuahua
• La Consagrada – San Luis Potosi
• Bolivar – San Luis Potosi
• Gran Central – San Luis Potosi
• La Gran Via – San Luis Potosi
• Saigon – San Luis Potosi
• Las Bovedas – San Luis Potosi
• El Almacén – San Luis Potosi
• Joe Jack’s – Puerto Vallarta
• Para de Sufrir – Guadalajara
• Mezonte – Guadalajara
• Farmacia Rita Perez – Guadalajara
• El Gallo Altanero – Guadalajara
• San Mezcal – San Miguel de Allende
• La Mezcalería – San Miguel de Allende
• Santo Cuviso Mezcalogia – San Miguel de Allende
• Baltra Bar – Mexico City
• Bosforo – Mexico City
• Can Can – Mexico City
• Casa Murcielago – Mexico City
• La Botica – Mexico City
• La Capital – Mexico City
• La Clandestina – Mexico City
• La Docena – Mexico City
• La Nacional – Mexico City
• Los Danzantes – Mexico City
• Hanky Panky Cocktail Bar – Mexico City
• Licoreria Limantour (Roma) – Mexico City
• Limantour (Polanco) – Mexico City
• El Liquor Store – Mexico City
• Maison Artemisia – Mexico City
• Mano Santa – Mexico City
• Pasillo de Humo – Mexico City
• Xaman Bar – Mexico City
• Cafe de Nadie – Mexico City
• Tianguis Mezcalero – Mexico City
• Tlecan Club – Mexico City
• IK Mezcaleria – Puebla
• Licorería San Pedrito – Puebla
• Miel de Agave – Puebla
• Salon Mezcalli – Puebla
• Hotel Marqués del Angel – Puebla
• Comal – Puebla
• Destilado Urbano – Puebla
• El Sitio – Puebla
• El Mural de los Poblanos – Puebla
• Casa Relampago – Cholula, Puebla
• Mezcaleria El Carajo – Patzcuaro
• Tata – Morelia
• Complete list – Where to drink in Oaxaca
• Mamazul – Tulum

United States

Alaska

• Tequila 61 – Anchorage

Arizona

• El Crisol (formerly Exo)- Tucson
• Century Room – Tucson
• Westbound – Tucson
• Barcoa – Phoenix
• Bacanora – Phoenix
• El Charro Hipster – Phoenix
• Ladera Taverna y Cocina – Phoenix
• Chico Malo – Phoenix
• Centrico – Phoenix
• Ghost Donkey – Phoenix

California

• ABV – San Francisco
• Azúcar Lounge – San Francisco
• Bar Mosto – San Francisco
• Barrio SF – San Francisco
• Bear vs. Bull – San Francisco
• Cantina Los Mayas – San Francisco
• Flores – San Francisco
• Foreign Cinema – San Francisco
• Holy Mountain – San Francisco
• Junior – San Francisco
• Lazy Bear – San Francisco
• Lolo – San Francisco
• Merkado – San Francisco
• Mezcalito – San Francisco
• Mosto – San Francisco
• Nopalito – San Francisco
• Otra – San Francisco
• Blue Rabbit – San Pablo
• Comal – Berkeley
• El Patio – Berkeley
• Agave Uptown – Oakland
• Bar César – Oakland
• Mesa Maguey– Oakland
• Nido’s Backyard – Oakland
• Odin – Oakland
• Lemon Drop – Alameda
• Prizefighter – Emeryville
• Cantina Alley – Sacramento
• La Cosecha by Mayahuel – Sacramento
• Mayahuel – Sacramento
• Golden Era – Nevada City
• La Fonda de San Mateo – San Mateo
• LV Mar – Redwood City
• Copita Tequileria y Comida – Sausalito
• El Barrio – Guerneville
• Chispa – Napa
• Mezcal – San Jose
• Copal – Santa Cruz
• Cultura – Carmel
• Campo del Sol – Solvang
• Santo Mezcal – Santa Barbara
• Caló – Los Angeles
• ATLA – Los Angeles (Venice)
• El Nopal Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria – Los Angeles
• La Cuevita – Los Angeles
• La Guelaguetza – Los Angeles
• Las Perlas – Los Angeles
• Madre – Los Angeles
• Mírate – Los Angeles
• Nativo – Los Angeles
• Neat – Los Angeles
• Sagrado Mezcaleria & Kitchen – Atwater Village (Los Angeles)
• Salazar – Los Angeles
• Scopa Italian Roots – Los Angeles
• Chulita – Venice
• Chestnut Club – Santa Monica
• Vacation Bar – Santa Ana
• Maizano – Costa Mesa
• Galaxy Taco – La Joya
• Cantina Mayahuel – San Diego
• La Puerta – San Diego
• Kettner Exchange – San Diego
• Camino Riviera – San Diego
• Quixote – San Diego
• Oculto – San Diego
• Solare – San Diego
• Tahona – San Diego

