“Doña Merce, give me a coffee with picket… Serve her another spoonful because the early morning cold is taking its toll”, Pedro Infante sang in 1952 in Loshilos de Maria Morales.
It is called picket to that small amount of alcohol that is added to a drink that usually does not have it, for example coffee, with which combinations with whiskey, brandy or eggnog are used. One of the most popular blends is carajillo, which adds brandy, rum, whiskey, cognac or liqueur 43 to coffee, although creativity has expanded the letter to all kinds of drinks that mix caffeine with alcohol.
Bello Cafe
This place in the Santa María la Ribera neighborhood has a coffee shop and also sells mezcal from Guerrero, a mixture that is reflected in its extensive menu of coffees with picket and mixology with coffee. .They offer from the classic carajillo (espresso on the rocks with liquor 43) and several specialties of home.For these days where it seems that the sun does not heat up, they have Cloudy Sky (carajillo with a cloud of milk), Friday (espresso, amaretto Disaronno , whipped cream and cinnamon) or Alfonso (espresso shake with whipped cream, house coffee liqueur and milk foam).There are also flamed options such as Mandilón (espresso shake with a reduction of blueberries, coffee peel, mezcal and a mix of liqueurs) and Flashback ( dark cocoa liqueur, white cocoa cream, coffee liqueur and cinnamon).
If you are also a fan of wine, on their menu they also have Gluhwein, a European drink of mulled wine with spices and citrus. Address: Manuel Carpio 158-local 2, Santa María la Ribera, Cuauhtémoc, 06400 Mexico City, CDMX

Havana
They say that the carajillo is an invention that began in the war in Cuba, when some Spanish soldiers began to mix brandy and coffee to give themselves corajillo for war.For this reason, this cafeteria founded in 1952 by a Spaniard who came from Havana, Cuba, is one of the essential places to try the carajillo with 43 liquor.One of their most popular drinks is the cappuccino with a shot of eggnog, ideal to ward off the cold, although they also have Irish coffee (whiskey), Sevillano (brandy) and Varadero (rum).In addition, the tables of this place saw people like Octavio Paz, Fidel Castro Ruz, Ernesto Che Guevara, Gabriel García Márquez, Jesús Martínez El Palillo, Renato Deluc and Roberto Bolaño, according to one plate that they have of the establishment. Address: Av. Morelos 62, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Mexico City, CDMX
Bukowski’s Bar
Inside the El Péndulo de Zona Rosa bookstore is this space that seeks to worship the “ bohemian writers inspired by alcohol“.So an environment surrounded by books is created, with jazz music in the background and phrases from literature everywhere, cocktails and coffee with picket.In their menu they have carajillo, irish, cappuccino with coffee liqueur and the house specialty is coffee with vodka. Address: Hamburgo 126, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Mexico City, CDMX


Qūentin Café
This cafeteria has spread its flavors throughout the city, they have three branches and are famous for their good atmosphere where you can read or relax with their delicious carajillos.Their coffee is specialty, so it is a guarantee of a good selection, they consider coffee to be like a fruit that must be carefully selected each season. Address: Av. Álvaro Obregón 64, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Mexico City , CDMX
Scary Witches
“Cabinet of atrocities in the imaginary Alley of the Witches ”.This dark site is a thematic hybrid that revolves around horror.It is a café-restaurant-bar where you can find cappuccino or latte with amaretto or eggnog and its specialty: Café Catrina, with tequila and whipped cream. Address: Oslo 3, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Mexico City, CDMX

Bizarre Coffee
In addition to live music, imported and craft beers and a diverse cocktail menu, at Bizarro they work with organic coffee from national producers of native peoples.Among their menu of little coffees with alcohol they have Bizarre Friday (coffee with amaretto), Irish (espresso with whiskey), B52 (Controy, Kahlúa and Baileys), Spanish (Kahlúa and brandy) and Scottish (whiskey and ice cream). Address: Av. Yucatan 10-B, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Mexico City, CDMX
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