La Chicha

Mexico City, Mexico

Steps from the Parque Luis Cabrera on one of the sleepier streets of the Roma neighborhood, this is the place to go for a leisurely dive into the burgeoning world of Mexican cerveza artesanal.

What it is: La Chicha, both a restaurant and a bar, specializes in highlighting specialty Mexican products on every page of its menu, from its towering emparedados (sandwiches) stacked on a mysteriously purplish and sweet local bread to the tight and carefully curated lists of cervezas and mezcales artesanales available for tippling, often in tandem.

Why it’s great: Beer can be a passion of extremes, from hops bombs to titanic ABVS, or in the case of bars, confoundingly extensive draft lists. La Chicha keeps its lineup short and quality: Three rotating drafts, seven bottled cervezas artesenales, “industrial” beer standards (Tecate, etc.), and one sidra (cider) artesanal. The dry and funky Summer Daze from CDMX’S own Cervezas 19 Norte is a highlight, but here there’s a cerveza artesanal style (from porters to lagers to IPAS) for everybody. Important to remember: All of them pair well with the equally stellar mezcal selection, and you should make sure to try both while in Mexico. —Bo Mcmillan

DETAILS Hours: 11 a.m.–midnight, Monday–tuesday; 11 a.m.–1 a.m., Wednesday; 11 a.m.–2 a.m., Thursday; 9 a.m.–2 a.m., Friday–saturday; 9 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday Address: Orizaba 171, Roma Norte, 06700 Ciudad de México, Mexico Web: facebook.com/lamaschicha/