Must-see nightlife in Europe

  • La Casita

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Managed by a fashionable young team, but themed like grandma's country cottage with an array of cuckoo clocks and ancient bits and bobs, this enticing…

  • Bukowski's

    Hanover

    One of the newest cocktail bars on the Hanover scene, sleek Bukowski's mixes leather couches with exposed brick walls and industrial-style stools. Spirits…

  • Razmataz

    Catania

    The wines by the glass might be average, but this corner institution is a fabulous spot to while away an hour or two, with tables invitingly spread out…

  • Ebano Café

    Puerto de la Cruz

    This cafe is located in a beautiful building seasoned with an age-old patina and with plenty of original features. It's equally ideal for sipping a…

  • Vinothek W-Einkehr

    Vienna

    There are just 15 seats inside this contemporary wine bar and another eight on the summer terrace, so the action often spills onto the pavement (you can…

  • Le Non-Stop

    Vevey

    This bar-and-burger joint looks more like a British pub than anything else, and the crowd that mills around it smiling all day certainly adds to that…

  • Brauerei zur Malzmühle

    Cologne

    Expect plenty of local colour at this convivial, family-run beer hall attached to a brewery in business since 1858. It serves the popular Mühlen Kölsch…

  • Beer Boutique 1516

    St Petersburg

    Your craft-beer cravings are sure to be satisfied at this bar-cum-bottle shop that has dedicated itself to the best of local and international ales. There…

  • Oxos

    Dodecanese

    At the far end of the harbour, nestled below the monastery, this gorgeous cafe-cum-bar has it all: a pretty plaza setting with tamarisk trees, a sea view,…

  • Distillery

    Leipzig

    One of eastern Germany's oldest techno clubs, Distillery has been going for over 20 years and remains among the best. With an unpretentious crowd, cool…

  • Drama Bar

    Tbilisi

    Fiendishly cool Drama Bar is in a residential building with no sign. Go up to the 3rd floor and you'll find a bouncer – door policy is tough and you may…

  • Mod Club

    St Petersburg

    A popular spot for students and other indie types who appreciate the fun and friendly atmosphere and a cool mix of music both live and spun. Laid-back and…

  • Corktale

    Setúbal

    This hip wine bar has lost a bit of lustre by no longer employing a sommelier, but its well-stocked inventory of 125 or so boutique wines means it's still…

  • Beerwolf Books

    South Cornwall

    Probably the greatest idea ever, anytime, anywhere: a prime pub and brilliant bookshop rolled into one, meaning you can browse for reading material before…

  • Perikete

    Barcelona

    Since opening in 2017, this fabulous wine spot has been jam-packed with barcelonins and visitors. Jabugo hams hang from the ceiling, vermouth barrels sit…

  • Gerbeaud

    Budapest

    Located on the northern side of Pest’s busiest square, Gerbeaud has been the most fashionable meeting place for the city’s elite since 1870. Along with…

  • Rouleurs of Oslo

    Oslo

    An elegant Francophile of a bar that happens also to be part of a bike-repair workshop? Hello St Hanshaugen. Come here for daytime coffees (and bike…

  • Invino enoteca

    Chişinău

    Chişinău, as you might imagine, has its share of wine bars. Invino occupies a refined, minimalist space just off the central park. It has a big blonde…

  • Bebop

    Paros

    Climb the steps up to this waterfront spot beneath the kastro with no shortage of outdoor areas, including a sunset-primed rooftop terrace. Go for one of…

  • Kofeyko

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Friendly barista Maksim, one of apparently just three trained coffee professionals on the Kamchatka Peninsula, runs this tiny little stand and shop, where…

  • Palace Bar

    Temple Bar

    With its mirrors and wooden niches, the Palace (established in 1823) is one of Dublin's great 19th-century pubs, still stubbornly resisting any…

  • Amoeba

    Bristol

    Sixty-five craft beers, 60 cocktails (£8 to £9) and a hundred-and-something (who's counting?) spirits draw style-conscious drinkers to this chilled-out…

  • Le Clandestin

    Montpellier

    This popular wine and piano bar is a gem. With a wide selection of wines, whiskies and rums, you’re sure to find something that will tickle your fancy. It…

  • De Garre

    Bruges

    Try the fabulous Garre draught beer, which comes with a thick floral head in a glass that’s almost a brandy balloon; the pub will only serve you three of…

  • Art Garden

    Azerbaijan

    Grafitti and hanging plants, a battered old piano and plenty of offbeat paintings combine to bring a fun, alternative vibe to Gəncə's quirkiest cafe in a…

  • L’Estaminet

    Bruges

    With its dark-timber beams, low lighting, convivial clatter and park setting, L'Estaminet scarcely seems to have changed since it opened in 1900. It’s…

  • Porta Jazz

    North Macedonia

    There's a notably bohemian vibe at this popular place that's packed every night in summer, and when live jazz and blues bands play during the rest of the…

  • Pivo Microbrewery

    Nicosia (Lefkosia)

    The craft-beer movement finally hits Nicosia, and it's not just beer-geeks who'll love this place. The setting – inside a restored 1910 house – is chic…

  • Ministarstvo Beer Bar

    Niš

    Ministarstvo is one of Niš' go-to craft beer destinations, with 15 options on draught (mostly Serbian, a bit of mainstream German and Czech) and a gaggle…

  • Lillehammer Bryggeri

    Central Norway

    This is a cracking spot to down beers with the locals – an enthusiast-run brewery with an ale-making history dating back to 1847, bar a few closures here…

  • Kawiarnia Artystyczna Szarotka

    Carpathian Mountains

    This old-fashioned cafe and ice-cream parlour has been one of Muszyna's social hinges since 1963. It has fabulous ice-cream sundaes, homemade pies and…

  • Csinos Presszó

    Pécs

    Between the alfresco garden with mismatched furniture painted in bright pastels and the fairy lights strung from the trees, it's easy to see why Csinos…

  • Yvette de Marseille

    Geneva

    No bar begs the question 'what's in the name?' more than this buzzy drinking hole. Urban and edgy, it occupies a mechanic's workshop once owned by Yvette…

  • East

    Stockholm

    East is a bar, restaurant and club rolled into one. Great cocktails make it a bartender hang-out. Dishes have a predominantly modern Asian twist (locals…

  • Art Club Torvald

    Belarus

    This is an Irish-themed Belarusian pub with a refreshingly nationalistic bent. The menu is in Belarusian and the staff and clientele generally speak…

  • Bar el Pincho

    Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje

    Come to bright-white-painted Bar el Pincho for a cocktail (€6) or gin and tonic (€6) at sunset. The mango daiquiris are the ideal accompaniment to the…

  • Borodabar

    St Petersburg

    Boroda means beard in Russian, and sure enough you'll see plenty of facial hair and tattoos in this hipster cocktail hang-out. Never mind, as the…

  • Hidden Door

    Skopelos

    Tucked into a moodily converted 100-year-old house where a side (hidden) door once led to the kitchen, mellow yet hugely popular Paraporti mixes Athens…

  • Browar Warmia

    Warmia & Masuria

    Possibly the best place in Warmia for a relaxing drink, this purpose-built, 21st-century brewery by the river houses an uncluttered, view-rich pub where…

  • Morrissey's

    The Midlands

    Dating from 1775 (when it opened as a grocery store), this treasure of a pub has withstood the onslaught of modernisation. A hotchpotch of oddities line…

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