Must-see nightlife in Western Europe

  • Yellow Tucan exterior (façade)

    Yellow Tucan

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Beans from Parisian roaster Café Lomi and loose-leaf teas from 1692-established French tea purveyor Dammann Frères are perfectly brewed at this charming…

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    Bali-Hai Polynesian Bar

    Porto

    This wacky Polynesian bar is a backstreet treasure tucked away from the main tourist drag near the Lapa metro station. Portuguese tradition is left at the…

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    BOP

    Aliados & Bolhão

    This cosy cafe and bar gets its groove on by spinning records from the 2500-strong collection lined up behind the bar. Serving up single-origin pour-over…

  • The exterior of Trading House

    Trading House

    London

    Formerly the Bank of New Zealand, this magnificent Grade II–listed building has reincarnated as a whimsical mock Victorian-era trading outpost stuffed…

  • My Little Cellar exterior (close-up)

    My Little Cellar

    Paris

    Only French AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) wines are served at this bar à vins (wine bar) footsteps from Marché d'Aligre. A communal table is the…

  • Entrance to London Cocktail Club.

    London Cocktail Club

    The West End

    Pendant bar lights, bright clutter, graffitied walls and raucous atmosphere give a New York vibe to this snug basement saloon just north of Oxford St. If…

  • The discreet entrance to Hawksmoor, famed for its high quality steaks

    Hawksmoor Spitalfields Bar

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Black leather, bevelled mirror tiles and a copper wall gleam with candlelight in this darkly glamorous basement bar below the eponymous steak restaurant…

  • The outside of Arthur's traditional Irish pub

    Arthur's

    Dublin

    Given its location, Arthur’s could easily be a cheesy tourist trap, and plenty of Guinness Storehouse visitors do pass through the doors tempted by…

  • Champagne Central

    Glasgow

    Offering comfort and style just a step away from the madding crowds of Central Station, this classy establishment is frequented by well-dressed drinkers…

  • Portuguese Tarts at Casa Brasileira on Rua Augusta.

    Café a Brasileira

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    All gold swirls and cherubs, this art-deco cafe has been a Lisbon institution since 1905. Sure it’s touristy, but the terrace is brilliant for watching…

  • Concert Room in Fábrica do Bracço de Prata

    Fábrica do Braço de Prata

    Lisbon

    With a rugged, unfinished look, Fábrica do Braço de Prata started off as an underground cultural organisation in 2007. The various rooms in this spacious,…

  • The facade of Jamaica Wine House, a popular bar in the City

    Jamaica Wine House

    London

    The 'Jampot' does double duty as a historic wood-lined pub with a basement wine bar. It stands on the site of London's first coffee house (1652),…

  • Cafe de Jaren in city centre.

    Café de Jaren

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Watch the Amstel flow by from the balcony and waterside terraces of this very grand two-level café with soaring ceilings, streaming natural light and…

  • Bar meets art installation in Cais do Sodre curated by Vhils

    Stupido 1/1

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    More than just a bar for a casual drink, the hotspot in Cais do Sodré is an art installation curated by none other than street artist Vhils. Drinks and…

  • Espiga

    Espiga

    Miragaia

    Espiga is a cultural hub in Porto that blends food and drink with art and education. As a space to fuel the imagination, the cafe/bar/gallery hosts…

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    Bar Fibre

    Leeds

    In the heart of Leeds' LGBTIQ area, spilling out onto the cheekily named Queen's Court, this is the city's most popular gay bar although it's not just the…

  • Bittles Bar, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    Bittles Bar

    Belfast

    A cramped and staunchly traditional bar, Bittles is a 19th-century triangular red-brick building decorated with gilded shamrocks. The wedge-shaped…

  • Outside the coffee shop, 200 Degrees

    200 Degrees

    Cardiff

    With a name originating from the optimum temperature for coffee roasting, this place is all about coffee perfection. Their coffee beans are ethically…

  • Outside Tiny Rebel

    Tiny Rebel

    Cardiff

    The award-winning craft brewery Tiny Rebel from neighbouring city Newport has quickly made a name for itself among microbrewery fans. Its first pub is…

  • The art deco exterior of The Blackfriar, a pub near the station of the same name

    Blackfriar

    London

    Built in 1875 on the site of a Dominican monastery (hence the name and the corpulent chap above the door), this much-loved pub was famously saved from…

