The Tribeca branch of the La Bulla cantina-bar group, pairing a full food menu and buckets of beer with a late dance floor mixing pop, cumbia and regional Mexican sets.
La Bulla Plaza Tribeca is the branch of the La Bulla cantina-bar group inside the Plaza Tribeca development on Avenida Convencion de 1914 Poniente, in the western half of Aguascalientes city. The format is the modern Mexican cantina-bar: a full food menu, buckets and towers of beer, long tables built for groups, and a dance floor that comes into use late in the evening once the dinner service has thinned out. It functions as two venues in sequence - a restaurant from around 6PM, then a bar with dancing from roughly 11PM onward.
Music follows the same arc. Early evening is a low playlist of pop and Latin hits; after 11PM the volume climbs and DJ sets move through commercial pop, cumbia, reggaeton and regional Mexican, with the floor at its fullest between midnight and 2AM. Live acts appear occasionally but the venue is DJ-led rather than a live-music room.
The crowd is mixed in age, broadly 22 to 45, and largely local - groups of friends, work parties, birthday tables and couples eating before the music takes over. Dress is smart casual: jeans and a decent shirt are the norm, and the door applies a light standard rather than a strict one, with sportswear and sandals the usual grounds for refusal on a busy Saturday. Cover is waived before 10PM and around MXN 100 after, which makes arriving for dinner the natural way to avoid paying.
Drinks are beer led, with buckets of five or six bottles typically MXN 250 to 400, cocktails and micheladas in the MXN 90 to 160 range, and bottles of tequila or whisky with mixers available for reserved tables. Food runs to cantina staples and shareable plates, generally MXN 120 to 300. Hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 6PM to 3AM. Reservations are accepted and worth making for Friday and Saturday, since group tables are the first to go and a booked table doubles as the way past the door queue that forms after 11PM. Plaza Tribeca has its own parking, which is a real advantage over the Zona Centro venues.
Good to know
- Hours
- Wed-Sat 6PM-3AM
- Signature
- Cantina food plus a late-night dance floor
Location
Av. Convencion de 1914 Pte. 1506, Local 58, Ramon Romo Franco, 20010 Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
21.8779, -102.3132 View on map
Highlights
- A cantina-bar that runs as a restaurant early and a dance floor after 11PM, in one booking
- Buckets and towers of beer for groups, typically MXN 250 to 400 for five or six bottles
- DJ sets mixing pop, cumbia, reggaeton and regional Mexican, busiest between midnight and 2AM
- Long group tables and a full cantina food menu, generally MXN 120 to 300 a plate
- On-site parking at Plaza Tribeca, unlike most of the Zona Centro's nightlife
Tips for visiting
- Arrive before 10PM and there is no cover; after that admission is around MXN 100
- Saturday is the busiest night and the door queue builds after 11PM - a dinner reservation gets past it
- Reserve ahead for group tables on Friday and Saturday, as the large tables go first
- Dress smart casual; the door is not severe but sportswear and sandals are commonly refused on peak nights
- The dance floor only really starts after 11PM, so an earlier arrival is for eating rather than dancing
- Closed Sunday to Tuesday; the venue is in the west of the city, several kilometres from the Plaza de la Patria
Frequently asked questions
Is there a cover charge?
Entry is free before 10PM and roughly MXN 100 after that. Arriving early for dinner is the standard way to avoid the charge.
Is it a restaurant or a club?
Both, in sequence. A full cantina food menu is served from around 6PM, and after roughly 11PM the venue shifts into a bar with a dance floor and DJ sets.
What music is played?
Commercial pop and Latin hits early, then DJ sets moving through pop, cumbia, reggaeton and regional Mexican after 11PM. Live acts appear only occasionally.
Are reservations necessary?
They are accepted and recommended for Friday and Saturday, particularly for groups. A reservation also avoids the door queue that forms once the dance floor opens.
What are the opening hours?
Wednesday to Saturday from 6PM until 3AM. The venue does not open Sunday through Tuesday.