Skopje
One of several riverfront terraces east of the Ploštad, this gregarious bar loosely pushes a Cuban theme and runs a popular Latin night on Wednesday. It…
Must-see nightlife in Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
This sharp cafe-bar has two interior (for winter) floors and more atmospheric outdoor terraces with canopied tables during warmer times of the year. There…
Ohrid
Ohrid's original lake-terrace cafe lacks some of the pizazz of the newer waterfront bars but is still lively at night, with a cocktail menu and music…
Bulgaria
This popular kerbside bar has a premium location on the square for watching the world go by. Cocktails are a speciality, while the interior pays half…
Bulgaria
This cute cocktail bar, attached to the Hotel Ezeroto, has a shiny interior and plays candy-pop music to complement sweet cocktails. You can also sit…
Tirana
Charl's is a consistently popular bar with Tirana's thirty-something crowd as it offers a wonderfully relaxed environment to drink in, which is enhanced…
Plovdiv
House music is religion for punters at Plazma. Both the dress code and the crowd are more laid-back than most clubs in Bulgaria, and nights sometimes roll…
Pirin Mountains
This cafe-bar near pl Makedonia has indoor and outdoor seats that spill across the pedestrian drag. It's good for coffee by day and cocktails by night.
Bulgaria
This cafe-bar in the soothing central park is good for a relaxing coffee by day, or for cocktails, occasional karaoke and live music after sundown.
Moldova
A neighbouring bar and dance club arrangement, popular with slightly older clubbers in their 20s and 30s.
Vilnius
Open only in the warmer months – as the name, 'Summer Terrace', suggests – this big, boisterous courtyard is one Vilnius' best places to catch a band or…
Western Estonia & the Islands
Chameleon is indeed a changeable creature, morphing from cafe to cocktail bar as the sun goes down, but it’s the latter incarnation that suits it best…
Kaunas
While the name might be the most Irish thing about it, the Shamrock is a decent and genuinely hospitable pub. Irish and British beers (Guinness, Murphy's,…
Klaipėda
On the 20th floor of the K building of the Amberton hotel, and attached to the restaurant that shares its name, Viva Lavita offers spectacular views of…
Vilnius
Dedicated to the sensual delights of tea and coffee, 'Taste and Smell' is a stylish courtyard cafe with a talent for the brew. Hot spiced cups for winter,…
St Petersburg
This cozy two-floor Portuguese bar on Fontanka embankment has a very relaxed atmosphere and a large selection of port, cocktails and tapas. If it's warm,…
Lithuania
Outdoor barbecue restaurant and terrace by day, cocktail bar–club by night, Piano tries to keep the throngs happy throughout the day. A crowded summer…
Klaipėda
The 'Fat Cat', has unusual charm for a hotel bar – it's more in line with other vaulted-brick beer cellars in Germanic Klaipėda. There's a daily menu of…
Klaipėda
The 'Nesė Entertainment Bank' has many faces: the complex entails an Irish pub, a whisky bar, a casino and alounge bar. It's not the most interesting…
Lithuania
Improbably Western-themed, this 'saloon' doubles as a lunch-spot by day and club by night, making use in both cases of a wide frontage on Palanga's main…
Vilnius
This hopping whiskey bar, specialising in American whiskeys and bourbon, gets absolutely packed most nights, so if you wish to savour your poison, go…
Lithuania
Between June and September tents housing round-the-clock bars sprout on the beach, and can be lovely places to see the sun set over the Baltic (or feel it…
Vilnius
With its smart timber interior and general air of expensive good health, Vaisinė is emblematic of the gentrification of Užupis. It's a great place to get…
Vilnius
It may look – and feel – like an airport lounge, but nothing can beat the panoramas of this sky-blue bar on the 22nd floor of the Radisson Blu Hotel…
Vilnius
Choose between wooden tables below vaulted ceilings and chandeliers, or bypass the main room and grab a comfy couch out the back. Best enjoyed in winter,…
Latvia
Located on the 1st floor of Fontaine Royal, this local haunt is stuffed with cheesy prison-related accoutrements, and the bartender slings drinks from…
Vilnius
The late-night cousin of the original, an Italian-focused wine bar on Stuokos-Gucevičiaus gatvė.
Vilnius
Great for live music, this charismatic place also has a terrace in summer, and exhibits the work of local photographers.
Klaipėda
Coffee culture isn't that rich in Klaipėda, and you can do worse than this decent cafe, with cakes, muffins and wi-fi.
Lithuania
Open from May to mid-September, this laid-back shack by the artificial beach is ideal for a post-swim shandy.
Vilnius
The slightly scruffy, off-beat front bar of the Jamaika hostel is perhaps one of the friendliest in Vilnius.
Vilnius
Live bands, karaoke, DJs and raucous late nights make this an institution in the heart of the Old Town.
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