Mazatlán
The oldest and best of Mazatlán's three microbreweries, this award-winning, friendly neighborhood bar room serves four core beers, including a hoppy IPA,…
Must-see nightlife in Central Pacific Coast
Central Pacific Coast
Get your groove on at this popular on-the-beach bar where DJs spin funky electronic music or live salsa acts take the stage. Even during the quieter…
Manzanillo
At the center of Manzanillo's music, arts and surf scene, this hostel's beach bar hosts live bands on Saturday nights. The occasional surf tourney or art…
Puerto Vallarta
Arrive after midnight in order to share sweat with attractive strangers on the dance floor to the pulsating beats of house and techno. If you come earlier…
Barra de Navidad
Come morning, regulars and visitors turn up, and Alison serves them excellent Oaxacan coffee from a local roastery (free refills), along with a frequently…
Mazatlán
Tótem is hard to pin down. It's an airy cafe with a rooftop garden, an eclectic menu of breakfast dishes and light nibbles, and a particular passion for…
San Patricio-Melaque
This friendly neighborhood cafe has your back if you like to kick-start the day with a good strong cup of joe. Chiapas-grown beans are roasted onsite and…
Central Pacific Coast
Open only on weekend nights during season, this friendly microbrewery doubles as the village nightlife hot spot. There are five brews to choose from;…
Zihuatanejo
This tiny cafe has been in the family since 1952. The different types of coffee are all grown on their finca (farm) some three hours' drive from Zihua;…
Acapulco
If you prefer salsa and cumbia to reggaeton or techno, this should be your go-to option on the Acapulco strip. The popular club looks out over the ocean…
Acapulco
Still the best nightclub in town, Palladium attracts a stylish crowd in their 30s and offers fabulous bay views from floor-to-ceiling windows. An…
Zihuatanejo
There is much to love about this bar, from the bartenders' knowledge of mezcal and their signature cocktails (mezcaltinis, mazcalinas, mojitos infused…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Mazatlán
This friendly back yard, strewn with picnic tables and cushions for lounging on, is a must for beer connoisseurs. Owner Brian sources over 100 – from the…
Mazatlán
This simple bar only really serves one thing: Pacifico beer, which has been a fixture of city life ever since the Germans opened the local brewery in 1900…
Acapulco
This Flintstones-esque faux grotto construction opens up to the thumping of unbridled reverie and bad decisions. The fun kind. Translation: it's a popular…
Mazatlán
The adjoining bar of restaurant La Fiera provides a much-needed escape from the Zona Dorada's raucous nightclubs. Resident and guest DJs spin everything…
Puerto Vallarta
What do you get if you mix pop art with slushies and add generous helpings of tequila, gin and Absolut vodka? Something like this fun bar, we imagine,…
Puerto Vallarta
By far the best of three adjacent clubs here, this cinema-sized spot has privileged malecón (beach promenade) frontage and keeps a youngish crowd happy…
Central Pacific Coast
Right on the plaza, this is the beating heart of the San Blas expat community – a place to catch up on local gossip, sip an iced margarita or a bucket…
Sayulita
At the rubber-duck sign and up a spiral staircase, this lively bar on the main plaza pumps out live music or DJ sets most nights, with an open mike on…
Tasting Room por Capricho del Rey
Zihuatanejo
This snug little bar welcomes you with its arctic chill and Zihua's first, bona fide craft beer. It has four of its own bottled brews: a fruity IPA, a…
Acapulco
Do you believe in life after love? Actually, you're not terribly likely to hear Cher here but there's usually a decent set played by a roster of local DJs…
Puerto Vallarta
It's a real relief to come in here on a hot afternoon and leave bland beer behind. There's a fine selection of craft brews from around Mexico and imports…
Troncones
Sip a spicy mango margarita or Bloody Mary while soaking up the scenery of a jungle-backed beach at this quiet resort about 6km north of town. To get here…
Central Pacific Coast
This palapa restaurant-bar occupies an excellent beach for swimming. It stays open until 9pm, which makes for a late evening by Playa Ventura standards. A…
Puerto Vallarta
An attractive brick-arched, concrete-floored pub and microbrewery that draws a lively mix of old-timers and visitors. The beer comes in seven varieties…
Puerto Vallarta
Stylish and with professional staff, this mirror-clad bar makes for a classy drink. More than 50 mezcals are available (plus mezcal cocktails), and the…
Zihuatanejo
Perhaps set up by Andy Dufresne himself (of Shawshank Redemption fame), this two-room bar has a dance floor, screens live sporting events and does karaoke…
Mazatlán
Trading rainy Seattle for Mazatlán sunshine, Kim and Jim run a resto-bar hugely popular with visitors – good for knocking back a Pacifico beer while…
Mazatlán
The tiled walls, old floors and wood paneling practically bead with sweat in this unrefined but popular hotel-bar on the malecón (beach promenade). Try to…
Mazatlán
Part of the Ramada resort, this popular oceanside spot with a never-ending two-for-one happy hour is a beach bar by day and morphs into a DJ-fueled disco…
Zihuatanejo
Our favorite coconut stop in town, this street stall run by a retired teacher known as 'El Profe' has carefully peeled fruit and chilled water straight…
Puerto Vallarta
The walls are scrawled with handwritten poetics and inanities in several languages, the bar is blessed with fine rums and tequilas, and the staff pour a…
