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La Opera Bar Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine International
Hours Mon-Sat 1pm-midnight; Sun 1-6pm
Address Cinco de Mayo 10
Location Col. Centro, Around Town
Transportation Metro: Bellas Artes
Reservations Reservations recommended at lunch
Phone 55/5512-8959
Prices Main courses $4-$20 (£2.20-£11); mixed drinks $3.50-$6 (£1.95-£3.30), more for premium tequilas
Credit Cards AE, MC, V

Frommer's Review

La Opera Bar, 3 blocks east of La Alameda, is the most opulent of the city's cantinas. Slide into a dark wood booth below gilded baroque ceilings, patches of beveled mirror, and exquisite small oil paintings. Or opt for a linen-covered table with a basket of fresh bread. La Opera is the Mexican equivalent of a London gentlemen's club, although it has become so popular for dining that fewer and fewer men play dominoes. In fact, you see people enjoying romantic interludes in cavernous booths -- but tables of any kind are hard to find. Service is best if you arrive for lunch when it opens or go after 5pm when the throngs have diminished; the jacketed waiters cater to regulars at the expense of unknown diners. The menu is unimpressive, but the atmosphere and drinks are excellent. Try the incredible Aperital Batido -- the bartender's special aperitif -- or a classic tequila. Specialties include Spanish tapas, Caesar salad, and Veracruz-style red snapper with olives and tomatoes. While you wait for your meal, look to the ceiling for the bullet hole that legend says Pancho Villa left when he galloped in on a horse. It's half a block toward the zócalo from Sanborn's House of Tiles.

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