From the Team Behind Licorería Limantour, the New Bar and Bottle Shop Brings the Iconic Cocktail Back to its Mexican Roots
February 3, 2026 (Mexico City, MX) — Despacho Margarita, Mexico City’s newest all-day destination, opens as a hybrid bar and Mexican spirits shop dedicated to the country’s liquid culture – with a mission to reclaim the margarita through Mexican ingredients, technique, and educational tastings.
Co-founded by Oscar Valle and from the acclaimed team behind Licorería Limantour – consistently ranked among the World’s 50 Best Bars – Despacho Margarita is led by bartenders deeply rooted in Mexican hospitality, sustainability, and contemporary cocktail culture. Valle, whose career bridges New York City and Mexico, brings a global perspective grounded in Mexican flavors and traditions.
At the helm is Bar Manager Diego Valencia, originally from Celaya, Guanajuato, whose experience spans leading bar programs in Tulum and Bacalar with a focus on Mexican distillates, sustainability, and locally driven creativity. Valencia has shaped the cocktail program around direct, balanced drinks that emphasize clarity, technique, and intentionality without being prescriptive.
The bar’s mission is to reclaim the margarita for Mexico; a response to the irony that one of the world’s most popular cocktails is often better known in the U.S. than it is at home. Through ongoing testing, thoughtful tequila selection, and careful control of balance and acidity, the team is focused on serving the very best margarita one can find and bringing the cocktail back to Mexico.
The menu includes a crisp, spirit-forward Margarita Clásica, a carefully dialed-in Frozen Margarita, and variations such as the Spicy Margarita and Tommy’s Margarita, all highlighting freshness and the natural character of agave. Beyond margaritas, the cocktail program expands into agave-forward and globally inspired classics, including mezcal cocktails and modern reworks, all interpreted through a Mexican lens.
A concise, corn-forward food menu rounds out the experience. Everything is designed to be small, craveable, and eaten with one hand – perfect for the bar or table. Snacks range from spiced peanuts and escabeche-style vegetables to dried beef, while warm dishes highlight masa, chiles, and regional flavors through quesadillas, tacos, soups, and more. Bold, direct flavors are crafted to complement the acidity, salinity, and strength of the Margaritas and classics, creating a relaxed, complete visit any time of day.
“So much of the margarita’s story has been shaped outside of Mexico,” says Oscar Valle, co-founder of Despacho Margarita. “For us, Despacho Margarita was a way to bring the conversation home by celebrating Mexican spirits, sharing knowledge in an accessible way, and creating a space that reflects how people actually want to drink and gather.”
Despacho Margarita invites guests to explore Mexican spirits at their own pace–whether discovering new producers, comparing regional styles, or settling in with a well-made cocktail–through a curated selection that highlights regional diversity, traditional production methods, and independent producers, with clear, approachable context around origin, process, and flavor. Designed to transition effortlessly from day to night, the compact yet highly functional space encourages natural flow and close guest engagement, evolving through lighting, service, and energy as evening sets in, while elegant cumbia, groovy bolero, and cantina music create a relaxed, conversational atmosphere that makes the experience as much about ambiance and connection as it is about what’s in the glass.
Despacho Margarita will also offer guided tastings of tequila, mezcal, raicilla, and more, with context, history, and conversation, as well as VIP introductory experiences that include classes on preparing margaritas or micheladas, and special activations.
Despacho Margarita is located at Córdoba 115, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 CDMX, Mexico. To learn more, please follow along on Instagram at @despachomargarita.
About Despacho Margarita
Despacho Margarita is Mexico City’s hybrid bar and bottle shop dedicated to celebrating Mexican spirits and reimagining the margarita. From the acclaimed team behind Licorería Limantour, the space blends expert-led cocktails, a curated selection of regional spirits, and thoughtfully prepared food inspired by Mexican traditions. Despacho Margarita invites guests to explore Mexico’s liquid culture at their own pace, offering both classic and innovative cocktails, including multiple expressions of the margarita, alongside small plates designed to complement the drinks. Committed to sustainability, technique, and a contemporary approach to hospitality, Despacho Margarita is a destination for those seeking to enjoy, learn about, and celebrate the country’s diverse spirits culture.
