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Inn on the Blue Horizon
INTERNATIONAL $$
( dinner mains $24-29; breakfast & dinner)
A mile west of Esperanza on Hwy 996,
this inn offers casual, elegant gazebo dining with a view like the name implies. Reserva-
tions are a must.
Drinking
The local police sometimes set up sobriety checkpoints. Don't drink and drive.
Al's Mar Azul
BAR
( Calle Plinio Peterson)
Al's shelters the ghosts of Charles Bukowski and Ernest Hem-
ingway and is the nexus of local gossip. Locals come to play pool, and expats come to
drink…and drink. Visitors teeter somewhere in between. Karaoke crooners fill the place
Saturday nights.
Duffy's
BAR
( Calle Flamboyán)
Esperanza's best bar carries more than 30 varieties of bottled micro-
brews, such as Kalamazoo Stout and Two-Hearted Ale, in addition to a yummy tropical
cocktail menu. Try a
parcharita
- a concoction of passion fruit and tequila with a sweet
and salty rim.
For upscale atmosphere, drop over to the hotel bars at the W (
Click here
) or the Inn on the
Blue Horizon (
Click here
).
Entertainment
On Monday, Chez Shack boogies to live reggae.
Lazy Jack's Pub & Pizza
BAR
( Calle Flamboyán)
Another popular
malecón
bar, with music most nights of the week.
Depending on the day, you can play at an open jam, embarrass yourself over karaoke, kick
back with a thin-crust pizza while grooving to a reggae band, or shake it at the Saturday-
night dance party.
