Valencia Entertainment

  1. Abbey Road

    Around the corner from the Plaza de Cánovas, Abbey Road waits to pull you in.

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  2. Akuarela

    Drop into modish Akuarela for a quiet drink with Valencia's hip.

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  3. Anubis

    For a little Pharaonic frenzy, drop into Anubis with its ancient Egyptian theme.

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  4. Bananas

    Just about the maxiest maxidisco you'll ever party at, Bananas packs in dancers by the thousand, playing techno with a leavening of house. Forget taxi lines: take the special train that leaves Estación del Norte at , go Bananas and return on the early bird at .

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  5. Café de la Seu

    Café de la Seu is one of Valencia's more enticing gay venues.

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  6. Café de las Horas

    This place offers high baroque, tapestries, music of all genres, candelabras and a long list of exotic cocktails.

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  7. Café Infanta

    The interior of Café Infanta is a clutter of cinema memorabilia. It also has a great terrace.

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  8. Café Sant Miguel

    Café Sant Miguel is a relaxing, gay-friendly place with a large, popular terrace.

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  9. Cafe-Bar Negrito

    At this bar, which traditionally attracts a more left-wing, intellectual clientele, the crowd spills out onto the square.

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  10. Caribbean's

    Drinks are decently priced at this club, which plays a mixture of house, hip-hop and R&B.

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  12. Década Loca

    Década Loca has a young clientele and a relaxed feel.

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  13. Deseo 54

    Deseo 54 is a gay disco for the stay-through-till-dawn crowd where the music's mainly pop remixes.

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  14. Finnegan's

    Longest established of Valencia's several Irish bars, this is a popular meeting place for English speakers.

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  15. Fox Congo

    Fox Congo, with its cool back-lit alabaster bar and walls clad in leather and sheet-metal, is one for the beautiful people.

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  16. John Silver

    Low, dark and named after the monopod old pirate himself (his wooden leg hangs behind the bar), this place is typical of the cheaper bars north of Plaza del Tossal.

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  17. Johnny Maracas

    On Calle Caballeros are a couple of bars for beautiful people, such as Johnny Maracas, a suave salsa place with fish tanks on the bar.

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  18. La Marxa

    This is a popular late-late choice. Raucous, thumping and pumping, it pulls in all sorts from hardened local partyers to international students fresh in town and out for something a little raw.

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  19. Lounge

    A true Irish bar without a false fiddle or unread copy of James Joyce in sight, this friendly place with an Internet terminal is where locals and visitors interact (ask about their weekly conversational interchanges).

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  20. Maruja Limón

    The cosy Maruja Limón, in the hip Mercado de Abastos area, is strong on Spanish pop.

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  21. Plaza

    Plaza de Cánovas attracts a younger crowd. Plaza is a stylish corner bar on the square itself.

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  23. Rumbo 144

    This is a funky, large-floored place with a light show. Thursday is student night.

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  24. San Jaume

    The 1st floor of San Jaume, a converted pharmacy that's all quiet crannies and poky passageways, is altogether rather intimate, with a great people-watching terrace.

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  25. The Lounge

    Without a false fiddle or unread copy of James Joyce in sight, this friendly place feels like a true Irish bar (despite the internet terminal). With its deep, comfy sofas, it's popular with both Valencianos and visitors (ask about their weekly conversational interchanges). It also does a great-value vegetarian lunch menu and shakes up some wicked cocktails.

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  26. Venial

    Venial with its house and techno music and a quieter chill-out zone is far and away the city's most popular gay dance venue. They're also big on cabarets and theme nights.

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  27. Xino Xano

    The genial owner, a well-known DJ in his own right, picks from his collection of dub, reggae and funk.

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