St Moritz
Snow bums fill the terrace of this après-ski joint at Hauser's Hotel. Hip-hop, techno and hot chocolate laced with rum fuel the party.
Must-see nightlife in Central Europe
Valais
The legendary Ziggy's can take care of all your evening drinking requirements in Champéry. There's occasional live music and comedy.
Bratislava
A local favourite for craft beer, this vaulted drinking haunt has an excellent selection of ales and microbrews for its small size.
St Moritz
This friendly English-style watering hole serves 20 different international brews and is one of the few places open year-round.
St Pauli & Reeperbahn
This legendary indie club still rocks on as hot 'n heavy as ever after moving to new digs when its old location was torn down.
Kreuzberg
This ‘kitty’ is naughty, sexy and decadent, listens to electro of all stripes and fancies extravagant get-ups (or nothing at all). Berlin’s most (in…
Prague
This neighbourhood pub in the more gentrified part of Žižkov celebrated 90 years of banging down půllitry (half-litre glasses) in 2019. The best beer here…
Prague
The least touristy of Prague's grand cafes, the Lucerna is part of an art-nouveau shopping arcade designed by the grandfather of ex-president Václav Havel…
Prague
This cosy cafe in the industrialised eastern end of Holešovice is a good alternative in case its sister restaurant, Phill's Corner, is packed. There are…
Ljubljana
This ex-army garrison – taken over by squatters in the 1990s and converted into a free-living commune – is home to several clubs, bars and concert venues…
Vienna
Brace yourself, because once you cut through the haze of cigarette smoke and 1980s Austropop, the SLUbar is a parade of luminous purple lighting, violet…
Kreuzberg
This legendary club began as an artist squat in the early 1970s and soon evolved into Berlin’s seminal punk venue, known for wild concerts by the Dead…
Prague
Originally opened in 1907, this well-kept, more civilised Žižkov tavern has changed only slightly since 1989, still sporting its typical wood inventory…
Prague
Jáma (‘the Hollow’) is a popular American expat bar plastered with old rock-gig posters ranging from Led Zep and REM to Kiss and Shania Twain. There’s a…
Kraków
Indalo is a quaint spot, well hidden but just minutes from the centre. The cafe began life as an arts and crafts centre, and you can still buy handmade…
Prague
Prague’s nicest open-air wine garden claims to be its oldest too – apparently established by Emperor Charles IV himself. Enjoy a glass of locally made…
Prague
This organic coffee shop serves high-end coffees and pastries in a welcoming, rustic setting with a big garden out back. Light food items are also served,…
Kraków
The Herring Embassy sits neatly, if cheekily, on this street lined with consulates. It’s pioneered an unlikely but successful concept – herring and vodka…
Vienna
Classic coffee house Diglas has crimson booths, timber-panelled walls hung with black-and-white photographs, vaulted ceilings, an extensive range of…
Malá Strana
The Blue Light is a dark and atmospheric hang-out, as popular with locals as with tourists, where you can sip a caipirinha or cranberry colada as you cast…
City West & Charlottenburg
In business for over a century, this Old Berlin haunt was taken over by German heavyweight champion Franz Diener in the 1950s and became one of West…
Prague
A festive warren of drinking and dining rooms, U Fleků is a Prague institution, though it's usually clogged with tour groups high on oompah music and the…
Prague
It's easy to walk past this place, but it's worth seeking out – head through the back to find a couple of relaxing rooms, one fitted out as a library,…
Prague
This friendly community pub is little more than a ramshackle wooden hut in a park overlooking Žižkov, where locals, accompanied by kids and/or dogs,…
Vienna
Café Gloriette occupies the neoclassical Gloriette, high on a hill behind Schloss Schönbrunn, built for the pleasure of Maria Theresia in 1775. With…
Budapest
A very welcoming watering hole, Good Spirit Bar comes fully stocked with more than 300 types of whisky in its collection, with malts and blends from…
Prague
The epicentre of the Vršovice hipster revival is this popular student cafe, bar and alternative music club (downstairs). It's always packed and fun;…
Kraków
A few metres off the Main Market Square, the old Kino Pasaż passageway has been transformed into this hideaway for students to lounge on beanbag chairs…
Prague
The French-style Cafe Louvre is arguably the most amenable of Prague's grand cafes, as popular today as it was in the early 1900s when it was frequented…
Prague
You’ve got to love a pub that has vinyl pads on the wall above the gents’ urinals on which to rest your forehead. ‘The Shot-Out Eye’ (the name pays homage…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
Run by a tattooed Filipino-American, this thimble-sized coffee house aims to spread the fame of Liberica Barako coffee from the Philippines. While arabica…
Budapest
We are pleased to see a real wine bar open on the Buda side, with well over 100 types from a dozen Hungarian regions available by the 1.5dL (150mL) glass …
Budapest
Think anything Scottish and the Caledonia (sometimes spelled with a 'K') does it – whisky (140 types) with or without Irn-Bru, plus smoked salmon,…
Kraków
The first and only real-ale pub in Kraków was started by an Englishman with a taste for the proper stuff. Brewed on-site, the beer goes from cask to hand…
Prague
La Boheme's interior is rustic and elegant – quite like visiting your posh aunt's countryside home. Despite the special ambience, the main draw is the…
Vienna
Designed by architect Hermann Czech (b. 1936) in the 1970s, Kleines Café has a bohemian atmosphere reminiscent of Vienna’s heady Jugendstil days. True to…
Budapest
Housed inside the futuristic (and whale-shaped) Bálna Budapest and with a terrace overlooking the Danube, 'Jonah' (get the connection?) delights beer…
Vienna
Low-lit and full of character, Alt Wien is a classic dive attracting students and arty types. It’s a one-stop shop for a lowdown on events in the city –…
Prague
Some of the more hardcore Žižkov clubs can be a bit intimidating for nonlocals, but this much-loved venue is scruffy, laid-back, eclectic and great fun…
Prague
Soon to be overshadowed by a development rising from the ground near Masarykovo train station, this hip espresso bar serves fine artisanal coffee in a…
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