Must-see nightlife in South America

  • Grand Café

    Buenos Aires

    Come for a cappuccino, stay for a glass of champagne: this is the kind of cafe you could sit in all day. Conveniently located near the train station and…

  • Gran Bar Danzón

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    Upscale restaurant-wine bar with low lighting, a stylish crowd, and a good selection of wines by the glass, fresh fruit cocktails and perfectly stirred…

  • Cervecería La Cruz

    Bariloche

    This microbrewery-beer garden is almost a place of pilgrimage for local beer aficionados, who make their way nightly to Bariloche's suburbs for the world…

  • Discoteca Witite

    Puerto Maldonado

    Well, we preferred Witite with the gaudy clapboard but the smartened-up version is still the classic place to party, jungle-style – a party that goes on…

  • Cervecería Maestre

    Medellín

    This friendly brewpub joined the Medellín scene in 2017. Beers include contributions from the local Madre Monte, Sierra Blanca, Libre, 4 Sur and other…

  • Bar Urca

    Rio de Janeiro

    This much-loved neighborhood bar and restaurant has a marvelous setting near Urca’s bayside waterfront. At night, young and old crowd along the seaside…

  • Prenderia

    Manizales

    Wonderfully relaxed bar where talented local musicians play to an older, laid-back crowd. Try the lethal carajillo – strong espresso spiked with rum – and…

  • Bar do Armando

    Manaus

    Near the opera house, this is a traditional rendezvous for Manaus’ intellectual and bohemian types, but all sorts of people crowd around the outdoor…

  • Iguana Rock

    Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham)

    Iguana Rock draws a festive, dance-loving crowd on weekends, and remains a laid-back spot during the week. It has a pool table, salsa beats and even gets…

  • Sky Bar

    Buenos Aires

    On the 13th floor of hip Hotel Pulitzer, this after-work spot draws a mix of locals and travelers at sunset for cold drinks, chilled-out Bossanova and…

  • Café Jesús Martín

    Armenia

    Just like the main branch in Salento, this little cafe serves cups of outstanding locally grown coffee. There are good cakes, too.

  • Bar Duda Rei

    Fernando de Noronha

    Noronha's only real beach barraca has a fabulous setting beneath a couple of palms, with Morro do Pico towering behind. It serves good food, too.

  • Las 3 Canastas

    Guayaquil

    A busy daytime spot with street-side tables, bar stools and a large variety of fruit drinks, fruit bowls, granola, and cream-topped fruity desserts.

  • Arandú Bar

    Iquitos

    The liveliest of several thumping Malecón bars, full of funky art, great for people-watching and always churning out loud rock-and-roll classics.

  • Bar del Tio

    Valparaíso

    Jazz music bounces off exposed-brick walls in this classy cocktail bar with dangerously good libations. Soak up the liquor with tasty tapas.

  • Musmuqui

    Iquitos

    Locally popular lively bar with two floors and an extensive range of aphrodisiac cocktails concocted from wondrous Amazon plants.

  • Club La Feria

    Santiago

    Euphoric electronic music, an up-for-it crowd and banging DJs mean this is still the place to go to dance the night away.

  • La Panga

    Puerto Ayora

    Downstairs from Bongo Bar, this disco is where to go to grind the night away.

  • Bistro El Bandido

    Bogotá

    Step back in time at this popular high-end bar and brasserie hidden behind residential shrubbery in Nogal. DJ's spin oldies (think Big Band, Elvis)…

  • Chelarte

    Bogotá

    Chelarte – a portmanteau word combining Mexican slang for beer ('chela') and 'artesanal' – helped pioneer craft beer in Bogotá when brewer Camilo Rojas…

  • Tierra Santa Cerveza Artesanal

    Bogotá

    One of Bogotá's newest beer destinations, the folks at downtown's famed Chantonner Delikatessen opened this second location in Quinta Camacho in late 2017…

  • Amor Perfecto

    Bogotá

    Pick your single-origin regional Colombian specialty bean, select your method of preparation (Chemex, Siphon, AeroPress or French press), and let the…

  • Taller de Té

    Bogotá

    This adorable cafe is unique in Bogotá for serious tea. Owner Laura sources more than 70 teas and infusions from plantations around the world and blends…

  • Bogotá Beer Company

    Bogotá

    This upscale pub-style beer chain was once the only game in town for brew-lovers. While it's gone fully corporate now (AB InBev purchased it in 2015), it…

  • Barra 55

    Lima

    Specializing in gin, this intimate bar is tucked along one of Barranco’s liveliest streets. It's both a chill after-office hangout and a warm-up to a wild…

  • El Bembe

    Bogotá

    Cuba and Colombia share a loose cultural alliance, especially when it comes to music, as this little piece of tropicalia ably demonstrates. Head up the…

  • A Seis Manos

    Bogotá

    This cool, contemporary cultural venue and bar lures the artistically inclined, who mingle at communal tables in the industrial, warehouse-like space…

  • Village Café

    Bogotá

    A long-standing Chapinero LGBT staple serving good cocktails (Cop$22,000 to COP$30,000) alongside healthy doses of alternative rock and electronica at…

  • El Recreo de Adàn

    Bogotá

    In the north, El Recreo de Adàn is a classic chill lounge with karaoke and board games.

  • Noo Cachaçaria

    Rio de Janeiro

    This cozy little bar is one of the highlights of the growing oasis of drinking dens in the otherwise drab neighborhood of Praça da Bandeira. While the…

  • Cada Loco con Su Tema

    Bogotá

    This cultural cafe, hidden within an early 20th-century English-style cluster of red-brick houses, provides a quiet escape from Bogotá’s rowdy streets…

  • Cervejaria Das Bier

    Santa Catarina

    Das Bier brews pilsners according to Reinheitsgebot (Germany's 1516 beer purity law). Sample the full range at their visitor-friendly facility with a…

  • Video Club

    Bogotá

    Fortunately for club kids, the unfortunately named Video Club is much cooler than its name (and facade) suggest. The two-floor former warehouse space in…

  • Pirajá

    São Paulo

    One of Sampa's most consistently great bars, this Rio-style boteco is an always-dependent Pinehiros staple for ice cold and perfectly creamy chope (draft…

  • Bardega

    São Paulo

    It's no secret Brazil is a beer country, so what's an oenophile to do? Bardega is one of the few wine bars in the city, where a wine-curious crowd sips…

  • Cervecería Statua Rota

    Bogotá

    It once would have been odd to travel west of Av Caracas, but this Parkway microbrewery and bar attracts a fiercely dedicated army of beer-loving alt…

  • Layback Park

    Santa Catarina

    Lagoa da Conceição's former Food Truck Parking Lot got a swift makeover in 2018 by local craft beer empire Layback Beer with Brazilian skateboarding…

  • Arte y Pasión Café

    Bogotá

    What began as a way to educate Colombians about the wonders of specialty coffee became a successful, hands-on barista training school plus a chic,…

  • Estrelas da Babilônia

    Rio de Janeiro

    In the uppermost reaches of the Babilônia favela, Estrelas da Babilônia has a picturesque open-air setting with an unrivaled view of the mountains and sea…

  • Tap House

    Bogotá

    A partnership between two local craft breweries (the American-Colombian-run Tomahawk and more traditional Tierra Alta), this craft beer haunt is a good…

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