Must-see nightlife in Switzerland

  • Les Garçons

    Zürich

    This all-week gay dance bar in Kreis 4 has 1920s decor, weekend DJs, aperitifs, finger food and a smoking lounge.

  • Alpin

    Bern

    Alpin specialises in Swiss wine and has an attached cafe, making it perfect for a try-before-you-buy session.

  • Piccolo Giardino

    Zürich

    A convivial bar near Langstrasse that sets up big football-watching screens on its atmospheric garden terrace.

  • Chocolaterie Kölbener

    Northeastern Switzerland

    For coffee, cake and chocolate, this half-timbered place opposite the cathedral is surely the devil’s work.

  • La Plage

    Neuchâtel

    In the warmer months this beachside bar is the place to go for early evening drinks and cocktails.

  • X-S Club

    Geneva

    This old, Old Town venue flaunts a mixed bag of house, pop, R&B, reggae and disco for clubbers aged over 25. Women get in free on Friday night. Yup, it's…

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