Quetzaltenango (Xela) Entertainment

Entertainment in Quetzaltenango (Xela)

  1. A

    Café La Luna

    La Luna is a comfortable, relaxed place to hang out and eat a cake, salad or sandwich. The hot chocolate is the specialty - the coffee is so-so. Choose any of several rooms: decor is in similar vein to Café Baviera but the music is classical instead of jazz.

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  2. B

    Café Baviera

    This European-style café has good coffee, roasted on the premises, and is a decent place for breakfast or a snack (crepes, croissants, soups and salads). The wooden walls are hung with countless photos and clippings on Xela and international themes.

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  3. C

    Café El Cuartito

    Xela's hippest café does a good range of snacks and juices and coffee just about any way you want it. On weekends it often has DJs spinning laid-back tracks, and there's always art on the walls by local contemporary artists.

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  4. D

    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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  5. E

    Spanish Society

    The Spanish Society cultural center hosts a women's theater group that stages monthly performances, and occasionally has events such as book launches and poetry readings.

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  6. F

    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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  7. G

    Palalife Klish'e

    This 'open minded' disco-bar is always fun and attracts a mixed crowd, with good dance music, drinks specials and drag shows on Saturday night.

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  8. H

    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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  9. Café Las Calas

    Some of Xela's best coffee gets served up here in a leafy, tranquil courtyard environment. There's live music on Thursday and Friday nights.

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  10. I

    La Parranda

    The hottest place in town for dancing and drinking. Wednesdays there's free salsa classes, other nights have guest DJs and drinks giveaways.

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  12. J

    Bari

    This little bar has live trova, pop and rock music Thursday to Saturday and sells a good selection of wine and draft beers.

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  13. K

    Bar & Music

    The regular hotspot before hitting the dance floors, with decently priced drinks and loud Latin pop and rock music.

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  14. 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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  15. L

    Teatro Roma

    Facing Teatro Municipal; sometimes screens interesting movies.

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  16. M

    La Fonda del Ché

    Trova and other guitar music nightly.

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