The world's best mezcal bars aren't confined to Oaxaca — we've found mezcalerias worth seeking out from Tokyo to Berlin, Palermo to Brooklyn. This isn't a ranked competition; it's a curated list of bars run by people who know the difference between tobalá and tobasiche, and who take mezcal as seriously as you do.
Search by region below to find the best mezcal bar near you. Know of one we missed? Let us know below.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Anchorage - Tequila 61
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Berkeley - Comal
Pasadena - Maestro Restaurant
Santa Barbara - Santo Mezcal
Guerneville - Barrio
Sacramento - Cantina Alley
Sacramento - La Cosecha by Mayahuel
Sacramento - Mayahuel
San Diego - Kettner Exchange
San Francisco - Mezcalito
Santa Monica - Chestnut Club
Sausalito - Copita Tequileria y Comida
Carmel - Cultura
Emeryville - Prizefighter
Guerneville - El Barrio
Nevada City - Golden Era
West Hollywood - Mezcal Bar
West Hollywood - Las Perlas
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Miramar Beach - Mezcal Mexican Grill
Orlando - Reyes Mezcaleria
Miami - Bakan
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Atlanta - Mezcalito's Cocina & Tequila Bar
Decatur - Mezcalito's Cantina
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Honolulu - Encore Saloon
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Glen Ellyn - A Toda Madre
Homer Glen - Rubi Agave Latin Kitchen, Tequila & Whiskey Bar
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Topeka - El Mezcal III
Topeka - El Mezcal Restaurant
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Covington - Frida 602
Lexington - Bluegrass Tavern
Lexington - Belles Cocktail House
Paducah - The Freight House
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Baltimore - Clavel
Owings Mills - Mezcal Mexican Restaurant & Bar
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Albany - Saboy Taproom
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Las Vegas - Ghost Donkey
Las Vegas - Mama Rabbit
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Spartanburg - Mezcal
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Eugene - Black Wolf Supper Club
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Conshohocken - Coyote Crossing
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Newport - Perro Salado
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Nashville - Saint Añejo
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Fort Worth - Mezcales
Jarrell - Cantina El Pitayo Mezcalería
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Draper - The Cliff Dining Pub
Millcreek - Tres Hombres
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Belleveu - Civility & Unrest
North Washington - Mezcalero Cocina Mexicana
Vancouver - Little Conejo
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Greenfield - Mezcalero
Merrill - Los Mezcales
MEXICO
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Todos Santos - El Refugio
Cabo San Lucas - Mezcaliza
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CANADA
EUROPE
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Brussels - Floris Tequila
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Copenhagen - Llama
Copenhagen - The Barking Dog
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Paris - La Mezcaleria (at 1K Paris)
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Berlin - Tentacion Mezcalothek
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Reykjavik - Pablo Discobar
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Imola - Mezcal
Rome - La Punta Expendio de Agave
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Amsterdam - Salmuera
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Salamanca - Cambalache Bar Mezcalería
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Bournemouth - 1812
Glasgow - The Spiritualist
Leeds - Neon Cactus
Leicester - 33cankstreet
London - Mezcaleria Cocktail Bar
Nottingham - Four Hundred Rabbits