Desperados Restaurant and Cantina, Cabo San Lucas
Desperados Restaurant and Cantina is located in Cabo San Lucas’s downtown nightclub district, and it is a popular spot for visitors seeking generous lunch and dinner portions, sports coverage, and a lively atmosphere. The walls of the large two-story structure are adorned with an eclectic blend of old Hollywood movie stills—nostalgic photos of Jean Harlowe, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, and James Dean, among others—musical instruments, concert posters, and evocative prints from Mexican artists like Diego Rivera. For more information...
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Not only does the tropically appointed, palapa-topped Cabo Cantina offer eight TVs showcasing all Mexican, U.S., and Canadian games and events, but it is also located right next door to the Play Win Casino. The proximity comes in handy when you’ve failed to cover the first half point spread and want to double down, or it’s five minutes to post at the Kentucky Derby, and the favorite’s just been scratched due to some unforeseen fetlock ailment. Cabo Cantina has some superb selections on tap from Baja Brewing Company, Baja California Sur’s...
read moreHangovers and the Healing Powers of Cabo Breakfasts
One of the great things about exploring the nightlife scene in Cabo San Lucas—which often includes a disproportionate tequila to common sense ratio—is knowing the morning after won’t be that bad. Mexican cuisine features a lot of hangover cures. In fact, virtually every traditional dish has been trumpeted as a cabeza calmer at one time or another. Perhaps it’s the spiciness, the unending parade of hot sauces—fiery salsas, flaming jalapeños, volcanic chile peppers—that encourage your body to sweat out last night’s bad...
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Happy Ending Cantina is centrally located in downtown Cabo San Lucas, and it boasts a casual, laid-back atmosphere with sporting events frequently featured on the televisions above the bar, and contemporary country and rock and roll music in heavy rotation on the stereo. This is one of the more convivial places in Cabo San Lucas to spend an afternoon, and things often get a bit more interesting after the sun goes down. Dancing poles occasionally come into play, particularly during ³spring break season,² and the cantina¹s pair of enormously...
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Cabo Blue Located on the site of the old Blue Jungle, Cabo Blue has been a popular stop on the local nightclub circuit since its opening in 2011. In addition to its lovely outdoor location in Plaza Real, Cabo Blue showcases terrific food and drinks, affordable pricing, festive theme nights, and some of the best live music in Los Cabos. For more information please visit...
read moreThe Giggling Marlin Bar and Grille
The Giggling Marlin Bar and Grille has been a Cabo San Lucas institution for close to three decades. The popular restaurant and nightspot was founded in 1984, and it has been a mandatory stop on the party circuit ever since. Giggling Marlin has one of the better mottos in town‹”If our food, drinks and service aren’t up to your standards, please lower your standards”‹and this sort of good-humored whimsy is a key part of the bar’s charm. Giggling Marlin doesn’t take itself too seriously, and its patrons typically...
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