Must-see nightlife in Europe

  • A Pié de Mà

    Riomaggiore

    A delightful spot for an afternoon pick-me-up, this open-air gem has a terrace perched right over Riomaggiore's wave-kissed shoreline. You'll find local…

  • Nina's

    Paris

    With a history dating back to 1672, this tea specialist off place Vendôme still owns the rights to harvest essential oils, flowers and fruit from Le…

  • Volume

    Oltrarno

    Armchairs, recycled and upcycled vintage furniture, books to read, jukebox, crêpes and a tasty choice of nibbles with coffee or a light lunch give this…

  • La Zagara

    Positano

    Dating back to 1950, this is the quintessential Italian terrace, draped with foliage and flowers. Flanking the terrace is La Zagara's superb pasticceria …

  • Kavárna Místo

    Prague

    This modern, minimalist coffee bar and restaurant uses premium beans from local roaster DoubleShot. There's an elaborate coffee menu, with several…

  • Enoteca Properzio

    Umbria

    One of Umbria's top enoteche (wine bars), here you can mingle among master sommeliers while trying local wines and snacking on platters of cheese (€13),…

  • Bridge Bar

    Skellig Ring

    The focus of Portmagee's village life is the raspberry-coloured Bridge Bar, a local gathering point that hosts traditional Irish music and dancing…

  • Zwölf Apostelkeller

    Vienna

    Occupying a vast, dimly lit tri-level cellar dating back to the Romanesque and Gothic period, Zwölf Apostelkeller has a spirited atmosphere bolstered by…

  • Cantina Nessun Dorma

    Manarola

    The best place in Manarola for learning about (and more importantly tasting!) the wines of Cinque Terre occupies a stone-walled 16th-century building near…

  • Gran Café de Gijón

    Chueca

    This graceful old cafe has been serving coffee and meals since 1888 and has long been favoured by Madrid’s literati for a drink or a meal – all of Spain’s…

  • CopperBay

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    This sleek cocktail bar's floor-to-ceiling windows, polished pale-wood decor and glistening copper fixtures and fittings inject a generous dose of design…

  • Jekyll & Hyde

    Chamonix

    This British-owned après-ski mainstay has a split personality: upstairs the 'Jekyll' has really good pub food (from seafood tapas and sweet and sour duck…

  • Calumet

    Yerevan

    A favourite among diaspora Armenians, the always-busy Calumet (French for 'peace pipe') is a great place to hang out on cushions and chat over a Kilikia…

  • La Commune

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    An atrium-style covered timber deck strewn with plants and comfy sofas marks the entrance to La Commune. Like its 10e sibling Le Syndicat, cocktails made…

  • BA Wine Bar do Bairro Alto

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    Reserve ahead unless you want to get shut out of Bairro Alto's best wine bar, where the genuinely welcoming staff will offer you three fantastic tasting…

  • Boot Café

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    For a serious noisette, cortado or double crème made from coffee beans roasted in Berlin by 5 Elephant, duck into the Left Bank offspring of Le Marais's…

  • Kakhabar

    St Petersburg

    This is our ideal post-Soviet bar, specialising in Georgian wine accompanied by tapas-sized versions of succulent Georgian fare, including khachapuri …

  • Vintage Jazz Food & Wine

    Como

    Flickering candles, walls covered with bric-a-brac, and a jazzy (often live) soundtrack make a fine setting for an evening drink and/or snack (burgers are…

  • Bibenda Assisi

    Assisi

    Aficionados and wine enthusiasts love this inviting, rustic-chic bar. Owner Nila, a highly knowledgeable Ukrainian transplant, will talk you through the…

  • Café de Toeter

    Groningen

    A student favourite that never seems to lose its appeal, this vintage bar is known for its fantastic choice of bottled beers (more than 160 types) and…

  • BarStudio

    Warsaw

    Hit the dance floor at Warsaw's most entertaining venue, doubling as the lobby bar and cafe of Studio Teatr­ga­le­ria. Depending on the DJs, you could be…

  • Dojutra

    Wrocław

    This welcoming boho bar is good for meeting locals over an evening craft beer, or pushing on into the wee hours to the soundtrack of local DJs. If you're…

  • Abadía

    Toledo

    In a former 16th-century palace, this atmospheric bar and restaurant has historical artefacts on display in the glassed niches of the brick-and-stone-clad…

  • De Blauwe Parade

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    A frieze of Delft blue-and-white tiles – the world's largest Delft-tile tableau – wraps around the walls above beautiful wood panelling at this exquisite…

  • Au Père Louis

    Toulouse

    This unashamedly retro bar-brasserie in maroon and gold trim has been here since 1889. The left-hand entrance panel reads ‘vin blanc’; the right, ‘vin…

  • Bar Joséphine

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Named for former regular, entertainer and French Resistance activist Josephine Baker, glamorous Bar Joséphine is within the grand 1910-built Hôtel Lutetia…

  • Il Faro

    Elba

    The sunset view from the beach terrace of this bar-restaurant in the cute cove of Bagnaia is the stuff that lasting holiday memories are made of. Head…

  • La Causerie des Mondes

    Dijon

    Tucked behind a half-timbered façade in Dijon's pedestrian zone, this eclectically decorated cafe is beloved for its multipage list of teas and its…

  • La Caféothèque

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    From the industrial grinder to elaborate tasting notes, this coffee house and roastery is serious. Grab a seat, and pick your bean, filtration method …

  • Barfly's Club

    Vienna

    This sophisticated low-lit bar is famous for its extensive cocktail list and intimate ambience, which attracts a regular crowd of journalists and actors…

  • Między Nami

    Warsaw

    ‘Between Us’ attracts a trendy set with its designer furniture, cool art hanging on whitewashed walls, excellent drinks list and supremely friendly vibe.

  • Saint Georges Cafe

    Madrid

    Javier and Zoë, a Spanish-Australian couple, named their cafe after St Georges Road in Zoë's native Melbourne, and the Aussie legacy doesn't end there…

  • L’Alchimiste

    Bordeaux

    A more refined, fashionable crowd sips craft cocktails at this stylish cocktail bar, decked out 1920s style with vintage armchairs, tassel-fringed…

  • Il Punto

    Bologna

    Bologna's best and most Italian-focused craft-beer bar offers eight taps of birra artigianale (including one hand-pump; draught beers €3.50 to €6) and…

  • Lost & Found

    Birmingham

    Fictitious Victorian-era explorer/professor Hettie G Watson is the inspiration for the botanical-library theme of this bar in an 1869-built former bank…

  • Found

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Single-handedly propping up Shoreditch's cocktail scene this side of Rivington St, speakeasy-style Found employs a decidedly simple equation for success:…

  • Accattone

    Liège

    Outremeuse is the antithesis of all things hipster, right? Not if Accattone can help it, with great coffee (from €1.80), breakfasts and wine-and-pasta…

  • Médousa

    Taormina

    Médousa's enchanting garden does more than set a romantic scene for aperitivo (3pm to 9pm), the best time to hit this all-day cafe-bar-bistro. It also…

  • Pasticceria Marchesi

    Milan

    Decked out in baby pink, gold and peppermint green, Marchesi’s Quad cafe is as easy on the eye as its pastries are on the taste buds. Inside you’ll find a…

  • CaféArt

    Turku

    With freshly ground coffee, prize-winning baristas, a beautifully elegant interior and an artistic sensibility, CaféArt is an ideal place to get your…

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