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ALMACEN and EL TALLER, Zona Rosa -- ALMACEN is the modern street-level video cantina where everyone gathers in the late afternoon and early evening after work. It's a mostly young crowd, and women are sometimes part of the mix. EL TALLER ( which means "The Workshop" ) is the downstairs men-only disco that opens every night at 9. The decor is a maze of chains, gears and steel surrounding the pounding disco, strippers, porno videos, and lots of cruising.
LA ESTACION, Zona Rosa -- A dark, two-story Leather and Levi bar for men who like rough trade and nocturnal encounters. Play a macho game of pool downstairs or cruise the maze of darkrooms upstairs. A friendly, working class crowd gathers here every night for the frisky fun and the drink specials. Men only. ALEBRI G, Alameda District -- A stripper and hustler bar In Alameda Park with a busy darkroom upstairs. Men only. ANYWAY/EXACTO/THE DOORS, Col. Roma -- A huge, three-level disco (each floor has a name) where everyone who likes to dance gathers. The first floor ( THE DOORS ) is a lesbian favorite and plays mostly Spanish pop hits. The second floor ( EXACTO ) is a mixed crowd with Spanish and English dance tunes cranked out in a dark dance hall. The third floor CABARE-TITO, Zona Rosa -- A classy-but-casual cabaret club space that presents nightly entertainment, ranging from poetry to drag shows to theatre to strip shows to live singing. Disco dancing permitted between shows. There are actually four branches of this popular club, all of them located within a few blocks of each other. Mostly teen-agers and young adults. Men and women. BUTTERFLIES, Centro HIstorico. This is a longtime favorite of the Mexico City gay community -- and one of the best. The huge warehouse can house thousands of people, and the club plays the best dance music ( English and Spanish pop ) and features some of the most professional drag and strip shows in Mexico. Everyone welcome. LIVING, Col. Roma. A large, chic, ultra-modern disco popular with upper-class Mexicans and Circuit Boy wannabes. The same high-energy techno music you find in the gay discos of most US big cities. Men and women. VIENA, Centro Historico -- A true Mexican cerveceria, which means they started out serving only beer, but have since expanded to liquor. It gets crowded nightly between 7 and 10 p.m., but the bar is open all day. A nice place to stop for a drink after sightseeing at the Zocalo. Mostly men. OASIS, Centro Historico -- A lively, working man's disco and show bar that is popular with the leather men, the cowboys and the bears crowd. It gets packed nightly between 8 and 10 p.m. Mostly men. Very friendly. CANTINA EL VAQUERO, Col. Insurgentes Mixcoac / EL ANSIA, Col. Insurgentes Mixcoac / Zona Sur -- A nice-sized disco with hot music and a happy, mixed men-and-women crowd of all ages. Nightly shows with strippers and transvestites. Everyone welcome.
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