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Nightlife Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Here's a guide to and reviews of many of the straight bars, discos, night-clubs, antros, entertainment joints, pubs, cantinas and sports bars in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico if you want to check them out, have to decide on fun places or want to know about where to party in town. This page does list most of the frequented and best Puerto Vallarta nightlife fun spots for drinks, music, partying, dancing and sports watching, and gives their locations and phone numbers. The most bustling and popular bar and clubbing scene is the general downtown-El Centro malecon neighborhood which includes such hangouts as Hilo, Mandala, Senor Frogs, and La Vaquita, the newest party locale downtown, which is right next door to the Zoo. So now three of the best downtown night life venues: Mandala, the Zoo and La Vaquita are lined right up alongside each other on Díaz Ordaz street. Additionally, two new club-restaurant-discotheques on the Vallarta malecón, Roo (formerly Glam) and Punto V, are upscale places, have been picking up business and will surely be even more popular by the time Puerto Vallarta spring break rolls around. The restaurant and bar La Bodeguita del Medio presents excellent live Cuban and salsa music; La Dulce Vita Italian restaurant has jazz, Weds and Friday only; La Chata, El Andariego and La Destileria restaurants have mariachi; BeboTero, Paradise Burger and Senor Frogs have live rock on a regular basis; Wing's Army sometimes has live rock, ska, and reggae. Bebo Tero is perhaps the top choice for late night rock 'n roll, drinks and views of the PV malecon boardwalk. Locals and tourists used to hang out on the malecon across from Carlos O'Brian's for socializing and people watching; now crowds congregate around nightclub Mandala and the Zoo bar.  On the north side of Puerto Vallarta in the Hotel Zone/Marina, there are a number of popular places to party that include Barra Bar, Collage entertainment center, Xtine club (formerly Hyde-Christine discotheque) and Strana nightclub the newest upscale and posh Puerto Vallarta discotheque-dance club which opened in early November 2011. And don't forget some of the smaller sports bars along the Marina malecon boardwalk promenade.  There's also a high energy nightlife party scene in El Centro/downtown at Liberty and La Regadera (both with karaoke) on Morelos street, one block up from the Malecón. Another area of straight night life in PV is the located in the South Side area, south of downtown across the Cuale River, at times referred to as the Romantic Zone or Old Town. Centered along Ignacio Vallarta street near gay clubs CC Slaughters and Paco's Ranch (formerly Club Paco Paco) you can find live music & fun times at Club Roxy Rock House and El Torito, as well as a fair number of smaller cantinas, sports bars and watering holes in that general vicinity. Or head over a few blocks closer to Los Muertos beach to Nacho Daddy for dining, drinks, sports and music or along Olas Altas street at Andale, a South Side favorite for over 30 years now.  From what I see and hear I would rate Mandala, the Zoo, La Vaquita and Roo as the current top trendy spots downtown for nightclubbing and a good time; BeboTero and La Bodeguita del Medio as tops for Puerto Vallarta live music. Señor Frog's is also popular and often crowded as they serve food and alcohol and have dancing and entertainment. So as you can see Puerto Vallarta has become quite the beach party town in many ways, offering a wide variety of entertainment venues of all sorts. Taking into account accessibility, affordability, popularity, proximity to the beach and party mentality, U.S. News & World Report considers Puerto Vallarta to be the best spring break destination in the world. The legal drinking age in Mexico is 18, though a number of places don't card carefully. The bars and cantinas serve alcohol until 2am while dance clubs will go on until 4am-6am. The Puerto Vallarta nightlife party scene in the discos and nightclubs has a late start, coming to life around 10pm or even later and going into the wee hours, and of course weekends are the most popular time to go out, drink, have fun, find some romance and dance the night away. Nightlife tips: I recommend checking prices before ordering, keep good track of your drinks, and count your change - in a word, watch your tab; it's best to pay in cash when served. Please be generous in your tipping at all bars and Puerto Vallarta restaurants as wages here are relatively low. Vallarta in general is a casual and laid back tropical travel destination, so most clubs don't have much of a dress code, except perhaps for the several that say no shorts, no caps, no t-shirts; basically dress up a bit the way you would when going out in the U.S. or Canada. Some of the clubs have a cover charge, ranging from 100-400 pesos. And, yes, the PV downtown malecon area along with other tourist locations in this beach city are safe to walk around and enjoy, day and night. Where to go out in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico? Well, here it is: Andale Restaurant-Bar - South Side/Old Town - 425 Olas Altas.  Telephone: 222-1054 Andale's bar is on the first floor, which can be quite crowded and loud during the winter months with its music and dancing. The sidewalk restaurant has seating as well on the 2nd and 3rd floors overlooking Olas Altas street, serving 8am-11pm. Recently celebrating 30 years, Andale is one of Puerta Vallarta's oldest family-owned restaurant bars.  Daily, 8am-2am/3am

