How's the nightlife and entertainment in and around San Miguel de Allende?
Kat Ballou
I’m an early riser so I don’t burn much oil at night. But San Miguel is no “sleepy” little town. It is just as lively and vibrant as most cities in MexicoWhen you first come here, it’s a good idea to go to one of the gringo “Welcome” social meetings where you can get insiders’ info from those who “know.” I think there are two or three of them. Try them all. They are easy to find in the calendar section of the...
I’m an early riser so I don’t burn much oil at night. But San Miguel is no “sleepy” little town. It is just as lively and vibrant as most cities in MexicoWhen you first come here, it’s a good idea to go to one of the gringo “Welcome” social meetings where you can get insiders’ info from those who “know.” I think there are two or three of them. Try them all. They are easy to find in the calendar section of the local papers.
Hank’s New Orleans Cafe & Oyster Bar is a popular hotspot for the local gringos. Its owner, Hank, is a gringo who ran restaurants in the USA before moving here. Friday nights are "dos por uno” (translated into “two for one); Happy Hour drinks and is packed with our local expats.
Personally, I enjoy sitting at one of the outdoor sidewalk tables at Centro Bar located in the Jardin. It's great for people watching. Musicians and Mariachi bands are all over the square. For 300 pesos (less than $20), the Mariachis will perform a number of Spanish classics for you table-side. 300 pesos for Mariachis might seem like a lot; but there are about 8 members in the group and that gets you about 20 minutes of songs. So for a little over 20 bucks, it seems fair enough.
On the weekends you are likely to see large parties of beautifully heeled men and woman pouring in and out of the Peroquia to celebrate a newly wed couple. From there, the entire party and Mariachi band will stroll, singing and dancing with cocktails in hand, down through the streets of the city.
There is also an upstairs patio bar in one corner of the Jardin called “Cielo”. From there, you can look down on all the happenings of the square without being in the middle of it. It is also the perfect spot to watch and photograph amazing sunsets.
(Looking down from a rooftop bar at the procession of people in the street in the town of San Miguel Allende, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted January 31, 2016
Melanie Lansing - Mexico Insurance Advisors
I have attended the San Miguel Social and Newcomers Group meetings. They are widely attended by newcomers, tourists, and expat residents. The group meets every Tuesday from 7PM to 9PM at different locations (local restaurants & people´s homes). Everyone is welcome. You can find more information about the group on the web.
I have attended the San Miguel Social and Newcomers Group meetings. They are widely attended by newcomers, tourists, and expat residents. The group meets every Tuesday from 7PM to 9PM at different locations (local restaurants & people´s homes). Everyone is welcome. You can find more information about the group on the web.
Posted May 30, 2016
Gretel Chazaro - Rancho Los Labradores
There is nightlife and entertainment for everyone in San Miguel de Allende. We have all types of music genres for each group of people. There’s a club for gay people and there’s a club for straight people. There is just something for everyone. We have everything from cheap restaurants and discos to really fancy ones. Many people come here for the weekend because there is a bar on every corner of San Miguel de Allende. There are bars for old people. There is an Irish pub....There is nightlife and entertainment for everyone in San Miguel de Allende. We have all types of music genres for each group of people. There’s a club for gay people and there’s a club for straight people. There is just something for everyone. We have everything from cheap restaurants and discos to really fancy ones. Many people come here for the weekend because there is a bar on every corner of San Miguel de Allende. There are bars for old people. There is an Irish pub. There is a gay bar. We also have old cantinas. We have fancy bars, too. We have a plaza or a mall that’s called Plaza La Luciernaga. It has a cinema called Liverpool and a place for kids and adults to stroll, too. We also have a theater here, called Teatro Angela Peralta where they have different events every week. Sometimes they have concerts. Other times they have movies, shows, plays, etc.
9Teatro Angela Peralta, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted August 12, 2016
Nancy Howze - CDR Bienes Raices San Miguel, SC
There’s great music in San Miguel de Allende, as well as theaters. San Miguel de Allende also has its share of fabulous restaurants. We have Mateo Salas who was named the top new Mexican chef in 2015, and Enrique Olivera who has a 5-star restaurant in Mexico City and a very famous restaurant in New York.
San Miguel de Allende also has great restaurants for the younger people, and there’s a lot of fun music and...
There’s great music in San Miguel de Allende, as well as theaters. San Miguel de Allende also has its share of fabulous restaurants. We have Mateo Salas who was named the top new Mexican chef in 2015, and Enrique Olivera who has a 5-star restaurant in Mexico City and a very famous restaurant in New York.
San Miguel de Allende also has great restaurants for the younger people, and there’s a lot of fun music and nightlife that goes on later at night.
(Pictured: Chef Mateo Salas, of Mexico.)
Posted January 26, 2017
Greg Gunter - Dream Pro Homes
Readers, us locals always say “If you’re bored in San Miguel de Allende, it’s your own fault!” We boast an abundance of good restaurants (I provide my clients with a listing of the 80 best restaurants out of our 320 or so restaurants we claim here) offering everything from wine-flight-paired international tasting menus to a Russian bistro and everything in between. In addition to the above-average quality of the...
Readers, us locals always say “If you’re bored in San Miguel de Allende, it’s your own fault!” We boast an abundance of good restaurants (I provide my clients with a listing of the 80 best restaurants out of our 320 or so restaurants we claim here) offering everything from wine-flight-paired international tasting menus to a Russian bistro and everything in between. In addition to the above-average quality of the restaurants, we now have at least three annual multi-day international food festivals, drawing chefs from all over the globe (think Aspen’s Food & Wine Festival, but on a much more approachable scale!).
And now that we are officially designated as the second biggest wine region in Mexico, the entire month of August (lucky for us Leos!) is vendemmia month, where a different winery each weekend hosts a huge grape harvest festival boasting incredible food presentations to accompany the increasingly better wine production. Don’t worry, you’ll walk off all the calories exploring our very walkable city!
Posted April 18, 2017