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Baltra Bar

Mexico City, Mexico · Travel-inspired neighbourhood cocktails · Latin America

Provisional Kinda Decent 2026 2-star — Actually, Very Good

provisional 2026 rating

★★ Currently qualifies as Actually, Very Good in the Kinda Decent Index 2026.

A standout in Mexico City, judged against the size of its scene, not just the size of the city. See the full class →

This live rating may change until the incorporated world’s 50 best bars 2026 results and remaining accepted 2026 inputs are locked in a reviewed, committed snapshot and the edition is frozen.

Baltra is a small, relaxed Condesa cocktail bar inspired by Charles Darwin’s Galápagos travels. Its explorer-themed room and seasonal drinks feel playful without losing the neighbourhood atmosphere. Reservations are available through OpenTable.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

Iztaccihuatl 36D, Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, MexicoCondesa

Style
Travel-inspired neighbourhood cocktailsChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Sun–Wed 6pm–12am; Thu–Sat 6pm–2am.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
Online reservations via OpenTable Mexico.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Prices
The owner-linked live MenuLocal list prices Té Verde at MX$240, Pu-Erh and Oolong at MX$220, and Nilgiri at MX$240. These are named cocktail prices, separate from OpenTable's general spend band.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
The live OpenTable venue page links Baltra's own MenuLocal menu, including its Diario de Campo cocktails, Baltra classics and mocktails.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

54.2 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
73.0
World's 50 Best
31.2
Top 500 Bars
57.6
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
92.6
Serious press
22.9
Social Vibes
59.5

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive3 cited links; no customer sample verified.· high confidence

Sentiment score

85/ 100

The existing 85/100 and high confidence remain a historical proprietary read. This source qualification does not revalidate either.

Score context

The saved read cites a Tripadvisor review link and two editorial references. The preserved audit could not read the customer review, and no attributable customer sample was verified from the saved material reviewed here. These sources do not establish a current guest consensus or booking advice.

Guest sources checked:

The preserved source audit dates from 9 September 2026. This check reviewed saved material only; the cited pages were not newly opened, and customer authorship, posting dates and exact-room testimony remain unverified here.

The stored sample has not been matched to readable customer text in this saved-material review, so no quotation is shown.

This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.

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Editorial context

Editorial review checked:

No reviewed summary is available for this profile.

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Crowd signal

Google 4.5★ across 1,484 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Reviews & press