If you're looking for real pulque and nothing else, this is your place!!!. They have white or cured ( flavored ) including oatmeal, guava, celery, pineapple, and coconut! And they have a great jukebox without good assortment of music . The place is super eclectic, love, especially the ceiling painting read more

Pulquería Duelistas - The ceiling - Dive Bars Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

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If you get a chance to try out Pulque, do it. We were able to try out two different flavors, original and cherry. We were more fond of the cherry flavor then the original one. The employees were friendly and service was fast. read more

Amazing casual spot in Mexico City with daily rotating flavors of pulque to try. I stopped by mid afternoon and was very taken with the place. The interior is grungy, lots of locals hanging out, and is charmingly rowdy. Communal seating. I was by myself and was sat with a group of people who were so welcoming and we talked for quite a while! Service was so friendly. My server explained everything to me from their flavors to the pulque making process -- and even sat down for a bit to chat. My recommendation: get the sampler of pulque if it's your first time trying it, and go even if you're by yourself! read more

Pulquería Duelistas - Pulque sampler - celery, oatmeal, guava, pineapple, orange, plain - Dive Bars Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

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Came here on a street food tour and we loved the psychedelic art all over the walls! The pulque was delicious and we tried all the flavors but the celery was our favorite! Bookmarking this place for next time we're in CDMX. read more

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Nice little dive bar in the heart of downtown, right outside the mercado. A little difficult to find using Google maps as I don't think it works well in CDMX, but a great gem to go to when craving drinks after a long day of shopping and eating at the market nearby. The staff is super sweet and were nice about our broken Spanish. They made us blended margaritas that were great... and the bartender had a nice pour! They also made a requested off-the-menu Jamaica and tequila drink. The Jamaica tasted fresh and it was so good, flavorful and not too sweet. Great place to patron when in the area read more

Pulquería Duelistas - Bartender made margaritas with fresh strawberries... and he was generous with the tequila! - Dive Bars Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

Pulque is fire, they only had 5 flavors, service was good, the only down side is the rest lacks privacy. People are drinking even on Tuesday, If you don't like lack of privacy at restrooms they offer to go ! Check it out read more

If you want an authentic Mexican experience- get Pulqie from this place. Very lively, full of locals (i think I might have been the only Asian they've seen in there), and I saw no tourists, but everyone is friendly and respectful, and if you smile- I'm sure someone will pour you one from their pitcher, and you should do the same. Met a bunch of locals and got into some good trouble. Apparently this place has been here for a hundred years. read more

You can't visit Mexico City without having some pulque or cortados de pulque. Place can be a bit intimidating, but staff makes you feel at home. When in doubt, ask for the "Charola de Prueba", which is a tray with samples of the Cortados of Pulque of the day. read more

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Fun pulque dive bar with some pretty cool psychedelic murals on the wall and ceiling. A little hard to find. Clientele didn't seem used to the presence of foreigners but the proprietors were welcoming enough. Pulque seemed pretty good -- didn't try enough to really compare, but it was what we were looking for read more

Pulque gave my husband E Coli. Cockroaches crawling on tables. Very dirty inside. Do not recommend.

Definitely an experience - pulque, dive, smell, crowd. The place was not light up from the outside, but super bright fluorescent lights in the inside. The young crowd seemed to be all in one spot - right here. There's loud music, people squeezing together, and cheap drinks. The pulque is slimy and not that tasty. Probably because it is at the end of the night and they are closing in less than one hour? Anyways, not the best experience. We will try another pulqueria next round. read more

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Great hole in the wall. The pulque was delicious. If you hate small crowded places I don't think this place is for you. I loved it. Great people and great music! I had the Guayaba pulque and it was so good! My boyfriend had the avena one and he really liked that one! read more

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Don't go here if you don't like rubbing elbows with boisterous crowds, sweating your balls off in a small room without air conditioning, and making friends with silly, drunk strangers. I saw the crowd walking in, and was initially hesitant. I'm glad I stayed, though. My group and I ended up getting three pitchers of original and mango pulque, which was probably way too much (we still finished!). If I had known they had the sampler, I would've gone for that. In my limited experience with pulque, their original is apparently closer in taste to most with slight bitterness and sour aftertaste, as opposed to the sweeter one I had in Xochimilco. If you're touring through Mexico City, I would recommend making the trip for the experience. Get drunk off insane amounts of pulque (pretty low alcohol content, so you have to make up by volume), witness some shady business, call somebody a "puto" when he/she breaks a glass, and make local friends while you're all sweating your balls off together. Man, I miss Mexico City. read more

Pulquería Duelistas - Dive Bars Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

I don't think a review can really sum up the experience. This place is pretty hidden, but we found it! And of course it was PACKED. Walking in like confused tourists, a waiter immediately swept us up and got us two seats by the dishwashing station. An interesting view for sure. We opted for the flight at first. Pulque is definitely an interesting texture, but some of the flavors were delicious. Specifically the celery was amazing. We then each got a glass of our favorite flavor and continued to listen to the fun music. So glad we came here - crowded and bizarrely wild for the middle of the day, but an undeniably unique experience that made our trip to CDMX so memorable. read more

