Marburg drinking and nightlife

This absinthe bar on the cusp of Marburg's Oberstadt serves much more than green fairies – while the wormwood-laced tipple is naturally there for the asking, it's really an all-round student and bohemian bar, laid-b…

The same family has been tending to tea-takers in this Konditorei (cake shop) and cafe for four generations. Enjoy the house-special chocolate-cream cake amid wicker-back chairs and classic 1970s lamps and with fine…

This versatile, ubercool space, a self-proclaimed 'socio-cultural centre', hosts semi-regular parties, DJs, art shows, installations, live music, cinema and other cultural events. In keeping with its democratic, inc…

Delirium is upstairs, Frazzkeller is downstairs, and both of these student hang-outs scream 1970s and have great views over the Unterstadt (yes, even from the cellar). The house drink is Roter Korn, a redcurrant liq…