Must-see nightlife in Europe

  • Brew Fellas

    Nicosia (Lefkosia)

    Beer connoisseurs, you have found your Nicosia nirvana. Just off Ledra St, this chilled-out bar is home to what must be the best range of beers from…

  • El Mirador

    Playa Blanca

    The stylish seafront chill-out terrace gazing across the waves to the Montaña Roja is the draw at this popular Marina Rubicón address – perfect for…

  • Arodo Cafe

    Agios Nikolaos

    This alt-flavoured lair buzzes with the conversation of earnest boho locals and offers a cocktail of cool tunes, a sea-facing terrace, and an eclectic…

  • Taberna La Tana

    Granada

    With bottles stacked to the rafters, hanging strings of garlic and a small wood-and-brick interior, friendly La Tana is one of Granada's greatest wine…

  • Gulden Draak – BierHuis Porto

    Aliados & Bolhão

    A long polished wooden bar, backlit walls lined with bottles, and intimate booths for quaffing and conversing await at this new Belgian-style beerhouse…

  • Bosq

    Lisbon

    This hypercool two-storey nightclub features a 120-sq-metre vertical garden above the upstairs bar and duelling environments that bounce between dance, R…

  • Piratabus

    Formentera

    A sun-bleached little beach shack that's something of a low-key Formentera legend, Piratabus is perfect for sipping a mojito (€10) and demolishing a few…

  • Carriers Quarters

    Leith

    With a low wooden ceiling, stone walls and a fine old fireplace, the Carriers has all the historic atmosphere that its 18th-century origins would imply…

  • Vrachos

    Skopelos

    Climb the twisting whitewashed stairs just left of the town hall to find this soothing, fabulously positioned cafe-bar spread across a tree-studded…

  • L'Atelier Cocktail Club

    Geneva

    Reputed to mix the best mojitos in town, this buzzing cocktail bar in Eaux-Vives is one of the city's hottest 'after work' spots. Its interior decor mixes…

  • Espumantaria do Petisco

    Alfama, Castelo & Graça

    Sip 16 offerings of Portuguese sparkling wines by the glass, or go for one of the creative sparkling-wine cocktails (€8 to €9), on this bar's pretty…

  • Angiolina Vineria

    Southern Tuscany

    It may be modest in size, but this wine bar is ambitious in its aspirations. There's a small but stellar list of wines by the glass (order the Roccapesta…

  • Unique Cafe

    İzmir & the North Aegean

    Located high on Behramkale's slopes near the Temple of Athena, this cool and compact cafe and bar has excellent views over surrounding valleys and across…

  • Mavy

    Braga

    From early evening into the wee hours, a youthful crowd congregates at this bar in Braga's pedestrian zone for drinks, late-night comfort food and…

  • Charlie's Speakeasy

    Matera

    A favourite of expat locals, this cool and compact bar combines hip bar staff with great cocktails and craft beer. Thoroughly unpretentious and welcoming,…

  • Mini Eco Bar

    Funchal

    Titchy, micro-space bar created as ecologically as possible (eco-friendly paints, A-rated electrical appliances), which really comes alive at weekends…

  • Blue Lamp

    Aberdeen

    A long-standing feature of the Aberdeen pub scene, the Blue Lamp is a favourite student hang-out – a cosy drinking den with good beer and craic (lively…

  • Civitas Dimitris Cafe

    Chios

    Owner Dimitris is good to have a chat with and get travel tips from. He makes fresh orange juice from blood oranges and flavours Greek coffee with mastic…

  • Buschenschank Stippert

    Vienna

    This simple, rustic Buschenschank (small Heuriger, ie wine tavern) has stone walls, timber-panelled ceilings and wooden tables. It produces whites, such…

  • Adana Şalgamacısı – Gürbüz Usta

    Gaziantep

    Get your vitamin C fix here. The menu offers plenty of freshly squeezed juices and the 'atom' (combining milk, honey, banana, hazelnuts and pistachios)…

  • Le Privilège

    Lille

    In a former bookshop, Lille's premier gay bar has a vaulted cellar, ground-floor bar/dance floor strung with mirrored disco balls, and an upper-level bar…

  • La Cueva

    Almería

    Craft beer goes hand-in-hand with jam sessions and live music at this laid-back pub. The subdued lighting and walls plastered with posters and concert…

  • Caffè Bellini

    Lausanne

    Lausanne's most charming terrace is tucked away in the Old Town and is the spot for summertime drinks, with fairy lights, a cool crowd and a retro…

  • Café-Bar Rififi

    Ikaria

    This snappy portside bar, with great pitta snacks, draught beer and good coffee, owes its name to the bank next door, with which it shares an interior…

  • Tanzploshchadka

    St Petersburg

    Beloved by beautiful young things, this is the dance club of the moment with a shabby-chic indoor space beneath a lofty vaulted brick ceiling and plenty…

  • DreamBags JaguarShoes

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    The bar is named after the pre-existing signs on the two shops whose space it now occupies, a nonchalance that typifies Shoreditch chic. The street-level…

  • CukariKafe

    Rijeka

    Tucked into a tiny lane in the old part of town, this is Rijeka's coolest cafe-bar. Grab a seat on the oversized white wooden furniture on the covered…

  • Café Interview

    Luxembourg City

    Mirrors and wood panelling make this wonderfully unpretentious café look like an old-timers’ hang-out. All ages stop in for a quiet coffee during the day;…

  • Sternbäck

    Würzburg

    This atmospheric, low-lit pub serves Distelhäuser beer and dishes up bratwurst and Flammkuchen (Alsatian pizza) under a modern fresco of fat-faced…

  • Kávovarna

    Prague

    This retro-styled place has bentwood chairs and curved wooden benches in the dimly lit front room (there’s another room beyond the bar), with exhibitions…

  • Oban Inn

    Oban

    It's a pleasure to see this four-square 18th-century pub open again after some years closed, with its solid walls, flagstone floor and roof beams in the…

  • La Beltraneja

    Andalucía

    Hidden away in the old town's backstreets, La Beltraneja combines an interior of exposed stone, flowery wallpaper and pop-art murals with an ample open…

  • Murphy's Bar

    Dingle Peninsula

    Set on the pier at Brandon, 4km north of Cloghane, this classic pub has been in the same family for five generations, offering live music, a peat fire and…

  • Bacarando

    Venice

    If you've managed to find this wood-panelled bar in the warren of streets off San Bartolomeo, toast yourself with a cocktail and order a plate of heaped…

  • Pícaro

    Cuenca

    Near the cathedral, this Vespa-loving tapas bar and drinking den has a strong local following for its welcoming vibe, not to mention the tasty sharing…

  • La Quincave

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Bar stools at this lively wine bar and shop are fashioned from wine barrels, but on summer evenings most of the action spills onto the tiny street out…

  • Tiffany

    Cagliari

    The outside tables at this handsome brick-vaulted cafe are the place to be for an early evening aperitivo. Come around 6.30pm and you'll find every seat…

  • Fort George

    Vis Island

    The service can be offhand, but there's no better place to watch the sunset on a summer night than the terrace of this old fort, built by the British in…

  • Vespas

    Funchal

    Madeira's top nightclub has been around since 1980 and was once the only place on the island for a proper night out. It's still the funnest, funkiest…

  • Museo del Whisky

    San Sebastián

    Appropriately named, this atmospheric bar is full of bottles of Scotland’s finest (3400 bottles to be exact, though only 200 varieties are served) as well…

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