Colorado

• Adelita’s – Denver
• Mezcaleria Alma – Denver
• Palenque – Denver
• Bruto – Denver
• La Doña – Denver
• Ghost Donkey – Denver
• Palenque Cocina y Agaveria– Littleton
• Jimmy’s – Aspen
• Jimmy’s Bodega – Aspen
• Rita’s – Breckenridge

Connecticut

• Mezcal – New Haven
• Tequila Mockingbird –New Canaan

District of Columbia

• Amparo
• barmini
• dLeña
• El Chucho 
• Grand Cata (retail store)
• Maiz64
• Mezcalero!
• Mi Vida
• Oyamel
• Paraiso Taqueria and Mezcaleria
• Taco Bamba

Florida

• Agave 308 – Key West
• Bakan – Miami
• La Yolanda Mezcaleria – Miami
• Melinda’s – Miami
• Mezcalista at the Moxy – Miami
• Taco Lu – Jacksonville Beach

Georgia

• Bone Garden Cantina – Atlanta
• Casi Cielo – Atlanta
• Tortuga y Chango – Atlanta
• El Tesoro – Atlanta
• Pata Negra Mezcaleria – Atlanta
• Patria Cocina – Atlanta
• Oaxaca Taco Bar & Tequila Bar – Lawrenceville

Hawaii

• Encore Saloon – Honolulu

Idaho

• Diablo & Sons – Boise

Illinois

• Bar Bakoa – Downers Grove
• Bar Sotano – Chicago
• Big Star – Chicago
• Chop Shop – Chicago
• Deliliah’s – Chicago
• Dove’s – Chicago
• Estereo – Chicago
• Frontera Grill – Chicago
• La Mez Agave Lounge – Chicago
• La Josie – Chicago
• Osito’s Tap – Chicago
• Presidio – Chicago
• Sable Kitchen – Chicago
• The Sportsman’s Club – Chicago
• Takito Bar and Kitchen – Chicago
• Bien Trucha – Geneva
• A Toda Madre – Glen Ellyn
• Quiubo – Naperville

Indiana

• Mercado – Fort Wayne

Kansas

• Port Fonda – Lawrence

Kentucky

• Frida 602 – Covington
• Pretty Decent Bar – Louisville

Louisiana

• Cure – New Orleans
• Espiritu Mezcaleria – New Orleans

Maryland

• Cielo Rojo – Silver Spring
• Clavel – Baltimore
• Taco Bamba – Gaithersburg, Rockeville

Massachusetts

• Amuleto – Waltham
• Ole – Cambridge
• The Lone Star Taco Bar – Boston
• Tres Gatos – Boston
• Mezcal – Leominster
• Mezcal – Worchester
• Painted Burro – Somerville

Michigan

• Mezcal Mexican Kitchen and Bar – Ferndale

Minnesota

• Barrio – Multiple locations
• Masa & Agave – Minneapolis

Missouri

• Monstera Mezcaleria and Wine Bar – St. Louis
• Port Fonda – Kansas City
• Fern Bar – Kansas City
• Mezcaleria La Chupacabras – Richmond Heights

