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Best Nightlife in Mexico (2026)

Bars, pubs, live music venues, rooftop terraces and clubs for evenings out.

12 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 nightlife in Mexico

  1. Coco Bongo Cancún Show nightclub, Punta CancúnCancún's famous show nightclub in Punta Cancún, mixing an open bar with acrobats, tribute acts and Broadway-style productions until the early hours.
  2. Licorería Limantour Cocktail bar, Roma NorteA two-storey cocktail bar on Avenida Álvaro Obregón, open in Roma since 2011 and a regular on The World's 50 Best Bars list since 2014.
  3. Handshake Speakeasy Speakeasy cocktail bar, JuárezA 1920s-style speakeasy behind a secret door on Calle Amberes, ranked number one by The World's 50 Best Bars, with complex cocktails developed in its own laboratory.

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4. Mandala Beach

Beach club and night pool party$$$Punta Cancún

A Punta Cancún beach club with pools, a jacuzzi and live DJs by day, and a Wednesday night pool party with house music and contests.

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5. HROOF

Rooftop nightclub$$$$Zona Hotelera

Grupo Anderson's rooftop nightclub above Harry's on the lagoon side of the Hotel Zone, open on Friday and Saturday nights with live DJs.

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6. Salón Tenampa

Mariachi cantina$$Plaza Garibaldi, Centro

The historic mariachi cantina on Plaza Garibaldi, at the centre of the square's celebrations since 1925 and immortalised in José Alfredo Jiménez's song Mi Tenampa.

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7. Bar La Ópera

Historic cantina$$Centro Histórico

A cantina on Avenida 5 de Mayo with roots in an 1876 pastry shop, known for its private booths, its famous patrons and the bullet hole said to be from Pancho Villa.

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9. JW Lobby Bar

Hotel lobby bar$$$Zona Hotelera

The JW Marriott Cancún's renovated lobby bar, with a terrace over the resort and the Caribbean and a menu of fifty different margaritas.

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