Bar Oceano - Central/Malecon - 565 Paseo Díaz Ordaz, upstairs.  Tel: 222-0959
Mexican cantina overlooking the downtown malecon with one of the oldest (since 1955) and most famous Pto. Vallarta histories as Elizabeth Taylor, Burton, Peter O'Toole and director John Huston used to drink and socialize there in the '60s and '70s. Serving Mexican, seafood and sandwiches. Bar Oceano is still a somewhat popular bar with locals. Often with live jazz, mariachi and salsa music-entertainment in evenings.  Daily, 10am-2am

Barra Bar - Hotel District/Plaza Peninsula - 2485 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio.  Tel: 044-322-228-9911, 044-322-145-3117, 209-1229, 209-1378
One of the newer high class bar-clubs in town, located upstairs in the Peninsula Plaza, locales C2-C3. Barra Bar plays music and videos from the 70s, 80s and 90s; also live piano music by Rafa with songs by Ceci. Since November 2009. Attire is dressy.  Weds-Sun, 9pm-6am
 

Brando's Bar - Marina district - Condos Marina del Rey locale #11.
Sports bar and restaurant overlooking the Puerto Vallarta Marina.  Daily, 2pm-2am

Burros Bar - South Side - 401 Olas Altas at Los Muertos beach.  Tel: 222-0112
One of Puerto Vallarta's long established, relaxing and casual beach bars for drinks, people watching; with a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reasonably priced. Los Burros beach bar has been a waterfront venue on Los Muertos since 1992. Happy hour 5pm-7pm.  Daily, 9am-10pm

Canta y No Llores - Hotel Zone - 1989 Fco. Medina Ascencio, local I-8.  Tel: 225-2020, 222-3344, Cell: 044-322-127-8376
Canta y No Llores (Sing and don't Cry) is a new neighborhood Puerto Vallarta karaoke bar. Located in the Comercial Villas Vallarta Center just a few doors down the block from Casa Blakes sports bar. Canta y No Llores has a pool table, drinks, songs and videos. Daily, 5pm-2am

Captain Don's Sports Bar - Colonia 5 de Diciembre - 127 Honduras.  Cell: 044-322-109-3277
At Captain Don's bar you can watch MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, NCAA, boxing, golf, Mexican soccer, tennis, NASCAR, Formula One and more. Drink and food specials during major sporting events.  Mon-Sat, 10am-2am; Sun, Noon-2am

Carlos O'Brian's - el Centro - 786 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.
Carlos O'Brians closed/sold in January 2009. This coveted Puerto Vallarta downtown spot is now occupied by nightclub-bar-restaurant Punto V.

Casa Blakes' Sports Bar - North Side/Hotel Zone - Plaza las Glorias, local 14.  Tel: 293-2397
Mike and Sue Blake's sports bar and restaurant features hockey (NHL & WHL), football (Canadian & American), baseball, golf, Nascar, NBA and "the best in pay-per-view". Casa Blakes sports bar menu includes salads, fish, chicken and Italian. Wifi.  Mon-Tues, 4pm-1am; Weds-Sun, Noon-1am

Champions Sports Bar - Marina Vallarta - 435 Paseo de la Marina at Hotel Marriott.  Tel: 226-0000, 226-0017
Located in the Hotel Marriott Casa Magna. Featuring two of the largest giant screens in town nearly 5' by 8' and some 21 flat screen televisions showing a multiple variety of sports programs. Serving tourist American foods such as burgers, sandwiches, pizza, appetizers and tacos until 1am and alcohol until closing. Champions - Puerto Vallarta sports bar for the TV sports junkie, pool tables, good reviews.  Daily, 11am-2am.

Christine Disco - North Side - Ave. de las Garzas at the Krystal Hotel.
Now permanently Closed - remodeled and renamed Hyde from December 2010-2011 and now named Xtine (see below). A large discotheque dance club on the north side/hotel zone of Puerto Vallarta, Christine's had a capacity of around 1,200 partygoers (photo at left). Classy and trendy, from Oct 1986-Nov 2010.

