Sofia
Rock’n’Rolla is an iconic representative of Sofia`s rock scene, hosting live concerts and karaoke parties. The wildest parties take place on Friday and…
Must-see nightlife in Eastern Europe
Dubrovnik
Appropriately named, this buzzy little bar is rocky and relaxed, with craft beer and cocktails being the main poisons – aside from those being exhaled by…
Belgrade
This stylish spot is perfectly located for pre-Savamala clubbing drinks. Sip bottled craft beers and cocktails while watching the street action out of the…
Kyiv
The Podil branch of the long-running, Africa-themed coffee shop. The original is just off maydan Nezalezhnosti.
Lviv
Low-beat rock knaypa (Lviv pub) where you can drink several kinds of beer and listen to (often) live music.
Sofia
This trendy cafe brings decent coffee to bul Vitosha, as well as an appetising menu of salads and sandwiches.
St Petersburg
The top floor of the Soviet-era Azimut Hotel, one of the city's biggest eyesores, is also home to the Sky Bar, quite simply the best place to get a bird's…
Ohrid
Popular nightclub right by Ohrid's harbour. During the summer months it opens nightly and is normally standing-room only, with DJs from all over the…
Skopje
Skopje's best wine bar, in a restored wooden building near Sveti Spas Church, is refined and atmospheric. Knowledgeable staff offer a vast wine list…
Belgrade
This cosy, speakeasy-evoking cocktail bar (behind a nearly unmarked door, you'll need your glasses!) is proudly anti-wi-fi and a self-proclaimed 'no…
St Petersburg
Gran is a great little neighbourhood cafe that prepares excellent cups by your brew method of choice – Aeropress, Chemex or Hario pour-overs. Of course,…
Moscow
By day it’s a boutique and cafe, owned and operated by the famed fashion designer of the same name; by night, this place becomes a hip-hop-happening…
St Petersburg
What looks like a small suburban house sits rather incongruously here amid repurposed warehouses in this vast courtyard. There’s a cosy indoor bar and a…
Novi Sad
Tucked away in a former home that sits in a residential parking lot 450m southwest of Trg Slobode, 'Screech' pub is just far enough from the centre to…
Zagreb
Sip on one of five house-brewed beers (14KN–17KN), from a hoppy lager to a classic weizenbier, at this fun and bustling bar with a large, chestnut-tree…
Zagreb
This traditional English pub hides inside an Austro-Hungarian town house, but once you walk in, all the elements are there: a mirror behind the bar,…
St Petersburg
Loud, lewd and lots of fun, this is the coolest gay place in town. Take your pick from the main bar, where the uninhibited crowd is often quite literally…
Veliko Târnovo
The lofty views from this bar and beer garden are as refreshing as its selection of herb-garnished lemonades. So it's no wonder that Sammy's, just off…
Belgrade
A Cetinjska 15 newcomer that understands the art of subtlety – no sign, no bright lights – and has quickly become a favourite among indie scenesters. Up…
Minsk
This dimly lit hideaway is for serious cocktail aficionados. Kick back in scuffed leather couches or belly up to the bar and order US-Prohibition-era…
Kyiv
This is a huge, open basement space with one of the longest bars we've ever seen, backed by Kyiv's most impressive wall of booze. It's has plenty of…
St Petersburg
An easygoing newcomer to the nightlife scene, Eto is a cosy, brick-walled space with a wooden bar (recycled from the theatre stage next door) and live…
Novi Sad
Don't let the name confuse you, Novi Sad's top craft beer destination features 20 mostly Serbian brews on draught, along with another 180 or so in bottles…
St Petersburg
Tucked inside the Golitsyn Loft, this is one of St Petersburg's loveliest spots to while away an afternoon. Elegant furnishings, huge windows and a piano…
Zagreb
Shielded from traffic inside the cosy passage leading to the semiwild Tuškanac forest, this cafe-cum-bar is a chic but casual spot to sink a few cocktails…
Belgrade
This uber-urbane club inside one of the pillars of Brankov Most (bridge) attracts a trendy crowd for its miscellany of music (from jazz to funk to house)…
St Petersburg
Tired of the usual mojitos and margaritas? Head over to this intimate cocktail bar with a heavy Russian accent. Its cocktails menu has five sections, each…
Western European Russia
Dark-wood booths, plaid wallpaper and stained glass give this brewery bar-restaurant an inviting British gastropub feel. They brew their own German-style…
Moscow
Cool cats from Flakon, notably journalists from Dozhd, Russia's only independent TV channel, congregate here after work to sip cocktails and chat. As…
Zagreb
Bookworms and poets, writers and performers, oddballs and artists…basically anyone creative in Zagreb comes here to chat and drink coffee, browse the…
Chişinău
Twinned with the adjacent Taproom 27, the motto is 'hoppiness on tap' and they deliver with a small but carefully curated list of craft beers on tap. Grab…
St Petersburg
Griboyedov is hands-down the longest-standing and most respected music club in the city. Housed in a repurposed bomb shelter, this one was founded by…
Minsk
A cosy bar-lover's bar with exceptional cocktails, Kurilka has stepped up its game with the addition of Dvor Kurilki (Kurilka's Courtyard), an open-air…
Sibiu
There's no more genteel Viennese tradition than kaffee und kuchen (coffee and cake), and Cafe Wien has just the right blend of refinement and relaxation…
St Petersburg
Duck into the courtyard to find this very cosy basement bar that's recommended by local beer fanatics for its regularly updated range of 12 local and…
Sarajevo
If you're waiting for a train, what better place to do so than admiring a full city panorama from the 35th-floor cafe of the Avaz Twist Tower, just three…
Belgrade
With 14 craft beers on tap and lovely seating on a tree-lined street, Gunners is another requisite stop for hopheads. Read the chalkboard list of what's…
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
There are a number of Harat's pubs in Russia, and we imagine that this one has comforted many a homesick traveller. There's a terrific range of brews on…
St Petersburg
If the idea of going to a 'Belgian gastronomic pub' makes your eyes roll, you're in good company, but this pleasant basement space overcomes its heavy…
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