Must-see nightlife in Europe

  • Mikkeller & Friends

    Nørrebro & Østerbro

    Looking suitably cool with its turquoise floors and pale ribbed wood, Mikkeller & Friends is a joint venture of the Mikkeller and To Øl breweries. Beer…

  • Palmenhaus Schonbrunn

    Palmenhaus

    Vienna

    Housed in a beautifully restored Jungendstil palm house with high arched ceilings, glass walls and steel beams, looking through into the adjacent…

  • Pravda Beer Theatre

    Lviv

    The latest addition to Lviv's drinking scene is this dramatically industrial, multistorey beer temple right on pl Rynok. The master brewer here creates…

  • Brus

    Nørrebro & Østerbro

    What was once a locomotive factory is now a huge, sleek, hip brewpub. The world-renowned microbrewery behind it is To Øl, and the bar's 30-plus taps offer…

  • Coffee Collective

    Copenhagen

    Save your caffeine fix for Copenhagen's most respected micro-roastery. The beans here are sourced ethically and directly from farmers. These guys usually…

  • Bastard Café

    Copenhagen

    A godsend on rainy days, this hugely popular, super-cosy cafe is dedicated to board games, which line its rooms like books in a library. Some are free to…

  • Nebbiolo

    Copenhagen

    Just off Nyhavn, this smart, contemporary wine bar and shop showcases wines from smaller, inspiring Italian vineyards. Wines by the glass are priced in…

  • The bustling Cafe Hoppe has been around since 1670.

    Hoppe

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    An Amsterdam institution, Hoppe has been filling glasses since 1670. Barflies and raconteurs toss back brews amid the ancient wood panelling of the bruin…

  • Headrow House entranceway, off The Headrow

    Headrow House

    Leeds

    A former textile mill and one-time grotty dive pub, the historic building that now houses Headrow House was given a hefty makeover to transform it into…

  • Alchemist Bar

    Kyiv

    Kyiv's best bar is set in an intimate basement space on vibrant vul Shota Rustaveli. No pretensions, no strict feiskontrol (face control), just an…

  • Pink Freud

    Kyiv

    Pink Freud reckons it can cure you with quality cocktails. It may be right: its talented mixologists have created an original drink for every mood and…

  • Ved Stranden 10

    Copenhagen

    Politicians and well-versed oenophiles make a beeline for this canal-side wine bar, its enviable cellar stocked with classic European vintages, biodynamic…

  • Museo Chicote: cocktails & bar snacks in an iconic 1930s locale with old photographs & live music performances.

    Museo Chicote

    Chueca

    This place is a Madrid landmark, complete with its 1930s-era interior, and its founder is said to have invented more than 100 cocktails, which the likes…

  • Ruby

    Copenhagen

    Cocktail connoisseurs raise their glasses to high-achieving Ruby, hidden away in an unmarked 18th-century townhouse. Inside, suave mixologists whip up…

  • Pyana Vyshnya

    Lviv

    It's easy to find this one-drink bar – just look for the crowd of people on pl Rynok holding tiny glasses of something crimson, any time of the day. The…

  • El Pimpi Bar, traditional bar in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

    Bodegas El Pimpi

    Málaga

    This rambling bar is an institution. The interior encompasses a warren of rooms, and there's a courtyard and open terrace overlooking the Teatro Romano…

  • Cantina do Spade in Venice: bigoli in salsa and the cicchetti

    Cantina Do Spade

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Famously mentioned in Casanova's memoirs, cosy 'Two Spades' was founded in 1488 and continues to keep Venice in good spirits with its bargain Tri-Veneto…

  • Entrance to Cafe Sperl, Mariahilf.

    Café Sperl

    Vienna

    With its gorgeous Jugendstil fittings, grand dimensions, cosy booths and unhurried air, 1880-opened Sperl is one of the finest coffee houses in Vienna…

  • The coffee bar inside the North Star roastery at Leeds Dock

    North Star Coffee Shop & General Store

    Leeds

    This minimalist cafe and coffee emporium is attached to the production facility of Leeds' first independent roastery, near the Royal Armouries. Watch the…

  • The pub beer garden

    Turf Tavern

    Oxford

    Squeezed down an alleyway and subdivided into endless nooks and crannies, this medieval rabbit warren dates from around 1381. The definitive Oxford pub,…

  • Pouring coffee in a cup from metal pot, cappuccino on a background. Tim Wendelboe coffeeshop, Oslo, Norway; Shutterstock ID 327730427; Your name (First / Last): Gemma Graham; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: BiT Destination Page Images

