Jules Basement

Interesting hidden bar. Great cocktails, dark space and mostly "stand and look pretty"/SLP crowd. Not a place to meet people. Most people came with their own friends and didn't interact outside of their groups. We were two and didn't have a reservation but got in as it was early.

Great underground bar. It's underneath a Mexican restaurant, so you will need to go through it towards the back. Look for a guy guarding a freezer door. Reservations suggested. On Tuesday there was live jazz playing. Great atmosphere to have a drink with friends and listen to music.

I loved this place! Really cool hidden spot, music was great, bartenders were amazing. The only downside was that it was SUPER dark inside. It was hard to see anything but still one of my favorite spots in CDMX.

Amazing speakeasy bar behind a fridge door! Great cocktails and if you get lucky, there may be a live band down there! Reservations encouraged as the place is pretty small!

The fact that you enter the bar through a refrigerator door is interesting, but when we got down there the music was too loud to talk and it's was a sit-down place. This made is so you had to shout at whoever was next to you.

The place is stunning with a very professional bar team. Great vibe and 🔥 crowd

I wanted to love this place but one of the drinks I had wasn't very good. It's a good place for pre or post dinner drinks.

Really cool "hidden bar" that you access through the freezer door of a restaurant. Once inside though the beverage selection and quality is mediocre.

This place is very small. Went during jazz week (which required a $10 USD cover charge) and was a bit disappointed. I thought the point of a reservation was to ensure a table was available, but it was standing room only. Also the sound for the jazz band wasn't great. Couldn't really hear the music unless you were right in front. Had 1 dismal drink and left. Wouldn't recommend this place unless you're fine standing all night and enjoy beinh packed in like a can of sardines.

Jules bar is advertised as a hidden speakeasy in Polanco that is located underneath a taqueria. The bar is tourist friendly and cocktails are reasonably priced. Come early as there is usually a line before entering the bar. Atmosphere: to enter into the bar, you have to go downstairs through a refrigerator. In contrast to the bright colors of the taqueria upstairs, Jules was adorned with leathered walls, studded ceilings, and skeletons as table centerpieces. While trendy, it did come off as a little cheesy. Nonetheless, decor did reflect the vibe it was going for. There was limited seating, so if you have a large party would recommend going there early if you have a big party. Later in the night, there is a DJ who plays techno/dance music tends to draw in large crowds of people. Brings in a mixed crowd. Service: Service at the beginning of the night was good, although servers were less attentive as the night got later and more people were entering the bar. Cocktails: The bar offers a good variety of drinks and cocktails--which I can see why people would want to go back to Jules again. My group of friends and I tried about 8 different cocktails and the only one I enjoyed was the Low Key. The Low Key is comparable to a whiskey soul with mezcal garnished with tamarind candy. I did not care much for the other drinks, as some of them were overly sugary.

Speakeasy with cool music and atmosphere. Really great drinks too. We went after dinner, short walk from amazing good restaurants. Little loud and small, but i am getting older Still had so much fun.

Late night small place to meet up with friends or find a dark hideaway from the street scene. You'll find this spot inside the cantina and toward the back through a refrigerator door that's bouncer will be at. If you look halfway tidy he will let you in. Downstairs is great music and a couple of small areas with a DJ table in the middle. Early hours 8-10 pm have light dance music in the background and no one live DJ or band but May on some nights. Drinks are good and creative on a list. Go check it out.

Word on the town is that its shut down. But go to the back of Porto's steakhouse and they'll hook you up

I will begin, this place is not that hard to find, especially if you have looked on Yelp prior to going. Drink prices are about average for the neighborhood, which is higher than than normal in CDMX. Nice drinks, I like the Mezcal centric drinks. Nice vibe, polite wait staff. Music is strange, but tolerable. Not a place I would want to hang out at for long periods of time, but a nice stop.

