Some of you might already know that if you get there after 8 p.m., pretty much every bar will be packed and if you're like us you probably want to kill your week-long endless suffering at the office or school or stuck in traffic by finding an empty table to enjoy a tasty craft beer, but this is the real world and empty tables are a rare thing now in some places, so you'll just end up circling around like a vulture waiting to that perfect moment to snatch up a table.
I mean, La Plaza is still a pretty decent spot to get your drinking game on but we're sure you've been trying to escape the floods of people, which is why we went out of our way and made a list with seven options to sip on a nice, cold, local craft beer without being all packed or to meet new people.
1 NORTE BREWING CO.
Where's it at? On the fifth floor of a parking lot in Downtown TJ, on 4th street, between Avenida Revolución and Constitución.
Draft or bottle? Draft.
How much $? Roughly $3.50 dollars ($60 pesos) per pint or almost $4 dollars ($65 pesos) for 4 tasters.
Do they serve food? No, but they give you pretzels or peanuts.
What's cool about? The view. They have a huge window where you can see all of Downtown TJ.
2 BAJABREWLABS
Where's it at? Inside Pasaje Revolución in Downtown, on Avenida Revolución between 3rd and 4th street, no it's not Pasaje Rodriguez, that's another hallway.
Draft or bottle? Draft.
How much $? Less than 3 bucks for an 8 oz glass.
Do they serve food? Pizza, fries, burgers. They always give you peanuts with your beer.
What's cool about? They have a ping-pong table and hold music events on the weekends.
3 AZTECA CRAFT BREWING
Where's it at? Also inside Pasaje Revolución.
Draft or bottle? Draft.
How much $? One of the cheapest craft beers in town. Less than 3 bucks for a 16 oz. pint.
Do they serve food? They sometimes invite a chef on the weekends cooking up some tasting meals.
What's cool about? The beers. They're unique. They have a coconut-flavored one and another one with strawberry hints.
4 PUBLIC HOUSE
Where's it at? A block away from the Ahumaderas taco shop. Calle Miguel Alemán Valdez. It looks like a house, it feels like a house, it is a house, but they sell beer.
Draft or bottle? Draft.
How much $? It depends on the beer you get, the cheapest one you'll find is an 8 oz. glass for $2 dollars.
Do they serve food? Yes, hot dogs, pretzels and fries.
What's cool about? It's like having a beer at a good friend's house.
5 LA TASQUITA
Where's it at? Right next to Caza Club, if you're driving down the Aguacaliente Boulevard, you'll spot it right in front of Dolce Salato.
Draft or bottle? Bottle.
How much $? Depends on the beer, it ranges from 60 to 90 pesos.
Do they serve food? No, but you can bring your own.
What's cool about? They have a great selection of imported beer but the best thing there is their little terrace.
6 1994
Where's it at? It's right in front of Paseo Chapultepec.
Draft or bottle? Bottles and draft beer.
How much $? Depends on the beer, but the cheapest is $60 pesos
Do they serve food? Pizza every Wednesday.
What's cool about? The music and they have 2×1 1 liter drinks every Wednesday.
7 NÓMADA
Where's it at? Right next to Mous Tache bar in Downtown.
Draft or bottle? Bottles served on glasses.
How much $? They have 6 8 pm happy hour, where beer is $3 bucks, normal price is more than $3.
Do they serve food? No, not even snacks.
What's cool about? Well you can see the bands playing at Mous Tache, but not exactly hear them since they won't open the back doors.
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