BROADWAY ST · HOUSTON

Every glass is built to order —
never poured from a tap.

Fresh-squeezed lime, house-made clamato blends, and a rotating selection of 12+ craft beer bases. If it's on our menu, it starts from nothing in your glass.

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The Bar

Micheladas, steady and special

One signature style, forty variations. Every order is mixed at the bar with a base beer of your choosing and finished with our house blend.

Michelada served in a salt-rimmed glass with lime

The Standard

Classic Michelada

Clamato, fresh lime, Worcestershire, hot sauce. Built on your beer — light lager, amber, or wheat.

House Signature

El Viejo

Our blend — darker soy reduction, charred jalapeño, oyster, and a float of chamomile beer. The one that started it all.

Heat Forward

El Diablo

Serrano muddled, chipotle-salt rim, ginger syrup, and a splash of soda. For those who like it loud.

Tequila Michelada · Reposado, citrus, chamoy

Cerveza Escarchada · Lime-salt crust, your beer

Bloody Mary · Mexican · Vodka, clamato, tajín

Margarita · 100% agave, fresh-squeezed

Paloma · Tequila, grapefruit, soda

Mezcal Old Fashioned · Smoky, agave, bitters

Bar counter with cocktail glasses and bottles

Kitchen

Small plates, big flavor

Designed for sharing at the bar. Every dish is built to stand up to a cold beer or a strong cocktail.

Elote Street Tacos

Three corn tortillas, charred corn, cotija, chipotle crema, cilantro.

Campechinas

Ceviche-style shrimp, tomato, cucumber, avocado, tortilla chips.

Nachos El Viejo

Queso fundido, jalapeños, salsa verde, guacamole, sour cream.

Anticuchos

Beef heart skewers, aji panca glaze, cilantro oil, cancha corn.

Pad Rong

Spicy pork rind salad, shallot, lime, peanuts, Fresno chili.

Brisket Concha

Slow-smoked beef, churro bun, piloncillo aioli, pickled onion.

Warm interior of the bar with terracotta walls and pendant lighting

Our Story

Built on Broadway,
drunk with intention

Micheladas El Viejo opened on a corner that used to be nothing but a sidewalk and a good breeze. We wanted a place where a michelada wasn't an afterthought — where you could pick your beer, choose your heat, and actually taste the lime.

Everything here is made in small batches. Our clamato blend is mixed weekly. Our house sauces are fermented. We source tequila from Jalisco and Mezcal from Oaxaca directly. It's not complicated — it's just honest.

The name? El Viejo. Old friend. The kind of place you know, even if you just found us.

12+ Craft beer bases

Weekly Fresh clamato blend

Direct Agave sourcing

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