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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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62. The Jazz Bar

Live music bar$$Old Town

A basement live music venue on Chambers Street with jazz, blues, funk and more every day of the week, open until the early hours at weekends.

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65. 360 Bar

Rooftop bar$$$Terézváros (Andrássy út)

A rooftop bar above Andrássy út with 360-degree views over Budapest, offering heated igloo tables in the colder months.

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66. 701 Rooftop Bar

Rooftop cocktail bar$$$$Ponte Vecchio

A seventh-floor rooftop bar at the Gallery Hotel Art beside the Ponte Vecchio, with two terraces looking across to the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio.

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67. A for Athens

Rooftop cocktail bar$$$Monastiraki

A rooftop cocktail bar and restaurant above Monastiraki Square, with views straight across to the Acropolis and creative Greek dishes.

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68. A Ginjinha

Historic ginjinha bar$Rossio

A tiny counter bar on Largo de São Domingos that has poured ginjinha, Lisbon's sour cherry liqueur, since it was opened by a Galician named Espinheira in 1840.

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69. Anthill

Cocktail and tapas bar$$$Toledo

Cocktail and tapas bar at the Gallerie d'Italia on Via Toledo, part of chef Giuseppe Iannotti's project, where you choose a drink by mood rather than spirit.

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70. Babylon

Live music venue$$Bomonti

Istanbul's landmark live music venue, founded in 1999 and based since 2015 in the former Bomonti beer factory, hosting jazz, rock, electronic and world music.

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72. Café Central

Jazz club$$Barrio de las Letras

Madrid's best-known jazz club, founded in 1982, which moved in April 2026 from the Plaza del Ángel to new premises in the Ateneo de Madrid.

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73. Café Hoppe

Brown café$Spui

A brown café on the Spui that has served drinks since 1670, with old gin and liqueur barrels behind the bar and a terrace on the square.

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74. Casa Anselma

Flamenco bar$Triana

A small, late-night Triana bar where the owner, Anselma, leads spontaneous sevillanas and flamenco, with no cover charge and a packed local crowd.

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77. Gondolen

Bar and restaurant with city views$$$Södermalm

Restaurant and bars on the 11th and 12th floors of Katarinahuset by Slussen, with live jazz, Dry Martinis and some of the widest views over Stockholm.

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79. Il Mercante

Craft cocktail bar$$$San Polo

A craft cocktail bar facing the Basilica dei Frari, known for inventive drinks made with fresh homemade bases and a focus on reducing waste.

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80. Jamboree

Live music club$$Barri Gòtic

A cellar music club under the arcades of Plaça Reial, mixing nightly concerts of jazz, blues and more with late club nights.

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