Playa is a party town

For going out, people run the same party path in Playa del Carmen every night.

1. First down to the Dragon Bar at the Blue Parrot Hotel for 2 for 1 drinks on the beach at Calle 12 (try to get a swing). Blue Parrot Hotel has live music some nights, a sports bar with the best BBQ in town, and the only sushi in the area.
2. From there you can stagger down the beach to dance at Captain Tutix on the beach at 4th.

• La Rana Cansada, on 10th St. between 5th and 10th Ave., is the place where locals go out for drinks. Nice atmosphere.

• For the hippest bar in town. hit Fly, at the corner of 5th Avenue and 12th Street. Go upstairs from Hotel Deseo. Total Miami Beach experience like a tropical Delano. Outdoor seating overlooking 5th Avenue, a swimming pool, jacuzzi, and pool deck. Great attention to design and details.

• For a perfect people watching drink, try the Tequilaria on Quinta Avenida. You can do shots from $5 to $300 bottles of tequila. Cascahuin is the best for the price.

• Sharky's and Jaime's Beer Bucket is on Calle 10, between10 Avenue and 15 Avenue. They show all the big games and it is lively on Fridays. It is really 2 bars, one upstairs and one down. The Beer Bucket is well known by local expats.

• Cabalova is a nicer bar next to the Mosquito Blue hotel that shows movies on some nights.

• Tam Tam is a beach club that plays music night and day, down next to Coco Beach.

• The Hypnosis disco is sometimes popular, but empty at other times

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