El Recreo is so exclusive it doesn’t even have a sign. I was in there three times before I figured
Category: Juarez
Meth in Juarez
Here’s a story from the Albuquerque Journal that sheds some light on the recent spate of killings in Ciudad Juarez:
La Fiesta
This week I got to go into La Fiesta. La Fiesta is located at the corner of Mariscal and Segundo
La Esquina de Chihuas
There’s a new bar on the Strip, and it’s closer to the bridge than every other bar except La Cucaracha.
El Zocalo on Avenida Juarez
El Zocalo is improbably located on Avenida Juarez, near Dieciseis, where the tunnel erupts into the street. I say improbably
Lunch at the Buen Tiempo
A bottle of Indio — 25 pesos A shot of tequila artesanal — 20 pesos A bowl of albondigas soup
3 Cheap Bars
Over the last two years, the peso has lost about a third of its value. Yesterday it was trading at
Corruption at DHS
I’ve often wondered why the Juarez plaza is so hotly contested by Mexico’s drug trafficking organizations. I surmise that there’s
El Rocinante
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Juarez is cheap. A dollar buys twenty pesos now. And
Mexican Booze for the Holidays
Have you done your holiday shopping yet? Or maybe you need some libations for the end of year celebration. Either
El Arbolito Lives!
The Arbolito, that little dive bar that used to be located on Mariscal, next to the Día y Noche, is
Día de Nuestra Señora
Yesterday I went to Juarez for the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the
The K Club is Open Again
According to reliable taxista Benjamin, the Kentucky Club is open again. “They’ve been open about eight days,” he told me
Retrovision: Sanctuary
This post originally appeared on June 6, 2012. Just like drinking at home I went to my favorite bar last
Juarez Sunday Afternoon
I’m sitting in a cowhide chair at a cowhide table in the Mariachi Bar, just off Avenida Juarez, a block
The Latest Dope on Drinking in Juarez
El Diario reports that, starting today, the bars and restaurants and grocery stores that sell alcohol in Juarez will be
La Puerta Siga Cerrado
The Kentucky Club is still closed after denying admittance to the governor of the Raramuri community in Juarez in November.
Buenas Noticias?
According to multiple news sources, the Congress of the State of Chihuahua has approved a change in the law that
El Guero de Acero on El Late Night
For your viewing pleasure. Or not. People were a lot more open before everyone was packing a video recorder, and
Julian Aguilar on the Juarez Violence
Julian Aguilar is a brilliant journalist and photographer in Ciudad Juarez. He’s lived there long enough to know some stuff,