Cheeky Monkey - Central - 556 Paseo Diaz Ordaz at Corona, upstairs. Tel: 222-8938
Italian restaurant and bar on the 2nd and 3rd floors above the malecon boardwalk, with balcony views of Banderas Bay. Pasta, sandwiches, salads & subs. People go to Cheeky Monkey for the inexpensive beers, $1 margaritas, malecon people watching and the splendid Puerto Vallarta sunsets. Ask for Cristobal/Christopher as your waiter. Daily, 11am-10pm

Club Grafiti - Downtown/el Centro - 310 Libertad at Matamoros.
Closed. Was a new safe and fun dance club for the 18 and under crowd, for listening to music, dancing and conversation. Opened in late April 2011 with techno, dance, electronic, hip hop music and live bands too; closed within a few months. The city needs a spot like this.

Club Nitro - North Side/Hotel Zone - Avenida de las Garzas 3.  Tel: 226-6800, 226-6868
Part of and located in front of the Crown Paradise Hotel. The disco hosts evening productions that may include Broadway themes or Mexican fiestas, 9pm-10:30pm, and then after the shows the place becomes a discoteca-bar, 11pm until 2-3am.

Club Roxy Rock House - South Side/Romantic Zone - 217 Ignacio Vallarta. Tel: 177-2683, 044-322-222-7627
Club Roxy Rock House is the only rhythm and blues venue in Puerto Vallarta, also playing rock n roll, Latin and reggae, with nightly music by the house or guest band. Often a lively crowd, especially when the bands get jamming on the weekends. The line up changes, so call. Banderas News reported "The house band is fabulous, playing popular and obscure blues, rock, samba, salsa, reggae and jazz tunes worthy of at least a few spins on the dance floor." Pool table. Music starts late, 10-11pm until 3am during week and 4:30am on weekends. No cover.  Daily, 9pm-6am

Collage - Marina - Proa Street, local #1, interior.  Tel: 221-0505, 209-0100
Largest nightlife entertainment center in Puerto Vallarta with a bowling alley, 6 pool tables, snack bar, video games and a large discotheque/bar area. Puerto Vallarta Collage disco boasts having served 2,500 clients and 28,000 beers and cocktails some nights. The huge dance floor and stage features pop, rock, salsa and new wave. Tuesday is popular at Collage Club for the foam party and wet t-shirt night with open bar; Thurs 2 for 1, no cover; Sat is womens night. Casual dress. Cover charge varies, 100-400 pesos; Puerto Vallarta hotels often offer a comp.  Tues-Sun, 9:30pm-4am

Cuates y Cuetes - South Side/Los Muertos - 101 Francisca Rodríguez at pier Los Muertos.  Tel: 223-2724
A restaurant-bar on the Puerto Vallarta los Muertos beach included here as it often has good live musicians playing jazz/salsa/light rock/reggae in the evenings for happy hour sunset until around 11pm. Cuates y Cuetes is popular for their sunset/happy hour, 6pm-8pm.  Daily, 8am-11:30pm

Day Off Beach Bar - Centro - Local 6-A on the New Malecon extension.  Telefono: 044-322-150-5133
Not a beach bar but ocean-front on the New Malecon between the pedestrian bridge and Vitea restaurant. Day Off has cheap beer and margaritas, usually with sports on the several TV screens, or music and videos; wireless available. Popular for the drinks and people watching.  Sun-Thurs, 10am-2am; Fri-Sat, 10am-4am

de Santos - Hotel Zone/Plaza Peninsula - 2485 Blvd. Fco Medina Ascencio, Local 35-36.  Tel: 221-3090
Mediterranean international cuisine from Spain and Italy in a chic environment. The restaurant-bar-nightclub relocated in 2011 from downtown and opened in the Peninsula Plaza. After dinner this Puerto Vallarta restaurant becomes a discoteca/disco nightclub scene. House DJ spins a combo of flamenco, mood, lounge and jazz music for meals and later. De Santos also has club locations in Guadalajara and New York City. One of the owners of De Santos is a member of Mexico’s most famous rock group, Mana.  Food daily, 12:30pm-2am; Music begins around 10pm until 3-4am.

