Must-see nightlife in Western Europe

  • Tabac

    Glasgow

    Chilled out vibes and cocktails bring a young crowd to this lane hideaway where the cosy, contemporary interior is complemented by DJs regularly spinning…

  • Sloans

    Glasgow

    One of the city's oldest pubs, Sloans' major draw is its Friday night ceilidh where kilted Glaswegians and visitors dance together to the beat of…

  • Sticky Fingers

    Sticky Fingers

    Amsterdam

    With its photogenic powder-pink tiled wall, this light, bright cafe adjoining the Tire Station hotel has a tempting cabinet of rich tarts and homemade…

  • Jane's

    Brussels

    Jane’s is where New York cocktails meet the Italian aperitivo. Among marble tables and intimate lighting, platters of grilled Scamorza cheese with…

  • Lamb Tavern

    London

    At the central crossroads of Victorian iron-trussed Leadenhall Market, the Lamb Tavern is an old-school boozer owned by the Young's pub chain. There's an…

  • The Wee Pub

    Glasgow

    With a fair claim to being Scotland's smallest pub, there's also a strong case for the Wee Pub to be one of the country's most charming. As soon as you…

  • Bookstore-bar Menina e Moça at Cais do Sodré

    Menina e Moça

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    Born from the owner's love for books and literature, the theme of this bookstore and bar revolves around Portuguese-speaking authors, from the books on…

  • Irish bag pipe

    Oliver St John Gogarty

    Temple Bar

    You won't see too many Dubs ordering drinks in this bar, which is almost entirely given over to tourists who come for the carefully manufactured slice of…

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    Queen of Hoxton

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    This industrial-chic bar has a games room, basement and varied music nights (including oddballs such as hip-hop karaoke and ukulele jamming sessions), but…

  • Belga & Co

    Brussels

    The beans sold at this hip coffee shop are prepared at Belga & Co’s own roaster in Antwerp. Caffeine connoisseurs can expect a choice of well-prepared…

  • The industrial chic of Edison

    Edison

    Cork City

    This award-winning cocktail bar has an extensive drinks menu ranging from timeless classics to unique creations, all shaken/stirred by their resident…

  • Rota do Cha exterior

    Rota do Chá

    Miragaia

    Skip the food and go for speciality teas at this bohemian cafe, with a verdant but rustic back garden where students and the gallery crowd sit around low…

  • The atmosphere is laid-back in this river-facing combination of bar, restaurant, and club, ideal for a cocktail or a casual meal by the Tejo

    Lisboa Rio Restaurante & Club

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    The atmosphere is laid-back in this river-facing combination of bar, restaurant and club. This place is ideal for a cocktail or a casual meal by the Rio…

  • Duck & Drake.

    Duck & Drake

    Leeds

    A down-at-heel boozer with a well-worn atmosphere, a pub piano, pork pie and mushy peas on the menu, and a dozen or so hand-pulled real ales to choose…

  • Coffee Bru is located in the East of Amsterdam

    Coffee Bru

    Amsterdam

    This popular neighbourhood hangout has comfy chairs and benches, loads of light and excellent coffee, along with tasty freshly made sandwiches, plus a…

  • The quirky decor is eye-catching and the chairs set at the large garage-like entrance are inviting to relax with craft beer or the customary Portuguese draft beer

    Castro Beer

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    At Castro Beer the quirky decor is eye-catching and the chairs set at the garage-like entrance look inviting to relax in with the customary Portuguese…

  • Wine with a View at Torre de Belem in Lisbon

    Wine with a View

    Belém

    This mobile bar, run from a tuk-tuk, invites you to pair a glass (€4 to €10) or a bottle of your favourite Portuguese wine with the view of the Rio Tejo…

  • Flying Duck

    Glasgow

    Venture down the graffiti-splashed stairs to this bohemian basement space, where there's a sociable studenty vibe, vegan comfort food and regular bands or…

  • Toffler, entrance

    Toffler

    Rotterdam

    Situated in an old pedestrian tunnel that burrows underneath the Weena road, Toffler is a long, narrow club that specialises in the dark arts of techno.

