Bar Las Brujas

Bar Las Brujas pours inside the Casa de las Brujas, the witches' house, a turn of the century apartment building overlooking Plaza Rio de Janeiro in Roma Norte. Since opening in 2020, the all-women bar team has built every menu around Mexican herbalism and the women of Latin American art and activism, a program that earned the bar a place on North America's 50 Best Bars list.

The Infatuation's review lands on the same point: the concept is not decoration, it runs through every drink. The current menu arrives as a 20 page comic book narrating ten cocktails inspired by trailblazing women.

The Room

The space reads like a refined hotel bar, dimly lit and cozy, seated tight under the building's old bones. The Infatuation notes it can get loud once full. The address line matters: look for the witch turret on the corner of the plaza.

The Drinks

Order the Woman of the Century, house vermouth with gin and lavender soda, or the Amazona, tequila with yucca, cinnamon, and a pepper tincture; both anchor the herbal program. Portions run smaller than the Roma Norte average, a complaint that recurs in OpenTable reviews, but the builds reward slow drinking. Ask the bartenders to steer; reviewers consistently call them generous guides.

The Crowd

A Roma Norte mix of locals, design world regulars, and traveling cocktail hunters working the 50 Best circuit. Tables turn slowly and the room is small, so the door can feel tight on weekends. Book ahead and the night runs smoothly.

The Neighborhood

Plaza Rio de Janeiro is Roma Norte's calmest square, ten minutes on foot from the Alvaro Obregon strip. Licoreria Limantour, the neighborhood's other 50 Best room, sits eight blocks south. Las Brujas works best as the considered first stop before the louder rooms.

When to Go

Tuesday through Thursday at opening gives you the bartenders' full attention. Friday and Saturday need a reservation a few days out. The 1:30 close makes it an early room by Mexico City standards.

Practical notes: OpenTable takes the reservations, and parties over six should split or look elsewhere; the room was an apartment first. The comic book menu changes roughly yearly, so collectors time visits to the launch. Look for the local B entrance at Rio de Janeiro 56 rather than the main building door.

What Regulars Say

• The Infatuation praises the menu's storytelling and the team's command of Mexican botanicals.
• OpenTable reviewers repeat two notes: book ahead, and expect smaller pours built for sipping.
• Tripadvisor reviewers call the staff knowledgeable guides who match drinks to taste quickly.

Who It Is For

• Drinkers who want a menu with an actual thesis
• A date that starts with a story, not a scene
• Avoid if you want big pours and a late close

Mexico City has flashier cocktail rooms, but none with a clearer point of view. The coven earned its list placement by building drinks that argue for someone, not just something. Pair it with Ticuchi in Polanco for the city's two strongest concept rooms.

For the full ranked list, read our guide to the Best Cocktail Bars in Mexico City, or browse every spot in the Mexico City cocktail bars guide.