Handshake Speakeasy
Cocktail speakeasy · $$$
The short answer
World's 50 Best #1 in 2024 and still deserving. Reservations open exactly 30 days out and vanish in minutes. Walk-ins after midnight sometimes work on weekdays.
Verified July 10, 2026 by Ana Villagómez
Practical
- →Reservations mandatory Fri/Sat. 30-day booking window.
- →The entrance is unmarked — look for the bronze handshake plaque.
- →Dress: smart. Sneakers are fine; athletic wear isn't.
Good for
- Date night
- Once-in-a-trip cocktail
Address
Amberes 65, Juárez, 06600 CDMX
Hours
Tue–Sat 19:00–02:00
Book · Direct (site)DiscoverCDMX team write-up
Amberes 65, upstairs behind an unmarked door with a small bronze plaque. Rodrigo Urraca's clarified cocktails — the Corn Belt (huitlacoche, mezcal) and Green Beans (fava, gin) — are the reason it won World's 50 Best #1. Reservations open 30 days out at midnight CDMX time and evaporate in under 3 minutes. Walk-in seats at the downstairs bar sometimes open after 23:30 on Tuesdays.
— Ana Villagómez
Editorial note
"The hype is real but so is the wait. If you can't get in, Licorería Limantour on Álvaro Obregón is 90% of the experience with 10% of the friction."
— Ana Villagómez
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