The Best Night Out in Valencia - 16 Bars & Clubs

Valencia is a city full of young people with its 8 universities, an affordable cost of living, and an abundance of English teaching positions for the adventurous (and sometimes lost) 20-somethings. In the place voted best expat city to live in, there is always potential for a night out on the town.

Note: Spaniards don’t go out until late. It’s normal to get to the bars around 11pm or 12am, and to the clubs around 1 or 2am. For the true Spanish experience, don’t go home until sunrise.

Here are 16 bars and nightclubs for your enjoyment.

Bars

1. St. Patrick’s (Gran Via)

Oh, St. Patrick’s, home of the craic, a place near and dear to everyone’s heart. No matter where you are, you’re always guaranteed a fun night out at the Irish pub. More times than I can count, we would said “let’s go somewhere new tonight,” or planned to start our night here and continue to a bar or club, only to end up staying until close. It was our old reliable. There was a time when St. Patrick’s had live music on Fridays and Saturdays. Check them out on Instagram @stpatricksvalencia for special events and cross your fingers that there’s a live singer playing tonight.

2. Radio City

Radio City is like a bar-nightclub mullet. It’s all “business in the front,” with a long bar, tables, and chairs for the tamer crowd. If you pull back the large red curtains, you’ll find the “party in the back,” with a dance floor, DJs, and live music.

3. Café Tocado

Café Tocado is one of the first bars we went to in Valencia. It’s usually relatively quiet, although the Moulin Rouge-style interior decor speaks volumes. This is the perfect place to enjoy a relaxing gin and tonic in Ruzafa.

4. Café Berlin

Another Ruzafa hotspot, Café Berlin has a lengthy cocktail menu, moody red lighting, and both indoor and outdoor seating.

5. Cafe de las Horas

Famous for its Agua de Valencia, everyone has to visit Cafe de las Horas at least once during their trip to Valencia. Its famous drink is a twist on a screwdriver and a mimosa in one. It’s made with fresh orange juice, cava, vodka, and gin and it goes down dangerously smooth. The good news is, Cafe de las Horas opens at 10am so you can get the night started early. Located in Plaza de la Virgen.

6. Café Negrito

A popular spot among locals and expats alike, Café Negrito is the perfect place for a drink out on the terraza. And it’s right in the heart of El Carmen, so you can go check out Cafe de las Horas and Radio City all in the same night.

7. Vaya Vaya

This is a local’s spot that our Spanish friends brought us to. A great place to practice your Spanish and just a stone’s throw away from St. Patrick’s!

8. 270° Terrace at Barceló

If you’re scheming for a rooftop bar, the top of Hotel Barceló has a wonderful bird’s eye view of the City of Arts & Sciences. I recommend going for a drink post-stroll around the CAS.

9. Sky Bar VLC

Sky Bar is another fun rooftop bar by the beach. Its on the top floor of the Sea You Hotel. Order a glass of wine for a generous pour.

Clubs

10. Marina Beach Club

When it’s warm, Marina Beach Club is our favorite discoteca. The DJ set makes you feel like you’re at a concert. It’s open air so it doesn’t ever get too hot. It depends on the night, but usually you’ll hear a combo of the top hits and EDM in both English and Spanish. Drinks are pricey but most of the time your ticket (usually 15-25€) comes with a drink. Buy your tickets online here.

11. Committee Club

Committee Club is another discoteca that usually plays a range of hits. It’s located near the Joaquin Sorolla train station. With one main dance floor and free entry on certain nights for erasmus students, you’re sure to find lots of students here.

Note: looking at the website, it seems that committee club is now called “Mayimbe.” You can purchase tickets with this link.

12. Oven Club

If you want the classic techno club exprience, check out Oven Club located on Gran Vía (just bordering Ruzafa). The deep, red lighting and mirrored walls add to the intensity of the constant techno thud. Purchase your tickets here.

Note: you can also purchase tickets for another techno club called Spook with that link, but be aware that Spook is quite a drive out of the city, you’ll have to take the bus or a potentially expensive Cabify.

13. Play Club

Located in trendy Ruzafa, Play Club is a smaller discoteca with two dance floors. Music genres include electronic, indie, pop, rock, reggaeton, techno, disco, and more. Check this link or their instagram (@playclubvlc) for more information.

14. Akuarela

Another discoteca by the beach, Akuarela has an upstairs and downstairs dancefloor and an outdoor space with a bar. It’s a beautiful club, adorned with palm trees and lights much like some of the other big name clubs in the city. You can expect to see a younger crowd here. Get your tickets with this link.

15 & 16. Mya & L’Umbracle

The City of Arts and Sciences has two venue spaces for clubbing. The downstairs, indoor club is called Mya, which is open all year round on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and on other nights for special events. It has two main rooms for dancing. Located upstairs is L’Umbracle, a beautifully decorated outdoor space with large palm trees and bars uplit with bright colors. In the warmer months when L’Umbracle is open, you can move between the two clubs with one entrance ticket. L’Umbracle, like Mya, is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and sometimes other nights for special events. Like Marina, the type of music depends on the night and the DJ, but you can expect the usual top hits and EDM. Here are tickets to Mya and L’Umbracle.