Würzburg Entertainment

  1. Airport

    Dance temples at the Complex include Airport, which throbs with a mix of techno, house, blackbeat and disco.

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  2. Complex

    Serious party animals should head to the Complex in eastern Würzburg.

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  3. Das Boot

    Permanently moored party boat and a Würzburg institution, with a Thai restaurant, English bar and Machine Room dance area on board.

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  4. Gehrings

    Live music often plays at this wonderfully local, owner-run pub, where Würzburgers of all ages tuck into fantastic Franconian potato-based dishes such as Rösti - fried potato cakes with toppings like sheep's cheese and broccoli.

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  5. Kult

    Old washing machine and dryer drums have been turned into light fittings at this studenthouse-like café that draws an alternative crowd for its organic food, steaming mugs of Ovaltine and good beer. By day, regulars strum guitars; nighttime sees DJs spinning cool grooves.

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  6. MUCK

    One of the earliest openers in town (officially but often ), this easygoing hangout does a mean breakfast including a mammoth, refillable pot of coffee. You can while away the day playing board games; by night it morphs into something of a house party.

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  7. Omnibus

    Würzburg's best bet for live funk, blues, soul and old-time rock 'n' roll.

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  8. Pleicherhof

    The best night to hit this disco in an old cellar is Wednesday, when funk and soul hit the decks; there are also occasional live bands.

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  9. Soundpark Ost

    Soundpark Ost, at the Complex, has two rooms for dancing to a wild mix of musical styles and a third for resting eardrums. Take bus 26 from the central bus station.

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  10. Stadtstrand

    From May to mid-October, a public beach (with trucked-in sand), with bars and restaurants, sets up along the river at the Stadtstrand.

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  12. Standard

    Soulful jazz spins beneath a corrugated-iron ceiling and stainless-steel fans, while bands and DJs play a couple of times or more a week in a second, dimly lit downstairs bar.

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  13. Uni-Café

    Hugely popular café set over two levels, with a student-priced, daily changing set menu and buzzy bar.

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  14. Zauberberg

    Nightclub beloved by locals for its summer beer garden, regular reggae nights and Moroccan tent chill-out area serving mint tea.

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  15. Zum Stachel

    There's a restaurant at this 15th-century watering hole (a favourite haunt of Tilman Riemenschneider, among others), but better yet is to just enjoy a drink on one of its stone balconies overlooking the Romeo-and-Juliet-like Renaissance courtyard.

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