Leipzig
One of eastern Germany's oldest techno clubs, Distillery has been going for over 20 years and remains among the best. With an unpretentious crowd, cool…
Must-see nightlife in Saxony
Leipzig
One of Europe's oldest coffeehouses, this cosy multifloor warren has been going since 1720. It's an atmospheric, if rather touristy, spot to try the…
Leipzig
This legendary (sub)cultural centre in a warren of cellars of the old city fortifications keeps an all-ages crowd happy with parties (almost nightly),…
Leipzig
Despite the address, the entrance this locally beloved bar can be found on Plagwitz's main drag, Karl-Heine-Strasse, and is a great, if smoky, spot to…
Leipzig
Despite its great-grandma's-living-room look – complete with big sofas, cuckoo clocks and mounted antlers – Waldi is an up-to-the-minute hang-out, where…
Dresden
Cocktail connoisseurs gravitate to this sophisticated old-school bar inside the Taschenbergpalais hotel. Sink into a heavy burgundy-coloured leather chair…
Leipzig
It’s party time any time at this dark, long-running psychedelic flashback to the '60s (cool pinball machines). Admission is always free and the music…
Dresden
This iconic old factory is home to one of Dresden's most popular clubs, a mainstream affair that packs in a young and up-for-it crowd with three floors of…
Dresden
In a quiet corner of the Neustadt, Lloyd's oozes grown-up flair thanks to stylish cream-coloured leather furniture, huge mirrors and fanciful chandeliers…
Dresden
This is one of Neustadt's most popular and happening bars. There's an outside beer garden, cider on tap, choices of beers ranging from fancy Belgian to…
Dresden
Once a casino (its name means 'the old betting office'), this place is today better employed as a place for the Neustadt's young, mixed and alternative…
Leipzig
Inside Mädlerpassage, this retro-styled cafe-cum-bar with red leather chairs and dark wood furniture is an inviting refuge from the commercial district's…
Dresden
One of the oldest drinking dens in the Neustadt, Café 100 does double duty as a studenty pub on the ground floor and a candle-lit wine bar in the…
Leipzig
Run by a collective, this cult location has defined Leipzig nightlife for ages with concerts and club nights that feed the gamut of musical appetites –…
Dresden
This boho-flavoured beer garden takes the go-local concept to the limit. Wind down the day with beer (Lenin's Hanf, aka Lenin's Hemp) supplied by the…
Dresden
This underground institution is where a young crowd searching for electronic music comes to dance each weekend. It's small and can get sweaty down there,…
Leipzig
Just off the Karli, this large but extremely cosy pub is popular with a studenty, alternative crowd, who come here to drink beer under the two enormous…
Dresden
Laidback to the point of toppling, this '70s-retro cafe has enormous windows that fold back when the heat is on, as well as 1960s airport furniture and…
Leipzig
Two bronze elephants guard the entrance to this Viennese-style coffeehouse in a superb art nouveau building topped by an Asian-style turret. Good for a…
Dresden
This legendary Polynesian-style parlour has been plying locals with divine homemade ice cream since 1966, but is also a go-to place for colourful,…
Leipzig
The mother of Leipzig’s alternative-music pub-clubs, with jazz, experimental and indie sounds alongside films and theatre. Great outdoor seating in summer…
Dresden
One of Dresden's most popular drinking spots, this idyllic riverfront beer garden has superb Elbe views, pulls great ales and does a mean barbecue.
Dresden
This is Dresden's standard-issue gay bar, and it's a lively place that draws a mixed-age crowd and hosts busy parties on Friday and Saturday.
Dresden
Yes, it may be inside the rather faceless Hotel Innside, part of the Melia chain, but this 6th-floor cocktail lounge gives you incredible views of the…
Dresden
When everything else is closed, 'dudes' can still toast the sunrise with a White Russian while the eponymous cult movie reels off in the background. It's…
