10 Best Beach Clubs and Bars in Tulum

Ziggy’s Beach Club & Restaurant is open from the early morning and throughout the day, serving everything from breakfast dishes to salads and seafood (along with tequila and mezcal-based cocktails). It’s nice to know you don’t have to wait until 5 pm to get going when you’re on vacation.

It’s free to enter Ziggy’s Beach Club & Restaurant, although there is a minimum spend if you want to enjoy the comfy loungers beneath the palm trees or the entertainment in the billiards area. This popular Tulum beach club has direct access to Tulum Beach, with tables set up on the sand or inside the air-conditioned dining room.

The beach club at Om Tulum Hotel is small, but snag a lounger, harem bed or private cabana and you’ll see why it’s so popular. The private cabanas come with their own patio and en-suite restroom, making them a popular pick.

The limited number of available spots means it never feels crowded and there’s less of a wait for your beverages, provided courtesy of the lounger-side beach service. The vibe is overall low-key and casual, too, rather than luxurious and high-end, which some travelers prefer.

At Mia Restaurant & Beach Club, you can expect plenty of seating options in the white sand and beneath the many palm trees, but a pretty admirable fine-dining menu. There are also plenty of Instagram-worthy photo ops.

Boasting the largest wine cellar in Tulum, it’s a great choice if you prefer sipping a merlot over a margarita while you watch the waves come in. The beach club’s fees are based on food and drink consumption, rather than charging an entry or chair fee.

Luxurious Ahau Tulum impresses from the moment you walk through the artistically designed entrance. The pet-friendly beach club and high-end resort offers cabanas and beach huts that are highly popular with hotel guests and non-residents. The beach club provides a range of dining options, beach activities like yoga, and an overall picturesque setting.

The main onsite restaurant is open for breakfast, but the beach broil doesn’t open until lunchtime. When it does open, you can expect to find abundant seafood options prepared right on the beach, where live music adds to the lively atmosphere.

Pull up a swing – yes, the seats are swings – and sit a while at CoCo Tulum's beach bar. You can drift on the breeze as you take in the waves just steps away, a conveniently-placed bar allowing you to keep your drink within reach without obstructing the view.

Grab some fresh seafood or a steak from the beach broil menu, or a signature cocktail from the beach bar. Options include tasty temptations such as the Mr Coco, made with Mexican whiskey, pineapple juice, acquafaba, coconut milk, lime juice and corn syrup.

Head to Taboo Tulum beach club if you’re growing a little tired of the mostly Mexican cuisine that you’ll find at beach bars along the Tulum coast. The beach bar offers up Mediterranean cuisine that's a fresh and fun surprise. Every dish is presented with care, from the seafood served on salt-encrusted wood planks to the desserts covered in sugar sculptures and edible flowers.

The club was created by an award-winning architect, so that careful design carries on over into every aspect of the decor. There’s so much to see and take in at Taboo, making it a true delight for the senses.

The Hip Hotel Tulum beach club offers 40 meters of white-sand beach and lots of umbrella-shaded lounge chairs and cabanas to choose from. Amenities are basic, but the basics are covered. They have towels, showers and access to the beach bar, with its many different drink options. 

If you're looking for a bit of fun, you can always rely on Hip Hotel Tulum to cater to music lovers with its resident DJ, serving up lounge house music sets to beachgoers. Beach club visitors also have access to the nearby hotel spa for when the waves alone aren’t relaxing enough for you.

The beautiful beach restaurant and bar at La Zebra is a sure hit with traveling foodies. The large, open-air restaurant offers lots of big tables suitable for groups of friends, while the beach seating is made up of plush couches and loungers piled high with colorful pillows and shaded by trees and canopies.

Inventive cocktails (like the Flora de Sandia, with its tequila, watermelon, elderflower, peppers and lime) pair well with equally inventive cuisine. The menu is filled with refreshing seafood dishes and Mexican-inspired meals that take advantage of the latest culinary trends.

RosaNegra beach bar and restaurant may not open until later in the afternoon, but it’s well worth the wait. The stylish restaurant is filled with candlelight, live music and artistic flair, but the ambience pales in comparison to the menu.

While you’ll find your expected tacos on this menu, you’ll find far more interesting offerings as well, such as a deconstructed chiles en nogada, roasted marrow and fish flaked with 24 karat gold. The beverages menu, rather than focusing on tequila and mezcal, surprises with its ample gin selection.

Posada Margherita offers a little bit of it all – a beach bar, a pizzeria, a traditional restaurant and a juice bar. The beach bar offers its own brand of mezcal, alongside a wide selection of regional beers, and cocktails created with house-made syrups, bitters, salts and more.

Come in for a mezcal tasting led by the on-staff mixologist and then enjoy a bit of beachfront, whether you settle down for a few beverages at one of the small tables or you decide to relax further by taking up residence on one of the beach loungers for the day. Whatever you choose, you’re sure to enjoy this option’s upscale yet laidback atmosphere.