Bars · Nights · Cities
The night has
addresses.
Cocktail bars, rooftops, clubs and beach clubs in twelve cities between Berlin and Marbella. With the right hours, dress codes and drinks.
The Night Clock
Every hour has its place.
Slide the clock from 5 pm to 7 am and pick a city: the sky darkens, the recommendation changes, the matching bar appears.
Twelve nights, twelve cities
Twelve cities, twelve nights.
Every city has its own night. Berlin starts when others sleep, Marbella sparkles in the afternoon. Twelve portraits with the bars that matter.
81Germany
Berlin
Techno, speakeasies, 72-hour weekends
78Germany
Hamburg
Gin Basil Smash, Reeperbahn, Elbe beach
70Germany
Munich
Classics, Glockenbach, Blitz Club
70Germany
Düsseldorf
Altbier, rooftops, Salon des Amateurs
70Germany
Cologne
Brewery taverns, cocktails in the Belgian Quarter, clubs on the Rhine
73Germany
Frankfurt
Hidden bars, rooftops on the 22nd floor, techno in Offenbach
78Austria
Vienna
American bars, techno on the canal, rooftop above St. Stephen's
73Switzerland
Zurich
Whisky at the Widder Bar, techno at Hive, summer in Frau Gerolds Garten
87Spain
Barcelona
Paradiso, Sips, Boadas, Razzmatazz, beach
83Spain
Mallorca
Brassclub, Abaco, beach clubs, BCM
79Spain
Ibiza
Pacha, Ushuaïa, Hï, DC-10, Café del Mar
75Spain
Marbella
Puerto Banús, Nikki Beach, Ocean Club, La Suite
All bars, sorted by kind
What kind of night?
Not the most bars, but the right ones. Every address in this guide has a story, a signature drink and an hour when it is at its best.
Cocktail bars
Bars where the drink takes centre stage.
30 addressesRooftop bars
Bars above the rooftops.
9 addressesClubs
The clubs people fly for.
27 addressesBeach clubs
Beach clubs from Mallorca to Marbella and beach bars on the Elbe, Rhine and Limmat.
16 addressesSpeakeasies
Bars without a sign, with a doorbell, a refrigerator door or a code.
5 addressesHotel bars
Hotel bars are the underrated bars of the city.
7 addressesWine and aperitivo bars
Aperitivo, vermouth, spritz, natural wine.
4 addressesCult bars
Bars that have existed for decades and do not change.
15 addressesBars of the hour
Six addresses worth a trip.
SpeakeasyBarcelona · El Born
Paradiso
Behind the fridge, the best bar in the world
Cocktail barHamburg · City centre
Le Lion – Bar de Paris
The bar that invented the Gin Basil Smash
Cult barMunich · Hofgarten
Schumann’s Bar
The most famous bar in Germany
ClubBerlin · Friedrichshain
Berghain / Panorama Bar
The most famous club in the world
Cocktail barMallorca · Passeig de Mallorca
Brassclub
The best bar on the island
Rooftop barMallorca · Santa Catalina
Sky Bar Hostal Cuba
Harbour, cathedral and Santa Catalina at your feet
Interactive
Plan, find, compare, share.
Plan your night, find your drink, compare two cities or let the roulette decide. Everything runs in your browser, every result can be shared.
Your route for one night
Night Planner
Choose city, mood, budget and start time: the Night Planner builds a route of three to five stops with times, drinks and the way between them.
OpenYour signature drink
Drink Match
Four sliders for sweet, sour, bitter and strong, plus spirit and occasion: Drink Match finds the cocktail that suits you, with the recipe and the bars where it is best..
OpenWhat a night costs
Night Budget
Pick a city, enter drinks, club and taxi: the calculator shows what the night costs and how much the same night would cost in the other eleven cities..
OpenLet chance decide
Bar Roulette
Choose city and category, spin, be surprised: Bar Roulette draws a bar from this guide and shows you why you should go exactly there..
OpenTwo cities, seven criteria
City Duel
Berlin versus Barcelona, Ibiza versus Mallorca, Vienna versus Zurich: City Duel compares two nights across seven criteria and crowns a winner you can share..
OpenEvery hour has its place
Night Clock
Slide the time, choose a city: the Night Clock shows what is right at 6 pm, 9 pm, midnight, 2 am or 6 am in every city, with the matching bar.
OpenThe classics and their cities
Twelve classics.
Twelve drinks you can order in any good bar in the world. With a recipe for home and the addresses where they have their best evening.
Gin
Negroni
1919, Florence
Bourbon or rye
Old Fashioned
around 1880, Louisville
Vodka
Espresso Martini
1983, London
Tequila
Margarita
around 1938, Mexico
White rum
Mojito
19th century, Havana
Aperol and prosecco
Aperol Spritz
1950s, Veneto
Gin
Gin Basil Smash
2008, Hamburg
Vodka
Moscow Mule
1941, Los Angeles
Bourbon
Whiskey Sour
around 1860, USA
White rum
Daiquiri
1898, Cuba
Tequila
Paloma
1950s, Mexico
Vanilla vodka
Pornstar Martini
2002, London
Read before you go out
From the magazine.
Bar culture
Speakeasy: why hidden bars change the night
Guide
Rooftop rules: how to get the best seat above the city
Manners