Match Your Bach Vibe: Four Kinds of Cabo Bachelorette Weekend and Where Each One Goes

Every bachelorette group thinks it is the party group. Then you get here and half the crew wants a beach club at noon and the other half wants a quiet table and a mezcal. The trick is naming your vibe before you land, then booking the places that match it. We have hosted all four of these crews. Here is what each one does with a Cabo weekend, and the real bars and restaurants that fit, with the hours and price levels we checked.

The party crew

You are here for Medano Beach and the loud part of downtown. Start on the sand at Mango Deck, open 8am to 10pm, $$, with bar games, live music, dancing and a 4.4 from roughly 6,200 reviews. It is the afternoon-into-evening party, not the late one. The Office next door opens at 7am and runs to 10pm, $$$, tables in the sand and live music, a 4.3 from over 5,300 reviews, and it is the better spot when the group wants a long lunch that turns into drinks. After dark go downtown to Cabo Wabo Cantina on Vicente Guerrero, open until 11pm, $$, live music and dancing, a 4.3 from more than 6,200 reviews. The local move every party crew makes: a morning on the water from 9 to 1, then straight to the beach clubs for the afternoon. Book VIP tables ahead in peak season.

The foodie crew

You planned the dinners before the flights. Start with Flora Farms out at Las Ánimas Bajas near San José, a working farm with a restaurant in it, $$$, a 4.7 from close to 3,400 reviews, dinner 5:30 to 9pm Tuesday through Saturday and closed Monday. Book a week out. Acre Restaurant nearby is the moodier farm with serious cocktails and a fireplace, $$$, a 4.6 from around 1,600 reviews, open until 10pm. In town, Salvatore G's on Vicente Guerrero is the highest rated room on this page, Italian, $$$, a 4.8 from about 2,000 reviews, open 11am to 10:30pm. For the big night, Edith's Restaurante on Av. del Pescador does Mexican with meat and seafood done properly, $$$$, dinner only 5 to 10pm, a 4.5 from around 1,200 reviews.

The chill crew

Sunsets, mezcal, early nights, a day trip. Sunset Monalisa at km 6 on the Corridor is the sunset table in Los Cabos, Mediterranean fine dining, $$$$, open 4 to 10:30pm, a 4.5 from over 2,100 reviews, and worth the reservation for the drink alone. On the San José side, La Lupita Taco & Mezcal on José María Morelos does tacos, a long mezcal list, rooftop seating and live music from noon to 10:30pm, closed Monday, $$, a 4.6 from around 2,200 reviews. Baja Brewing Company brews its own beer and closes at 10pm, $$, a 4.5 from about 1,400 reviews. And if you make the drive north to Todos Santos, Oystera is the quiet, upmarket oyster bar with a rooftop and a fireplace, $$$, a 4.6 from about 1,500 reviews, open until 9pm most days.

The mixed crowd

Moms, sisters, one friend who does not drink. You need places that work for everyone. Los Tres Gallos at Leona Vicario and 20 de Noviembre is traditional Mexican with live music, $$, a 4.4 from about 1,500 reviews, open 11am to 10pm. Romeo & Julieta on the Marina is Italian and pizza, $$, a 4.6 from close to 1,400 reviews, open 4 to 11pm. Jazmin's Restaurant at Morelos 14 in San José is open 8am to 11pm, $$, a 4.5 from over 1,900 reviews, with a salad bar, vegan options and a private dining room, which is the answer for a table of twelve.

Timing and the boring logistics

• November through April is peak. Weather in the 75 to 85°F range, calm seas, and December through March brings whale watching. Book restaurants and tables a week or more out.
• Late spring or late October is the quiet version. May and early June, or late October, have good weather with fewer crowds and easier reservations.
• Pre-book your airport transfer. A private transfer from SJD keeps the group together and avoids overpaying at the curb.
• Hire a driver for the nights out. Everyone stays together and nobody navigates.
• Carry small pesos. Tips run 15 to 20 percent and staff appreciate cash.

Name the vibe, book the tables, hire the driver. Everything else sorts itself out. More of where we eat and drink is on our Cabo restaurants page.