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Zouk (Calle de los Rosales y Rio Coca, Quito) – located in the north Quito district of Río Coca, this disco once placed “Zouk” music from the French Caribbean some years back. Nowadays, a mostly young college age crowd shows up here. For that reason, the music played here tends to be a mix of […]

Tierra Mia (Av. Rodrigo de Chavez OE4 -18 y Av. Mariscal Sucre, Quito) – located in the south Quito district of La Mascota, this nightspot often books live Latin music acts (from Salsa to folkloric artists), and caters to a more mature crowd (30 and over).

Siete (República 476 y Pradera, Av. de la República Quito) – originally known as “Blues”, this venue plays electronic dance and House music (which tend to appeal to Ecuador’s upper & middle class college student types). Crowds come here as late as 3:00 am (making this one of the few “after hours” nightspots in Quito).

Cali Salsoteca (Panama 418 e/Tomás Martínez y Imbabura, Guayaquil) – located in the heart of Guayaquil’s Zona Rosa (and a block away from Malecon 2000), this is a major Salsa nightspot. For non-Hispanic visitors, a visit here will expose them to contemporary Latin music (which is prevalent in various Latin countries, as well as Puerto […]

Salsoteca Lavoe (Iñaquito E2-17 y Av. Naciones Unidas, Quito) – located northwest of Parque la Carolina, this nightspot is for Salsa music lovers (this club was named alter Puerto Rican salsa sensation Hector Lavoe). To no surprise, there’s always a live Salsa band here (with occasional acts & bands representing other genres of Latin music, […]

Retro Bar (Av. República y Mañosca, near Plaza de la Américas (Cinemark), Quito) – as the name of this bar implies, this is a theme bar that plays pop, New Wave and dance music from the 1980s (and sometimes even before then). There are occasional live acts booked here as well (including a local singer […]

Q Restaurant/Bar (Plaza Foch E6-12 y Reina Victoria, Quito) – this is one of the more popular catering holes in the Plaza Focha area (offering a variety of cocktails, the best martinis in Quito, and a large selection of wines). At night, the DJ-driven music played there ranges from rock (en espanol) to House and […]

Kaoba Liquid Music (Baquerizo Moreno y Av. 12 de Octubre, Quito) – located across the street from Swissotel, this is another hot spot for local college students. This is a popular place for birthday and bachelorette parties. Mostly DJ-driven dance and Latin rock & pop music is played here.

Excess Club Uio (Plaza Foch/Marsical Foch y Reina Victoria, Quito) – this is another party destination at Plaza Foch (playing everything from “Top 40” international pop music, to Latin Rock, as well as House music, and even some Salsa and Reggaeton. College girls sometimes throw bachelorette parties there.