  • Celtica bar.

    Celtica

    Brussels

    Lewd, loud, central and – most importantly – cheap: just €1 for a beer.

  • Brazen Head

    Dublin

    Reputedly Dublin's oldest pub, the Brazen Head has been serving thirsty patrons since 1198 when it set up as a Norman tavern. It's a bit away from the…

  • Le Florida

    Toulouse

    Perfectly positioned for people-watching on Toulouse's grandest square, this busy cafe gleams with belle-époque trimmings that hark back to its 19th…

  • Lafayette Music Bar

    Ostend

    With the panelling of a traditional café but the backlit bottle racks of a fashion-conscious cocktail bar, Lafayette hits a fine balance between hip and…

  • Auto Passion Café

    Paris

    This motor-enthusiast-run cafe is filled with racing memorabilia, including engines, petrol pumps and some very cool cars, and features cocktails (small…

  • Bar Polski

    The West End

    With around 60 different Polish spirits on offer – from hazelnut- and wheat-flavoured vodkas to slivowica (plum brandy) – every devotee of strong liquor…

  • Gordon’s Wine Bar

    The West End

    Quite possibly the oldest wine bar in London (it opened in 1890), cavernous, candlelit and atmospheric Gordon’s is a victim of its own success – it's…

  • Baskerville Arms

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    If you need to escape the festival crush for a quiet glass in an unfussy rural pub, the Baskerville in Clyro, just a mile from Hay, fits the bill. Known…

  • Café Titon

    Paris

    Every day feels like Oktoberfest (or at least a rocking biergarten) at this fun-loving German bar, but never more so than when it's screening German…

  • Cold Pressed Juicery

    Amsterdam

    You'll be bursting with health after a cold-pressed, all-natural juice, such as the Pro (apple, fennel, lemon and probiotic) or a shot of turmeric, orange…

  • Le Flore en l’Île

    Paris

    A tourist crowd piles into this green-and-gold awning-shaded, old-world people-watching spot with prime views of the buskers on Pont St-Louis. There's an…

  • Deck Beer Garden

    Portugal

    The owner of a decades-old restaurante típico facing Estoril's pretty Jardim do Estoril realised he needed to get hip to craft brewing to keep up with the…

  • Java House

    Peniche

    This popular place has an atmospheric exposed-rock interior and terrace. It deals in everything from early morning coffees to sandwiches and crepes. The…

  • Hôtel du Nord

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    The setting for the eponymous 1938 film starring Louis Jouvet and Arletty, this vintage cafe-bar's interior feels as if it was stuck in a time warp with…

  • Bistro des Augustins

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Plastered with old advertising posters from the bouquiniste (second-hand booksellers) stalls opposite, this hybrid bistro-bar manages to remain authentic…

  • Vessel 11

    Rotterdam

    This fire-engine-red, 1951-built lighthouse vessel is now a Brit-influenced pub that brews its own ale, hosts live gigs (mainly rock), and serves full…

  • Beer Cascais

    Cascais

    This glorified beer stall inside Mercado da Vila features 15 draught options per day, mostly from Belgium, Germany and the UK, and a small shop where you…

  • La Cave des Abbesses

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Pass through the door at the back of wine shop La Cave des Abbesses to uncover a clandestine little wine bar – the sort of place only regulars know about…

  • Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

    London

    Rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire, this is one of London’s most famous – and most crowded – pubs. It has strong literary connections, with Mark Twain,…

  • Three Goats Heads

    Oxford

    For some of the best (and cheapest!) real ale in town, head to this old-fashioned split-level pub, which exclusively serves beer from Sam Smith’s brewery…

  • Oxford Wine Café

    Oxford

    This fresh, sophisticated wine bar is popular with laptop-toting students and the after-work crowd. Choose from a fantastic array of world-spanning wines…

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