Nightlife

La Hach

Fiesta Americana hotel, T: (52 9) 942-1111
OPEN: Open until midnight.
CLOSED: Sunday and Monday.
A handsome terrace-bar where you can dine, dance and have cocktails under the stars. A live band and local entertainers perform in the evenings. Happy Hour 7 to 9 p.m.

Pancho's

Calle 59 No. 509, between 60 and 62, T: (52 9) 923-0942
OPEN: 6 to 2:30 a.m.
A fun restaurant run by a genial Canadian. Waiters are outfitted in Mexican revolutionary garb, complete with cartridge belts. Live music and dancing in the patio bar

Plaza de Santa Lucía

After a coffee and a tour of Paseo Montejo, you can ask the driver of your horse-drawn carriage to take you to Plaza Santa Lucía. There, every Thursday at 9 pm, locals and visitors gather to listen to the Serenata Yucateca. The program includes reciters and soloists, the Yucalpetén Orchestra and ends with the traditional City Hall Ballet

Spasso

Hyatt Regency hotel, T: (52 9) 942-0202
OPEN: 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
An entertainment center featuring live bands Wednesday to Saturday. Video screens and a dance floor. Have a snack or dine on Italian specialties, and watch chefs prepare your dishes in the open kitchen.

Vatzya Rock House

Fiesta Americana hotel
T: (52 9) 920-1487
CLOSED: Open Wednesday to Saturday
A popular disco. Bohemia and romantic music in Mérida are closely linked to those of Cuba and Colombia. In the evening, nightclubs, plazas and saloon bars are filled with the music of pianos and guitars that recall Ricardo Palmerín and Armando Manzanero.