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Best Nightlife in North America (2026)

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

90 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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23. Dieu du Ciel!

Craft brewpub$$Mile End

Craft brewpub on avenue Laurier Ouest, open since 1998, where the brewers behind Péché Mortel and Rosée d'Hibiscus pour their beers on tap.

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27. Mandala Beach

Beach club and night pool party$$$Punta Cancún

A Punta Cancún beach club with pools, a jacuzzi and live DJs by day, and a Wednesday night pool party with house music and contests.

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28. 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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29. Trick Dog

Cocktail bar$$Mission District

Trick Dog is an award-winning Mission cocktail bar on 20th Street, known for themed menus that change regularly and food served until late.

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30. Troubadour

Live music club$$West Hollywood

Doug Weston's Troubadour has hosted live music on Santa Monica Boulevard since 1957, and it was where Elton John played his first American show in 1970.

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31. Broken Shaker

Hotel garden cocktail bar$$Mid-Beach

Broken Shaker is the backyard cocktail bar at Freehand Miami, set on a brick-lined patio and named Best American Hotel Bar at Tales of the Cocktail.

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33. Casa del Popolo

Live music bar and venue$Plateau-Mont-Royal

Saint-Laurent Boulevard bar, bistro and music venue opened in 2000 by Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Mauro Pezzente, a long-standing home of independent music.

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35. Horseshoe Tavern

Live music tavern$Queen West

A Queen Street West live music tavern open since 1947, with a front bar open daily and a 400-capacity back room that has hosted the Rolling Stones and The Police.

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36. HROOF

Rooftop nightclub$$$$Zona Hotelera

Grupo Anderson's rooftop nightclub above Harry's on the lagoon side of the Hotel Zone, open on Friday and Saturday nights with live DJs.

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38. Off The Record

Hotel cocktail bar$$$$Lafayette Square

The cocktail bar of The Hay-Adams, across from the White House, known for its political cartoons and its tagline, the place to be seen but not heard.

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39. Salón Tenampa

Mariachi cantina$$Plaza Garibaldi, Centro

The historic mariachi cantina on Plaza Garibaldi, at the centre of the square's celebrations since 1925 and immortalised in José Alfredo Jiménez's song Mi Tenampa.

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40. The Alibi Room

Craft beer bar$$Gastown

In a century-old building on Alexander Street, The Alibi Room pours craft beer from more than 50 rotating taps alongside ethically sourced comfort food.

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