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Best Nightlife worldwide (2026)

648 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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521. Reggae Bar

Live music bar$$Thamel

One of Thamel's oldest live music bars, with bands every night, a mixed crowd of locals and travellers, and seasonal cocktail menus.

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522. Reka:Bar

Experimental cocktail bar$$$Bukit Damansara

Reka:Bar in Bukit Damansara is a self-styled post-modern flavour lab using scientific equipment for cocktails, ranked number 63 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 in 2026.

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525. Sekrab

Rooftop bar$$Jabal Amman

A quirky rooftop bar on Rainbow Street decorated with recycled car parts, with a restored Volkswagen van on the roof and views over East Amman.

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526. Stampen

Live jazz and blues pub$$Gamla Stan

Gamla Stan music pub in a former pawnshop since 1968, with live American roots music every day, from traditional jazz to blues and soul.

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527. Tea Baa

Restaurant and rooftop cocktail bar$$$La

A quirky three-level restaurant and bar in La with an Afrocentric dining room, a treehouse-style middle floor, a small rooftop bar and a famous coco-lime margarita.

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528. Tep Bar

Thai live music bar$$Chinatown

A two-storey shophouse bar on Chinatown's Soi Nana where nightly bands play Thai classics on traditional instruments alongside cocktails made with local spirits.

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531. The Chairman

Jazz bar and live music venue$$$Point

The Chairman on Mahatma Gandhi Road in the Point is a design-led jazz bar and live music venue that hosts concerts, album launches and DJ sessions for an adult crowd.

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533. The Echo

Live music venue$$Echo Park

Echo Park music venue with two rooms, The Echo and the larger Echoplex, hosting independent and emerging artists and club nights on Sunset Boulevard.

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534. The Island Rooftop

Rooftop cocktail bar$$$Surfers Paradise

Open-air rooftop bar on The Island Gold Coast hotel in central Surfers Paradise, with views over the city and beach, classic cocktails and Saturday lunch and brunch packages.

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535. The Wanch

Live music bar and gastropub$$Wan Chai

A Wan Chai live music institution with more than 35 years of history, now in a larger Jaffe Road gastropub with a fully equipped stage, craft beer and pub food.

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536. Top of Hanoi

Rooftop bar$$$Ba Dinh

An open-air bar and restaurant on the very top of the 65-storey Lotte Center Hanoi, the highest rooftop bar in the city, with views in every direction.

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540. Upupa Epops

Café and cocktail bar$$Petralona

A colourful café-bar spread across three former houses in Petralona, serving brunch by day and cocktails with Greek flavours around a courtyard at night.

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