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Your first nightlife weekend in Tijuana

How to spend Friday to Sunday without wasting the first night finding your feet.

Illustration slot · Arch at blue hour, crowd below

Friday: arrive, eat, go easy

Check in to Zona Río if you want quiet mornings, or Revolución if you want to walk home. Eat before you drink — the food walk covers dinner and drops you on Calle Sexta at 10 PM with the night already oriented.

Bookable · Food & bar walkTijuana After-Dark Food & Bar Walk$59 per person

Saturday day: recover on purpose

Playas at golden hour is the best version of Tijuana for a couple; the beer plaza is the best version for a group. If you have a car and driver, the Cacho restaurant rows are a long lunch.

Bookable · Day excursionRosarito Beach Day from Tijuana$45 per personBookable · TransportationPrivate Driver — 4 or 8 Hours$140 per vehicle

Saturday night: pick a lane

Sexta for bar hopping and live music, Plaza Fiesta for beer and conversation, a club for dancing. Doing all three in one night is possible and rarely a good idea.

Bookable · TastingPlaza Fiesta Craft Beer Tasting$39 per personBookable · Club admissionClub Admission — Club Meridiano (sample venue)$30 per person

Getting back

Decide before you go out. The Night Ride leaves the arch at 2:15 AM. Taxis are everywhere on Revolución; agree the fare if there is no meter.

Bookable · TransportationNight Ride — Scheduled Hotel Pickup & Late Return$18 per person

Sunday

Late breakfast, the crossing. We do not publish wait times because they change hourly; build in slack.

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