Condesa and Roma

PataNegra
Juan Escutia, Col. Condesa
+52 55 5211-5563/4678
M-Su 12PM-1AM
corner of Tamaulipas/Nuevo León, same building as the Foro Condesa

Relatively new, always popular bar/cafe with a good kitchen for snack food, and reasonable prices. Plays lounge, trip-hop, rock, etc. Good for chatting and meeting people.

Mama Rumba
Av. Medellin, Col. Roma
Th-Sa 6PM-3AM
one block from Insurgentes

One of the most popular dance clubs/bars in the city, usually very full, plays salsa, merengue, and other Cuban music. There is another branch in San Angel, which is more popular and can be hard to get into.

In Condesa, you will find a number of bars on the north end of Avenida Tamaulipas, in addition to the restaurant area mentioned above.