Disco Rockie - Hotel District/Plaza Peninsula - 2485 Blvd. Fco Medina Ascencio, Locals B-18 and 19.  Tel: 209-1378, Cell: 044-322-779-4793
Grand opening was on November 11, 2011 for this colorful nightclub located upstairs in the Peninsula Plaza. Disco Rockie (facebook) has the same owners as Barra Bar.  Weds-Sun, 9pm-6am

El Barril - Centro - 225 Guerrero at Juarez, upstairs.  Tel: 223-2155
Downtown Mexican cantina with cheap beer and street-side views of busy Juarez street. Mostly locals.  Mon-Sat, 1pm-2am

El Bolero - South Side/Romantic Zone - 229 Ignacio Vallarta.
Cantina bar with a largely neighborhood crowd hanging out drinking, talking and playing pool.  Daily, 6:30pm-4am

El Faro Lighthouse Bar - Marina Vallarta - 245 Paseo de la Marina.  Tel: 221-0541, 221-0542
El Faro lighthouse bar and cocktail lounge with guitar/easy listening music, open seating and panoramic views overlooks much of the Marina Vallarta from the 110 foot tower. Full bar and wine list. Often crowded at sunset.  Daily, 5pm-1am

El Torito Sports Bar & Grill - South Side/Old Town - 290 Ignacio Vallarta street.  Tel: 222-3784
Sports bar and restaurant-grill with seven satellites and twenty-five televisions (straight central!) with capacity for some 250 sports fans and revelers. Showing all NCAA, NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, UFC and NASCAR. El Torito sports bar & grill in Puerto Vallarta is known in town for their BBQ ribs and chicken wings. Since 1982. Happy hour, 5pm-7pm.  Daily, 11am-2am

Glam - Central - 460 Morelos.  Tel: 223-5567, 223-5435
Now Roo nightclub (see below) has moved into this party spot after remodeling the whole place. One of Puerto Vallarta's newest upscale downtown combination disco-restaurant-club-antro (old Glam photo at left), Glam is located where the No Name Cafe used to be. Three levels, 8 different terraces for seating and plenty of TV screens, dance floor lighting and music.

Hangout Bar - South Side - 250 Francisco Madero.  Cellular: 044-322-118-2776
South side neighborhood bar. Mon, ladies night so women drink for free 9pm-10pm; Weds, tequila 2x1; Fri and Sat, martinis 2x1; Sun, pool tournament 9pm.  Daily, 11am-2am

Hard Rock Cafe - Downtown - 652 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.
Closed since autumn 2011. Was 'closed for renovations' for some time, then open for a short while, but it now appears to be gone. Hard Rock Cafe had been around since December 1990.

Harry's Bar - South Side/Romantic Zone - 328 Lazaro Cardenas.  Tel: 222-4024
British pub and restaurant-pub. Menu includes burgers, fish 'n chips, shepherds pie, shrimp 'n chips, calamari and scampi, with food served from 7pm-3am. Pool table, wifi, music and an open air second level. Run by a young Brit ex-pat; good reviews. Live country and blues music on occasion. Thurs is women's night and they drink free 10pm-12am. Happy hour, 3pm-5pm and 8pm-10pm.  Mon-Sat, 2pm-4am; Sun, 2pm-Midnight

Hilo - Centro/Downtown - 588 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.  Cell: 044-322-138-6477
One of the most popular Puerto Vallarta night clubs (photo left), "hip, great sound system, cool décor". Hilo, La Vaquita, Mandala and the Zoo are probably the most crowded downtown nightlife entertainment venues, though the new upscale nightclubs Punto V and Roo will give them all some competition, especially during Puerto Vallarta spring break. Popular with a well-off twenty-thirty something nightclubbing crowd. Since 2003. Dress code: no shorts, t-shirts (without sleeves) or hats. Cover on weekends.  Mon-Fri, 4pm-4am, Sat-Sun, 8pm-6am

J&B Salsa Dancing Club - Hotel Zone - 2043 Blvd. Francisco Medina Ascencio, Km 2.5.  Tel: 224-4616, 223-3609
Latin-Caribbean based music: salsa, cha cha, cumbia, merengue and samba, and sometimes the DJ plays oldies from the 70s and 80s. Live bands on the weekends, Fri and Sat nights starting around midnight and they primarily play cumbia and salsa. One of Puerto Vallarta's finer live music and dance spots. Fodor's guide called J&B Salsa "the best club in town for dancing to live salsa."  Mon-Sat, 10pm-6am

