DK Travel : Andalucía and Costa del Sol : Granada and Almería Provinces : Bars & Nightclubs

Babylon, Granada

If you’re looking for somewhere basic and relaxed, this place might be for you. The music is reggae, hip-hop, rap, funk and R&B, and the only concession to design is a Bob Marley poster or two and a few coloured lights. If it’s your birthday, two bottles of bubbly are on the house.
El Ángel Azul, Granada

This gay bar has a basement dance floor and curtained booths, as well as monthly drag shows and striptease contests.
El Camborio, Granada

This is a popular disco in the caves of Sacromonte (see Moorish Granada: Albaicín). Music echoes from four dance floors to the rooftop terraces, offering a striking view of the Alhambra at sunrise. Weekends are the time to go, unless you want the place to yourself.
Eshavira, Granada

This atmospheric club hosts flamenco, jazz and ethnic music concerts on Thursdays and Sundays. Decorated in Moorish style, the centuries-old water cistern has been transformed into a stage.
Granada 10, Granada

An opulent disco set in a 1930s theatre whose decor has been preserved. You can dance under crystal chandeliers, Neo-Classical-style plasterwork and plush private boxes. The music consists mainly of chart hits that attract people of all ages and styles.
Jardines Neptuno, Granada

You can see a spectacular show of flamenco and Andalucían folk music here at the same time as dining on typical local dishes.
Peña El Taranto, Almería

For lovers of real flamenco without tourist kitsch, this is the best place in the city.
Pie de la Vela, Granada

The crowd here is mostly male, young and cruisy, but it isn’t exclusively gay, drawing a mixed crowd of locals and foreigners.
Planta Baja, Granada

A two-storey venue: the upper floor is a quiet bar; downstairs, the DJs play chart hits and everyone dances.
Sala Príncipe, Granada

In this two-storey disco the music consists mainly of Spanish pop and salsa but the DJ takes requests. It’s a popular place, decorated in rather vulgar imitation of the Nasrid palaces on the hill above.