Montana

• The Camino – Missoula

Nevada

• Ghost Donkey – Las Vegas
• Mama Rabbit – Las Vegas
• Casa Playa – Las Vegas
• Misterio Mezcal Bar – Las Vegas

New Mexico

• La Reina Mezcaleria – Santa Fe
• Tesuque Village Market – Santa Fe
• Joe’s Tequila Bar – Santa Fe

New Jersey

• Barrio Costero (Ashbury Park)
• Mezcal Kitchen (Jersey City)

New York

• Agave – NYC
• Alma Negra – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Añejo – NYC
• ATLA – NYC
• The Bedford Stone Street – NYC
• Black Ant – NYC
• The Cabinet – NYC
• Cafe Mez – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Casa Azul – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Casa Mezcal – NYC
• Claro – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Cocina Chente Mezcaleria and Botanas – NYC (Bronx)
• Colonia Verde – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Cosme – NYC
• Covacha – NYC
• Donna Cocktail Club – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Ensenada – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Fonda – NYC (Brooklyn, East Village, Chelsea)
• Gran Electrica – NYC (Brooklyn)
• IXTA NYC – NYC
• La Avenida -NYC
• La Contenta – NYC
• La Loncheria – NYC (Brooklyn)
• Leyenda – NYC
• La Loba Cantina – NYC
• Mexi Stone Street – NYC
• Tobala – NYC
• Sembrado – NYC
• Superbueno – NYC
• Uptown Bourbon – NYC
• Under the Volcano – NYC
• Veracruz – NYC
• Vida Verde – NYC
• Pueblo Viejo – Carmel Hamlet

North Carolina

• Gallo Pelón – Raleigh
• Mountain Madre – Asheville
• Taco Bamba – Raleigh

Ohio

• La Ofrenda – Cincinatti

Oklahoma

• Noche Woodfired Grill and Agave Bar – Tulsa

Oregon

• Güero – Portland
• Mextiza – Portland
• Mi Mero Mole – Portland
• Taqueria Nueve – Portland
• Teote – Portland
• Whiskey Library – Portland
• Xico – Portland

Pennsylvania

• Täko – Pittsburgh
• Mezcal Mexican Cantina – Pittsburgh
• Tequilas – Philadelphia

Rhode Island

• El Rancho Grande – Providence

South Carolina

• Pancho and Lefty’s – Charleston
• Coa Agaveria y Cocina – Columbia

Tennessee

• Chivo Taqueria – Knoxville
• Butchertown Hall – Nashville
• Taco Bamba – Nashville

Texas

• Calle Onze – Houston
• Las Almas Rotas – Dallas
• La Viuda Negra – Dallas
• Mesa Mayo – Dallas
• Vidorra – Dallas
• Ayahuasca – Dallas
• Cantina El Pitayo – Jarrell
• 400 Rabbits – Austin
• Bar Illegal – Austin
• Chapulin Cantina – Austin
• Comedor – Austin
• Condesa – Austin
• Este – Austin
• Licha’s Cantina – Austin
• Lustre Pearl – Austin
• King Bee Lounge – Austin
• Las Perlas – Austin
• Seven Spirits – Austin
• Suerte – Austin
• Tambien – Austin
• Techo Mezcaleria and Agave Bar – Austin
• Whisler’s (Mezcaleria Tobalá)- Austin
• Esquire – San Antonio
• Hoppy Monk – San Antonio
• Elemi – El Paso
• Hoppy Monk – El Paso
• Black Orchid Lounge – El Paso

Utah

• Lucky 13 Bar & Grill – SLC

Virginia

• Taco Bamba – Richmond, Sterling, Vienna (and more)

Washington

• La Carta de Oaxaca – Seattle
• Liberty Bar – Seattle
• Little Water Cantina – Seattle
• The Matador – Seattle
• Mezcaleria Oaxaca (two locations) – Seattle
• Mission Cantina – Seattle
• Pablo y Pablo – Seattle
• Super Bueno – Seattle
• Gracia – Seattle
• Little Conejo – Vancouver

Wisconisin

• La Piña – Milwaukee

South America

Costa Rica

• Cata Agave Bar – Tamarindo, Costa Rica