Quito Entertainment

  1. Ananké

    This cozy little bar-cum-pizzeria sits perched on the hillside in Guápulo. It has a wee terrace (complete with fireplace) and several good nooks for making out.

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  2. Café Libro

    Live music, contemporary dance, tango, jazz and other performances draw an artsy and intellectual crowd to this cozy, bohemian venue. Excellent.

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  3. Café Toledo

    Small, mellow place for live music.

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  4. Ghoz Bar

    English pubs have long been the rave in Quito, and most serve food - Ghoz is a popular one

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  5. King's Cross

    English pubs have long been the rave in Quito, and most serve food - King's Cross is a popular one

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  6. La Reina Victoria

    If there's one watering hole that's forever and faithfully nurtured the thirsty souls of foreign travelers (since 1982, anyway), it's the Reina Victoria. With a fireplace, dartboard, bumper pool, great food and excellent pub ambience, it's hard to beat this home away from home.

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  7. Mayo 68

    Hitting the dance floor in a salsoteca (salsa club) is a must in Quito. However, it might pay to try a few classes before strutting your stuff at Mayo 68 - this popular salsa club is smaller (and some say better) than most, and attracts hardcore salsa types!

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  8. Mirador de Guápulo

    This cozy cafe-bar sits on the side of a cliff overlooking Guápulo. The ambience is chilled, the views are unbeatable, and the snacks - mostly Ecuadorian specialities - are tasty. There's live music (and a cover charge) most nights.

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  9. Mumbai

    Quito's only martini bar, Mumbai draws a hip, moneyed crowd with its stylish, modern atmosphere.

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  10. Naranjilla Mecánica

    One room is covered entirely in red fur and outside, grass abuts the carpet beneath a VIP hammock. Cool art adorns the walls and an ultra hip crowd sips blood-red cocktails to house and techno. In other words, it doesn't get much hipper than this.

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  12. No Bar

    This Mariscal institution keeps 'em coming with its four small, dark dance floors, chaotic bar (always with dancing on top) and plenty of beer-bonging and spraying of Pilsner. It's completely mobbed on weekends: expect high-energy dance pop and loads of bad pick-up lines.

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  13. Papillon

    On Reina Victoria, around Santa María and Pinta, there are several wildly popular bars with packed weekend dance-floors. The area is flooded with bar-hoppers, taxis and hotdog vendors, but it's a dangerous area after dark, so don't wander far from the club entrances. Inside you're fine. Papillon, blasting out a broad mix of international dance music.

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  14. Patatu's Bar

    English pubs have long been the rave in Quito, and most serve food - Patatu's is a popular one and is great fun.

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  15. Seseribó

    Bust out your dancin' shoes and hang on to that rhythm-stick for a night at Seseribó, Quito's best salsoteca . The music is tops, the atmosphere is superb, and the dancing is outta sight. The devoted salseros (salsa dancers)turn up on Thursdays, which makes it a great night to go. Admission includes drinks.

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  16. Ta Güeno

    A bohemian air, friendly vibe, a wonderful candle-lit terrace overlooking Guápulo, and big pitchers of delicious canelazo make this the most popular bar in Guápulo.

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  17. Tijuana

    On Reina Victoria, around Santa María and Pinta, there are several wildly popular bars with packed weekend dance-floors. The area is flooded with bar-hoppers, taxis and hotdog vendors, but it's a dangerous area after dark, so don't wander far from the club entrances. Inside you're fine. Tijuana is a favorite, blasting out a broad mix of international dance music.

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  18. Turtle's Head

    English pubs have long been the rave in Quito. Turtle's is wickedly raucous with excellent beer and food.

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