Those in a party mood by day's end may want to start out at the beach bar of the Na Balam hotel on Playa Norte, which usually hosts a crowd until around midnight. On Saturday and Sunday, live music plays between 4 and 7pm. Jax Bar & Grill on Avenida Rueda Medina, close to Hotel Posada del Mar, is a Texas-style sports bar offering live music nightly. Las Palapas Chimbo's restaurant on the beach becomes a jammin' dance joint with a live band from 9pm until whenever. Farther along the same stretch of beach, Buho's, the restaurant/beach bar of the Cabañas María del Mar, has its moments as a popular, low-key hangout, complete with swinging seats over the sand. Pinguinos in the Hotel Posada del Mar offers a convivial late-night hangout, where a band plays nightly during high season from 9pm to midnight. If you want to sample one of nearly 100 tequila brands on a relaxing sidewalk terrace, stop by La Adelita, located at Av. Hidalgo 12 and open nightly from 5:30pm to 2:30am. Near Matamoros and Hidalgo, KoKo Nuts caters to a younger crowd, with international music for late-night dancing. Om Bar and Chill Lounge, on Calle Matamoros, serves cocktails in an atmosphere that includes jazzy Latino music, open from 6pm to 2am. For a late night dance club, Club Nitrox, on Avenida Guerrero, is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9pm to 3am. In general, the crowds hitting these bars are in their 20s.
