The Cantina Diaries
Melissa MontalvoMexican-American journalist documenting Mexico’s cantina culture.
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Last month, I had the privilege to spend two weeks in Tepoztlán, Morelos for a two journalism masterclass with a program called Under the Volcano.
An Ode to the Jukebox in Mexican Cantinas
Many Mexican cantinas, such as Salón París in Mexico City, have a jukebox.
Mexican cantinas I visited in 2025
## 1\. Cantina Hussong’s, Ensenada, B.C.
Waiting for Hurricane Patricia at Guadalajara's Bar Martín
An early evening stroll from my house in La Moderna to Bar Martín on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019.
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James Beard Award-nominated journalist based in California's Central Valley.
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