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Merida & Yucatan Nightlife

Merida & Yucatan nightlife offers a wide variety of options for the party lovers. Find a good selection of cafes, restaurants and bars that will keep you going to the early hours of the morning. The most popular Merida & Yucatan nightclubs will show you, this warm and traditional destination knows how to have fun. There are also some nice bars located in hotels around town.

Merida also offers theater, regional dance and music performances many free of charge in the various city parks with great ambiance. You'll find a relatively active nightlife here.

La Tratto

At sunset, this restaurant becomes a popular lounge with soft music and cheerful conversations. Italian hors douvres available.

Canta Mexico

Are you feeling inspired by a heartbreak? Do you like listening to future American idols? Canta Mexico is here for all to have a good time. Mexicans love to sing without inhibitions, join us!

El Cielo

A relaxed open air space with lounge and trance music, perfect to begin a night in the right mood.

La Mancha

This famous Italian restaurant offers a small but comfortable lounge style area with the best from international DJs.

Mambo Cafe

Midnight is here to start shakin that body. Caribbean rhythms couldnt be out of sight in this city and Mambo Cafe is here to present them live, all the way from its birthplace. This is one of the most popular Merida & Yucatan nighclubs.

Tequila Rock

If you miss some of that sophisticated pop club atmosphere back home, Tequila Rock is here to pamper your mood. Popular among the younger crowd.

Resume of thing to do in Merida, Yucatan Peninsula


  • Chichen Itza: The Maya are probably the best known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica, extraordinary architectonic beauty and geographic location.
  • Puerto Progreso: Its main features are marinas, a jetty jutting 6km out into the Gulf of Mexico and a gently sloping sandy beach.
  • Uxmal: Uxmal is one of the most well known of the Maya cities, and rated by many archaeologists as the finest. The name Uxmal means 'thrice built' in Mayan, referring to the construction of its highest structure, the Pyramid of the Magician.
  • Kabah: For those admirers of the wonderful Maya culture, a visit to Kabah cannot be missed
  • The Cenotes: The cenotes, or underground rivers, are source of plentiful crystalline water. Visit the cenotes and discover their beauty, find out why they are one of the most popular Merida & Yucatan attractions.
  • Celestun: The small fishing port of Celestun, and its nature reserve are famous for flamingos, the "Bosque Petrificado" is a spectacular area of partly submerged petrified trees.
  • Exploring Plaza Mayor- Downtown Mérida is a great example of a lowland colonial city.
  • Mérida's gardens add to this relaxed Mexico vacation a tropical atmosphere. Here, natural exuberance is the ideal, with plants growing in a wild profusion that disguises human intervention.
  • Plaza Mayor has this sort of informality. A plaza like this is a great advantage for a big city such as Mérida, giving it a personal feel and a sense of community.
  • Merida Cathedral: The oldest cathedral on the continent, it was built between 1561 and 1598. Much of the stone in the cathedral's walls came from the ruined buildings of Tihó, the former Maya city.
  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Ateneo de Yucatán. The palace was confiscated and rebuilt during the Mexican Revolution in 1915. Nine of the rooms hold the museum's permanent collection; the rest are for temporary exhibits.
  • Palacio Montejo. Its facade, with heavy decoration around the doorway and windows, is a good example of the Spanish architectural style known as plateresque.
  • Ayuntamiento or Palacio Municipal (town hall). The exterior dates from the mid19th century, an era when a tropicalist aesthetic tinged with romanticism began asserting itself across coastal Latin America.
  • Casa del Alguacil (Magistrate's House). Under its arcades is something of an institution in Mérida: the Dulcería y Sorbetería Colón, an ice cream and sweet shop that will appeal to those who prefer less rich ice creams.
  • Cine Mérida, with two movie screens showing art films and one stage for live performances.
  • Pasaje Picheta is a shopping center of boutiques and convenience food vendors.
  • Palacio de Gobierno (state government building), Large murals by the Yucatecan artist Fernando Castro Pacheco decorate the walls of the courtyard. Scenes from Maya and Mexican history abound.
  • Museo de la Ciudad (City Museum). An exhibit outlining the history of Mérida will be of interest to those curious about the city.
  • Exploring Calle 60- you'll see many of Mérida's old churches and squares. Several stores along Calle 60 sell gold filigree jewelry, pottery, clothing, and folk art (you will find Teatro Daniel de Ayala, Parque Cepeda Peraza, Iglesia de Jesús, Built by the Jesuit order in 1618, it has the richest interior of any church in Mérida, making it a favorite spot for weddings.
  • Museo Regional de Antropología (Anthropology Museum).