Cool little speakeasy! It's inside of a restaurant, you have to partially enter the kitchen and then a bouncer opens the freezer like door. Once your inside, walk down a few steps and there it is...a whole new world! The concept was cool, a nice social scene down there, but a little too claustrophobic. As soon as I got in, an Ethiopian girl was on me like flies on sh*t. The short time I was in there I had a cool time.

Jules Basement is a beautiful speakeasy underneath a taquería in Polanco. It's legitimately hard to find--we did a full loop around the block in the rain before figuring out where it was hiding--which is unusual for speakeasies I've been to in the U.S. The bar is super decked out, with snazzy modern flourishes and a black and white color scheme. The walls are upholstered with seamed leather, the ceilings studded with grayscale pyramids like little geometric stalactites. There are big white skull sculptures under the glass tables. We went on a Saturday night around nine and were able to walk in and get a table without hassle, as long as we were willing to share once the bar got busier. It filled up over the next few hours, and we did end up sitting with a couple of strangers for a while--a very nice couple from New York. There didn't seem to be many Mexicans in this bar. We mostly heard people speaking English with American accents--there were probably more people from L.A. than from Mexico City. Jules Basement, with its cheap craft cocktails and cool Polanco speakeasy setting, seemed to be made for American hipster tourists. Enclosed in this trendy space, we might as well have been in the West Village, or downtown L.A., except that the drinks were all like $8 to $10 U.S. dollars. Service was excellent. We just sat and ordered and drank--never had to go to the bar or even try particularly hard to grab a server's attention. My only complaint is that it was too dark to read the menu without using our bright-ass phone lights, but that was trivial enough. We ended up staying for four rounds. These were our sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth drinks of the day, and I'm going to blame the alcohol and the Spanish language menus for my inability to remember the exact eight cocktails we ordered. I do know we stuck with the signature cocktails (Jules' Basement has a huge menu, with pages of Prohibition Era and classic cocktails in addition to the fifteen or so signature options, plus of course, the all-encompassing "Mixologist Choice"). My best guess: we got the A La Altura Del Corazón, the Lipstick Kahlo, the Rojo Bikino, the Roy Olmstead, the November Night, the Camilo XXI, the Terracotta Earth, the Elegante Del Caribe. I won't even get into all the ingredients, but every cocktail was delicious, interesting and well made. I remember one of the drinks with apple (either the A La Altura Del Corazón or the Elegante Del Caribe) being one of the best sweet cocktails I'd had in recent memory. I also loved one that was super vinegary (perhaps the Roy Olmstead?). The four or five stirred on-the-rocks cocktails were smooth and boozy and beautifully made, with deft balanced mixtures of alcohol and things like cinnamon and chili and genmaicha bitters. We had a great time at Jules' Basement and would recommend it if you're looking to have some stellar craft cocktails. It's a cool place, and if you're a tourist, chances are good that it's within walking distance of your hotel. The hardest part may just be finding your way in. Best of luck, and happy drinking.

I loved this place! Really cool hidden spot. Music is good - deep house/some 80s. Bartenders were amazing to us!! The only downside is that it was super dark inside and was hard to see anything. But still one of my favorite spots in CDMX. I'll def be back.

Cool spot we stumbled upon with some effort after having dinner at nearby Pujol. In true speakeasy fashion it was a bit difficult to find but worth the end result. It's an intimate bar, there are a few bar stools at the bar and then some tables scattered throughout with space for a live band in the front. On a Tuesday night we had no difficulty securing a table for a party of 6. Around 10 pm a jazz band began playing, they were pretty good and even took requests! The drinks were ok, nothing too special but what makes this spot is the live music.

Tiny speakeasy in the heart of Polanco. It's slightly hard to find, but isn't that the point? You legit walk into a taqueria's kitchen, and through a weird door that looks like it might lead nowhere. And then behold, you are in a dark basement with low lighting and pounding music. Drinks are strong, tasty and cheap.