Kokopelli Caribbean Dance Club - North Side/Hotel Zone - 1978 Blvd. Francisco M. Ascencio.  Tel: 293-6884, 044-322-229-3090
One of the newest night clubs in town, Kokopelli Puerto Vallarta is a Caribbean bar and Latin dance club with DJ spinning or live Cuban music, usually on Friday nights, also some classic rock, Latin rhythms and salsa. Main floor with giant screen for special sporting events including NBA, NHL and NFL games. Upstairs Kokopelli provides a mega-sized projection screen for thousands of English and Spanish karaoke and music videos from the 60's through 2012. Always with open stage for visiting musicians. Salsa lessons on Fri, 8pm-10pm; Tango classes on Sat, 8pm-10pm (phone to reserve). Located across the avenue from Plaza Las Glorias/Pelicanos. Info for Kokopelli Bar and Dance club.  Tues-Sat, 8pm-4am; Sun, 7pm-4am

La Bodeguita del Medio - Centro - 858 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.  Tel: 223-1585, 223-1586
Cuban cuisine in the upstairs and downstairs dining areas with pleasant views of the malecon boardwalk and Banderas Bay. Live traditional Cuban music, salsa, boleros and rumbas from around 9:30pm to midnight or so. Popular and swinging. La Bodeguita del Medio (in spanish) has locations also in Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey and Playa del Carmen.  Daily, Noon-3am

La Regadera - Central - 666 Morelos.  Cell: 044-322-148-1612
Cantina, karaoke bar and downtown dance club on two levels. La Regadera is best known and popular with local and Mexican tourists as a top karaoke bar (one of several in PV) with some 7,000 songs in english and spanish to choose from and a dozen plasma screens.  Weds-Sat, 9pm-4am

La Revolucion Sports Bar - el Centro - 245 Matamoros at Guerrero.  Phone: 223-0539
Tony Colin's sports bar and restaurant. Interior bar area with several TV screens for sports watching and an outdoor patio for dining and conversation. La Revolucion is one of the oldest cantina-taverns in PV; wireless internet, free snacks with drinks.  Daily, 8am-2am

La Vaquita - Downtown - 610 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.  Tel: 222-9281, 222-8281, Cell: 044-322-111-3940
The newest night-club bar along the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk malecon. La Vaquita (the small/little cow) provides comfortable seating, chic decor and a live DJ that has been keeping them busy since opening in late December 2009. So now three of the best and hottest downtown Puerto Vallarta nightlife venues: Mandala, the Zoo and La Vaquita are lined right up next to each other on Diaz Ordaz street. Las Palomas restaurant completes the line-up on that lively city block. Casual attire. Always 2 for 1 on Weds.  Daily, 7pm-6am

Liberty - Downtown - 676 Morelos.  Tel: 222-1822
Cantina and karaoke bar. A friendly, pleasant atmosphere with some 7-8,000 songs on the jukebox. Club Liberty is next door to another popular Puerto Vallarta karaoke bar, La Regadera, but is larger and more spacious. Ask for waiters Victor or Lucio.  Weds-Sun, 9pm-4am

Mariachi Loco - South Side/Zona Romantica - 254 Lazaro Cardenas.
Closed. This Puerto Vallarta Old Town famous landmark locale closed in October 2010. Opened in December 2011 as the totally remodeled gay nightclub CC Slaughters. Once a popular restaurant and show bar with live Mariachi, the native music of the state of Jalisco.

Mandala - Central - 640 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.  Tel: 223-0977, 223-0966, Cell: 044-322-120-4168
Hip high-tech Puerto Vallarta club, restaurant & video bar, Mandala is next door to The Zoo and where Club 69/Mogambo used to be located (picture at left). Quite popular with the tourist and upscale crowds for its Hindu style-concept interior and the Spanish pop, electronic and party music selections. Has a Sky Bar lounge rooftop for drinks and the view. Mandala Puerto Vallarta draws a large people-watching crowd on the malecon too. Flashy, with formal dress; recommended. Locations also in Cancun, Los Cabos and Playa del Carmen. Cover at times.  Daily, 6pm-6am

Monchis/3rd Base Sports Bar - South Side - 245-A Lazaro Cardenas.
Local neighborhood watering hole-sports bar cantina since 1986. "Forget the big-chain tourist joints and sketchy local dive bars and stop in to Monchis for a ridiculously cheap icy cold Corona or Pacifico...The friendly gang here likes to casually drink, laugh and swap local gossip." Two satellite TVs for NASCAR and professional sports. Daily, 9am-1am

