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<\/a>Sexy, vivacious and brimming with\u00a0charisma, The Big Easy’s unapologetic\u00a0‘let the good times roll’ attitude can’t\u00a0be overemphasised. Many a traveller<\/p>\n
has fallen willing victim to the beguiling\u00a0charms of Bourbon Street. And bursts\u00a0of steamy jazz and rousing rhythm and\u00a0blues provide the soundtrack to a stroll\u00a0through the French Quarter.<\/p>\n
A mix of cultural influences, dinner time\u00a0is heralded by the rich scent of gumbo,\u00a0crawfish \u00e9touff\u00e9e and sweet-fried\u00a0beignets, while the sounds of merriment\u00a0from local bars, like the famous Old\u00a0Absinthe House, Lafitte’s Blacksmith\u00a0Shop and the House of Blues (which also\u00a0features burlesque and cabaret), spill\u00a0onto the streets long into the night.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Berlin<\/h2>\n![\"Alexanderplatz,](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/10\/iStock_000020511546_Medium-248x330.jpg\")
<\/a>Alexanderplatz, Berlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBerlin’s chequered past makes it the\u00a0ideal city for modern history buffs, and\u00a0a stroll around the city at night offers\u00a0impressive views of the most important\u00a0monuments including Brandenburg\u00a0Gate, Berlin TV Tower and the Reichstag.\u00a0But, landmarks aside, its changing\u00a0political and social scene has also given\u00a0rise to diverse nightlife that ranges\u00a0from Michelin-starred restaurants to\u00a0the quirky bars and artist hangouts of\u00a0Kreuzberg.<\/p>\n
One of the best, and most\u00a0conveniently central, areas is Mitte, in\u00a0particular the Hackescher Markt, where\u00a0cosy bars like Weinerei, which operates\u00a0on an honour system, co-exist alongside\u00a0the candlelit movie-inspired d\u00e9cor of the\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Cinema, and the old-world glamour\u00a0of historic restaurant and champagne\u00a0bar Lutter & Wegner.<\/p>\n
With a vibrant arts, music and nightclub scene, the trendy Kreuzberg neighborhood in Berlin is perfect for stumbling across quirky little bars and clubs with bags of character. Expect an eccentric and unusual atmosphere, ranging from rustic microbreweries to the enigmatic Swarze Traube, where you must knock 3 times to gain entrance to the exclusive cocktail bar. Once inside, there’s no menu; instead,\u00a0some of Germany’s finest mixologists will whip up drinks based on whatever is freshest at the market that day.<\/p>\n
Rome<\/h2>\n![\"Al](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/10\/iStock_000015814341_Medium-330x219.jpg\")
<\/a>Al fresco dining in Trastevere, Rome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFrom the deepening shadows of the\u00a0Colosseum at sunset to the golden light\u00a0bathing the famous Piazza del Popolo;\u00a0the Spanish steps, Trevi Fountain and\u00a0Piazza Navona all swap their impressive\u00a0daytime beauty for an ethereal elegance\u00a0once twilight falls. Near to the centre,\u00a0the lesser-known Piazza del Fico,\u00a0and local hotspot Bar del Fico, offer a\u00a0warming taste of Roman life just a few\u00a0steps from the main tourist attractions;\u00a0while family-run restaurant Da Nino\u00a0offers memorably authentic cuisine in\u00a0a homely atmosphere just a few steps\u00a0from San Giovanni Basilica.<\/p>\n
Just across\u00a0the Tiber, Trastevere, with its narrow\u00a0winding alleys, street performers, and\u00a0authentic trattorias like Da Enzo or\u00a0newcomer Meridionale, gives a true\u00a0taste of dolce vita after dark.<\/p>\n
London<\/h2>\n![\"Trafalgar](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/10\/iStock_000046719894_Medium-330x220.jpg\")
<\/a>Trafalgar Square, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nScratching below the surface of well-known tourist hotspots reveals a whole other\u00a0side to the UK capital. Locals’ favourite Seven Dials, hidden behind Covent Garden,\u00a0plays host to the Cambridge Theatre and Donmar Warehouse, as well as cosy little\u00a0restaurants and pubs like the nearby Cross Keys, with its beautifully kitsch d\u00e9cor\u00a0and friendly staff.<\/p>\n
