The top bar in Sosúa appeals to a wide cross-section of people. Some nights are dance, others are karaoke, with an occasional live musical performance somewhere in between. A tapas menu satisfies late-night munchies until 1 am. (Photos: Jonathan Prime)
Simply put, this sleek architectural triumph is the most graceful bar in Playa Dorada. The central lobby location provides a bird’s eye view of who’s coming and going - and on any given day that can include presidents, A-list Latin celebrities, and other well-heeled travelers. (Photos: Alejandro Diaz)
Lax is a beachfront restaurant by day and chill-out bar at night, when dance music spills onto the sands. Patrons hunker down in comfy bamboo chairs amid original local art that dresses the walls. (Photos: Katie Kötting)
This Spanish-Irish pub on Cabarete’s famous beachfront is generally filled with happy tourists throwing back ice-cold Presidente beers and noshing on savory pub grub. The place exudes a quintessential Caribbean expat bar vibe: somewhat worn décor and the smell of days-old ale, but the guy sitting on the stool next to you wearing scruffy shorts is [...]
The Champagne foreplay drink menu, a potent mix of fruit-based spirits and the bubbly stuff, aims to get a rise out of anyone who tries one of its love potions. Cuddle-up among the tantric setting of silk pillows, soft lighting and sexy tunes, and feel the passion flow.
Formerly Areito (which means Dance of the Gods). The featured indigenous artifacts and cultural objects which distinguish the spirited atmosphere here are literally things of the past, but this remains one of the hottest dance spots in Bávaro & Punta Cana. Bartenders perform fire eating feats of ceremonial proportions. Nightly drink specials. Goddesses always enter for [...]
At this high-energy dance club inside the Occidental Punta Cana complex (and Jack Tar Village in Playa Dorada), animated tourists do their best to have a good time and local studs do their best to find a passport out of the country. The big draw; a big-screen TV means you don't have to miss big sporting [...]
Where off-the-clock resort employees go to get away from it all. Resort guests who wander up or down Playa Bávaro eventually find their way here too. A second-floor lounge with comfy sofas and swinging hammocks is the best place to enjoy the extensive coffee menu.
Early evening means surf's up at the High Wave Café and seating at this otherwise sparsely populated restaurant and bar is suddenly in short supply. Head indoors for a cool respite from balmy nights; swinging love seats on the front patio are best utilized for getting close, but arrive early to snag one.