Murphy's Irish Pub/Viejo Vallarta - Downtown - 484 Morelos, upstairs.  Tel: 113-0373, 222-1822
Tavern opened in January 2011 - whisky, occasional live music with Chillin Villains and others at 10:30pm, cable TV with sports like NHL, NFL, NBA, pool table, wifi, food, Negra Modelo and Modelo Especial on tap. Same address as the Viejo Vallarta restaurant-bar, which is upstairs and serves Mexican and seafood. Murphy's Irish Pub (facebook) is next door to Roo club. Sometimes rock, funk and acoustic rock.  Tues-Sun, 2pm-3am

Nacho Daddy - South Side/Romantic Zone - 180 Basilio Badillo.  Tel: 223-0838
"Mex-Tex" cuisine in a large dining area, a popular sports bar area with six 42" television screens and all with a lively atmosphere at night. Nacho Daddy in Puerto Vallarta is one of the newest additions to the growing number of restaurants and fun nightspots on the famed Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Row. Live rock music, Thurs and Sat nights featuring Joe 'King' Carrasco, Friday with the Texas Embassy Blues Band.  Daily, Noon to midnight

Paradise Burger - Centro/Malecon - 740 Paseo Diaz Ordaz, upstairs.  Telephone: 223-2328
All American fare with some Mexican specialties added to spice things up, and a great location oceanfront in the middle of the Puerta Vallarta malecón. Paradise Burger often has live rock 'n roll with The Black Beans band during the tourist season, Thurs-Sat, 10pm-2am.  Daily, 10am-2am

Party Lounge - Central - 993 Avenida Mexico, upstairs.  Tel: 223-9406, 044-322-111-1446
Downstairs it's take out beer by the liter from 1pm; upstairs with a pleasant open-air sitting area with views and music video entertainment. DJ sometimes spinning music from the 70s and 80s. The downtown Puerto Vallarta Party Lounge bar (picture left) is located across from Hidalgo Park just before the Malecon when coming into town from the main Hotel District and Marina Vallarta. Dress: casual attire.  Daily, 4pm-4am

Pour Favor Sports Bar - South Side - 245 Lazaro Cardenas.  Tel: 222-1955
New neighborhood Puerto Vallarta sports bar with 4 large 45" high-definition TVs with NASCAR, NBA, NCAA basketball and football, NHL and PGA. With owners Nicki and Jada formerly of Asadero's restaurant. Pour Favor Sports Bar serves breakfast, lunch and dinner specials, appetizers, salads, sandwiches. Popular. Happy hour, 11am-5pm.  Daily, 10am-11pm

Pub & Garden - South Side - 485 Olas Altas.  Tel: 113-5530, 044-322-135-7904
Now closed, again. Neighborhood bar-pub with drinks and some snacks/botanas in the Romantic Zone (formerly known as O'Rourke's Pub). Has a pleasant outside beer garden and patio area in the back, as well as sidewalk seating.  Tues-Sat, 1pm-12:45am

Punto V - Central - 796 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.  Tel: 222-1444, 222-1445, 223-0977
Puerto Vallarta's new upscale combination bar-restaurant-discotheque in the spot where the long-standing Carlos O'Brian's used to be. With somewhat the similar design and overall appearance as the two other new nightclubs on the malecon, Roo (formerly Glam) and Mandala, Punto V apparently has the same owners. Outside street-side seating on the terrace for dining or up on the Sky Lounge rooftop for drinks and the view; inside for dancing and entertainment. Lovely decoration and tones, and that chandelier! Stylish, classy place. My impression is that Punto V restaurant and disco in Puerto Vallarta is more successful as an upscale restaurant than as a nightclub (though that changed a bit after the remodeling in December 2010). Sometimes 200 pesos cover charge for the club. Dress code: semi-casual.  Restaurant daily, 11am-1am; Disco, 11pm-4am

Que Pasa - South Side/Old Town - 625 Aquiles Serdan at Cardenas.  Tel: 223-4006
Gringo neighborhood townie bar since 2004 with daily food specials, satellite TV for sports events, wifi, and pool tournaments on Weds at 7:30pm. Que Pasa has open mike night on Fri at 5pm; live country and/or rock music, Thurs-Sat at 8pm. Happy hour, 6pm-8pm.  Daily, 11am-2am

Red Pub - Centro/Downtown - 157 Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez at Morelos and 173 Libertad.  Tel: 223-5419
Downtown world/british beer club-pub with beer from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Cuba, China, France, Germany, Guatemala, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the UK, and the United States as well as cocktails, brandy, whisky and wine. Wifi service.  Daily, 6pm-2am

