Bar entertainment in Guatemala
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Pool & Beer
An excellent place for some drinks and a few games of pool. At the time of writing, the tables hadn't been trashed and the cues were straight.
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Las Cien Puertas
This superhip (but not studiously so) little watering hole is a gathering place for all manner of local creative types (and a few travelers) who may be debating politics, strumming a guitar or refining the graffiti when you show up. Tasty snacks such as tacos and quesadillas are served. It's in a shabby colonial arcade that's said to have a hundred doors (hence the name) and is sometimes closed off for live bands.
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El Animal Desconicido
Really the only bar in town, this gets very happening on weekends, with happy hours, cocktails and excellent music. Comfy seating fills up early out front, and the rest of the place starts rocking around 23:00. To find it, go down the main street 'till you hit the beach, then walk 200m to your right.
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Riki's Bar
Behind Café La Escudilla, this old favorite gets packed every evening with Antigua's young, international scene of locals, travelers and language students. For quieter moments, slip through to the low-key Paris Bar in the rear.
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El Barrio
This cozy little bar on the path between the two docks has one of the most happening happy hours in town, food till midnight and drinks till one. There's a good cocktail and snacks list and a couple of chilled-out outside areas.
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Freedom Bar
The hardest-partying bar in town, the Freedom has good lounging areas, a pool table, a (relatively) huge dance floor and often hosts guest DJs on weekends. It's on the first street to your left coming up from the Pana dock.
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Salón Tecún
On the west side of Parque Centroamérica, and busy all day and night with a healthy crowd of Guatemalans and foreigners, the Tecún claims to be the country's longest-running bar (since 1935). Don't miss it.
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Onis
With a back terrace overlooking the illuminated ruins of San Agustín church, Onis is another travelers' and students' haunt. Unlike some Antigua bars, it has a liquor license. There's good, economical food too.
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Sangre
Antigua's jet set gathers on the upstairs deck out back of this wine bar, sipping from a choice of over 40 types of wines and munching on creative boquitas while checking out the skyline views.
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El Tarro
The most formal of the bunch (in that it has menus, vaguely comfortable seats and draft beer) has a dance floor out back. Expect a lively student crowd.
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Bohemio's
Some nights it's mellow, some nights it goes berserk, but this friendly little bar a few steps away from the Parque Central is always worth a look in.
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La Playa
With a heap of pool tables and cheap beer on tap, this upstairs bar is as good a place as any to start your night.
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Bajo La Luna
An atmospheric wine-and-cheese bar set in a cellar with exposed beams. Liters of Chilean red go for around US$6.
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Liverpool
Plenty of pool tables and cheap drinks keep this place swinging.
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