C L U B S
Always keep your eyes open for flyers and discount cards on shop and bar counters!!! Also look out for ‘A little Beat’ & Mondo Sonoro’ they are good free guides to what’s happening on the local dance & live scene
Plaza Ayuntamiento
Mogambo C/Sangre, 9
www.groovelives.com
Don't be put off by the entrance or the slightly dodgy insides, the electro house music is always fantastic and you are guaranteed a good night out.
Piccadilly Downtown Club
C/ Embajador Vich (near the Hotel Astoria).
Another of groovelives babys, and one of the best. Previously a brotthel, and now one of the best little clubs for pop and indie music. www.groovelives.com
Colon
Florida Café Cantante
Conde Salvatierra, 3
Tel.963942945
cafecantante@terra.es
Where the rich and beautiful hang out, house and commercial music, lots of muscles and fake boobs.
Canovas area
All open Thurs to Sat from midnight until about 4am, great places to start the night off at as drinks cheaper than in clubs and good fun music and people to chat to.
Cafe Benavente
C/Jacinto
All the following are on C/ Conde Altea
Ni Se Sabe
Me da Igual
Chacal
‘The Jackal’
Kultural Jump
Un Sur
Maestro Gozalbo
Open until at least 8am.
Barracabar
Jacinto Benavente, 5
Patraix
Dub club
C/ Jesús, 91
www.dubclubvalencia.com
San Vicente
La Caverna
C/ Cuenca 70
Mod, soul, rock’n’roll, reggae, jazz and more.
La Indiana
San Vicente,97
Tel : 96 382 0891
Currently closed following a fire on the penultimate night of 2007. We won't discuss the fate of the sharks! It is fast becoming an urban legend.
Juan Lloréns
Café Carioca
Juan Lloréns, 52
Tel. 96 384 6792
La indiana's little brother, open til 3.30, great music and beautiful decor, anything from hip hop to pop to house.
La Edad de Oro
C/ San Jacinto, 3
649 25 50 48
Habana Valencia
Juan Lloréns, 41-43
Open from 11 til 6.30 am,
known for its good flamenco and caribean music and goodlooking people. No trainers allowed.
Peatonal
C/ Juan Lloréns, 39
El Carmen
Ártico
C/ Arolas, 11
Tel. 96 391 08 57
Bigornia
C/ Museu, 10
Bolseria Café
C/Bolseria, 41
Tel: 96 391 8903
Open til around 3.30am. One of El Carmen favourites, great house and hiphop music. Good vibe.
Bounty
C/ Jose Iturbi, 4
Tel. 96 391 7194
Café Madrid
C/ Abadía de San Martín, 10.
Just off La plaza de la Reina, this is a great place to start a big night out. Every type of music and beautiful people, drinks are slightly more expensive than other places. Open til 3ish.
47 Social Club.
C/ Quart, 47
Another of groovelives little jems. This two floor wonder, has a great dance floor and a great chillout area. Pop, indie and electro are on offer.
Disco City
C/ Pintor Zariñena, 16
96 391 41 51
Radio citys big brother, free entrance until 3am, 12 euros from then on. Reggae, drum n bass and alternative dance music.
Immortal
San Dinosio, 3
Spanish and international rock music and strange drinks. Heavy atmosphere.
Juanita
Lepanto, 8
Two minutes walk from the Torres de Quart,this smoky club is a darkly lit reggae paradise. Dub,roots, skank and more. Good selection of beers and an attractive, alternative crowd. Get there at about 7 on Fridays and 8.30 on Sundays. Rasta Vibrations.
La Claca
C/Vicente, 3
A big hit with the erasmus crowd, good music, pool tables and jugs of agua de valencia.
La Marxa
Cocina,5
Tel: 96 391 70 65
Valencia is internationally famous for its nightlife. When people talk about loving ‘la marcha’ or asking where they can find it, this disco has the answers. The ingredients are just right - loud, sexy, grooving, buzzing, colourful and memorable.
Being in the heart of the Carmen, just off Calle Caballeros, means that it is a focal point of the scene. The crowd is a criss-cross of 24 hour party people - students, teachers, Erasmus, artists, foreigners and people who want to get it on and shake some action. Its very sweaty inside, but fun if you love the ´ive just spent 5 hours in the gym´ look...
