Zona CentroGO OUT.Live-music bar
Live-music bar · Zona Centro
Bar Espina
A small downtown room on Avenida Constitución that books independent and alternative acts in an intimate format, from Spanish singer-songwriters to local indie.
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Zona RíoGO OUT.Nightclub
Nightclub · Zona Río
Bash
Zona Río's Friday-and-Saturday bottle-service club on Paseo del Centenario: reggaeton and EDM, performers on the floor, upscale-casual dress and lines that reward arriving early.
Zona CentroGO OUT.Live venue
Live venue · Zona Centro
Black Box
Downtown Tijuana's concert room: a second-floor venue on Revolución between Calle 6 and 7 where touring indie, rock, ska and electronic acts play to a crowd…
Zona CentroGO OUT.Brewery cantina
Brewery cantina · Zona Centro
Border Psycho Cantina
Border Psycho's Revolución cantina: the brewery's own taps plus guest beers, cocktails, pub food, sports on TV and the occasional live show on the first blocks…
Agua Caliente / HipódromoGO OUT.Nightclub
Nightclub · Agua Caliente / Hipódromo
Bosse
A Friday-and-Saturday production club in Colonia Aviación: dark room, heavy bass, fire shows, reggaeton-to-corridos sets and bottle service from 10 p.m. until the early morning.
Zona CentroGO OUT.Cantina
Cantina · Zona Centro
Dandy del Sur
The old cantina of Calle Sexta, across from La Mezcalera: 1950s roots, a jukebox that never stops, micheladas and chicharrones, and the Nortec track named after…
Zona RíoDIG IN.Baja Med
Baja Med · Zona Río
BajaMed by Miguel Ángel Guerrero (La Querencia)
The Zona Río restaurant where chef Miguel Ángel Guerrero coined Baja Med cooking, long known as La Querencia and now carrying the cuisine's name over the…
Agua Caliente / HipódromoDIG IN.Bar & Grill
Bar & Grill · Agua Caliente / Hipódromo
Bodega 8
A bar and grill at Plaza Paseo Chapultepec that pairs northeastern Mexican cuts with Baja seafood, mezcal cocktails, sports screens and a terrace, freshly remodeled in…
Agua Caliente / HipódromoDIG IN.Seafood
Seafood · Agua Caliente / Hipódromo
Cabanna
Grupo Los Arcos' casual seafood bar at Plaza Paseo Chapultepec: aguachiles, tostadas and beach-style tacos with cocktails, music and a patio that fills on weekends.
Zona CentroDIG IN.Classic Restaurant
Classic Restaurant · Zona Centro
Caesar's
The Avenida Revolución dining room where the Caesar salad was invented in 1924, still tossing it tableside in a 1920s-style room run by Grupo Plascencia.
Zona RíoDIG IN.Mexican, nixtamal kitchen
Mexican, nixtamal kitchen · Zona Río
Carmelita Molino y Cocina
A Michelin Bib Gourmand breakfast-and-lunch kitchen in Colonia Independencia that nixtamalizes and grinds its own heirloom corn for tortillas, tamales and chilaquiles.
ChapultepecDIG IN.Seafood
Seafood · Chapultepec
Erizo
Javier Plascencia's Tijuana-style seafood house in Chapultepec since 2009: aguachiles, raw bar, tostadas and the taco tijuanero, served from 11 a.m.
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Zona RíoEXPLORE.Cultural center
Cultural center · Zona Río
Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT)
Tijuana's cultural center in Zona Río: Museo de las Californias, the IMAX dome, El Cubo galleries and a 5,700 m² explanada that hosts free concerts.
Zona CentroEXPLORE.Concert hall
Concert hall · Zona Centro
El Foro (Antiguo Palacio Jai Alai)
Tijuana's 1947 jai alai palace on Avenida Revolución, reborn as El Foro: a mid-size concert hall for Latin pop, rock and nostalgia tours under the red…
Agua Caliente / HipódromoEXPLORE.Stadium
Stadium · Agua Caliente / Hipódromo
Estadio Caliente
Home of Xolos de Tijuana since 2007, inside the Agua Caliente complex: a 27,000-seat Liga MX stadium whose esplanade doubles as the city's festival ground.
Zona RíoEXPLORE.Market
Market · Zona Río
Mercado Hidalgo
Tijuana's traditional market since 1955, a short walk from CECUT in Zona Río: about 80 stalls of chiles, moles, cheese, candy and piñatas, plus birria and…
Playas de TijuanaEXPLORE.Open-air arena
Open-air arena · Playas de Tijuana
Plaza de Toros Monumental
The 1960 "Bullring by the Sea" in Playas de Tijuana, a block from the beach and steps from the border wall, now Tijuana's biggest open-air concert…
Zona CentroEXPLORE.Landmark plaza
Landmark plaza · Zona Centro
Plaza Santa Cecilia
The mariachi plaza at the foot of Tijuana's Monumental Arch, where Avenida Revolución begins: live music every day, painted façades and the first stop in from…
Agua Caliente / HipódromoSTAY OVER.Hotel & casino
Hotel & casino · Agua Caliente / Hipódromo
Grand Hotel Tijuana
"Las Torres": the 1985 twin-tower hotel on Boulevard Agua Caliente with about 400 rooms, a casino, heated pool, EMMA Baja French and the Tower Bar, above…
Zona RíoSTAY OVER.Hotel
Hotel · Zona Río
Hotel Lucerna Tijuana
Zona Río's classic hotel on Paseo de los Héroes: 162 rooms around a garden pool, free parking, a Lucerna Select floor, and a walk to Plaza…
Zona RíoSTAY OVER.Hotel & casino
Hotel & casino · Zona Río
Hotel Pueblo Amigo Plaza & Casino
The hotel closest to the San Ysidro border, in the Pueblo Amigo plaza at the edge of Zona Río: 108 rooms, El Patio restaurant, a 24-hour…
Zona CentroSTAY OVER.Hotel
Hotel · Zona Centro
Hotel Ticuán
The downtown hotel a few steps off Avenida Revolución: 90 rooms on Calle 8a, free 24-hour guarded parking, a restaurant and bar, and El Foro around…
Zona RíoSTAY OVER.Spa hotel
Spa hotel · Zona Río
Quartz Hotel & Spa
Wellness hotel in Zona Río inside the NewCity medical plaza, a short walk from the San Ysidro crossing: spa, pool deck, restaurants and rooms built for…
Agua Caliente / HipódromoSTAY OVER.Hotel
Hotel · Agua Caliente / Hipódromo
Tijuana Marriott Hotel
Full-service Marriott on Boulevard Agua Caliente next to Estadio Caliente: outdoor pool, 24-hour gym, two restaurants, 11 event rooms and easy taxis to Zona Río.