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Despite that, it’s surprisingly quiet.
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Traveling soon? Oh, and a litre of beer costs 50 pesos (US$2.50).
Dandy Del Sur
Daddy Del Sur has been supplying patrons with cocktails for decades.
Avenida Revolución is already far behind us, slicing through that city of reinvention, steadily evolving, a small revolution of its own.
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Threat looms over the city: of heartbreak, of violence, of petty crime and pickpockets. Latinos Bar across the street, meanwhile, can get downright raucous. Julia brings us our drinks: a Tecate with extra lime for me, a tequila soda and a Dos Equis for my friends.Drag performers cosplaying as Amy Winehouse and Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi own the night at Coyote Bar, home of what is likely the world’s best tequila soda (extra lime and Tajín, please).
As the rainbowcore would suggest, there are plenty of gay bars in Tijuana. Matt’s Bar is open Tuesday to Saturday until 2 am.
Ruben’s Hideaway
Hidden away, as the name suggests, with no clear signage at the north end of Avenida Del Pacifico, Tijuana’s main promenade, this unsuspecting bar is technically Tijuana’s closest bar to the U.S.
At the door, my friends and I are greeted by 65-year-old Julia, a bartender here for the past 28 years. This is one of those places that you’ll simply never find if you don’t know it’s there. This buzzing casino attracts crowds from every walk of life. But be warned, this is true Sin City territory: anything and everything goes here!
Sotana Suizo
The place the locals come to unwind, Sotana Suizo is a traditional music bar.
Whatever you do, don’t venture into Zona Norte, just north of Av. Revolucion. “I feel like the culture there is maybe, like, 10 years behind what’s going on here in San Diego,” she says.
The scene today reflects gay Tijuana’s male-centric history. Woven into gay Tijuana, on the razor’s edge of the red-light district to the north, is a wariness of that threat and others, and an entrenched desire to forget them.
She attributes this to the culture of machismo that persists throughout Mexico—orienting public life, including the queer milieu, toward men.
Getting in involves a fairly stringent security check (expect a TSA-style pat-down) but that’s not unwelcome in one of the world’s most dangerous cities.
The great thing about El Copeo is it attracts all crowds. The population is an amalgam; while official surveys count around 1.6 million residents, the many binationals who travel back and forth daily spike the number closer to 2 million.
There are over a dozen beers on tap, and even the most expensive won’t set you back more than 90 pesos (US$4.50). You’ll also run into special themed nights tied to long weekends and holiday periods, plus occasional community fundraisers and cultural events hosted by local groups. If you take a taxi, ensure you take a licenced one and agree a price with the driver before setting off.
The cacophony of revelers, sirens and traffic is somehow overwhelming and soothing at the same time. At first blush, there’s no arguing with the figures: 2023 saw over 2,000 murders, that’s 105 for every 100,000 residents.