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Best Nightlife in Europe (2026)

Bars, pubs, live music venues, rooftop terraces and clubs for evenings out.

192 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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22. Museo Chicote

Historic cocktail bar$$$Gran Vía

Spain's first cocktail bar, opened on Gran Vía in 1931 by Perico Chicote, with an Art Deco interior and a guest list that once included Hemingway and Ava Gardner.

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23. Paradiso

Speakeasy cocktail bar$$$El Born

An El Born speakeasy reached through a fridge door at the back of a pastrami bar, named number one in The World's 50 Best Bars in 2022.

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24. Paradiso

Live music venue$$Leidseplein

A concert venue in a 19th-century former church near Leidseplein, open since 1968 and known as Amsterdam's pop temple.

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26. Ruby

Cocktail bar$$$Indre By

A cocktail bar in a townhouse from 1740 on the canal opposite Slotsholmen, known for carefully made drinks and a timeless, living-room atmosphere.

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27. Szimpla Kert

Ruin bar$Jewish Quarter (Erzsébetváros)

Budapest's original ruin bar, in a rescued former stove factory on Kazinczy utca, with a maze of rooms, a courtyard, live music and a farmers' market.

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28. The Brazen Head

Historic pub with traditional music$$Merchants Quay

A pub on Bridge Street Lower that dates its history to 1198 and calls itself Ireland's oldest, with food daily, stews and traditional music.

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29. The Clumsies

Cocktail bar$$$Historic Centre

The award-winning all-day cocktail bar of bartenders Nikos Bakoulis and Vasilis Kyritsis, spread over several floors of a townhouse in central Athens.

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31. Tjoget

Cocktail bar and neighbourhood restaurant$$$Hornstull, Södermalm

Hornstull restaurant and bar listed among The World's 50 Best Bars, with a cocktail bar, wine bodega, beer café and Mediterranean-inspired dining room.

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32. Zitto Speakeasy

Speakeasy cocktail bar$$$Le Port

A hidden cocktail bar in the port area styled on 1920s Italy and Prohibition, with leather armchairs, velvet banquettes and a seasonal menu of creative cocktails.

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33. À la Mort Subite

Traditional Brussels café$$Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert

One of the oldest cafés in Brussels, opposite the Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert, once frequented by Jacques Brel and known for its gueuze.

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34. Archivio Storico

Themed cocktail bar and restaurant$$$Vomero

Bourbon-themed cocktail bar in the Vomero, hidden behind a sliding painting, with five rooms named after the Bourbon kings and dishes from the monzù tradition.

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35. Augustiner-Keller

Beer garden and beer cellar restaurant$$Maxvorstadt

One of Munich's classic beer gardens, near the main station, with thousands of seats under chestnut trees and Augustiner Edelstoff from the wooden barrel.

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36. Baba au Rum

Rum and tropical cocktail bar$$$Historic Centre

An award-winning rum bar on Klitiou Street with tropical cocktails, a huge rum list and late opening every night of the week.

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37. Bar Basso

Classic cocktail bar$$Città Studi

The old-school Milan bar where Mirko Stocchetto created the Negroni Sbagliato, served in its giant stemmed glass and loved by the design crowd.

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38. Boadas

Classic cocktail bar$$El Raval

A tiny Art Deco cocktail bar by La Rambla, opened in 1933 by Miguel Boadas and still devoted to expertly made classic cocktails.

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39. Candelaria

Taqueria and agave cocktail bar$$Haut-Marais

A Haut-Marais taqueria with a cocktail bar behind it specialising in agave spirits, run by the Quixotic Projects group.

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40. Capela Incomum

Wine bar in a former chapel$$Cedofeita

A small wine bar inside a former 19th-century chapel near Cedofeita, pouring wines from across Portugal with cheeses, charcuterie and petiscos.

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