Andale’s Central – Olas Altas 425. Tel: 222-1054.
A local hang out with great margaritas. Fun oldies but goodies dancing music! You can ride a donkey right through the bar! A DJ plays 60’s to 90’s rock. A little older crowd from 30-65, but very lively and in general a fun bar!
Azul 96 Morelos #696.
Bebo Tero Paseo Diaz Ordaz, #533, phone: 113 0099.
Good live rock and roll with an excellent view of the Malecon and Bay from the second level. A hangout for the 20-30 year old crowd. Music starts around 10:30 pm. Open daily 6pm-3:30am.
Carlos O’Briens Central - 786 Paseo Diaz Ordaz. Tel: 222-1444 .
One of the most well known and popular dance bars in town. Almost always a young crowd and a lively DJ that keeps things hopping; best to go after 10pm. Happy hour, Noon-6pm. Daily, Noon-2 am
Christine Discotheque North Side - Av. de las Garzas, at the Hotel Krystal. Tel: 224-0202 A disco that is more of a “night club” with bottle service and more upscale than regular clubs. Huge bar. This well-equipped club attracts many hotel guests, conventioneers, and dance fanatics. Plays modern music for the under 30 crowd on a great sound system with techno, house, and hip hop. Ten large screen video panels, laser light show, and pumpled in dry ice. Dress code: No tennis shoes or flip flops and no shorts for men. Daily, 10pm-5am. Cover charge.
Collage Marina - Proa Street, Local 1, interior. Tel: 221-0505
One of the most entertaining clubs in PV. Vallarta's largest entertainment center, with a bowling alley, candlelit tables, snack bar, video games, Vallarta’s biggest disco/bar (3 bars) and stage, and three huge projections screens. It serves 2,500 clients and 28,000 beers and cocktails on some nights. A spring break craziness type of place. Foam party one night a week. The disco features pop, rock, salsa and new wave. Tuesday’s and Fridays are open bar at a fixed price. The night starts out with entertainment. Great foam parties (foam party attire is board shorts and T shirts for guys and bathing suit attire for girls - skirts, shorts, tanks, and bikinis. sandals) and Mardi Gras parties. Normal dress code is casual. Sort of a Cancun type bar. Gets wild at times. The Girls Gone Wild destination when they are in town. Daily, 9pm-4am.
Cuates y Cuetes South Side- 163 Francisca Rodríguez at pier Los Muertos. Tel: 223-2724
A restaurant/bar on Los Muertos beach which often has good live jazz/salsa/light rock/reggae music in the evenings from sunset until around 11pm. Popular for happy hour. Daily, 8am-11:30pm
De Santos Central- 771 Morelos 771. Tel: 223-3052
Classy bar. Quickly became the hot spot in town for late-night dining and bar action. It has a cool, refined interior and it boasts the most sophisticated sound system in town -- including a DJ who spins to match the mood of the crowd. Open daily for dinner from 5pm to 1am, about 10pm the livelier crowd moves in and the place rocks till about 4am
El Faro Marina - 245 Paseo de la Marina. Tel: 221-0541
Lighthouse cocktail lounge with guitar music and panoramic views of the marina of Puerto Vallarta from the 110 foot tower. Daily, 5pm-2am
El Torito South Side - 290 Ignacio Vallarta. Tel: 222-3784.
Sports bar and restaurant with seven satellites and twenty-five televisions. Known in town for their BBQ ribs and chicken wings. Has popular ladies nights, Tues, Fri and Sat with cover and open bar. Daily, 11am-4am.
Hard Rock Café, Paseo Diaz Ordaz #652, on the Malecon. Good live music.
Hilo Central - 588 Paseo Diaz Ordaz. Tel: 222-2230
One of Vallarta's newest nightclubs, great sound system, hip, hot, and cool décor. Top 4o, dance, rap Popular. Tends to be a younger crowd. Daily, 11am-2am
Kit Kat Club South Side- 120 Calle Pulpito Tel: 223-0093
The fashionably hip folks flock to this New York City nightclub reincarnation. The cozy Kit Kat Club has great martinis and a retro-lounge feel.
J&B Salsa Club North Side - Ave. Francisco Medina Ascencio, Km 2.5. Tel: 224-4616
A Vallarta institution for Latin based music, from salsa and merengue to samba and flamenco. Often with live bands on the weekends. Fodor's guide calls it "the best club in town for dancing to live salsa." Offers dance lessons a few nights a week before the band plays.
La Bodeguita del Medio (Cuban with live band), Paseo Diaz Ordaz #858 on the Malecon.
Great mojitos. Fun to watch the salsa even if you don’t dance.
La Cantina – 2 for 1 beers from 8-11pm.
Mandala, Paseo Diaz Ordaz #640, next door to the Zoo. Newest hip club, technoish.
Que Pasa Bar-625 Aquilles Serdan.
A popular hangout for expats with an interesting mix of drinks, music, satellite TV, wireless interenet, dart and pool tournaments, and poker games. Tuesday night dancing with the Red Neck Mothers Band!
River Café Restaurant-Has gorgeous setting, mellow atmosphere, great live jazz duo.
Route 66 (formerly Club Roxy) South Side - 217 Ignacio Vallarta. Tel: 223-2404
The only rhythm and blues venue in Puerto Vallarta, also playing rock and reggae, with nightly music by the house or guest band from 9pm to 1 am, no cover charge. Often a lively crowd, especially when the bands get jamming on the weekends. A mix of locals and tourists of all ages. The line up changes so call for further details. Early happy hour with very cheap beers. A fun local bar to hang out. Daily, 8pm-2am
Senor Frog’s- Morelos #518, now in the old Planet Hollywood location Tel: 222-5171 .
This enormous tourist friendly nightclub draws a crowd big enough to fill it almost every night. It is known for a wild, happy time, younger crowd. A college spring break favorite. Tuesday nights, $30 cover charge for open bar, wet T shirt party. (check to be sure) Daily, noon to 4 am.
Viejo Vallarta, Morelos #484, across from the Malecon.
Zoo- 630 Paseo Diaz Ordaz. Tel: 222-4945
All kinds of great dance music. Living up to its name, Zoo is a wild place to have a night out. Zoo's DJs and ambiance make it one of the most popular spots in town. Tends to be a younger crowd. Top 40, dance, rap. Cage to dance in. Best after midnight. Daily, 10pm-4am.
Z’Tai- lounge area dancing, Morelos # 737 in the Centro, in front of the Malecon.