If you enjoy spooky experiences and fear, this will be your new favorite route. We put together a list of scary cafes, bars and restaurants in CDMX that will give you goosebumps. Are you brave enough to visit them? 😱
1. Maleficio
This is a speakeasy located on the top floor of Doncella restaurant. Yes, the place inspired by Disney princesses. Maleficio is quite the opposite; it is a secret bar where the decor will remind you of witches and stepmothers from fairy tales. The drinks are also themed! Please note that only adults can enter and access is by reservation. 🧙🏽
📍 Ezequiel Montes 73, Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc
🕛 Check opening hours here
2. La Extraña Pizza
Beetlejuice, Beetlejucie, Bee…. La Extraña Pizza is the restaurant in Centro Historico that pays homage to Tim Burton‘s 80’s movie. Here there are smoky drinks, snacks and ghost-themed pizzas. 👻
Also, you’ll find areas and decorations to make your selfies the scariest on the internet. Plus, you’ll run into monsters and other characters from the movie. This themed restaurant is perfect to go with kids.
📍 Jesús María 42, Downtown, Cuauhtémoc
🕛 Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 to 20:00
3. The Addams House Coffee
Put on your “Morticia” costume and dive into this coffee shop in Coyoacán. The Addams House Coffee is inspired by the craziest and scariest family of all time. ⚰️
Here you will eat crepes, frappés, milkshakes, desserts and other delicious dishes. The spaces are decorated in reference to the movie and its characters. It has become one of the must-see places to take pictures and have fun with your family, friends or partner.
📍 Álvaro Galvez y Fuentes 230, Centinela, Coyoacán
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 14:30 to 22:00, Tuesday from 18:00 to 22:00, Friday from 14:30 to 23:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 23:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00.
4. Lovecraft Café
In the list of horror restaurants in CDMX, Lovecraft Café could not be missing. It is a place inspired by the writer H. P. Lovecraft, author of At the Mountains of Madness and The Call of Cthulhu.
The specialty is the desserts, which, besides being delicious, have impressive designs, colors and textures. The menu also offers savory dishes such as pastas, tapas and skewers. For more information about this cafeteria click here. 🕸️
📍 Calle 1325 number 40, on the corner of Lorenzo Boturini, El Parque, Venustiano Carranza.
🕛 Thursday to Sunday from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.
📍 Circuito Interior José Vasconcelos 115, San Miguel Chapultepec I Sección, Miguel Hidalgo
🕛 Tuesday to Sunday from 15:00 to 21:00
5. Mandrake, potions room
This recommendation is not a coffee shop or themed restaurant. Mandrágora is a witches’ house where they do tarot, runes and water readings. Here you will get in touch with the universe. ✨
There is a menu of potions and desserts based on infusions and fruits with powers. So, after connecting with that which you cannot see, you will enjoy the flavors of the coven. For more information about Mandrágora, click here.
📍 Santa María La Ribera 100, Santa María la Ribera, Cuauhtémoc
6. Brujas
How would you like a drink made by Brujas? This bar, located in the Roma neighborhood, serves mixology with herbalism, liquors and techniques that allude to the world of alchemy.
The design is inspired by historical women that society labeled as “witches”. The bar is located at the foot of a building known as “the witches’ house”. Have them serve you a potion?
📍 Rio de Janeiro 56, local B, Roma Norte.
🕛 Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00 to 2:00. Sunday from 17:00 to 00:00
7. Salem Witch Store and Coffee
A horror coffee shop in CDMX that every witch should know is Salem Witch Coffee. It is a coven where you will drink “potions” full of magic. In addition, you will find esoteric articles and tarot readings. ☪️
Among the attributes of this place is its mysterious thematic decoration; ideal to visit on Halloween or Day of the Dead. But, take into account that throughout the year there are activities related to the world of magic.
📍 Diagonal San Antonio 1747, Narvarte Poniente, Benito Juárez
Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 22:00. Sunday from 9:30 to 21:30
8. Zombie Diner
If you are a zombie lover and you think you can survive an apocalypse, then you will love to know Zombie Diner. It’s a themed restaurant where you’ll find the occasional infected creature.
There are areas for you to take lots of pictures, as well as theme nights and live music. On the menu: snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, as well as some spooky desserts. Get out your zombie attire and visit one of these horror restaurants in CDMX! 🧟♂️
📍 Calzada de Tlalpan 618, Moderna, Benito Juarez.
Monday to Thursday from 13:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday from 13:00 to 1:00 and Sunday from 13:00 to 22:00.