HARD TO FIND! And I love Jules Basement so much more because of that. I literally walked by this place 10 times before finally figuring out where it is. I'd tell you exactly how to find it, but that would take away the fun! Tiny speakeasy style spot - no more than 2,000 sq ft. Small bar with 8-10 barstools. Several tables scattered throughout and LIVE music! I wish I could bottle this place up and bring it with me wherever I go. I had an amazing time here and met some amazing people...locals and international travelers alike. The bartenders were extremely friendly to this non-spanish speaking American.

I read the reviews and was skeptical about going. I had made reservations anyways and I am so glad that I decided to go! To each their own. It is confusing to find the place because I was looking for a taco restaurant & couldn't find it. I asked a waiter for help & it turned out I was at the right spot. It's located across the street from Porter steak, & inside a restaurant called Surtidora Don Batiz. The entrance is a refrigerator door. The signature cocktails are amazing! My friends & i tried 9 cocktails off the list. I can understand why people said this place is expensive FOR Mexico City. We are from Chicago so it was cheap for us. We went on a Wednesday night & it was crowded but not as bad as expected. I mean it's a speakeasy so it's small. What did people expect!? The Blues live music was an added bonus. The trumpet player/singer was especially amazing! Staff was accommodating & attentive. I wanted a separate check from my friends since I was using a credit card. There was a language barrier at first but we figured it out.

Seriously one of the coolest bars I've ever been too. It's behind a freezer door as a restaurant in the basement. The place is small and a bit crowded but we were still able to get drinks fast. The best part is that the cocktail menu was so sophisticated yet priced so well! I highly recommend if you are in the Neighborhood!

Pulp Fiction entrance. Drinks that are from the future. Loud music. Good music. Great vibes. MUST SEE......

Such a cool place going through the walk-in refer down to a blacked out, mood lit basement packed with a super sophisticated crowd. Got lucky and sat at the bar with a great view of the live jazz. I love jazz brass so it was our good fortune that the live music had jazz vocals and a trumpet. The bartenders didn't speak English and my Espanol is non-existent so we told them in a few words what we liked and they made some fantastic drinks. The food in the restaurant upstairs was really good too. I wish we had something like this in Hawaii. Or maybe I just need to go back to the DF.

Such an interesting speakeasy. I really love the vibe and the aspect of it feeling "exclusive" and like a "secret." It is, however, rather small and pricey. If you want to experience something a little more upscale while in the city, this is the place to go. The music they place is more on the electronic side. The food at the restaurant it's in is fabulous, however. Really great midnight treat.

Holden gem in the heart of the city. If you find it you are lucky. I spent an hour searching for this place.

Cool vibe and location but they don't honor reservations. They will let you in but most likely it will be standing room only after 9pm, even if you had a reservation. Unfortunate given it is a very cool ambiance but service trumps environment for me.

Went to this place too many times when we were in CDMX. It's centrally located in my Polanco and has one of the best cocktail menus I've ever seen. The cocktail menu is seasonal, so there's not much use in me describing the drinks, but rest assured that you'll find something classic, some riffs on the classics, and something you've never heard of. We had a number of each, and it was an experience. I've been talking about the menu, but I should mention the menu...the actual, physical menu. It was informative and artistic and showed what your drink was actually gonna look like - so cool. This place is the place to stop by if you're looking for a pre dinner drink or a post dinner night cap. So much fun.

Awesome, secret treasure of Mexico city. Don't miss it. First time here , love the atmosphere and love it

An interesting speakeasy with decent drinks, but a little too loud and dark for my liking. I made a reservation for a party of two on Friday evening, and it was not very obvious how to get in (probably a good feature for a speakeasy). The interior of the bar is fairly club-ish in vibe and in mood, which is a little strange for a place that is meant to be secretive (at least in theory). The drinks were decent although not amazing, and the environment was a bit too loud for our liking.

Damn I wished I remembered this place before taking my friends there. Apparently nothing has changed in two years, it still has horrible service and douche crowds. Got a couple of drinks that were filled up halfway with way too much ice, then when I got my tab I was told it was a requirement to add an appetizer to tab. wtf!? Stay away,other than walking by a fridge door there's nothing speakeasy about this place.

