Würzburg Entertainment

Entertainment in Würzburg

  1. Schützenhof Beer Garden

    For a drink with sun and a bucolic view, head for this delightful beer garden about 500m south of the Käppele chapel on the east bank of the Main. The main ingredients are ultra-fresh - listen for the farmyard animals protesting to the rear - and the beer (try the Balthasar Neumann) is served with a donkey-shaped Brezel (pretzel).

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  2. A

    Kult

    Enjoy a tailor-made breakfast, munch on cheap lunch or party to the wee hours at Würzburg's hippest cafe. The unpretentious interior with its salvaged tables and old beige benches hosts regular fancy-dress parties, table-football tournaments and other off-beat events. DJs take over at weekends.

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  3. B

    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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  4. C

    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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  5. D

    Standard

    Beneath a corrugated-iron ceiling and stainless-steel fans are newspaper racks, art and soulful jazz, with focaccias and pasta on the menu. Downstairs there's a second, dimly lit bar where bands and DJs perform a couple of times a week.

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  6. E

    Pleicher Hof

    This cool cafe spreads Med-style vibes during the evening, with light meals and coffees being the favoured fare. In the cellar music bar the agenda goes for the jugular, with heavy garage, funk and amped-up student parties.

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    MUCK

    This fun place has loads of board games to while away the hours. One of the earliest openers in town, and serving a mean breakfast from 7am, the cafe morphs into something of an informal party after nightfall.

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  8. 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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  9. G

    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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  10. H

    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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    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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  13. Airport

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

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  14. J

    Omnibus

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

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  15. Complex

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

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