Puerto Vallarta
DJs here will have you shaking your booty to cumbia (dance music originating from Colombia) tunes (especially after a few mezcals) in this casual bar with…
Must-see nightlife in Mexico
Isla Mujeres
Has a lobby bar with nightly live music and a beachfront bar with thumping music and more hippies than all the magic buses in the world. It’s a scene, and…
Playa del Carmen
This popular gay dance club proudly features foreign strippers from such far-flung places as Australia and Brazil, and it stages weekend drag-queen shows…
Isla Holbox
Truly living up to its name, this corner gastro-bar is Holbox's go-to spot for live music, dancing, spirited boozing and late-night munchies. Much to the…
Puerto Vallarta
This pre-club venue is well loved for its convivial atmosphere, buff bartenders and terrific go-go, pole and silk dancers. The soundtrack is resolutely…
Condesa
Small in size, huge on Veracruz flavor. Coffee shops are everywhere in the Condesa but few have the know-how to bring out the best in their beans. The…
Puerto Morelos
The party usually spills out onto the street at this popular bar just south of the plaza. Bara Bara spins the best tunes in town, prepares martinis that…
Guadalajara
A popular multistory disco, with three dance floors and endless lounges and bars full of gorgeous young things dancing and various acts on stage (from go…
Cancún
The large floor at this happening club is the perfect place to practice those Latin dance steps you've been working on. Live groups play Cuban salsa and…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
This festive little bar serves up potent cocktails (or straight-up shots of sotol). There's also craft beer, loads of snacks and live music most weekends.
Alameda Central
A must-visit on the downtown cantina crawl circuit, Tío Pepe is one of the city's oldest and most traditional watering holes. Over a storied history that…
Cancún
This indoor-outdoor space has earned fame over the years for its massive one-liter micheladas, a Mexican drink made with beer, lime juice, sauces and more…
Condesa
This buzzy beer garden pours hoppy Mexican craft brew and grills a mighty fine burger. You may find yourself sharing a picnic bench in the perpetually…
Centro Histórico
Potent mezcal is poured from a beautifully designed, talisman-shaped bar at this downtown mezcalería, where you can catch nightly music acts (live bands,…
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
A pioneer of Mexico City's craft beer boom, Fiebre de Malta has more than 30 brews on tap, with suds ranging from hoppy IPAs to German-style Hefeweizens…
Cancún
Imitating the vibe of a stylish British pub, this bar attracts everyone from local university students to 50-somethings. It’s the live late-night bands…
Puerto Vallarta
Named for the artist who is on a first-name basis with the world, Frida is a cozy and sociable cantina featuring enticing drink specials. It's a good spot…
Cancún
At Palazzo, theme nights like 'Electric Party Wednesdays' and 'Red District Saturdays' give a sense of what to expect. The excitement is spread over…
Mazatlán
The ostentatious white castle on Punta Camarón at the south end of the Zona Dorada is the undisputed epicenter of Mazatlán’s nightlife. Inside its walls…
Ruta del Vino & Valle de Guadalupe
Highly incongruous with the otherwise laid-back valley, this gaudy but well-funded and Instagram-friendly project is the bane of its neighbors' existence…
Puerto Escondido
A hip and romantic (depending on who you're with) beach bar/restaurant good for nocturnal drinks with a Zicatela crowd either propping up the bar or…
Mérida
For a fun night of booze and cheap(ish) international eats, head to this atmospheric, lively and diverse culinary market, where the margaritas will have…
Tijuana
Channeling Miami's Wynwood art district, the latest drinking establishment from revered local brewery Border Psycho is not exactly at the beach, but the…
East of Mexico City
This wine bar is complete with spittoons at each table, a basement wine cellar (visible through a section of see-through floor) and domestic and imported…
Western Central Highlands
While hiking up to as close as you are going to get to the summit of Volcán de Fuego, you might stop at 1500m at this rustic cafe in a working coffee…
Oaxaca City
So good they named it twice, this clean-lined corner cafe could just as well be named 'carrot cake carrot cake' or 'mango smoothie mango smoothie.' As in…
Mérida
This post-modern cantina (think contemporary grunge) is the current hot spot in town. If the live music doesn't inspire you to get a tropical groove on,…
Bahías de Huatulco
Some get sloshed on beer, others wander into Zamora for the kind of smoothies that would make even hippies raise their eyebrows. Para la Prostrata (for…
Acapulco
The clifftop bar of Hotel Los Flamingos is old-school impeccable and the best sundowner spot in Acapulco, thanks to its famed menu of signature cocktails,…
Oaxaca City
Goodbye Corona, hello Lúpulo (meaning 'hop,' as in the plant). Oaxaca's cherished nano-brewery (that's a brewery even smaller than a microbrewery) offers…
Coyoacán & San Ángel
This immensely popular, iconic joint churns out coffee from Veracruz for long lines of bean lovers – the café de olla, with a touch of cinnamon and other…
San Miguel de Allende
This perennially popular place has separate areas for differing entertainment purposes; hit Mama's Bar for live rock/funk on Fridays and Saturdays (or…
Bahías de Huatulco
Overlooking the Plaza Principal, Casa Mayor serves good organic coffee from Pluma Hidalgo, one of Oaxaca's best coffee-producing regions. Decent breakfast…
Puebla
A wall brimming with mezcal bottles could make you light-headed with choice, but the bartender-owner can guide you through the different varieties at this…
Roma
People-watching doesn’t get any better than at this throbbing retro club, founded by Mexico City DJ Patrick Miller. With a clientele ranging from black…
Sayulita
Belly up to the bar at this friendly neighborhood mezcal joint where you can sip smoky raicilla (tequila-like distilled agave drink), viscous pulque (low…
Todos Santos
Tucked into a grove of mango trees just off the highway in Pescadero, this pleasant coffee shop serves strong Mexican-grown coffee in all the fancy ways:…
Oaxaca City
Oaxaca’s most prestigious and ubiquitous local coffee roaster uses organic beans plucked from growers in the western part of the province. The company has…
Barra de Navidad
Beach bar by day, disco by night, this is one of the few spots in Barra where you'll find late-night action with danceable DJ sets usually consisting of…
Oaxaca City
Like most of Oaxaca's mezcalerías, this place is small, dark and rustically trendy with an atmosphere that gets friskier as the evening wears on. The…