This place is a little hard to find, but that is part of the adventure. Once you arrive it is a rather small bar with excellent cocktails & live jazz. Definitely worth trying if you are in the area!

Really cool underground bar in DF. You walk in a taco joint, through the freezer door, and down the stairs to find a dark and mysterious cocktail bar. There's waiter service, a DJ, and overall, a rather good-looking crowd. A few interesting menu items but I went with the French 75 and was not disappointed.

Cool place! The entrance is very unexpected and really interesting. It's more like a lounge ambience than anything else and the cocktails are really good. I would recommend it.

Speakeasy, quaint live 3 man jazz ensemble. Weird smell. Ok for a minute. Cool entrance through refrigerator door.

Fun speakeasy bar in trendy Polanco. Drinks were good and had a nice selection of Mescal. Make sure to make reservations. Reminded me of the speakeasy bars in NYC and LA.

Very bad experience tonight. My friend got the wrong cocktail (not the one she ordered) so she complain and got another one. Then when we got the check they charged us for both the cocktails even though they took the first one back because it was wrong. They would not correct the check so we had to pay for that wrong drink we never had. Then when we paid they took our cards and when they charged it they added 15% tip without asking us or putting it on the check. Would definitely not recommend going there.

To me, a bar's "coolness" factor is ruined when it's overtly trying to BE cool, which is precisely the sense I had when I visited this place. Besides the self-aggrandizing phoneyness, the surlyness of the employees was a big turn-off for my date and me. With so many great bars in this great city, I see no reason to ever return. I'd say this is THE most over-rated bar I've witnessed, and I've witnessed tons and tons of 'em!

Had our credit card company make the reservation prior to our trip to CDMX and I am glad we did because it took them various attempts & we were not blown away. Jules is located inside a restaurant where, yes indeed, you walk in through a freezer door. Once there, no one even asked if we had a reservation -__- Space is a lot smaller than I expected from the pictures. The decor is alright, a couple of stools at the bar, some highboys and a couple of (skull) tables scattered around. We went on a Thursday at 9pm expecting it to be more full. Vibe wasnt what I expected and neither were drinks or music. They did have a DJ but the music just did not match the decor or "vibe" they are going for. Only stayed for 2 drinks. If you are in the area and want to give it a try, go for it but I wouldnt go out of my way. We experience a lot of better mixology focused cocktail bars throughout the city.

Cool little hidden speakeasy in the basement of what looked like an average looking restaurant/bar. Hit them up and make a reservation prior to going since space is very limited down there. As far as the setting goes it's dark and pretty chill. Music was alright, some sort of down tempo electronic that I heard played at several other bars in the area. Those skull tables are pretty cool too. Drinks are fairly priced by Mexican standards meaning you'll be paying about $2 for a beer and $4 for shots (US).

I don't know how these individual gave this establishment ,all these stars I saw,let me start by stating the facts,it was a poor service that I came across very unprofessional and rude staff, I gave my order for a cocktail and the bartender forgot to make it,above that,when it's time to pay the waiter asked me to follow him to the office to pay for the bill,while I still have the drink in my hand,because the establishment is not equipped to have a machine-Really !

Great place to have a drink! The mixology is excellent... if you are looking for a "different" place with dim lights, good music and great cocktails then this is the place for you. Awesome for dates

The location is inside of surtidora don batiz restaurant in their basement. Meh, staff was nice but I was underwhelmed. The drinks were pretty basic, the bar was very dark. No candles on the tables so we had to use our flashlights. The music was loud. The decor was dark and simple. Nothing that caught my eye. Overall felt like a normal bar. I've been to speakeasys before and the bartenders typically give an overview of the menu, that didn't happen. He was very polite but no descriptions he just took our orders. As for the drinks, they were nice and refreshing but nothing theatrical about them. No smoke,no cool glasses, just regular schmegular. If I was eating upstairs I'd go to the basement for a drink but I wouldn't go out of my way like we did. Save your uber fare.