    Tim Wendelboe

    Oslo

    Tim Wendelboe is often credited with kick-starting the Scandinavian coffee revolution, and his eponymous cafe and roastery is both a local freelancers'…

  • Stravinskij Bar in Hotel de Russie in Rome

    Stravinskij Bar

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    Can’t afford to stay at the celeb-magnet Hotel de Russie? Then splash out on a drink at its swish bar. There are sofas inside, but the sunny courtyard is…

  • Berns Salonger

    Stockholm

    A Stockholm institution since 1862, this glitzy entertainment palace remains one of the city’s hottest party spots. While the gorgeous ballroom hosts some…

  • Café Bunkier

    Bunkier Cafe

    Kraków

    The Bunkier is a wonderful cafe with an enormous glassed-in terrace tacked on to the Bunkier Sztuki, a cutting-edge gallery northwest of the Main Market…

  • At the counter of Pasticceria da Cova

    Pasticceria Cova

    Milan

    In operation for 200 years, the Quadrilatero's most historic bar was bought by LVMH and got a subsequent subtle nip-and-tuck eschewing any showy…

  • Man met Bril, facade

    Man Met Bril

    Rotterdam

    Rotterdam's first artisanal coffee roastery (there are now 12), Man Met Bril sources direct-trade, 90% organic beans from across the globe and then roasts…

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    Augustiner Bräustuben

    Munich

    Depending on the wind direction, the bitter-sweet aroma of hops envelops you as you approach this traditional beer hall inside the Augustiner brewery. The…

  • Pržionica D59B

    Belgrade

    Throughout history Lower Dorćol, with dozens of Jewish and Turkish stores, has had a special relationship with coffee. It’s no wonder that the tradition…

  • Laynes Espresso

    Leeds

    Locals have Laynes to thank for the complete reinvention of the Leeds coffee scene; when it opened in 2011 there was nothing else like it in the city. Now…

  • The exterior of Cocktail Trading Co, a cocktail bar in Clerkenwell

    Cocktail Trading Co

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    In an area famous for its edgy, don't-give-a-damn attitude, this exquisite cocktail bar stands out for its classiness and cocktail confidence. The drinks…

  • The famous cat symbol on Il Mercante's canopy

    Il Mercante

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    An hour's changeover is all it takes for historic Caffè dei Frari to transform itself into its night-time guise as Venice's best cocktail bar. If you can…

  • Irish bag pipe

    Matt Molloy's

    County Mayo

    Matt Malloy, the fife player from the Chieftains, runs this old-school pub where Mayo's musical heritage comes vividly to life. Head to the back room most…

  • Na Stanislavskogo

    Kyiv

    Billing itself as a 'theatre cafe' (due to its proximity to the playhouses on nearby pl Ivana Franka), this place is an arty delight. It's all scuffed…

  • Outside the Fox & Anchor, traditonal Victorian pub

    Fox & Anchor

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Behind the Fox & Anchor's wonderful 1898 art-nouveau facade is a stunning traditional Victorian boozer, one of the last remaining market pubs in London…

  • Cheder

    Cheder

    Kraków

    Unlike most of the other Jewish-themed places in Kazimierz, this one aims to entertain and educate. Named after a traditional Hebrew school, the cafe…

  • Terraplana garden

    Terraplana

    Porto

    Totally relaxed and boho-cool without trying, Terraplana is the bar of the moment in this neck of Porto. Murals adorn the artsy, stone-walled interior,…

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    Slovenska Hiša

    Ljubljana

    Our favourite boozer along the river is so cute it's almost twee. Choose from artisanal coffees, wines, lemonades, cocktails and spirits, featuring…

  • Longhi Bar in Venice: Stylish, old-world hotel cocktail bar with views of the Grand Canal & city landmarks.

    Bar Longhi

    Venice

    Gritti Palace's beautiful Bar Longhi may be pricey, but if you consider your surrounds – Fortuny fabrics, an intarsia marble bar, 18th-century mirrors and…

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    De Sluyswacht

    Amsterdam

    Out on a limb by the canal and listing like a ship in high winds, this tiny black building dating to 1695 was once a lock-keeper's house on the Oude…

  • Couple looking over city from Letna Park.

    Letná Beer Garden

    Prague

    No accounting of watering holes in Holešovice would be complete without a nod towards the city’s best beer garden, with an amazing panorama, situated at…

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