You know those old westerns where the cowboy walks into the bar and everyone turns to look at them? WELLLLL This is one of those places. My GF is squeamish and since the second we walked in I thought she was going to freak out because of many many things. None of those being the people. ‍ I've never had pulque, I went on an empty stomach just so it would hit me faster. The server inside speak English so it should be easy for the gringos. If you have a delicate stomach I wouldn't recommend drinking this stuff. But if you love adventure, dive right in! There's a bunch of flavors which make this drink very tolerable. It has a thick consistency much like a thick papaya juice or something like that. I never tried the original flavor, because why? They had a bunch of good flavors to chose from, why get plain... I drank a glass and asked my server, how much do I have to drink to feel it? He laughed and said it depends on the person but if you have another glass I'm sure it'll set it. We arrived right before closing, this place closes early for a bar. So I got a glass to go and they gave me a heavy pour. About 30 minutes later I felt really light and my vision was delayed, you'll see what I mean. I think this is a must experience because it allows for you to take in pre-contest Mexico in modern times. Enjoy!! read more

Awesome spot! Super crowded and can feel intimidating at first, but we got to chat with some friendly locals and practice our Spanish a bit! Was a lot of fun. We had a sampler tray of different pulques for 150 pesos, which was a perfect way to try the original pulque and all the different flavors. Definitely recommend stopping by here to try pulque while visiting CDMX! read more

Pulquería Duelistas - Sampler of different pulques - Dive Bars Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

Super awesome, punk rock vibey bar in the center of the city. It was frequented with a ton of locals and was a very cool, non-toursity experience to have. If you don't mind being packed into a sweaty crowd, this is an awesome place to enjoy some pulque. We were approached by a waiter who took our order (sample platter of pulque) and was kind enough to bring it to us amongst the sweaty crowd! It was 100 pesos for 5 different flavors! read more

Pulquería Duelistas - Pulque sample (100 pesos) - Dive Bars Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

I have a unique appreciation for pulque, as a recovering alcoholic. Anything that is enjoyed primarily for social relaxation, like low alcohol beer, in a long session, seems like a pretty good idea for society. The flavors and textures of pulque are exciting and delicious. Its cool that you can't get stuff like this shipped up to the US. The organisms doing the fermentation wouldn't survive the trip north: this stuff is alive. It's also pretty cool that you can mix flavors, and order takeout. They will re-purpose a Coke bottle for your pulque. And for the guys, Las Duelistas features a very traditional pulqueria urinal. Hey, you know what else is alive in Las Duelistas: the walls and ceiling are covered in some pretty wild art. read more

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While in Mexico City do visit this Pulqueria. It's a old tavern looking place but if you want the real deal Pulque this is where it's at! I tried all the flavors and every flavor was good. My favorite was the celery pulque with a peppery lime salt on the rim. On top of this they had one thing on the menu that was delicious. Chicharrón en salsa verde con papas and a side of tortillas. They had a couple of people that came in to sing and it was a cool vibe. Awesome would definitely go back. read more

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We wanted to experience pulque on our trip and every book and website recommended this dive bar. We went on a Wednesday during the lunch hour. The bar was crowded but very accommodating. The waiter made sure we tried the sampler option and he explained everything thoroughly. He was very busy but he still made time to make sure we had a great experience. The oatmeal pulque was the best. If you want to truly experience Mexico City, I recommend this bar. read more

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First time in Mexico, we had to try some Pulque. This place is very unique. Great crowd. They stared at me a bit because I was clearly a tourist in a local hangout kind of spot, but nobody was rude. Pulque was delicious. I had some better pulque at another place: The Mexicano Bar on Calle Regina. The lively crowd in a unique environment was something special though. Definitely come by and drop in for a glass. read more

Pulquería Duelistas - Salud! - Dive Bars Near Me - México, D.F., DIF

I came upon this place after searching around online for a pulqueria to try. When I went early evening, it was an absolute madhouse inside. Loud, jam packed, drunk people, and one person passed out over the counter occasionally spitting on the floor. I quickly ordered a pulque to go and drank it on my way back to my hostel. I'm personally not a fan of the beverage, but it is of course worth trying as it is one of the three products of the agave (the others being tequila and mezcal). It's only about 5% alcohol. I got the guava flavor which was decent, however I wasn't a fan of the viscous texture of the drink. Definitely visit a pulqueria during a trip to D.F., but three stars for a terrible atmosphere (maybe try going earlier in the day) and also I was not a fan of the viscous texture. read more

Cool place! Historic Pulqueria that is a muralist/biker/rocker/activist/youth/old drunk/school mash up! Worth the trip just for the ceiling to floor murals. The pulque was great. Surprised at how much I enjoyed the celery. CROWDED! It you have issues with being surrounded and closed in, you won't like it. Get the sampler to try all pulques of the day. read more

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Don't go on Sundays, they're not open. That being said, do come any other day during the week, their pulque is great. I came here since I read this place had different flavored pulque and since I never tried pulque I couldn't leave CDMX without a drink from here. If you're big on texture, like sweet drinks, and a lighter alcohol concentration this is your spot. I had the guayaba (guava) flavored pulque of the day and I have to say it beats ordering a cider at the bar, I was super impressed. However, the biggest drawback is that the place has a strong urinal smell to it. It is so distracting and I couldn't stay there more than 5 minutes. The bar has a saloon styled bathroom stall with swinging doors and it is right next to a public bathroom so the smell is so foul, but the pulque was great! read more

My favorite pulquería in México try the pulque Blanco and ALWAYS ask for the FREE FOOD

Must go! Pulque is this weird cactus drink, the vibe is great. The owner was super nice and the place was packed with young people. It is one of a kind. read more