Elaborately decorated 19th-century bar & dining room for traditional dishes & cocktails.
Av. 5 de Mayo #10, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, de la, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Get directions
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"La Ópera takes you back in time. There is baroque, French-inspired décor with carved wood details, a string trio playing at a corner, plus a stately vibe we can only imagine was the same as it was when presidents and politicians frequented the place back in the late 1800s. Nowadays, there's always a mix of tourists coming and going, eager to hear the story of a bullet fired by Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution that ended up lodged in the ceiling, all while enjoying a drink. Meanwhile, locals are bar-hopping from one cantina to another in this part of town. The International-leaning menu offers a little something for everyone: Mexican staples like tortilla soup and chicken tacos, and off-menu specials like snails bathed in chipotle sauce." - Mariana Camacho
"Bar La Opera is one of the most storied bars in Mexico City history (revolutionary hero Pancho Villa famously fired his gun at the ceiling in 1910). Come here for straight tequila flanked with sangrita, a salty-sweet traditional tequila shooter. Sip a little tequila, follow it with some sangrita, then suck on a lime wedge and repeat. It's not a cocktail place, but the bartender will happily make rum and Cokes or tequila sodas." - Scarlett Lindeman
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