Top Rated Nightlife in Zaragoza

This seasoned old wine cellar and bar, founded in 1928 has retained its popularity over generations altogether. It operates as a wine shop, trading mainly in Aragonese and Rioja wines. Also it is an important stop on the traditional bar crawl round the La Magdalena neighbourhood, known as vermut (basically, drinking aperitifs) and takes place at weekends from midday until the late Spanish lunch. You may join the locals, sipping home-made vermouth accompanied by any of the mouth watering tapas on the days menu. The menu also includes simple delicacies like quail's eggs, pickles, cod croquettes, prawns and salted anchovies. You can watch herds of people of belonging to various age groups at the bar especially after midday at weekends.

Founded in 1870, this family business is one of the most charming places in Zaragoza. Functioning as a tavern, meeting place and wine store it attracts all kinds of people, especially those between the ages of 25 and 35. It has a cellar with barrels and tables for enjoying a glass of wine with some of the excellent tapas they prepare, such as croquettes, omelets, pickles, salted anchovies or plates of cheese, ham or salamis. You may choose to sample or buy wines from all over Spain, from Basque Txakoli to Galician Ribeiro or Albariño.

Cafe Escocia is Zaragoza’s most popular authentic Scottish pub. Located at Laguna de Rins, the bar is open from 3a to 3p through the week. It is known for its good beer collection and friendly crowds. The menu is complete with a fine selection of both local and international beer brands. Thursday nights are quiz nights while on other nights live musicians perform. With facilities like internet, darts and foosball, Escocia remains an old favorite.

This Irish pub has certain distinguishing features which set it a bit apart from its increasingly numerous relatives in Zaragoza, where not many places have such international appeal. For one thing, the clientele includes many foreigners, especially from the Anglo-Saxon world, and some of the staff are Irish. Furthermore, the pies on offer are highly recommended, and, occasionally, live folk music is performed. There is Guinness, of course, as well as Kilkenny and other beers to choose from. For all these reasons the bar is often full despite its considerable size, especially on weekend nights, being a popular place among students and professionals of all ages.

Oasis is a great music hall and something of an institution in Zaragoza. Not long ago it ceased to function as the last old-time cabaret in town, but its original character lives on in the new venue, with the old stage for live music rented on special occasions by artists who appreciate the glamorous, classic setting and decor. Drag queens and go-go dancers have come to the rescue to uphold the colorful and spectacular spirit of this historic place. Customers tend to fall into the thirty and over bracket, the off-beat and those who are simply curious.

A colorful entrance leads into this large venue where no tropically inspired decorative detail is lacking: walls lined with cane, large wooden fans whirring overhead, percussion instruments, flowers, palm trees and flags strung from the ceiling. The staff are all Caribbean, and you can join in the salsa, bachata and merengue dancing lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Try the varied cocktails at prices not too much higher than the local average.