Roo (formerly Glam) - Central - 460 Morelos.  Tel: 223-5435, Cell: 044-322-149-6155, 044-322-135-0938
One of Puerto Vallarta's newest upscale downtown disco-club-antro, Roo is the recently totally remodeled version of Glam. Opened late October 2010. Several levels and different terraces for seating and plenty of TV screens with music videos, dance floor lighting and music. Rather elegant and now a popular PV clubbing spot. The front outdoor terrace is a popular drinking-conversation area. Roo has a club location in Cancun. Cover at times with a semi-casual dress code.  Sun-Weds, 7pm-4am; Thurs-Sat, 7pm-6am

Sea Monkey - South Side/Los Muertos beach - 174 Aquiles Serdan. Tel: 222-2174
Beachfront bar and restaurant. Especially popular for the $1 margaritas, cheap beer, people watching and the great Puerto Vallarta sunsets. Same owners as the Cheeky Monkey restaurant-bar downtown. Sea Monkey is located at the Vista del Sol condos on Los Muertos beach, with 8 palapas on the beach as well.  Daily, 8:30am-10:30pm

Senor Frogs - Downtown - 518 Morelos at Galeana.  Telephone: 222-5171
This restaurant and international night-club chain with its lively atmosphere, especially on the weekends, moved over to downtown from the South Side. Big drinks, ample food portions and loud music make Senor Frog's a favorite with the younger crowd and families who stop in for food during the day. Just off the PV malecón. Often crowded; eats served until midnight; live rock and roll music on Tues, Fri and Sat, 10pm-2am. Dress comfortably, always casual.  Daily, 10am-1am but Tues, Fri, and Sat with open bar they often stay open until 4am

Steve's Sports Bar - South Side/Romantic Zone - 286 Basilio Badillo.  Phone: 222-0256
Lots of conversation, drinks, simple food, board games and sports on the 8-10 televisions in one of the most popular Puerto Vallarta sports bars. "Vallarta's NASCAR headquarters. American and Canadian satellite systems show NFL, CFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, NCAA basketball and Formula 1 racing". Steve's sports bar and grill is located across from Memo's Pancake House breakfast joint on the Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Row.  Daily, 11am-1am

Strana - Hotel Zone - 2125 Francisco Medina Ascensio.  Tel: 224-7793, Cell: 044-322-136-2432, 044-322-182-2112
The newest upscale and posh discotheque-dance club in Puerto Vallarta opened in the Hotel Zone in early November 2011 (see photo left), apparently by the same owners as Roo and Hilo downtown. Strana club (facebook) has a cover charge of 200 pesos. Located near the Plaza Caracol, Strana is apparently now quite popular and drawing trendy Puerto Vallarta crowds. Dress code: formal-elegant; doesn't require reservation.  Thus-Sat, 10pm-6am

Wing's Army - Centro - 732-A Paseo Diaz Ordaz, upstairs and South Side - 345 Basilio Badillo at Insurgentes.
Restaurant and bar chain specializing in chicken wings and other fried and BBQ American dishes. At times featuring local bands in the evening playing rock, ska, reggae from 11pm-3am, usually Thurs, Fri and Sat. The new Wing's Army is located in the middle of the malecon and is the front part of the Z'tai restaurant-garden-lounge with its entrance on Morelos street. There's a Wing's Army also located on Basilio Badillo at Insurgentes street in the Old Town Plaza. Wings Army locations as well in Cabo, Guadalajara, Mazatlan and Cancun.  Bar, 12pm-3am

Xtine/Hyde Club Disco - North Side - Ave. de las Garzas next to the Krystal Hotel.  Cell: 044-322-111-3940, 221-3510, 221-2473
Xtine is a large discotheque dance club on the north side of Puerto Vallarta, where the famed Christine Club used to be, and next door to the Krystal resort-hotel. Totally remodeled inside and out, Puerto Vallarta Xtine (facebook) opened just before Christmas 2011 and was formerly known for about a year (Dec 2010-Dec 2011) as Hyde nightclub. Dress code: formal/elegant.  Thurs-Sun, 10pm-8am

the Zoo bar - Central - 630 Paseo Diaz Ordaz.  Tel: 222-4945, 044-322-117-8769
Great sounds and a cool ambiance make the Zoo bar/antro (photo left) one of the best nightclubbing and dance spots in Puerto Vallarta. The party music is a combination of techno, hip hop, dance, Latin, reggae and pop and the DJ at the Zoo bar-nightclub knows how to mix 'em good. Nicely remodeled in March 2010; recommended. Cover charge on weekends at around 100 pesos. Casual. Bar opens at Noon with some light food; Music daily, 8pm-5/6am

