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The bar at El 98 seen from the entrance: oak, bentwood stools and the house neon above a mosaic floor.

Café · Sports Bistrot · Wine Bar

There's alwaysextra time

Vicente Suárez 41, Condesa. Booking or no booking.

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A finished cup of coffee; the El 98 logo appears at the bottom.

09:00 · First half

Every match starts with a coffee.

Take your time.

The best part always comes last.

Welcome to El 98.

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13:00 · Half-time

The line-up

Classics with a European accent. Eleven starters, and a bench with plenty of wine.

Montecristo sandwich and fish & chips on a zinc table at El 98.
10

Montecristo

The house number ten.

The bench

The menu changes every season. Ask at the bar what's on today.

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The house

Everyone's welcome. We play fair here.

A relaxed terrace, great playlists, and a well-picked sports schedule. For a coffee at the bar or a long sobremesa in the dining room.

A full room watching a game at El 98, football shirts on.
A border collie sitting on the mosaic floor, in front of the bar and its bottles.
A waiter with 1998 embroidered on his shirt carries an espresso on a silver tray.
The terrace at night on Vicente Suárez, packed under the trees.

“a wine bar in the South of France that happens to stream sports.”

— The Infatuation
  • Terrace
  • Bar and high tables
  • Dogs welcome
  • Valet parking
  • Weekend brunch
  • Wheelchair access
A zinc table at night with a lit candle and a glass of orange wine.

17:00 · Second half

You ordered a coffee at nine.

Nobody's rushing you.

It's dark out. You're still here.

That's extra time

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20:00 · Agenda

Things happen here

Games on screen, guest cooks, pop-ups. Everything lands on Instagram first.

  • Sunday, November 1 · 12:00 – 16:00

    Formula 1 Watch Party

  • Friday, October 23 · 18:00 – 23:00

    María Hashimoto cooks here

  • Sunday, October 4 · 13:00 →

    Mediterránea en México

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21:00 · The cellar

Natural wine, no sermon.

Ask what we're opening today. We'll help you choose at the bar, by the glass or the bottle. Bringing something special? Corkage is available.

A glass of orange wine next to brass 98 numbers on a zinc table.
The wine fridge at El 98, full of bottles.
Seven bottles of natural wine on a table at El 98.

23:00 · Extra time

Booking or no booking

For the big games, book ahead. For everything else, just come.

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Where

Av. Vicente Suárez 41, Condesa
06140 Ciudad de México
seleccionel98@gmail.com

Hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday12:00 – 23:00
Thursday09:00 – 00:00
Friday09:00 – 00:00
Saturday09:00 – 00:00
Sunday09:00 – 00:00

On match days, best to check ahead.