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What it is. A bar on calle Londres, in the Reforma area, that starts early: pool tables, a floor for anyone who wants to dance and a bar for settling in with a few beers. It is not a single-purpose club, and that mix is the appeal.

What to order. The bar works on cocktails and the bartender makes recommendations: if you do not know what to ask for, let them build you something. There is also beer, which is what moves fastest around the pool tables.

When to go. Watch the hours, which are unusual: it opens Thursday and Saturday from 18:00 to 03:30 and stays closed on every other day — Friday included. Confirm by phone before you build a night around it.

Where it is. Londres #106, between the Zona Rosa and Paseo de la Reforma, an area with plenty of nightlife packed into a few walkable blocks. Metro Insurgentes and Cuauhtémoc, line 1, are a few minutes away; for the trip back at dawn, use an app taxi.