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  1. Bar Andaluz

    For a change in ambience, visit the cultured Bar Andaluz inside the Riviera del Pacífico, where having a drink is an exercise in nostalgia. You can almost visualize Lana Turner sipping a martini at the polished walnut bar. The margaritas are a little pricey, but great for an afternoon drink in an historic setting.

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  2. Discotheque Langostín

    Above the Mariscos Bahía restaurant, Langostín is where low-key locals take to the dance floor to disco, banda and rock, depending on the day.

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  3. El Palmar

    Banda may not seem the type of music you want to listen to over a plate of food, but it can put you in the party spirit if you give it a chance. Attracting more locals than tourists, this is a great place to hear good Mexican music (rather than Creedence and The Doors). Music starts at Friday, Saturday and Monday, and at on Sunday.

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  4. El Patio

    If tequila poppers, whistles and buckets of beer aren't your style, slip into this classy, dimly lit, low-ceiling bar where, for once, you can actually carry on a conversation with your mate (except on Friday and Saturday nights, when there's live music).

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  5. Hussong's Cantina

    Spit-and-sawdust Hussong's Cantina is probably the best-known - and some say oldest - watering hole in the Californias. The margaritas look small and innocent but pack a punch. These days it's the 'mecca of margaritas and mariachis' for a motley crowd of locals, tattooed bikers, college students, honeymooning cruise-ship couples and retirees.

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  7. La Carreta

    To brave the local norteña (country style) music scene, pop into the rancho -esque La Carreta, complete with wagon wheels out front and dancing inside. Thursday is ladies-only night.

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  8. La Uh!

    Currently the hottest weekend disco. On Friday nights it hosts a women-only show with bare male dancers on stage.

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  9. Papas & Beer

    Notoriously crazy Papas & Beer caters mostly to rowdy college students, and a small army of bouncers keeps things under control. Roaring music - sometimes live, sometimes spun - means dancing tops conversation.

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