Tijuana Strip Clubs

[Shoedog112]

Is anyone aware if there is a gay scene in Tijuana, Mexico with nude male dancers, clubs, entertainment etc? I know there are strip clubs and a lot of entertainment that cater to the hetero male…hoping there is an equivalent for the gay male? 

[+ azdr0710]

if not utterly helpful, here's a well-written article from mid-2022......

“Shots, Shots, Shots!” in Gay Tijuana

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A swirling site of transience and transformation, the border city has become a place to experience an LGBTQ+ scene as it’s evolving.

 

[Danny-Darko]

5 hours ago, Shoedog112 said:

Is anyone aware if there is a gay scene in Tijuana, Mexico with nude male dancers, clubs, entertainment etc? I know there are strip clubs and a lot of entertainment that cater to the hetero male…hoping there is an equivalent for the gay male? 

Was there a little over a decade ago. Visiting old friends in SD and we went one night. Meh, it wasn't anything I wanted to repeat even though my Spanish is pretty fluent which made it easier, and I had had some fun. At the time I remember thinking, I'd much rather fly to Vancouver which I did often when living in California, also inexpensive and a better selection of men, well for my tastes at least. Mexico is cheap but you get what you pay for. TJ is not the DF Mexico City for sure, so don't expect too much from the border town. Take your passport to cross back into the US and keep small bills $1's, $5's at hand because you'll be hounded for tips left and right.  

P.S. Dancers weren't completely nude. Stripped down to undies and thongs. Offered to do "privates" in the back nude. A few sweet guys polite and nice to customers. Lots of drag queens though. Mixed crowd with some straight women with their bf's. I loved it when entering the gay guy at the door yelled to the women "¡Las niñas tienen que pagar!" - "Girls have to pay to get in" Men are free. LOL It made my night since usually it's the oposite in clubs around the world!  

Edited January 26 by Danny-Darko

[delzyn03]

I haven't been yet, but at the moment Premier Men's Club is likely the best.

Clubs Fusion and Extasis were popular but are now closed.

[shadeheffashade]

Yes, I'm a huge fan of TJ as a destination for both escort services and strip clubs. The gay equivalent of the hetero Hong Kong is Premier Men's Club. Personally, I think it's currently experiencing an ebb and isn't what it once was. They have some really hot guys but a majority of them are just average. Most of the top Premier dancers have left TJ and immigrated to the US and now work in LA bars as gogo dancers (Lalo O'Conner, Noel Alberto, Yancarlo of Club Papi). It's still a fun time especially during Solo Para Hombre nights when only men are allowed and the guys are more open to doing stuff during lap dances. There's also small gay bars that have gogo dancers. Bendito Cabron is a new bar that opened up last year that has hotter guys than Premier IMHO. I would caution that crossing the border from TJ to back to the USA is an absolute clusterfuck atm and may take more than 3 hours because of the current border situation and CBP staffing shortages. Also, ever since the pandemic ended, TJ has seen less American tourists and you're more likely to get stopped and extorted for money by the police. I never had this happen to me before the pandemic but it's happened to me twice just in 2023 alone.

[delzyn03]

On 1/28/2024 at 8:38 PM, shadeheffashade said:

Yes, I'm a huge fan of TJ as a destination for both escort services and strip clubs. The gay equivalent of the hetero Hong Kong is Premier Men's Club. Personally, I think it's currently experiencing an ebb and isn't what it once was. They have some really hot guys but a majority of them are just average. Most of the top Premier dancers have left TJ and immigrated to the US and now work in LA bars as gogo dancers (Lalo O'Conner, Noel Alberto, Yancarlo of Club Papi). It's still a fun time especially during Solo Para Hombre nights when only men are allowed and the guys are more open to doing stuff during lap dances. There's also small gay bars that have gogo dancers. Bendito Cabron is a new bar that opened up last year that has hotter guys than Premier IMHO. I would caution that crossing the border from TJ to back to the USA is an absolute clusterfuck atm and may take more than 3 hours because of the current border situation and CBP staffing shortages. Also, ever since the pandemic ended, TJ has seen less American tourists and you're more likely to get stopped and extorted for money by the police. I never had this happen to me before the pandemic but it's happened to me twice just in 2023 alone.

