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Best Nightlife worldwide (2026)

648 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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326. The Showbox

Historic concert hall$$Pike Place Market

Opened in 1939 opposite Pike Place Market, The Showbox is a landmark concert hall for about 1,150 people that has hosted acts from Duke Ellington to Pearl Jam.

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327. The World Bar

Pub with teapot cocktails and live music$$Town Centre

A lively Church Street bar since 1996, famous for teapot cocktails, burgers, live music and DJs, with a fire-warmed beer garden.

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328. Tipitina’s

Live music venue$$Uptown

An Uptown music club opened in 1977 and named after a Professor Longhair song, hosting R&B, funk, rock and jazz shows for audiences aged 18 and up.

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329. Tobia Tej House

Traditional tej house$Addis Ababa

Long-running tej house behind the Axum Hotel, named after its owner Tobia Mamuye, with garden seating, murals of tej drinkers, honey wine and kitfo.

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331. Ukukus

Live music bar$Plaza de Armas

A long-running live music bar and cultural space on Calle Plateros, with nightly bands playing rock, reggae, Latin and Andean music and free entry.

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332. Vesper

Cocktail bar$$$Silom

A polished cocktail bar and restaurant on Convent Road, listed on Asia's 50 Best Bars every year from 2016 to 2025.

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334. W Lounge

DJ lounge bar$$$Yas Island

An adults-only weekend lounge at W Abu Dhabi on Yas Island, with crafted drinks, a resident DJ and views over Yas Marina and the Formula One track.

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335. Whelan’s

Live music venue and bar$$Wexford Street

A long-running live music venue and bar on Wexford Street, with a main venue, upstairs room and several bars open until late every night.

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336. Whisky a Go Go

Rock club and live music venue$$Sunset Strip, West Hollywood

Rock club on the Sunset Strip since January 1964, where The Doors were once the house band, still staging live music most nights.

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340. Ayahuasca Restobar

Bar and restaurant in a mansion$$Barranco

A restaurant-bar in the restored Mansión Berninzon, a late-19th-century Barranco house of over 1,200 square metres, known for its pisco sours and coca-leaf cocktails.

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