The bustle of Waterloo Station is just moments from cultural\u00a0London icons The Old Vic and The Young Vic, where regularly changing productions\u00a0vary from classical Shakespeare to fresh new playwrights, and nearby cabbies’\u00a0favourite, Masters Super Fish, is the unlikely source of some of the best fish and\u00a0chips in London.<\/p>\n
Further east, artsy Shoreditch and Hoxton are home to galleries,\u00a0quirky bars and restaurants, including The Princess of Shoreditch (with its excellent\u00a0roasts), while those looking for a spicy alternative can wander to nearby Brick Lane,\u00a0Londoners’ favourite destination for deliciously authentic curry.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Berlin’s chequered past makes it the\u00a0ideal city for modern history buffs, and\u00a0a stroll around the city at night offers\u00a0impressive views of the most important\u00a0monuments including Brandenburg\u00a0Gate, Berlin TV Tower and the Reichstag.\u00a0But, landmarks aside, its changing\u00a0political and social scene has also given\u00a0rise to diverse nightlife that ranges\u00a0from Michelin-starred restaurants to\u00a0the quirky bars and artist hangouts of\u00a0Kreuzberg.<\/p>\n
One of the best, and most\u00a0conveniently central, areas is Mitte, in\u00a0particular the Hackescher Markt, where\u00a0cosy bars like Weinerei, which operates\u00a0on an honour system, co-exist alongside\u00a0the candlelit movie-inspired d\u00e9cor of the\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Cinema, and the old-world glamour\u00a0of historic restaurant and champagne\u00a0bar Lutter & Wegner.<\/p>\n
With a vibrant arts, music and nightclub scene, the trendy Kreuzberg neighborhood in Berlin is perfect for stumbling across quirky little bars and clubs with bags of character. Expect an eccentric and unusual atmosphere, ranging from rustic microbreweries to the enigmatic Swarze Traube, where you must knock 3 times to gain entrance to the exclusive cocktail bar. Once inside, there’s no menu; instead,\u00a0some of Germany’s finest mixologists will whip up drinks based on whatever is freshest at the market that day.<\/p>\n
Rome<\/h2>\n<\/a>Al fresco dining in Trastevere, Rome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFrom the deepening shadows of the\u00a0Colosseum at sunset to the golden light\u00a0bathing the famous Piazza del Popolo;\u00a0the Spanish steps, Trevi Fountain and\u00a0Piazza Navona all swap their impressive\u00a0daytime beauty for an ethereal elegance\u00a0once twilight falls. Near to the centre,\u00a0the lesser-known Piazza del Fico,\u00a0and local hotspot Bar del Fico, offer a\u00a0warming taste of Roman life just a few\u00a0steps from the main tourist attractions;\u00a0while family-run restaurant Da Nino\u00a0offers memorably authentic cuisine in\u00a0a homely atmosphere just a few steps\u00a0from San Giovanni Basilica.<\/p>\n
Just across\u00a0the Tiber, Trastevere, with its narrow\u00a0winding alleys, street performers, and\u00a0authentic trattorias like Da Enzo or\u00a0newcomer Meridionale, gives a true\u00a0taste of dolce vita after dark.<\/p>\n
London<\/h2>\n<\/a>Trafalgar Square, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nScratching below the surface of well-known tourist hotspots reveals a whole other\u00a0side to the UK capital. Locals’ favourite Seven Dials, hidden behind Covent Garden,\u00a0plays host to the Cambridge Theatre and Donmar Warehouse, as well as cosy little\u00a0restaurants and pubs like the nearby Cross Keys, with its beautifully kitsch d\u00e9cor\u00a0and friendly staff.<\/p>\n
The bustle of Waterloo Station is just moments from cultural\u00a0London icons The Old Vic and The Young Vic, where regularly changing productions\u00a0vary from classical Shakespeare to fresh new playwrights, and nearby cabbies’\u00a0favourite, Masters Super Fish, is the unlikely source of some of the best fish and\u00a0chips in London.<\/p>\n
Further east, artsy Shoreditch and Hoxton are home to galleries,\u00a0quirky bars and restaurants, including The Princess of Shoreditch (with its excellent\u00a0roasts), while those looking for a spicy alternative can wander to nearby Brick Lane,\u00a0Londoners’ favourite destination for deliciously authentic curry.<\/p>\n