Z'Tai - Central - 737 Morelos.  Tel: 222-0306
Restaurant, lounge and garden that spans 1/4 a city block from front to back. Three different concepts combine a stylish Pacific Rim International restaurant, a Zen like garden, and the new oceanfront Wing's Army bar upstairs overlooking Banderas Bay. Entering from the malecón is the Wing's Army-Z'Bar, an upstairs bar-lounge with music, bay views and comfy banquettes to relax on. Inside is an open air garden area that serves cocktails as well as an array of Asian-inspired dining and snacking options, accompanied by electronic music at a level still open to conversation. Seating is casual and spans several elevations, overlooking Zen gardens and flowing ponds. At the opposite end (Morelos street entrance) there's a dining area with a/c.  Daily for food, 6pm to 2am; Bar service until 4am.

Further information and Puerto Vallarta nightlife reviews can be found here: Yahoo Travel - Nightlife Entertainment in Puerto Vallarta and more recommended hangouts from here: All Vallarta Message Board - Bar and Restaurant Reviews (probably the liveliest and most current Board-forum in town) and there's always Trip Advisor's Nightlife in Puerto Vallarta - Attractions, and the Nightlife in PV by Student Travel at About.com to check out. One of the finest overall local PV entertainment calendars of daily events are at Rick and Sarah Hepting's helpful The Puerto Vallarta Scene (PV events, entertainment, art); and one of the best websites with recent photos of fun revelers having a great time at many of the straight night spots is on the Vallarteando website (eventos, antros, bares, fotos - in Spanish) and Vallarteando facebook. The Puerto Vallarta spring break college crowd might be interested in checking out the Electro Beach - Spring Break Experience for what's happening in the local disco-music-club scene with some of the biggest DJs coming to town in the yearly electronic dance music (EDM) festival for the 6 weeks from Feb 24-Apr 8, 2012 and mixing at Collage, Mandala Sky, Strana and Xtine.

Remember, the info provided in the Gay Puerto Vallarta Guide was considered accurate when posted but changes occur, so you may wish to confirm any details directly with the businesses in question before planning your time out. Travel advice: As in all of Mexico, I recommend that you check drink and food prices before ordering, always keep good track of your bill, pay in cash whenever possible (avoid use of credit cards) and be sure to count your change regardless of which places you go out to to party, eat, socialize or dance. Please be generous in your tipping to our friends and waiters here in Puerto Vallarta as wages in Mexico tend to be scandalously low; tip rate is same as in the USA, 15-20%. Here for some excellent PV travel tips & vacation advice.

Note: The Pto. Vallarta, Mexico nightlife scene has changed considerably over the last few years. Along the malecon, Kahlua and Mogambo were sold together in 2007 and soon replaced by the now quite popular Mandala discotheque-bar. Senor Frog's moved over from V. Carranza street on the South Side to its current excellent locale where Planet Hollywood was years ago. The age-old Carlos O'Brian's was replaced after over 30 years by the sleek new nightclub-restaurant Punto V, and the beautiful old No Name Cafe building (like O'Brian's) was demolished in 2009 to make way for the chic restaurant-disco Glam, which occupied that coveted Puerto Vallarta downtown location less than a year, and has itself just been replaced-remodeled into the upscale new disco-bar Roo which had its inauguration in October 2010. Wing's Army, which had taken over the old Viejo Vallarta restaurant spot, moved into the more central location as the beachfront part of Z-tai restaurant in the middle of the downtown boardwalk next door to Bubba Gump restaurant. The new Plaza Peninsula by the Pitillal river in the Hotel Zone now hosts two popular nighteries: Barra Bar/Disco Rocki, and de Santos (which moved over from Morelos street in mid-2011). After 24 years, Christine disco permanently closed in late September 2010, was taken over by the totally remodeled and expanded Hyde nightclub-disco (opening late December 2010) which has now been taken over and renamed as Xtine (opened December 2011). The younger crowds used to hang out on the malecon across from Carlos O'Brian's to socialize, drink and watch the passersby; now they tend to gather across from club Mandala and The Zoo bar.