i was walking by and heard great jazz and decided to stop into this small, attractive…read morebar/restaurant in the centro area of guanajuato. there were four tables and a nice bar and two of the tables were occupied by couples having lunch and beers. the musicians were great fun, playing a sax and guitar and old 1940s and 50s jazz. the owner and another man took care of serving. i had a shot of mezcal and 2 ice-cold beers. the owner asked which mezcal i liked and, since i'm fairly new to the drink, told him i'd like something "grassy." he brought over four bottles for me to take a whiff of and i found one i liked. the prices were low, common for the area...around $150 pesos for two modelos and the shot. (around $7 u.s.d.). i was there for about an hour and had a great time. the people next to me had a soup full of vegetables and corn on the cob, which looked awesome and, with the kitchen open to the main area, i could see it cooking on the stove. as an aside, if you're an art lover, there's a very interesting mural in the kitchen that's worth making the trip over for. the back bar is a beautiful carved dark wood with several stools and an etched glass display behind the bottles. this is a down-to-earth, few frills place to hang out and have a few drinks and maybe luck out and hear some great music. no cover charge, i swear.