Written by Sarah Wagner.\u00a0<\/i>Edited by Hiten Patel.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cNo-one looks back\u00a0on their life and\u00a0remembers the\u00a0nights they got plenty\u00a0of sleep.\u201d Experiencing a\u00a0destination at night\u00a0can certainly cast it in a whole\u00a0new light. We’ve compiled a\u00a0few of our favourite\u00a0cities for night owls. Shanghai Futuristic, eclectic and oozing with\u00a0old-world style, Shanghai’s decadent\u00a0past has left its sparkly, neon-lit\u00a0fingerprint on the city’s modern\u00a0nightlife. The\u00a0aptly named Glamour,\u00a0situated in the Bund […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4905],"tags":[172,167,168,169,175,176,174,171,173,170],"class_list":["post-5002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destination-guides","tag-berlin-nightlife","tag-best-bars","tag-best-cities","tag-best-nightlife","tag-cities-at-night","tag-evening-entertainment","tag-london-nightlife","tag-new-orleans-nightlife","tag-rome-nightlife","tag-shanghai-nightlife"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>From the deepening shadows of the\u00a0Colosseum at sunset to the golden light\u00a0bathing the famous Piazza del Popolo;\u00a0the Spanish steps, Trevi Fountain and\u00a0Piazza Navona all swap their impressive\u00a0daytime beauty for an ethereal elegance\u00a0once twilight falls. Near to the centre,\u00a0the lesser-known Piazza del Fico,\u00a0and local hotspot Bar del Fico, offer a\u00a0warming taste of Roman life just a few\u00a0steps from the main tourist attractions;\u00a0while family-run restaurant Da Nino\u00a0offers memorably authentic cuisine in\u00a0a homely atmosphere just a few steps\u00a0from San Giovanni Basilica.<\/p>\n
Just across\u00a0the Tiber, Trastevere, with its narrow\u00a0winding alleys, street performers, and\u00a0authentic trattorias like Da Enzo or\u00a0newcomer Meridionale, gives a true\u00a0taste of dolce vita after dark.<\/p>\n
London<\/h2>\n<\/a>Trafalgar Square, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nScratching below the surface of well-known tourist hotspots reveals a whole other\u00a0side to the UK capital. Locals’ favourite Seven Dials, hidden behind Covent Garden,\u00a0plays host to the Cambridge Theatre and Donmar Warehouse, as well as cosy little\u00a0restaurants and pubs like the nearby Cross Keys, with its beautifully kitsch d\u00e9cor\u00a0and friendly staff.<\/p>\n
The bustle of Waterloo Station is just moments from cultural\u00a0London icons The Old Vic and The Young Vic, where regularly changing productions\u00a0vary from classical Shakespeare to fresh new playwrights, and nearby cabbies’\u00a0favourite, Masters Super Fish, is the unlikely source of some of the best fish and\u00a0chips in London.<\/p>\n
Further east, artsy Shoreditch and Hoxton are home to galleries,\u00a0quirky bars and restaurants, including The Princess of Shoreditch (with its excellent\u00a0roasts), while those looking for a spicy alternative can wander to nearby Brick Lane,\u00a0Londoners’ favourite destination for deliciously authentic curry.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Scratching below the surface of well-known tourist hotspots reveals a whole other\u00a0side to the UK capital. Locals’ favourite Seven Dials, hidden behind Covent Garden,\u00a0plays host to the Cambridge Theatre and Donmar Warehouse, as well as cosy little\u00a0restaurants and pubs like the nearby Cross Keys, with its beautifully kitsch d\u00e9cor\u00a0and friendly staff.<\/p>\n
The bustle of Waterloo Station is just moments from cultural\u00a0London icons The Old Vic and The Young Vic, where regularly changing productions\u00a0vary from classical Shakespeare to fresh new playwrights, and nearby cabbies’\u00a0favourite, Masters Super Fish, is the unlikely source of some of the best fish and\u00a0chips in London.<\/p>\n
Further east, artsy Shoreditch and Hoxton are home to galleries,\u00a0quirky bars and restaurants, including The Princess of Shoreditch (with its excellent\u00a0roasts), while those looking for a spicy alternative can wander to nearby Brick Lane,\u00a0Londoners’ favourite destination for deliciously authentic curry.<\/p>\n
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