Sunday, December 7, 2014

Rooftop Bars

In addition to getting settled, buying furniture and getting the utilities organized we have taken some time to visit restaurants and bars. Most evenings we have been too tired to venture very far but occasionally we have strolled the 6 city blocks to downtown. Along the way, which we know very will from the 6 months we lived here in 2009-2010. The interesting thing is the addition of so many bars and many with rooftops.

Five years ago there were only a handful of rooftop bars. The most memorable being the rooftop of Casa de Oaxaca where I devoured the most delicious, thick, pepper steak and the rooftop bar on Garcia Vigil Street next to the well known restaurant Biznaga where we had cocktails. There were a few other rooftop establishments but these were the top acts at the time.

So 5 years later and there is an explosion of rooftop locations. Just off the pedestrian walkway, the Andador_Macedonio_Alcal, which is a 6 block long tourist/shopping street and the off-shout streets near the Santo_Domingo_de_Guzman church there are now too many rooftop bars to name.

And these rooftops have spectacular views, especially at sundown as the sun drops below the western mountain tops. In the winter season the night time temperatures drop below 20 degrees celcius and the winds may increase so a sweater or jacket is recommended. Patio heaters are prevalent with styles ranging from the original free standing disk topped propane heater to the stylish glass tube of fire inside the tall pyramid shape. And the people... always fun to people watch. Like young ladies with 4 inch heels climbing steel staircases, locals catching up on weekly events and tourists experiencing Mexico.

The turnover on the rooftops seem to move quickly. This is assuming that bar hoping is alive and well in Oaxaca. Since there are so many interesting places to drink and people watch the patrons move about town freely.

We are looking forward to visiting as many of these rooftop bars as time allows and with the help of our visitors we expect to experience many.

1 comment:

Erin said...

I can hardly wait for the official rooftop tour in Feb and then again in July to compare!