Quote: (10-18-2015 10:12 PM)pipercub Wrote:
Yes, on weekends it's really not worth going, mainly because of how packed the place is with people. You did, as you write, arrive a bit past prime time though- all the pubs in that area are best to go to around 10/11pm.
San Angel, which is really close to Cd Universitaria (hence loads of UNAM girls...yes please), has its share of good clubs. Could definitely be an idea to head out there for late dinner one day, as there are many good Mexican restaurants in that area, and then head off to a club. Tons of clubs along Avenida de La Paz, though these are the more upscale ones in the area, with more of a 25+ crowd. If you venture a bit more south towards Cd Universitaria, you'll find clubs packed with students along Insurgentes Sur. Can't go wrong here. Keep us updated.
Funny, the way I play I find it better if the club is wall to wall packed.
The clubs in/around Loreto are good bets, though the ones with a cover/table charge usually have thougher crowds (social circles trying to impress/cockblock the others). I was at Frida for Dia de la Independencia and saw some very hot, very young lizards there. Quickly got the number of one that was there with her boyfriends, but she flaked later so nothing. Try them if your game includes gaming groups or getting numbers to close the deal on another night. If you want a same night lay or are only in the city for less than a week, the clubs on the usual Condesa/Roma spots are a safer bet.
Though Ive never gone there at those times, a lot of my student friends say that areas by Ciudad Universitaria have bars that get packed on school nights only to be dead on Saturdays. I would try those on a Thursday or Friday, beetween 7pm and 10. Many students choose the CU campus even though they live closer to other campuses (specially those living in Mexico State) because it has more prestige and its harder to get into. So I assume they would go party after classes and then cut it after 10 to perhaps ride those 2+ hour commutes before the subway closes for the night.
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I personally prefer a place called Loft to Pata Negra. Though you'll have to work harder to find a girl who is DTF there, the quality-- at least based on my experiences-- has on average been better than in Pata Negra.
If Loft is the place Im guessing (the one with a swimming pool on the balcony) it has a younger, slightly upscale crowd (usually still living at home but with disposable incomes) which would travel in groups or tight social circles and would be shamed to go back with someone, or being seen as not approved by the group. I would recommend number closing there and use those numbers for isolating on weekday dates. Pata Negra also has no cover charge and has a strict "everybody in the line gets in" so the crowd is only regulated by the music selection and prices. Its still in Condesa though so while upscale-ish, it will be composed of more hipster, white-collar, nini, backpacker elements, that will be alone or in smaller groups or be more DTF that a younger/cant spend a lot/has to be back home tonight crowd.
As stated before, Pata Negra is a gamble any night, but its a safe bet and theres decent talent. What I mean by this is that you could go there any night and find the place empty but for a gaggle of fatties on a bachelorette party, then go the next night and find the place packed from next doors convention of brazilian models. The strategy is to get there early, around 9, to avoid the line (they have salsa lessons on Wednesdays and Saturdays earlier so is a good place to pregame) or way later, an hour or two before closedown. If its a good night, you stay there and game a bit, if not then just leave and look at the other bars around, and you just lost a couple of minutes instead of a lot of time in line or cover charges.