Must-see nightlife in Southern Estonia

  • Vein ja Vine

    Tartu

    Serving wine and excellent deli snacks, this little bar attracts a slightly older crowd (postgraduates, perhaps) but still gets jammed and overflows onto…

  • Genialistide Klubi

    Tartu

    Beloved of Tartu's students, the Genialists’ Club is an all-purpose, grungy ‘subcultural house’ comprising a bar, a cafe, an alternative nightclub, a live…

  • Pühaste Kelder

    Tartu

    The outlet pub for Pühaste, one of Estonia's best craft brewers, always has plenty of interesting taps on the go, some of them finished within 24 hours of…

  • Barlova

    Tartu

    A lovely, offbeat neighbourhood bar in a weather-beaten clapboard building 2km south of central Tartu, Barlova hosts everything from poetry evenings to…

  • Zavood

    Tartu

    This battered cellar bar attracts an alternative, down-to-earth crowd with its inexpensive drinks and lack of attitude. Underground and emerging acts tend…

  • Naiiv

    Tartu

    Downstairs at Naiiv is cosy and clubbable, with an extensive selection of drinks: ask the clued-up staff for suggestions on good local brews, then find a…

  • Püssirohukelder

    Tartu

    Set in a vast 18th-century gunpowder cellar built into the Toomemägi hillside, this boisterous pub serves beer-accompanying snacks and meaty meals under a…

  • Illusion

    Tartu

    Occupying a grand, gaudily painted Stalin-era movie theatre north of the river (and in which legendary underground parties were held in the 1990s),…

  • Pubi nr. 17

    Southern Estonia

    This convivial sports pub is a popular meeting place and drinking hole for locals, with a pool table, big-screen TV, back terrace and comprehensive pub…