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.
Australia | Canada | Denmark | France |Germany | Greece|Guatemala | Italy |Japan| Lithuania | Malaysia | Mexico | New Zealand | Russia | Singapore | Spain | United Emerites| UK | US
- 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)
- Baltra Bar – Mexico City
- Bosforo – Mexico City
- Can Can – Mexico City
- Drift – San Jose del Cabo
- La Botica – Mexico City
- La Capital – Mexico City
- Mezcaleria El Carajo – Patzcuaro
- 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
- Mezcaliza – Cabo San Lucas
- El Refugio Mezcaleria – Dos Santos
- Sabina Sabe – Oaxaca
- Tahona Baja – Ensenada
- Tata – Morelia
- Tobaziche – Oaxaca
- Vinata – Chihuahua
- Xaman Bar – Mexico City
- Joe Jack’s – Puerto Vallarta
- 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
- La Cata Tequila – Tequila
- Para de Sufrir – Guadalajara
New Zealand
- Ghost Donkey – Auckland
- El Copitas – St. Petersburg
- Cambalache Bar Mezcaleria – Salamanca
- Miscelanea Mezcaleria – Barcelona
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 – SF
- Agave Uptown – Oakland
- Azúcar Lounge – SF
- Bar César – Oakland
- Barrio – Guerneville
- Bar Mosto – SF
- Bear vs. Bull – SF
- Broken Spanish – LA
- Calavera – Oakland
- Caló – LA
- Cantina Alley – Sacramento
- Cantina Mayahuel – San Diego
- Chestnut Club – Santa Monica
- Comal – Berkeley
- Copal – Santa Cruz
- Copita Tequileria y Comida – Sausalito
- Copper Spoon – Oakland
- Cultura – Carmel
- El Nopal Oaxacan Restaurant and Mezcaleria – LA
- El Patio – Berkeley
- Flores – SF
- Foreign Cinema – SF
- Galaxy Taco – La Joya
- Golden Era – Nevada City
- Holy Mountain – SF
- Junior – SF
- Kettner Exchange – San Diego
- La Cosecha by Mayahuel – Sacramento
- La Cuevita – LA
- La Guelaguetza – LA
- Las Perlas – LA
- Lazy Bear – SF
- Lolo – SF
- LV Mar – Redwood City
- Madre – Los Angeles
- Mateo’s Cocina Latina – Healdsburg
- Mayahuel – Sacramento
- Metl – San Diego
- Merkado – San Francisco
- Mezcal – San Jose
- Mezcalito – San Francisco
- Mirame – Los Angeles
- Mosto – San Francisco
- Nativo – LA
- Neat – LA
- Nido – Oakland
- Nido’s Backyard – Oakland
- Nopalito – SF
- Otra – SF
- Padrecito – SF
- Petty Cash – LA
- Prizefighter – Emeryville
- Sagrado Mezcaleria & Kitchen – Atwater Village (Los Angeles)
- Salazar – LA
- Santo Mezcal – Santa Barbara
- Scopa Italian Roots – LA
- Solare – San Diego
- Tahona – San Diego
- 1833 – Monterey
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
- Big Star – Chicago
- Chop Shop – Chicago
- Deliliah’s – Chicago
- Dove’s – Chicago
- Estereo – Chicago
- Frontera Grill – Chicago
- La Mez Agave Lounge – Chicago
- Leña Brava – Chicago
- Masa Azul – 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
New Mexico
- La Reina Mezcaleria – 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
