Cancún
This is the spot where spring-breakers go wild, and it tends to happen just about any day of the year. Not just a nightclub, dancing is interspersed with…
Must-see nightlife in Yucatán Peninsula
Mérida
Head up the colorful spiral staircase to the terrace for a close-up view of the Fatherland monument and a cocktail. The menu is a bit more conventional,…
Valladolid
This pretty and rather romantic spot with a verdant garden is a top spot to get a tasty cocktail at a place where you can actually have a quiet…
Tulum
Trendy hotel Papaya Playa Project hosts monthly full-moon parties and Saturday DJ nights with resident and guest spinsters at its beachside club. It's…
Cancún
The main room in this large house stages drag shows, go-go dancers and the like, while DJs in smaller rooms spin electronica and pop tunes till the sun…
Isla Mujeres
The quintessential swinger experience. Literally: it has swings at the bar. You can also take morning and afternoon yoga classes here. Any closer to the…
Playa del Carmen
Kind of hard to find in Playa – a bar with cool music where you can just go for a few relaxed drinks. No cover, no dance floor, just a great place to…
Cancún
A hopping Tuesday night pool party, with all the trimmings: DJ spinning tunes, open bar and lots of bikinis. The daily daytime beach party is much more…
Puerto Morelos
Posada Amor has a quiet bar where you can listen to cover bands play on Monday and Thursday night. It's located southwest of the plaza.
Valladolid
A little pub and bistro where you can catch a televised sporting event or chat over Mexican draft beer and well-made pizzas.
Cancún
Lining a downtown street with motorcycles and a small crowd every weekend, Route 666 is an open-air bar catering to rockers and middle-class bikers. Live…
Isla Mujeres
The self-proclaimed 'house of music' has an open-air patio and rooftop terrace where you can catch mediocre rock cover bands and relatively subdued…
Valladolid
Don't expect award-winning mixology at Los Portales, but as its name suggests, it's all about location: hard to beat the alfresco experience on the plaza…
Isla Cozumel
This two-story Mexican pub is a good spot to brush up on your Spanish, as locals outnumber the tourists most nights. It's a fun, even refreshing, change…
Mérida
Live bands play rock, reggae and ska in this down-to-eath pub's rear beer garden. Inside there's a pool table if you're up for a game of stick.
Cancún
A popular bar and grill with pool tables, televised matches, and a sports book in the back for you die-hard gamblers.
Isla Cozumel
The Hotel Flamingo’s lobby bar is an attractive lounge drawing mostly an older, margarita-drinking expat crowd.
Cancún
This bar at Plaza de Toros draws a crowd, as much for the draft beer as the icy air-con.
Isla Mujeres
This disco-bar and grill often features live reggae, salsa and other Caribbean sounds.
Cancún
A cross between a restaurant and a rowdy bar, the fun-loving Carlos’n Charlie’s sits in the heart of the iconic Party Center area. Get some Mexican food…
