Bar CDMX

Located below Seven Grand, this Mexico City-inspired cocktail bar from Pouring with Heart (Las Perlas, the Varnish) already has twentysomething Angelenos lining up on Seventh Street on the weekends. Marked only by a neon sign in an alleyway, Bar CDMX features minimalist art prints from Mexican artist Beo Hake, an alcove full of Spanish language arcade games and booths for large groups or making new friends. Floor-to-ceiling concrete nods to the natural stone interiors of bars in this watering hole’s namesake megacity, but they create an acoustic nightmare once the bar is more than half-full (even when the music is low, conversations bounce around the mirror-clad room). Bar CDMX turns up the volume even more with their drinks program: The pineapple caipirinha can convert piña colada haters to the sweet side, the draft mojito is perfectly balanced and the house margaritas will transport you to a poolside lounge chair.