Sexta at 11 on a Thursday — Dandy already full, Mezcalera has a line. If you want to sit, come before 10.
Tijuana
A big, loud border city with serious food, a bar street that goes late, craft beer by the plaza and a sunset on the Pacific.
Places in Tijuana
A classic Calle Sexta cantina — jukebox, wood bar, mixed crowd.
Mezcal-focused bar on Sexta with DJs on busy nights.
Indie bar on Sexta known for live sets and DJs.
A large multi-room club on Revolución with live norteño and banda.
Independent cinema with a bar, live music and a rooftop.
Brewery taproom on the upper floor of a downtown parking structure, with a view over the city.
A plaza of small taprooms and bars — hop between rooms without leaving the block.
Food-truck park with craft beer taps — a daytime and early-evening stop.
Sample rooftop bar used for the sunset dinner product. Fictional.
Sample seaside bar on the malecón. Fictional.
The best-known adult entertainment venue in Zona Norte. Strictly 18+.
Last nights in Tijuana
La Mezcalera: no cover when we went on a weekday, unverified for weekends. Mezcal flight around MX$180. DJ on Fridays, gets very loud after midnight.
Our Friday from San Diego. No car, no plan beyond this.
Las Pulgas on a Saturday. That’s the whole review.
Calle Sexta is not a bar crawl. It is a street where you stand in one place and the night comes to you.