Did you attend any of the clubpapi events at Premier last year? From instagram posts it seems like that they had more dancers than usual during those events. I plan to go if they do any this year.

[shadeheffashade]

On 1/30/2024 at 6:08 PM, delzyn03 said:

Did you attend any of the clubpapi events at Premier last year? From instagram posts it seems like that they had more dancers than usual during those events. I plan to go if they do any this year.

Yes and it was extremely lame. I went to the first one and skipped the second because I just knew it wouldn't be worth it. The cover is $40 for US Citizens and the club got packed from wall to wall. It was impossible to get a drink or even walk around. The dancer to client ratio was 1:25 which made it extremely difficult to get a lap dance not to mention all of the seats and booths were either reserved in advance or in use so you had to settle for a "standing" lap dance. I went to one of the last Club Papis at Club Extasis back in 2018 and they were way better. I would just stick to their normal men-only nights, it's the same thing but less crowded and more fun.

[delzyn03]

21 hours ago, shadeheffashade said:

Yes and it was extremely lame. I went to the first one and skipped the second because I just knew it wouldn't be worth it. The cover is $40 for US Citizens and the club got packed from wall to wall. It was impossible to get a drink or even walk around. The dancer to client ratio was 1:25 which made it extremely difficult to get a lap dance not to mention all of the seats and booths were either reserved in advance or in use so you had to settle for a "standing" lap dance. I went to one of the last Club Papis at Club Extasis back in 2018 and they were way better. I would just stick to their normal men-only nights, it's the same thing but less crowded and more fun.

Thanks for the heads up!

[msclwrsper]

I’ve gone a couple of times a year since the end of the pandemic, and have always enjoyed my time there! I’ve never been to one of the men only nights, but that is my plan for the next time I go. The last two times that I’ve gone. I’ve also had just as much fun with one of the waiters. I don’t get a drink until I catch the eye of the one I want to take my order and I make sure he is well compensated such that he understands he has just as much chance to make money as a good dancer.  So I don’t leave Tijuana unhappy at all!

[delzyn03]

15 hours ago, msclwrsper said:

I’ve gone a couple of times a year since the end of the pandemic, and have always enjoyed my time there! I’ve never been to one of the men only nights, but that is my plan for the next time I go. The last two times that I’ve gone. I’ve also had just as much fun with one of the waiters. I don’t get a drink until I catch the eye of the one I want to take my order and I make sure he is well compensated such that he understands he has just as much chance to make money as a good dancer.  So I don’t leave Tijuana unhappy at all!

What would you say is the dancer's ratio of hunks : twinks?

[wallnut]

On 1/28/2024 at 8:38 PM, shadeheffashade said:

Yes, I'm a huge fan of TJ as a destination for both escort services and strip clubs. The gay equivalent of the hetero Hong Kong is Premier Men's Club. Personally, I think it's currently experiencing an ebb and isn't what it once was. They have some really hot guys but a majority of them are just average. Most of the top Premier dancers have left TJ and immigrated to the US and now work in LA bars as gogo dancers (Lalo O'Conner, Noel Alberto, Yancarlo of Club Papi). It's still a fun time especially during Solo Para Hombre nights when only men are allowed and the guys are more open to doing stuff during lap dances. There's also small gay bars that have gogo dancers. Bendito Cabron is a new bar that opened up last year that has hotter guys than Premier IMHO. I would caution that crossing the border from TJ to back to the USA is an absolute clusterfuck atm and may take more than 3 hours because of the current border situation and CBP staffing shortages. Also, ever since the pandemic ended, TJ has seen less American tourists and you're more likely to get stopped and extorted for money by the police. I never had this happen to me before the pandemic but it's happened to me twice just in 2023 alone.

Does Bendito Cabron have any men's only night like Premier does?

[shadeheffashade]

On 2/4/2024 at 10:13 PM, wallnut said:

Does Bendito Cabron have any men's only night like Premier does?

Bendito Cabron used to be men only but now it opens up on women because they have drag events but the clientele is still primarily 90% men.

[wallnut]

On 2/14/2024 at 7:56 PM, shadeheffashade said:

Bendito Cabron used to be men only but now it opens up on women because they have drag events but the clientele is still primarily 90% men.

Thank you! Do the dancers get fully nude like they do on the men's only nights at Premier?