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Andale
Party hearty with throngs of young vacationers to very loud classic rock.
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Anthropology
It's raining men at this sizzling dance mecca with its dark, intimate rooftop patio. Women are unapolgetically disallowed.
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Blanco y Negro
Mainly attracting locals, this pleasant bar and café is a great place to make friends and hear trova (Latin accoustic pop ballads).
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Bullfights
Bullfights are held at on Wednesday from November to April, in the Plaza de Toros opposite the marina.
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Café San Angel
Start your day in this artsy, relaxed café that has sidewalk tables filled with gringos sitting pretty, sipping black coffee and nibbling on snacks and sweets.
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Christine
At the NH Krystal Puerto Vallarta, this flashy dance club is occasionally explosive, with cutting edge sound and lighting systems.
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Cine Bahía
Recent releases are often shown in English with Spanish subtitles.
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Club Paco Paco
With a disco and a cantina, this venerable Vallarta institution is most famous for its wild transvestite revues, held twice-nightly from Thursday to Sunday.
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de Santos
Vallarta's choicest nightspot commands the most artful DJs and an open-air rooftop bar furnished with oversized beds. On the dance floor the music is frenetic, but there's also a mellow chill-out lounge.
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El Faro Lighthouse Bar
Not too many lighthouses serve cocktails, but this one sure does. Panoramic views of the bay in the moonlight are a surefire prelude to a kiss, if that's what you have in mind.
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Frida
Women, men, gringos and locals: all make friendly at gay bar Frida, a cozy and sociable cantina featuring enticing drink specials.
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Hilo
In Vallarta, you can soak up the history while strutting your stuff on the dancefloor. With its epic statues of revolutionary heroes, Hilo is a cool space well-designed for getting your groove on.
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J&B Salsa Club
Vallarta's premier latin dance club (pronounced 'hota-bey') features live bands Thursday through Sunday, with DJs the rest of the week. The salsa lessons (around $20 , from to Wednesday to Friday) are a big draw.
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La Bodeguita del Medio
This graffiti-covered Cuban joint has live music, stiff mojitos and a great beach ambience.
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La Noche
A gay bar, well loved for its convivial atmosphere and buff bartenders.
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Los Balcones
This is one of the oldest gay haunts in town, with little upstairs balconies where hipsters like to be seen. Great cozy spaces and colorful walls accompany a DJ and nightly strippers.
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Mañana
With both indoor and outdoor spaces, this jubilant new space has taken gay Vallarta by storm.
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Mariachi Loco
Usually attracting a very enthusiastic all-Mexican crowd, this restaurant-bar presents an entertaining (if slightly amateur) show of music, comedy and mariachi every night at Monday and Tuesday and at Wednesday through Saturday. It's a great bit of local color.
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Memories Café
Conversation is king at this down-to-earth, low-key spot popular with locals and visitors alike.
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Santa Barbara Theater
This cabaret-style theatre stages musical reviews, concerts, plays and movies. Show up at for dinner in the breezy upstairs restaurant.
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Tequila's
This upstairs restaurant-bar features live mariachi music every night except Monday, between and . There's no cover, but you'll be expected to tip well if the mariachis serenade your table.
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