Licorería Limantour

Roma Norte · Mexico City · Steep Index 8.7/10 · Steep Pick

Licorería Limantour — Mexico City

A Roma Norte cocktail bar that's ranked among the world's best more than once, and the cocktails back up the reputation.

The Steep Index

Cocktail Quality leads, and it should, this is a bar that's cracked the World's 50 Best list repeatedly, top 10 as recently as 2023. Atmosphere and Staying Power both follow close, an art-deco room with a mood that's intimate without feeling stiff. Value and Solo-Friendliness are both solid without being the headline here.

  • Coffee / Drink Quality: 9.4/10
  • Atmosphere: 9.1/10
  • Solo-Friendliness: 8.0/10
  • Value: 7.8/10
  • Staying Power: 9.2/10
  • Overall: 8.7/10

Perfect for: impressing someone, slow evening

The Space

Limantour sits on a busy Roma Norte avenue in one of the city's more upscale pockets, an art-deco room that's been on the World's 50 Best Bars list since 2014 and cracked the top 10 as recently as 2023. There's outdoor seating too, and the whole space reads intimate rather than trying to prove anything.

The Pour

The cocktail program is genuinely creative, and the Mezcal Creyente is a standout, pineapple balancing out the fruitier notes underneath. Staff make recommendations worth taking, and they read the room well enough to actually get it right.

The Mezcal Creyente is well balanced, pineapple against the fruit underneath it. The room manages the same trick, intimate without being stiff.

The Vibe

The mood is intimate but never stiff, casual enough to relax into despite the reputation walking in the door with you. Staff and room both do their part to keep it that way.

The Verdict

Order the Mezcal Creyente and let the staff steer the rest. A genuinely world-class bar that doesn't feel like it's trying to remind you of that.

Practical information

  • Address: Av. Álvaro Obregón 106, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
  • Price: $$
  • Type: cocktail bar

Website

@limantourmx

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