Dining & Nightlife - Night life

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Bratislava offers many pubs, bars and clubs suitable to have a few drinks only or to dance all night long. More and more visitors choose to visit Bratislava not only because of the rich history, but also because of the cheap good beer and the beautiful Slovak ladies all around. And the city centre of Bratislava features many cool places, ranging from traditional pubs to the trendiest clubs.

Pubs

The Dubliner - The Dubliner's Irish Pub at Sedlarska Street in the Old City serves Irish, as well as Slovak beers, along with pub food. It is expensive but currently the trendiest pub in Bratislava. Very social, popular meeting place. Guiness 11º (0.4 litre) is for 105,-SK (about EUR 2.7), Czech beer Staropramen 12°(0.3 liter) is for 35,-SK (less than EUR 1).

El Diablo Pub - next door pub with the Mexican restaurant on the 1st floor. Downstairs there are discos and usually quite loud music. Outside seating with about 20 tables is very popular and together with Irish Pub ones are the most crowded during summer.

17th Bar - on Hviezdoslavovo namestie 17 with the best Czech beer at 1 EUR and late night opening hours attract the crowds. Bar is known also for good pizza served until 1 a.m.

Slang Pub –located on Hviezdoslav Square. Good service, local atmosphere, wooden furniture, great choice of wine and beer….that’s all and many more that rank this pub amongst the most popular ones.

1st Slovak Pub - the largest pub is on Obchodna 62 and can accommodate up to 600 patrons. Purely Slovak design of rooms representing the various periods of the national history, the cheapest typical Slovak meals and many Slovak students drinking here make it a good choice. It is composed of 14 separate rooms representing various periods in Slovak history. Draught beer (0.5 litre) costs about 30,-SK (approximately EUR 0.75).  

Sparx – there is the longest bar in Bratislava and offer of 10 kinds of beer. The pub is known by various events and celebrations as well as concerts. During weekends the place is full and open till late morning. This place became very popular also for tourists.

Hysteria Pub - on Odbojarov 9 (little bit out of the centre) enjoys crowded discos every weekend and is always full of students. There is a Mexican restaurant-pub during day. Very late opening hours. They offer many sorts of beers. (Slovak Kelt 12º 0.5 litre is for 36,-SK – about EUR 1, Guinness 11.9º 0.33 liter is for 80,-SK – about EUR 2).

Mamut - Find it all under one roof - one of central Europe’s largest beer halls, built in 1980, now also houses a billiards room called the Admiral Club, slot machines, an Italian restaurant, an Internet cafe, pub Sparx and an upstairs strip joint called Moulin Rouge. Mamut is situated in the city centre. Draught beer (0.5 litre) costs about 40,-SK (EUR 1).

Cocktail bars

People’s Lounge – stylish 3 in 1, a new kind of place merging a restaurant, café and bar is located at Gorkeho street. It is trendy but quite expensive place with an international cuisine. You can enjoy the variety of cocktails sitting behind one of a few small bars that are changing the colours together with whole illuminated area. 

Cocoloco – stylish top bar with variety of cool cocktails (120 kinds) and the great atmosphere is nearby the Michalska gate. Modern furniture from glass and leather is perfectly illuminated by ultraviolet  light which dominates the interior. Discos from Thu till Sat are open till late morning.

Malecon - Malecón is a restaurant located on the corner of the square Námestie Ľ. Štúra, right opposite the dock of Propeler on the Danube riverbank. If you are looking for a place that reflects the atmosphere and energy of Havana, Malecón is the best place. Throughout the years the place became the meeting place and melting pot of people and cultures. Over the years Malecón has became a legend. The spirit and vibrant atmosphere of Malecon will capture you with an ease and will stay in your memories forever. It is a place that will seduce you, relax you, and attract you over and over again.

Greenwitch Cocktail bar – probably the most popular and trendy cocktail bar is on Zelena street. The most beautiful ladies and girls are accompanied by wealthy men which are coming here to show up. During weekends it is very difficult to get inside and thus a lot of people are just standing, drinking and chatting outside where few bars and tables are places in narrow street. It is a quite expensive one and the cocktails costs from 120 Sk – 200 Sk (up to 5 Eur).

Karaoke Coctail Bar - located just the next door. The only karaoke bar in downtown. Crowded by plenty of singing people as there are several small screens inside. The karaoke part was moved underground recently.

Medusa restaurant – one of the best restaurants is switching to crowded bar and sometimes even dancing place in the weekends evenings. The opposite there is a Havana café and these two popular places opposite each other are changing from pleasant restaurants to lively and popular cocktail bars in the evening together with people standing on the street.

