Here’s our quick guide to places to drink mezcal no matter where you are in the world. Sure, it’s weighted towards the U.S. and Mexico but we’re adding new bars and restaurants all the time from agave spirits lovers no matter where they may be based. We’re always open to suggestions so just email us and we’ll take a look at what you have to say.
Also, check out our list and map of where to drink mezcal in Oaxaca for some ideas there.
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- Bodega – Melbourne
- Mamasita – Melbourne
- Touche Hombre – Melbourne
- El Grotto – Scarborough
- Chula – Sydney
- OK Cantina – Sydney
- Esteban – Sydney
- Tio’s Cerveceria – Sydney
- El Rey Mezcal Bar – Toronto
- La Mezcaleria – Vancouver
- The Barking Dog – Copenhagen
- Shoppen – Copenhagen
- Himmeriget – Copenhagen
- Hija de Sánchez – Copenhagen
- The Last Drop Jægersborggade – Copenhagen
France
- Candelaria – Paris
- La Mezcaleria – Paris
- Tentacion Mezcalothek – Berlin
- Sandunga Mezcaleria – Berlin
Greece
- Barro Negro – Athens
- Café No Sé – Antigua
China
Coa – Hong Kong
- The Jerry Thomas Project – Rome
- La Punta Expendio de Agave – Rome
Japan
- Agave – Tokyo
- Cuishe Mezcaleria – Tokyo
- Bar PTN – Osaka
- Spiritus – Vilnius
- Joloko – Kuala Lumpur
(we have a single page devoted to mezcalerias in Oaxaca)
- Tahona Baja – Ensenada
- Drift – San Jose del Cabo
- Mezcaliza – Cabo San Lucas
- El Refugio Mezcaleria – Dos Santos
- 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
- Baltra Bar – Mexico City
- Bosforo – Mexico City
- Can Can – Mexico City
- La Botica – Mexico City
- La Capital – Mexico City
- La Clandestina – Mexico City
- La Docena – Mexico City
- La Nacional – 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
- Xaman Bar – Mexico City
- Cafe de Nadie – Mexico City
- IK Mezcaleria – Puebla
- Licorería San Pedrito – Puebla
- Miel de Agave – Puebla
- Mezcaleria El Carajo – Patzcuaro
- Tata – Morelia
- Complete list – Where to drink in Oaxaca
- Mamazul – Tulum
New Zealand
- Ghost Donkey – Auckland
- El Copitas – St. Petersburg
- Cambalache Bar Mezcaleria – Salamanca
- Miscelanea Mezcaleria – Barcelona
Sweden
- Puta Madre – Gothenburg
United Emerites
- La Mezcaleria – Dubai
- Four Hundred Rabbits – Nottingham
- Juju’s – London
- Ojo Rojo – Bournemouth
Alaska
- Tequila 61 – Anchorage
Arizona
- El Crisol (formerly Exo)- Tucson
- Bacanora – Phoenix
- El Charro Hipster – Phoenix
- Ladera Taverna y Cocina – Phoenix
- Chico Malo – Phoenix
- Centrico – Phoenix
California
- ABV – San Francisco
- Azúcar Lounge – San Francisco
- Bar Mosto – San Francisco
- Bear vs. Bull – 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
- Padrecito – San Francisco
- Comal – Berkeley
- El Patio – Berkeley
- Agave Uptown – Oakland
- Bar César – Oakland
- Calavera – Oakland
- Copper Spoon – Oakland
- Nido – Oakland
- Nido’s Backyard – Oakland
- Odin – Oakland
- Prizefighter – Emeryville
- Cantina Alley – Sacramento
- La Cosecha by Mayahuel – Sacramento
- Mayahuel – Sacramento
- Golden Era – Nevada City
- LV Mar – Redwood City
- Copita Tequileria y Comida – Sausalito
- Barrio – Guerneville
- Mateo’s Cocina Latina – Healdsburg
- Mezcal – San Jose
- Copal – Santa Cruz
- Cultura – Carmel
- Santo Mezcal – Santa Barbara
- Broken Spanish – Los Angeles
- Caló – Los Angeles
- El Nopal Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria – Los Angeles
- La Cuevita – Los Angeles
- La Guelaguetza – Los Angeles
- Las Perlas – Los Angeles
- Madre – Los Angeles
- Mirame – Los Angeles
- Nativo – Los Angeles
- Neat – Los Angeles
- Petty Cash – Los Angeles
- Sagrado Mezcaleria & Kitchen – Atwater Village (Los Angeles)
- Salazar – Los Angeles
- Scopa Italian Roots – Los Angeles
- Chestnut Club – Santa Monica
- Galaxy Taco – La Joya
- Cantina Mayahuel – San Diego
- Kettner Exchange – San Diego
- Metl – San Diego
- Solare – San Diego
- Tahona – San Diego
Colorado
- Adelita’s – Denver
- Palenque Cocina y Agaveria– Littleton
- Bruto – Denver
- Curio Bar – Denver
- Finn’s Manor – Denver
- Ghost Donkey – Denver
- Jimmy’s – Aspen
- Jimmy’s Bodega – Aspen
- Palenque – Denver
Connecticut
- Mezcal – New Haven
- Tequila Mockingbird –New Canaan
District of Columbia
- barmini
- Columbia Room
- El Chucho
- Espita Mezcaleria
- Grand Cata (retail store)
- Mezcalero!
