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Hussong's Cantina


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 22 attractions in Ensenada
Traveler Description:
Legendary expatriate bar where literary greats would share ideas over drinks: now a place where you can get drunk, feign pretension and buy a touristy...... more » Legendary expatriate bar where literary greats would share ideas over drinks: now a place where you can get drunk, feign pretension and buy a touristy T-shirt to commemorate your trip. « less
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Attraction type: Bar/club
Activities: Nightlife, Drinking
Address: Ave Ruiz 13N Ensenada
Mexico
Tel: 011-52-61-78-32-10

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5 of 5 stars
RillitoKid   2 contributions
Denver, CO
Aug 15, 2009

I first visited as a Sophomore in college on Spring Break in the Spring of '89 (right before a brief respite in the Rosarito Jail as fate would have it) and it hasn't changed a bit since. The same guy takes your pic with a Polaroid ("un recuredito?"), the same Mariachis, the same locals stopping in for a shot of... more

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5 of 5 stars
jmaczip   4 contributions
San Francisco
Aug 24, 2007
1
person found this review helpful

This place is a welcome respite from the Fisherman's Wharf-type insanity going on just down the block. Great old-school bar. Nothing fancy. Can throw peanut shells on the floor. No pounding, thumping disco, just a sweet mariachi singing festive and romantic songs. more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
San Ramon, CA
Mar 31, 2006
4
people found this review helpful

I first visited Hussong's on an Animal House road trip in 1975. My compadres and I arrived at high noon and left at 9:00PM, royally hammered by virtue of the strong drink and lively atmosphere. Back then the bar looked like it may have back when whalers docked to take in the local flavor and part of the fun was... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
Jul 28, 2003
20
people found this review helpful

This bar doesn't look like anything form the outside. in fact, if you try to peek your head in, it all you can see is a screen partition and maybe a guard or two standing in the doorway. perhaps it looks a little intimidating, but be adventurous! all are welcome here. I went this past weekend (August 25, 2003) with... more

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Hussong's Cantina Address

Ave Ruiz 13N, Ensenada, Mexico
Tel: 011-52-61-78-32-10