  • Rub shoulders with the local creatives at White Label Coffee

    White Label Coffee

    Amsterdam

    Speciality roasters White Label Coffee likes its customers to feel at home. Among the Persian rugs, comfy floor cushions, light wooden furniture and…

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    U.percut

    Marseille

    Happy to host anything that will get feet shuffling, U.percut puts on killer jazz bands, crooning soul stars, hip hop maestros and late-night breakbeat…

  • Tiki Bar & Kitsch Inn

    Glasgow

    Hawaiian shirts, palms and leis provide an appropriate backdrop to colourful cocktails in this hedonistic and amiable basement bar. Upstairs, Kitsch plays…

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    The Roundy

    Cork City

    This curved corner bar has no shortage of comfortable window seats but its real attraction is the outside tables which are indisputably the best people…

  • Tarzan

    Brussels

    Welcome to the natural wine emporium, where legendary nights begin. Have a punk rosé, a glass of bubbly or a more rock-and-roll wine featured on the wall…

  • Outside Thirsty Meeples

    Thirsty Meeples

    Oxford

    In the UK’s original, and still Oxford’s only, board-game cafe, paying £5 (£7 if you don’t eat or drink) lets you play as many games as you like for three…

  • À la bécasse

    À la Bécasse

    Brussels

    Almost hidden down a body-wide alley-tunnel, the Bécasse has long rows of tables that give it a certain Bruegelesque quality, even though it’s ‘only’ been…

  • The Horseshoe Bar

    Glasgow

    This legendary city pub and popular meeting place dates from the late 19th century and is largely unchanged. It's a picturesque spot, with the longest…

  • Grab an American craft beer close to Dam Square

    BeerTemple

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    BeerTemple’s taps, with 35 rotating draught beers, feature mainly American varieties that you’ll be hard-pushed to find elsewhere in the Dutch capital, as…

  • Green Lab

    Brussels

    Lovers of the green fairy will revel in absinthe shots (up to 89.9% alcohol!) and other botanical potions in this darkly dressed bar dedicated to Van Gogh…

  • Mission's entrance, under the railway arches

    Mission

    Leeds

    Describing itself as 'the home of house', this massive club redefines the term 'up for it'. Friday night Teatro hosts visiting talent from around the…

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    Ye Olde Mitre

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    A delightfully cosy historic pub with an extensive beer selection, tucked away in a backstreet off Hatton Garden, Ye Olde Mitre was originally built in…

  • The entrance to the Liquor Rooms

    Liquor Rooms

    Temple Bar

    A subterranean cocktail bar decorated in the manner of a Prohibition-era speakeasy. There's lots of rooms – and room – for hip lounge cats to sprawl and…

  • Enjoy drinks on the outdoor terrace at Cafe Bedier, Amsterdam

    Café Bédier

    Amsterdam

    Café Bédier is a post-work favourite with a terrace out the front that is often so crowded on a summer evening that it looks like a street party in full…

  • Radisson RED Skybar

    Glasgow

    For the best bar with a view in Glasgow, it would be difficult to look beyond the Radisson RED Skybar. Found at the top of a riverside hotel, Skybar…

  • 4850 is the place to be for a morning coffee or evening tipple

    4850

    Amsterdam

    From your morning caffeine fix to an evening tipple, hip cafe-bar 4850 has you covered. It turns out a great coffee along with an impressive selection of…

  • Chez Bobonne facade

    Chez Bobonne

    Brussels

    Chez Bobonne is all about Belgian beer. As well as brewing some decent stuff themselves, the team behind the project also brings in bottles from big names…

  • The entrance to the Castle, an historic and popular pub in Tooting

    Castle

    North London

    A gorgeous, boutique pub – if there is such a thing – with a winning formula of snazzy decor (wooden floors, designer wallpaper, soft furnishings and…

  • Glou Glou specialises in natural wines

    Glouglou

    De Pijp

    Natural, all-organic, additive-free wines are the stock-in-trade of this convivial neighbourhood wine bar in a rustic stained-glass-framed shop, where the…

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    Baby Club

    Marseille

    Located in the bohemian neighborhood of La Plaine, Baby Club offers the perfect atmosphere for an abandoned after-hours party. Look for its garish zebra…

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