Took them 30 minutes to get my credit card back to me. There's no possible reasonable explanation how this could take this long. Honestly unacceptable.

The drinks are amazing. The service is great. An amazing atmosphere. The music is awesome. My first day in Mexico has been a great experience. This stop was truly spectacular for the end of the night.

Very a cool spot! A modern take on a speakeasy bar/club. The space is kinda small but very interesting interior designs. You can to go through the restaurant in order to go down to the basement. Also, if Spanish hiphop/international music is your thing then this place is a great spot to check out. Did I mention that they have great drinks too, especially mezcal cocktails!

I definitely recommend a stop in this place - it just exudes "cool". Music was fantastic and the cocktails are awesome. I was there pretty early in the evening (8:30ish) and had to bounce around 10 in order to get up for an early flight but you could tell it was the kind of place where things were only going to get livelier as the night went on.

This place sucked we came here for the Raiders vs Mexico game and right off the bat they didn't tell us where to go we didn't have reservations at all but they told us we had to sign some forms send a email so a song and dance when it was pretty dead worst experience

Read about this place prior to visiting DF and went there on a Saturday night. There were about 3 people ahead of us in line and took about 15 minutes to get it. It's a small place but not too small. Awesome drinks, awesome poeple, good music. The fact that it's in a taco spot makes it even more exciting. Would definitely come back.

Such a scene, but like in the worst way possible. I made a reservation since I didn't want to deal with any issues getting in. It seemed like a cool, underground speakeasy and I wanted to show my husband that I'm still hip. We found the building with the appropriate street number but buzzed an buzzed to no avail. Luckily I had phone service during our trip, so I called and a lady answered and told me to go through the taco shop next door. We walk in and see a short line of young males dressed pretty casually. They stood next to a large refrigerator door and were eventfully led inside. The door closed right behind them, leaving my husband and I waiting. The door guy made small talk, checked our IDs, had a hard time confirming the reservation, but luckily I pulled up the email and showed him the confirmation. After about 5 minutes of bs, he let us in. We walked through the refrigerator and down dark, narrow stairs to a bar. We were seated right next to the cashier which was pretty annoying. We ordered a couple of drinks off their overwhelming drink menu and were left underwhelmed. If you want to really be annoyed in there, read the 'Reglas' section on the drink menu. Barf. The bar stools were uncomfortable. The bar is way too dark, trying way too hard to be cool. It wasn't super packed inside but it's so tiny that I can't imagine it packed. I'd feel claustrophobic. I'd avoid this place. There are plenty of other really cool spots in the area, especially if you travel south of Reforma and Chapultepec. Head over to Colima and Jalapa area, tons of great spots with craft cocktails that aren't such an annoying scene.

Great spot. This is as legit of a speakeasy as it gets. We were there early and stayed four about an hour. It started to get very crowded and warm since it's a small spot. The drinks and music are awesome though.

Great cocktails in an intimate space. Quirky entrance leads down to bar where some funky tunes where playing.

sweet little speakeasy. kinda blew my mind... I mean we pulled up and i'm like... yo... this is a taco spot... i'm in a suit! wtf!? But then you like walk through this refrigerator and boom.. you're in a cool little lounge. chillin... The music was good. They played this loungy house music that had everyone ready to pop off! The atmosphere was dark... trendy... and modern. And it had a variety of different people... I liked it

Nice spot for a Whiskey Sour. Traveling alone for work and stumbled upon this place last night. Female DJ was REALLY good. Drinks were good not great. Vibe was pretty cool. Lots of couples or small groups and lost of foreigners from everywhere. Suppose that's what you get in Polanquito.

Great place! Great cocktails and the music was awesome! Up-tempo house music and cool vibe!

Loved this place! Good drinks, service and ambiance. Would definitely come here again. Reservations are encouraged as if you don't have one they make you wait or you may not get in.

This place rocks. I walked in and said WTF. I just dropped my pants and asked for the drin