A Full Night of Latin Beats and Afro House
LA Noche runs across one evening at Gitano Jungle Tulum, and it is built to carry you from the dinner table to the dance floor. The night pairs Latin rhythms with Afro House, so the music stays tropical and keeps moving. You start seated with food and cocktails, then the room shifts into dancing as the hours pass. There are salsa classes early on, a Gitano cabaret, and bottle service for groups who want to settle in. It is not a one-note DJ night; it is a sequence, and each part has its own feel. Doors are at 7:30 PM and the night runs late.
Dinner First, Then the Floor Fills
The evening opens with dinner. The kitchen cooks modern Mexican with Mediterranean touches over an open fire, built around a wood-burning oven, grill and comal. Cochinita pibil tacos with habanero and salsa verde are the house signature, alongside grilled seafood, tacos and vegetable plates from the fire. The drinks lean on mezcal, with cocktails like Kisses in the Car, which mixes mezcal, rum, passion fruit and tangerine habanero. Eat and drink while the music is still easy, because the room changes gear as the evening goes on. If you have allergies or dietary needs, tell your waiter before you order.
Salsa Classes and the Gitano Cabaret
This is where LA Noche separates itself from a standard dinner-and-DJ night. There are salsa classes built into the early part of the evening, so you learn a few steps before the floor gets busy. A Gitano cabaret also features, adding performance to the room rather than leaving everything to the sound system. Jay Rivas opens the music from 7:30 PM to 9 PM, setting the tone while people eat, learn and warm up. From there the Latin beats and Afro House take over and the night turns toward dancing. By the time the cabaret and classes have done their work, the room is ready to move.
Bottle Service and Dancing Until Late
Once dinner clears, the night becomes a dance floor under the palapa. Bottle service is available for groups who want a table and a base for the evening. The sound stays on Latin rhythms and Afro House, the two threads that run through the whole night. This is a social setting that suits couples and groups rather than anyone after a quiet beach evening. The energy rises as the hours go on, and the night runs late. Expect a mixed, international crowd out to dance.
The Room: Jungle, Sand and a Mezcal Bar
The venue belongs to Grupo Gitano, which also runs rooms in Miami, New York and Dubai, and it is known in Tulum for its sand, its giant disco ball and its mezcal bar. The lounge areas are shaped by handcrafted textiles and natural materials, with a palapa covering the open-fire kitchen. Black-and-white striped tipis and bamboo benches fill out the space. Past lineups here have drawn names like Emanuel Satie, Savage & She and Tom & Collins, and the house label, GITANO Records, publishes house, disco and downtempo sets. For LA Noche, the setting is the jungle side of Gitano on Boca Paila.
Doors at 7:30 PM, Tickets from MXN $440
LA Noche opens its doors at 7:30 PM and carries on late into the night. Tickets start at MXN $440. The simplest plan is to arrive for the dinner window so you catch Jay Rivas, the salsa classes and the cabaret before the floor fills, then stay for the dancing. Groups who want a table for the night can add bottle service. Secure your spot through the buy button on this page.