Upstairs over Carlos ‘N Charlies is the Senoir Frog’s Disco. Both are owned by Grupo Anderson and you’ll likely notice a lot of similarities.

There are a couple Fat Tuesday’s locations in Cozumel. One is on the main plaza near Los Palmeras Restaurant and the other a little further south on Ave. Melgar. Both are pick-up and drinking bars pure and simple and the source for many of the souvenir glasses you’ll see people carrying around town.

While the T-shirts have been around for years, Hard Rock Cafe opened a Cozumel location in late 1994 on Ave. R. Melgar near the downtown pier. Despite the tasteful facade, by all reports, the entire operation is an excuse to sell even more T-shirts to cruisers. The first floor is a T-shirt shop and warehouse, the second floor is a tiny, overpriced restaurant, and the third floor is a business office where they total the daily T-shirt sales receipts. Despite what you might read in some other guides, don't expect live music.

If you're looking for a spot to watch a ball game from back home or just a taste of home (chili dogs, Rueben Sandwiches, Irish Stew and southern-style Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes, stop in at Kelly's Sports Bar and Grill. on Grill on Ave10 between AR Salas and 1st.

Some long time visitors to Cozumel may remember when the "Green Door", half a block off the waterfront on Calle 2, was the only place in town to buy a good Cuban cigar. (For an update on the Green Door, look to the end of this page.) Well, you can now find Cuban Cigars all over town either in dedicated smoke shops or in many of the better restaurants in town. The Havana Club is an upscale cigar bar that also features live jazz most evenings. It has the largest climate controlled humidor room in Cozumel and a nice collection of historical cigar bands and ribbons. It’s located upstairs at Ave. Rafael Melgar between Calle 6 & Calle 8. Telephone 87 22098 or 87 26599.

We would be remiss if we didn't mention that some of what is being sold in Cozumel as genuine Habanas are in fact, counterfeit so some care should be expercised when buying cigars.

A nice way to start the evening is having a cocktail and people watching at one of the outdoor bars or restaurants on the Central Plaza. Beer, mixed drinks, espresso and cappuccino are available at the Cafe Centro Comercial, an outdoor cafe towards the back side of the Square.

The largest disco in town is Neptuno on the corner of Calle 11 at the waterfront.

While not unique to this island, the two for one Happy Hour in Cozumel is an interesting concept. Here's the deal: if there are two of you and you each order a beer, the waiter will bring 4 beers. If you both were to say: "I only want ONE BEER" the waiter will bring each of you two. If you each really only want one beer, only one person should order ONE BEER. The other person should say they don’t care for anything. The waiter will bring both of you a beer.

If you're going to be in Cozumel over a Sunday night, you should try to be on the Central Plaza for at least a little while between 8-10 pm for the band concert. It's a great chance to mix with the island natives and absorb some of the local color. The square in front of the Corpus Christi church on Ave. 20 between Calles 15 and 17 also occasionally features local band concerts on weekends.

Cozumel Mini Golf is located on one of the very few hills in town at the corner of Calle 1 and Ave.15^th. Putters are given walkie talkies to carry so that they can order drinks to be delivered or request changes in music. The course carries off the tropical theme in a not too terribly tacky manner.

In the past year, real full sized adult golf has arrived on the island. The Cozumel Country Club, is a Jack Nicklaus designed 18-hole track located about 4 miles north of the center of town. Posted rates are $110 greens fee but some hotels can offer better rates to their guests.

For some reason, we get a kick out of the name of the Cozumel Cinepolis (pronounced Sin knee POLICE) movie complex located behind the Chedruai Supermarket. This is a modern theatre with comfortable seats and 5 screens. There will usually be at least a couple US productions in English with Spanish subtitles. Most kid features, even those made in the US will be in Spanish.

If you don’t mind the drive, Coconuts Bar & Grill has "full moon" parties with live music on the ocean side. On a clear night, the view of the moon rising over the ocean is awe-inspiring. Editors note: we've heard a rumor that one too many drunk tourist fell while walking down the hill here at night and the bar no longer is open for the full moon parties. But if you are there as the sun goes down, they won't throw you out.

For a true Mexican experience that many tourists miss, consider spending an afternoon at a local cantina. The routine at the cantina is that as long as you are buying an occasional beer or soft drink (at a cost of about $1 each) they will bring you small snacks for free. In addition, there is usually free entertainment in the form of a small combo with a girl singer or two. In some clubs the act might include several dancing girls.

Some cantinas are "Adult Oriented" but many are PG rated. As often as not, the dancing girls are dressed more like they just walked out of an exercise gym than a night club and never remove a single article of clothing.

Migalito’s is a family friendly cantina. It is located on a side street between Ave 25 & 30. Plan to arrive around 2pm. There is another cantina with fully clothed dancing girls on the right between Ave 20 & 25 (about a block before the PEMEX gas station) on Ave. Bonito Juarez. In the same general area on Juarez is Platino's, an American style strip tease bar.

With the increased competition in Cozumel for cigar business, the owners of the “Green Door” have converted the place into The Greenhouse Cigar Bar . You can still find a decent selection of smokes from Cuba and Mexico in the front entry room but once you pass into the bar area, you will see that the main product for sale at this location has changed. Unless you’re in the market for female companionship for hire, you need to look elsewhere.