La Flama
C/Roteros,14
Another favourite of the rock music lovers. Open til around 3am but usually with a long queue, so get there earlyish.
La Soirée / Deseo 54
C/ Pepita, 15 (parallel to C/ Sagunto)
www.lasoiree.es/www.deseo54.com
One of the only decent clubs that opens on a Sunday night, free entrance all night with flyers that can be found around El carmen. Electro and house music.
Fox Congo
Caballeros, 35
Tel: 96 392 55 27
Very exotic. Funky and cosmopolitan crowd. Claims to have the world’s most expensive bar - not the prices - the bar! It’s made of onyx!
Pinball
Concordia, 3
(21.00h - 3.30am)
A very dark and very smoky bar with pop and indie music on full blast, quite cheap drinks and fun vibe.
Radio City
Santa Teresa, 19
Tel: 96 391 4151
A long lived and very much loved bar in the centre of el carmen, reggae and drum n bass, always heaving and great atmosphere. Be prepared to queue to get in. Free entrance. Open til 3.30.
Turmix
Dr Chiarri, 8
Used to be the legendary So What! A brief stroll from Calle Alta,
Av.Aragón / Polo y Peryrolón
Carribean’s
C/Belgica 5
Hoss
Eolo, 18
Open from Wed to Sun, 20.00h to 03.30am
La Bolsa
C/ Polo y Peyrolón.
‘The Stock Exchange’
Mosquito
C/ Polo y Peyrolon, 11
Tel: 658 955 060
Blasco Ibañez
Flow
Plaza Honduras, 35
Wednesday to Saturday night, Electronica, Drum&Bass, Hip-Hop and Funk.
Murray Club
Blasco Ibañez, 111
www.murrayclub33rpm.com
This used to be Warhol.
Rumbo 144
Blasco Ibáñez, 144
Tel: 96 371 0025
23.00h- 06.30h
Very Valencian, energetic disco, from Thursday (students’ night) thru Saturday (more commercial sounds). Erasmus Wednesday.
Zenith
Blasco Ibañez 111
Latex
Av Constitución 28,
groovelives.com.
Groovelives longest going club, a basement with a low ceiling and 2 rooms. Indie and pop in one, and electro in the other. Look out for flyers around town.
Plaza Cedro
Matisse
C/ Campoamor, 60
Great disco nights at the weekend with eclectic sounds.
Tornillo
C/ Campoamor, 42 (near Plaza Cedra).
Tel. 96 392 5527 www.eltornillo.com
Velvet
C/ Campoamor, 58
Buzzes at weekends.
Puerto
The Mill
C/ Padre Porta, 2
www.groovelives.com
Electro - Funk - Techno - indie / LIVE!
Benimaclet
Swan
C/ Juan Giner, 15
Malvarrosa
Vivir Sin Dormir
Pl. Neptuno, 42
Tel: 96 3727 777
Legendary nightspot by the beach with loads of space. The name is said to sum up Valencian’s attitude to life!
Outskirts
Le Club
Ctra Fuente en Corts (behind Pabellón Fuente San Luis)
Tel: 96 332 23 27
Just 8 minutes taxi ride away from the centre, Le club is the all night option for clubbers who know their house and drumNbass and love it late. National and international D.J.’s play in cool surroundings with a crowd who are always up for it. Le Club gets full marks for originality and style.
Apache
www.apachedisco.com
Pinedo
Casino Monte Picayo
Autovia Valencia- Barcelona
Salida 1-B, Puzol,
Tel 96 142 12 11
If you like gambling, wining & dining in comfortable surroundings, this casino is for you. Set in a five star hotel in the nearby countryside.
Giorgio & Enrico
Plaza Canonigo,
1 Benimamet.
Tel: 96 345 50 42
All night disco club set in a 17th century palace. House, funk.
Guru Disco Heron City,
Ctra. Ademuz,
salidas 6 y 7
Paterna 46980 Valencia
New team, ideas. House, Funk till 8am, every Friday and Saturday
G AY / L E S B I A N C L U B S
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L A T I N C L U B S
Valencia
In Valencia city itself, Juan Llorens and around Plaza España are your main zones. Either go for the music and the rhythms, or get serious with some salsa dance classes. The apparently very wellknown monthly magazine and website ‘Salsa Noticias’ will give you definitive and up-to-date information on what’s on where.
