Opened by Ilegal founder John Rexer around 2004, Café No Sé has become the beating heart of an international music scene in Antigua, Guatemala. This is the original home of Ilegal Mezcal + the first mezcal bar opened outside of Mexico.

This year, we are thrilled to be celebrating Café No Sé’s notorious history by bringing music, mezcal, and tattoos to bars, music venues, festivals, and trade shows across the U.S., beginning March in Austin for SXSW.

We’re coming soon to a bar new you — check back or follow Ilegal for more dates!

2026 TOUR DATES

MAR 14-17 – Paste Magazine Showcase @ SXSW, Austin
MAY-OCT – Forest Hills Stadium, New York, NY [link]
MAY-AUG – Rockaway Summer Concert Series, New York, NY [link]
MAY-DEC – Hotel Vegas, Austin, TX [link]
JUL-OCT – Fogg Street Live, Nashville, TN [link]
AUG 13 – Uncle Ollie’s Penthouse, Los Angeles, CA
SEP 10 – Bok Bar, Philadelphia, PA
SEP 18-19: Americana Fest, Ole Red, Nashville, TN
OCT 8 – Tune-Up, Chicago, IL

Opened by John Rexer in the early 2000s, Café No Sé has become the beating heart of an international music scene in Antigua, Guatemala. This is the original home of Ilegal Mezcal + the first mezcal bar opened outside of Mexico.

Bar Ilegal is an experiential outpost of Café No Sé, and Ilegal’s 2023 tour celebrated 20(ish) years since the opening of our legendary home. In 2024, Bar Ilegal has activated across Arte Agave, Forest Hills Stadium, Anti Social Camp in NYC, and the Rockaway Hotel. In July, the Bar Ilegal team descended on to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail.

The party was among the most attended at Tales, and had people talking the remainder of the week. Ilegal set a new event record at Jolie for the most cocktails served in a night, SUSU blew the doors off, 54 guests walked away with fresh flash tattoos, and the evening ended in essential New Orleans fashion, with — what else — a burlesque show.

All photos by the fabulous Taylor Hunter.

Opened by John Rexer in the early 2000s, Café No Sé has become the beating heart of an international music scene in Antigua, Guatemala. This is the original home of Ilegal Mezcal + the first mezcal bar opened outside of Mexico.

Bar Ilegal is an experiential outpost of Café No Sé, and Ilegal’s 2023 tour celebrated 20(ish) years since the opening of our legendary home. After an amazing year circling North America, beginning in Oaxaca and ending in New York City, the Ilegal team snuck in one more celebration in January, a few weeks behind schedule, in the always welcoming Mexico City.

DJ Paurro set the mood for a very stylish crowd, as they tried our Mezcal Margaritas, Spicy Palomas, Negronis, and neat mezcal pours. In the room just off the bar, we were honored to have our talented friends Lapiztola join us from Oaxaca to screen print custom t-shirts for our fans. At 9PM, SUSU took to the stage, and all bets were off. Liza and Kia prowled across the pricy furniture and its inhabitants, whipping the crowd into a frenzy.

Announcements for our 2024 Bar Ilegal Tour are coming soon. Next up for our team is the Paste Magazine East Austin Block Party, showcasing 60+ bands across four stages, March 13-15. RSVP here for more information.

Opened by John Rexer in the early 2000s, Café No Sé has become the beating heart of an international music scene in Antigua, Guatemala. This is the original home of Ilegal Mezcal + the first mezcal bar opened outside of Mexico.

Bar Ilegal is an experiential outpost of Café No Sé, and the 2023 tour celebrated 20(ish) years since the opening of our legendary home. After stops in Oaxaca, Miami, Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, Austin, and Los Angeles, Ilegal Mezcal made its final stop at Public Records in Brooklyn, and the vibes were off the charts.

The party was expansive, covering the entirety of the property. It held three separate bars, with classic mezcal cocktails featured downstairs, the Musician’s Breakfast outside (complete with Ilegal bottle ice sculpture), and pitch perfect aged mezcal cocktails upstairs in the not-so-secret Reposado Room.

Guest artist Jimmy doled out 42 flash tattoos in the front room, while Classy Screens executed screenprinted t-shirts to the masses in the garden. Watson Soundsystem kept things fun and dancey in the main room, SUSU blew the doors off at 9pm, and then most guests ventured up to the Repo Room, where vinyl DJ Mickey Perez was expertly spinning a playlist of diaspora-spanning dance tracks to finish out the evening.

Pics by Nico Malvaldi ~

Opened by John Rexer in the early 2000s, Café No Sé has become the beating heart of an international music scene in Antigua, Guatemala. This is the original home of Ilegal Mezcal + the first mezcal bar opened outside of Mexico.

Bar Ilegal is an experiential outpost of Café No Sé, and the Bar Ilegal 2023 tour celebrates 20(ish) years since the opening of our legendary home. Following stops in Oaxaca, Miami, Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Austin, the Ilegal Mezcal team made its way out to the Arts District of LA, and our friends at Everson Royce Bar.

Seemingly every one of our 550 RSVPs showed out, grabbed swag, ordered mezcal cocktails with Gilbert Marquez, and enjoyed a killer set from SUSU on the packed outdoor patio.

See how it went down in the gallery below, all pics by Sarah Craig.

2023 REMAINING DATES

DEC 6 [NEW DATE!] – Brooklyn, NY

Click HERE to RSVP to Bar Ilegal

Opened by John Rexer in the early 2000s, Café No Sé has become the beating heart of an international music scene in Antigua, Guatemala. This is the original home of Ilegal Mezcal + the first mezcal bar opened outside of Mexico.

Bar Ilegal is an experiential outpost of Café No Sé, and the Bar Ilegal 2023 tour celebrates 20(ish) years since the opening of our legendary home. After stops in Oaxaca, Miami, Chicago, New Orleans, and Atlanta, the tour hit its stride in Austin on the incredible rooftop at El Cockfight. A rowdy performance from SUSU, mezcal cocktails and education with Gilbert Marquez, and flash tattoos from George Miller.

Pics from a wild night by Sarah Craig in the gallery below ~

2023 REMAINING DATES

NOV 8 – Los Angeles, CA
DEC 6 [NEW DATE!] – Brooklyn, NY

Click HERE to RSVP to Bar Ilegal