Havana café – cocktail bar in Cuban style. Every Friday music night with Latino disco.

Café café – fashion and trendy place in Italian style and designers furniture. Lovely seating outside. Offers English, French, Italian and Slovak breakfast. Is located on the corner of Panska street.

Clubs & Discos

Trafo Music Bar - in March 2006 a new stylish music club came up. It is located in the Erdody Palace’s underground on Ventúrska 1, in the heart of Bratislava.  The location, design and new architectonical elements make this place an extraordinary and interactive world of music, lights and mainly …. the heart of happening, safely hided from the curious fellows’ sights. All this will prove the original program which will allure those people who are seeking fun and original entertainment and those who want to enjoy appearing on tour the famous DJs and interpreters from indoor and outdoor musical scene. For those who wish to enjoy their experience at rest is prepared the longest concrete bar (15.4 meters long), which they can enjoy with their favourite cocktail drink while watching the happening on the parquet.

Dopler – a multi disco and entertainment centre belongs to top in Bratislava. There is remote ordering system on everybody’s bracelet that allows you flexible ordering and payment only at the end.  Capacity is 1200 people. Often companies’ parties are organized here. It is located on Prievozska street which is 5 minutes by taxi

Subclub - this underground music club offers everything from jazz to drum and bass in the premises of a former nuclear bunker under the castle. It was also called Ucko.

Harley Davidson Club - is far out of the centre at Rebarborova Street but worth the taxi fare to get there. This is a local place where you will find lots of local girls dancing in the boxing ring in the middle of the club. At around 11:00 & 02:00 every weekend the female stripper makes an appearance.  It is large and popular bar not only for bikers playing mainly rock and oldies. There are 5 bars, air-conditioned saloon, restaurant, grill, big terrace, children playground, easy parking, and nice staff, all these in a comfortable Western-Mexican style. Draught beer (Staropramen 12° 0.5 liter) is for 39,-SK (approximately EUR 1).

UFO Groove - nightclub situated at the top of the pylons, connected with the New Bridge. It is in the height of 80 meters, there is also a restaurant. Visitors go up by high-speed lift in arm of the pylon. (There is an emergency staircase with 430 steps in the other arm.). UFO nightclub is limited to 150 guests. It is open only on Saturdays from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Admission fee is 100,-SK (about EUR 2,5)

Cirkus Barok - Bar is at the boat at the Danube River near the Old City. Live music. Cirkus Barok is known as a steamy dance club and bar with several floors. Bar offers special drinks (Polar Limes – frozen strawberries with vodka for EUR 1.50). Pilsner Urquel (0.33 litre) costs EUR 1.50. There is a wide offer of Tequilas as well as home home-liquors (borovicka, slivovica).

Hysteria Pub/Club - you dance above an ice skating rink, a fair way out of the city centre but is a riot with the DJ controlling the crowd from his outpost high above the dance floor surrounded by cactus decorated pillars.

Laverna – the only disco opened daily till late hours. Female striptease on Wednesdays, male ones on Thursdays, oldies nights on Fridays and cocktails nights on Sundays. This is a place of mainly Hip Hop, RnB and Soul. Located next to Old Market on SNP square.

Flamenco Music Club - It is popular spot with Latino rhythms into the early morning hours. There are lessons each week for those interested in pursuing the finer steps in the world of Latin American dance. Rum drinks and Tequila drinks cost from 100,-SK (about EUR 2.5 ) to up 200,-SK. (about EUR 5).

Gay Nights

Gay Club Apollon – the most popular gay disco bar, various events and thematic evenings (travesty show, striptease...). Is located on Panenska street 24. Opening hours: Sun – Thu from 6.00 p.m. till 2.00 a.m., Fri – Sat from 6.00 p.m. till 5.00 a.m.

Barbaros Disco and Bar – official gay and lesbian disco club. It is large but cosy and secretly illuminated disco. Located on Vysoka street.

Spider - popular G/L bar, unbeatable atmosphere , nice people, good music.
Discos underground. Located on Jedlíkova street (close to Obchodna street).

4 Pink´s – if you want to have a drink with your dear friend or get to know new friends come here to sit down in a comfortable and private place. You can also enjoy fun and dance nights here. Opening hours from 4.00 pm till 2.00 am, Fri and Sat till 5.00 am

Gay friendly cafes:

U Anjelov – cosy place which is well known amongst Bratislavian. It is famous by great atmosphere and obviously by plenty of statues of Angels.

Antik – antique furniture and mirrors are creating a respectable atmosphere.  Perfect and friendly service and one of the best coffees in Bratislava. The cafe is located at Sedlarska street next to Main square. There is an outside seating on the street which is heated if needed

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