Gran Calman
Convento Jerusalem,55
Cafe Bachata
Bachata, 31 Jesus, 36
Cachao
Vicente Ros belda, 5 (corner with Av.Aragon)
Havana Club
Juan Llorens, 41 Tel: 96 384 38 40
Stays open well past dawn, for Latin Lovers
Brisa de Cayo
Juan Llorens, 48
Cayo Largo
Juan Llorens, 3
Habana Puerto
C/Del Trabajo, 27 (puerto S Sagunto)Tel: 96 267 15 80
L I V E M U S I C
Black Note
Polo y Peyrolón,15 Tel : 96 393 36 63
Black note is a top choice night out for music lovers 24 hours a day, seven days a week (sound familiar?). European, African and American bands who tour the world often stop by to groove at Black note : Jazz, blues, R’n’B, Soul, Funk, Flamenco, Indie, Cabaret and Rock. This is a friendly place with a crowd ranging from twenty-somethings to jazz cats
Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar
Baja,28. Carmen
About two minutes walk from calle Caballeros. This darkly lit bar plays the finest
jazz with cool photos on display, a pool table and a wide range of coffees and spirits. It has fortnightly live music and it is a very relaxing place to unwind and -relate. The owner is a real Jazz lover and it shows. Live music nights at 9.30 for 3 euros with bocadillos available.
Wah-Wah
Campoamor, 52 Tel 96 356 39 42
A rocking and grooving live music club in a student friendly zone. Mostly local and national bands loving it live, week in and week out. International groups like The Frank and Walters and The Sugarman Three play in spacious surroundings with a relaxed, open and bohemian crowd. Just a couple of minutes walk from Blasco Ibañez this is a treat for music lovers with an ear for the alternative, underground and up and-coming bands of now.
Juanita Club
C/ Lepanto, 8
Every wednesday free entrance
more fire sound & invitados todos los jueves 23.30h : : entrada libre live reggae music, DJs, jam sessions, smoky atmosphere - 2 minutes walk from Torres de Quart -
Matisse
Avda. Campoamor, 60
Open daily 19 until 2h. Rock, pop, blues, soul, café-theatre and a disco at weekends. The only club to play the Clash with Marlene Dietrich
Cafe del Duende
Turia, 62
Wed-Sat, from 20 h. Specialising in flamenco music and culture. Ethnic music concerts on Weds and live flamenco on Thurs. Intimate atmosphere
So What !
Dr Chiarri 8 El Carmen
Just the job for those seeking live music action in a rock’n’roll part of the Barrio Carmen. Just 2 minutes walk from Calle Alta and across the road from the Municipal swimming baths, So What! has a packed programme of rock, punk, pop, jazz, freak shows in a lively club that draws groups from around the globe.Good bar, open staff and a funkier interior.
Loco Club
Erudito Orellena, 12 (zona Juan LLorens) Tel : 96 3260526
Classy venue with top notch flamenco, blues and jazz nights. A popular choice for live music lovers with a few euros to spend. Quality tapas and wine make it a full night out to savour.
El Asesino
Pl. del Cedro,1. (End of Blasco Ibanez on S. side)
From19 hrs. Normally play rock ‘n’ roll, but with occasional soul, blues and Caribbean. Music is followed by a ‘literary jam’ such as a bit of theatre or a book presentation. Concerts usually on Sundays. Look out for the huge Jimi Hendrix Mural outside. Faaar out, maaaan.
REPUBLICCA
Poligon Industrial de Mislata (Val) Tel : 96 366 56 46
Republicca has become an essential part of Valencia night -life. Only 5 minutes taxi ride away from the centre, it has got noticeably more popular for excellent dance nights and top notch rock from around the world ranging from Henry Rollins to the Waterboys. Great sound - take a taxi. Rocks!
Roxy Club
San Vicente 200
The Divine comedy, Ocean Colour Scene, Paul Weller, Supergrass and countless others. One of Valencia’s best live music venues for pop and rock.
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