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Best Nightlife worldwide (2026)

648 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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204. Sky Lounge

Rooftop cocktail bar$$$Fort

The Kingsbury's rooftop bar in Fort, with live music from 5pm to midnight, cocktails by the hotel's mixologists and views over Port City and Galle Face Green.

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207. The Bamboo Bar

Jazz and cocktail bar$$$$Bang Rak

Bangkok's first jazz venue, opened in 1947 inside the Mandarin Oriental, with nightly live bands and inventive cocktails in a 1950s setting.

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208. The Blue Door

Speakeasy-style bar$$Arrowtown

A tiny speakeasy-style bar in a former gold-rush era cold store down a cobbled Arrowtown alley, with schist walls, a fireplace, cocktails and live music.

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210. The Crocodile

Live music venue$$Belltown

First opened in 1991, The Crocodile is Belltown's independent live music venue, now on First Avenue with a 750-capacity showroom, smaller rooms and hotel rooms upstairs.

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211. The Jaro

Rooftop lounge$$$Remera

The rooftop lounge at Zaria Court in Remera, serving signature cocktails, grilled meats and sharing platters from brunch through to late evening.

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212. 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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214. The Old House

Cocktail bar and Newari kitchen$$$Durbar Marg

A Durbar Marg cocktail bar under a century-old banyan tree, with drinks by the Indian bartender Yangdup Lama and a Newari-inspired menu.

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215. The Rechabite

Multi-level bar and live performance venue$$Northbridge

A restored 1920 temperance hall on William Street in Northbridge, now four floors of bars, food, a rooftop and one of Perth's live performance spaces.

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217. The SG Club

Cocktail bar$$$Shibuya

The SG Group's multi-level Shibuya cocktail bar, blending Japanese and Western drinking culture, with a casual ground floor and a moody basement.

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218. The Swinton House

Bar and restaurant in a heritage building$$$MI Road

Bar and kitchen in a 150-year-old building near MI Road, named after architect Samuel Swinton Jacob, with a courtyard, pan-Asian restaurant and speakeasy rooms.

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219. The Tivoli

Live music venue$$Fortitude Valley

Brisbane's longest-running live music venue, hosting concerts since 1989 in a heritage-listed 1927 cake factory in Fortitude Valley.

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220. Tres Monos

Cocktail bar$$$Palermo

A playful Palermo cocktail bar opened in 2019 by Florería Atlántico alumni, ranked among the world's best bars and making its own spirits and wines.

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