- Mexicue
- Mi Vida
- Oyamel
- Paraiso Taqueria and Mezcaleria
- Poca Madre
- Rosa Mexicano
- 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
- 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
- Quiote – Chicago (Closed)
- 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
Louisiana
- Cure – New Orleans
- Espiritu Mezcaleria – New Orleans
Maryland
- Cielo Rojo – Silver Springs
- Clavel – Baltimore
Massachusetts
- Amuleto – Waltham
- Ole – Cambridge
- The Lone Star Taco Bar – Boston
- Mezcal – Leominster
- Mezcal – Worchester
- Painted Burro – Somerville
- Tres Gatos – Boston
Missouri
- Port Fonda – Kansas City
- Mezcaleria La Chupacabras – Richmond Heights
Montana
- The Camino – Missoula
New Mexico
- La Reina Mezcaleria – Santa Fe
- Tesuque Village Market – Santa Fe
Nevada
- Ghost Donkey – Las Vegas
- Mama Rabbit – Las Vegas
- Casa Playa – Las Vegas
New York
- Agave – NYC
- Añejo – NYC
- ATLA – NYC
- Black Ant – NYC
- The Cabinet – NYC
- Casa Mezcal – NYC
- Claro – NYC (Brooklyn)
- Cocina Chente Mezcaleria and Botanas – NYC (Bronx)
- Contenta – NYC
- Cosme – NYC
- Donna Cocktail Club – NYC (Brooklyn)
- Fonda – NYC (Brooklyn, East Village, Chelsea)
- Gran Electrica – NYC (Brooklyn)
- La Avenida -NYC
- La Contenta – NYC
- La Loncheria – NYC
- Leyenda – NYC
- La Loba Cantina – NYC
- Sembrado – NYC
- Uptown Bourbon – NYC
- Under the Volcano – NYC
- Veracruz – NYC
- Vida Verde – NYC
North Carolina
- Gallo Pelón – Raleigh
- Mountain Madre – Asheville
Ohio
- La Ofrenda – Cincinatti
Oregon
- Güero – Portland
- Mextiza – Portland
- Mi Mero Mole – Portland
- Taqueria Nueve – Portland
- Teote – Portland
- Whiskey Library – Portland
- Xico – Portland
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
- El Rancho Grande – Providence
South Carolina
- Pancho and Lefty’s – Charleston
Tennessee
- Chivo Taqueria – Knoxville
- Butchertown Hall – Nashville
Texas
- 400 Rabbits – Austin
- Bar Illegal – Austin
- Comedor – Austin
- Lustre Pearl – Austin
- Black Orchid Lounge – El Paso
- Calle Onze – Houston
- Elemi – El Paso
- Esquire – San Antonio
- Hoppy Monk – San Antonio
- Hoppy Monk – El Paso
- King Bee Lounge – Austin
- Las Almas Rotas – Dallas
- Las Perlas – Austin
- La Viuda Negra – Dallas
- Mesa Mayo – Dallas
- The Pastry War – CLOSED
- Vidorra – Dallas
- Whisler’s – Austin
Utah
- Lucky 13 Bar & Grill – SLC
Washington
- Barrio Mexican Kitchen & Bar – Seattle
- La Carta de Oaxaca – Seattle
- Liberty Bar – Seattle
- Little Conejo – Vancouver
- Little Water Cantina – Seattle
- The Matador – Seattle
- Mezcaleria Oaxaca (two locations) – Seattle
- Mission Cantina – Seattle
- Pablo y Pablo – Seattle
- Super Bueno – Seattle
Wisconisin
- Cempazuchi – Milwaukee (closed)
- El Dorado Grill – Madison
