Must-see nightlife in Western Europe

  • Brouwerij De Hemel

    Nijmegen

    This tiny craft brewery can do no wrong: its location in the basement of the historic Commanderie van St Jan lends it bags of vintage vibe, and its…

  • Ferry Brewery

    Scotland

    Queensferry's first brewery, dating from 1851, this pint-sized operation is squeezed into the former cowshed of an old farm overlooking the Forth Bridge…

  • Le 50

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    HQ for discerning coffee lovers in Belleville since 2019, this vintage corner cafe with wood panelling and signature blue bistro tables is a simple yet…

  • Café des Deux Moulins

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Midway along food-shop-lined rue Lepic, neon-lit Café des Deux Moulins is the much-loved cafe where Amélie worked in the eponymous film. Head beyond the…

  • Cerveja Musa

    Lisbon

    Helping turn the bairro of Marvila into Lisbon's craft-beer destination district (along with Dois Corvos), Musa opened its atmospheric taproom in 2017…

  • Bar Zar

    Antwerp

    The decor is a mad mix of voodoo, Carribean, Pacific and Japanese elements and nine piranhas cruise in the centrepiece fish tank. The list of premium rums…

  • Dose

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    A convenient spot for coffee after visiting nearby Atelier de Lumières and a popular weekend spot with families frequenting the grassy Square des…

  • Waag

    Leiden

    Leiden's historic waag (weigh station) is now home to one of the town's most popular eating and drinking spots, a bustling place attracting locals of…

  • Little Delirium

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Its location by the IJ at the northern end of Centraal Station makes this beer specialist ideal while waiting for a train or to pick up bottles to drink…

  • Café Trappisten

    Northeast Belgium

    If you're on a Belgian beer pilgrimage, it's hard to resist heading to Westmalle. The Westmalle Abbey monastic complex producing the famous Trappist brews…

  • Brass'éliande

    Besançon

    This snug, woodsy pub is strung with fairy light and awash with a soft rock soundtrack – it's an easy-going den in which to perch on a bar stool and sip…

  • Earl of Lonsdale

    Notting Hill & West London

    For those traipsing Portobello Rd this is a good bolt-hole, named after the bon vivant founder of the AA (Automobile Association, not Alcoholics Anonymous…

  • Café de la Paix

    La Rochelle

    Sit inside to appreciate the full frescoed-ceiling-and-gilt-mirrored grandeur of this timeless historic cafe, around since the belle époque, and a…

  • Walhalla Taproom

    Amsterdam Noord

    In an out-of-the-way industrial area, tiny Walhalla is a relaxed microbrewery that has quickly gained a reputation for its excellent beer. There are a few…

  • Falcon Inn

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    The original for the Woolpack inn in the UK TV series Emmerdale Farm, the Falcon is a lovely rustic pub in the quaint village of Arncliffe, 8 miles…

  • Black List

    Bordeaux

    For serious coffee lovers, nothing beats the beans that arrive at this coffee shop freshly roasted from Paris' Belleville Brûlerie. In a tiny but…

  • Chain Locker

    South Cornwall

    Said to be one of Falmouth's oldest pubs, the Chain Locker is one of the town's best-loved waterside pubs, and recently received a top-to-toe overhaul…

  • GenGoulf

    The Ardennes

    If you're determined to see inside a brewery while visiting Orval, head 1.5km southwest to the former railway station in Villers-devant-Orval where,…

  • Frog & British Library

    Paris

    This spacious, English pub–French brasserie near the Bibliothèque Nationale de France is propped up by expats and French students who flock here between…

  • Koeben

    Bordeaux

    Coffee shop, tea room, upmarket grocery and design-cool boutique: overnight this Scandinavian drink-dine-shop hybrid upped the street cred of fashionable…

  • John Kavanagh's

    Dublin

    The gravediggers from the adjacent Glasnevin Cemetery had a secret serving hatch so that they could drink on the job – hence the pub’s nickname. Founded…

  • Terres de Café

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    'Roasted with goodness' is the strapline of this specialist coffee roaster whose pocket-sized coffee shop on ave de la Bourdonnais is the perfect bolthole…

  • Café des Anges

    Paris

    With its pastel green–shaded paintwork and locals sipping coffee beneath the red awning on its busy pavement terrace, Angels Cafe lives up to the …

  • Heaven

    The West End

    Encouraging hedonism since 1979, when it opened on the site of a former roller disco, this perennially popular mixed/gay bar under the Charing Cross…

  • Micro Brasserie Balthazar

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Balthazar's house brews, such as La Vibe (fruity pale ale), La Badas (black IPA), La Pickpocket (a double IPA), L'Ibu Profane (session IPA) and La…

  • Le Quai Son

    The Ardennes

    Look for the ghost mural when finding this central yet hidden delight just off Pl du Bronze. It serves Lupulus beer on draught and good coffee. In summer,…

  • Black Swan

    North York Moors National Park

    This 18th-century coaching inn has had an ambitious makeover to return it to its former glory. The food is recommended, the beers are brewed in-house (ask…

  • VOC Café

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Inside the landmark 15th-century Schreierstoren, this atmospheric café (pub) has a historical interior with hefty timber beams and a canal-side terrace…

  • Wild & The Moon

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Wild & The Moon's largest space yet, this newly opened hangout has taken over a former wine bar, complete with original vintage signage and a generously…

  • Poolbar

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    Plastered with posters and vinyl records, the subterranean Poolbar is an easy-going place to shoot pool at its eight tables, or play table shuffleboard or…

  • Banana Café

    Bordeaux

    What with its fabulous gluten-free cooking, chic interior design and Soundcloud page featuring the fantastic playlists spun here during Sunday brunch,…

  • Eagle

    Cambridge

    Cambridge's most famous pub has loosened the tongues and pickled the grey cells of many an illustrious academic, among them Nobel Prize–winning scientists…

  • De Ouwe Smitte

    Frisian Islands

    Thanks to the Dutch love for serious coffee, the island has its very own bean roaster with a tantalising cafe, tearoom and boutique on Midsland’s main…

  • Grand Café Zeezicht

    Frisian Islands

    Watch the ferries and fishing boats yo-yo-ing into and out of the port from the elevated, part-glassed-in, part-alfresco terrace of this stylish cafe on…

  • Nice 'n' Sleazy

    Glasgow

    On the rowdy Sauchiehall strip, students from the nearby School of Art make the buzz here reliably friendly. If you're over 35, you'll feel like a…

  • Walter Woodbury Bar

    Amsterdam

    On rapidly gentrifying Javastraat, Walter Woodbury’s Javanese-inspired, plant-filled and wooden interior has chesterfield lounges perfect for cosying into…

  • La BerGamothée

    Clermont-Ferrand

    If you think tea tastes better in a homely living room with a sprinkling of feminist activism (and a heartfelt canine welcome), then La BerGamothée might…

  • Casa Independente

    Lisbon

    There's always something going on at this creative space overlooking a sleepy plaza just north of Largo Martim Moniz. You can wander through rooms looking…

  • Chez Bouboule

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Pétanque game washed out? Head to Chez Bouboule, which has a packed-sand indoor boulodrome (pitch for playing the bowls-like sport) right inside the…

  • Counting House

    London

    With its grand wooden staircase and painted ceilings edged with gold-coloured crown moulding, this pub, part of the Fuller's chain, is still every bit as…

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