Best nightclubs Switzerland

Excellent! Dancing the night away, and the day after that, over and over again, is truly every dancer's dream. The site is impressive, set up in several rooms covering 2,000^m2 in several rehabilitated industrial warehouses. The programming is excellent: every Thursday, we head off to Latin America for a salsa night with all its sensuality and inherent warmth. The concert program, month after month, is extremely rich and varied, with themed evenings. For a bite to eat, the food corner is waiting to welcome you.

A convivial place to share a few musical steps. It comes alive at weekends with a variety of concerts. An original place with a friendly, atypical atmosphere that Carouge locals like to keep almost a secret. It's a great place to meet local people who are keen to party and have fun. Evenings from 6pm onwards, themed evenings and a wide variety of music reminiscent of the guinguettes along the Seine!

The Mehrspur is a trendy address in Zurich. Part music bar, part jazz club, part discotheque, part public stage and concert hall, it's a breeding ground for students from Zurich's University of the Arts. But that's not all. ALL styles and new talents are represented. The program ranges from intimate live performances to spectacular shows by international artists. At the bar, the menu features tasty cocktails and a selection of beers and wines. Good to know: admission is free - you give what you want.

Take in the spectacular view over Basel's skyline from the 105 m-high Bar Rouge (which you can also enjoy from the toilet!). A trendy lounge atmosphere, with spacious leather sofas and an extensive cocktail menu. For an early evening, it's the ideal place to enjoy a drink or a snack. Later, night owls will enjoy dancing here. The Bar Rouge is especially popular with the young party crowd, where DJ nights and wild nights set the pace for Basel nights all year round! A little closer to the stars!

A festive and bewitching atmosphere. Mambo is the rhythm, the sound, the emotion and the passion of dance. Mambo is multi-faceted and offers a wide range of evenings. During the week, you can enjoy the best cocktails in town to a latino sound, an acoustic concert, a blind test or an improvisation show. On weekends, Mambo plunges us into a clubbing atmosphere with theme nights ranging from funck to salsa, house or rock. On Saturday evening it's at Mambo! In short, we love it.

At the Moulin Rouge, it's moving and it ensures you a well rhythmed evening with different atmospheres according to the themes and headliners! Ideally located in the heart of Plainpalais and close to the lively streets. The strong point of this place? The organization from Thursday to Saturday of concerts of all kinds, shows such as the Revue Transformist, or Impro Talents, etc... Everything is gathered to give us already the desire to move, salsa, blues, soul, hot swing, pop ... diversity as we like! A classy decoration with silvery touches.

The Darling is a night pub that doubles as a club. Set in a prime location on the second floor of the Galerie Saint-François, the revamped interior still revolves around the central bar and its beer pumps. Regular customers won't be too disoriented: the screens are still there to follow the sports in the early evening, and the dance floor means that aperitifs can go on until the end of the night. The walls are decorated by different painters or by kisses in the entrance, roses here, graphic themes there..

Night owls, here you'll find a rich line-up of concerts hosted by trendy stars and famous DJs, right through to the end of the night! Bar Club ABC is part of the in D! Club. ABC specializes more in concerts and one-man comedy shows, and afterwork drinks for a younger clientele, while D! is more devoted to electro. If carousel planes try to fly from the ceiling and you're sunk in a red velvet armchair, you've come to the right place.

Located near the Bleu Lézard and the Buzz, the Jagger's is a discotheque bar very popular with rock fans. In fact, you will have guessed that its name is in honour of Mick, the famous singer of the Rolling Stones. Despite this reference from another time, Jagger's is well known for its relaxed, young and overheated atmosphere, especially at weekends. The dance floor is quite small, but you can dance around the bar and chat with the waiters who are not the last to party.

The XIII is a chance to let loose on the dancefloor to the sound of hits from the 1960s to the present day. Through the heavy, solid-wood door, you can stay in the Grand Bar, or take the stairs to La Cueva, a magnificent, dark, vaulted cellar decorated in medieval style. The atmosphere is welcoming, rather student-like, and the music resonates throughout the different rooms. Themed evenings are a real blast! In fine weather, the terrace offers a view of Lausanne Cathedral.

Even if Montreux is less animated than Lausanne at night, Le Black Pearl is nevertheless a very nice club to discover. A real institution founded in 1999, this discotheque is mainly populated by students from the numerous hotel schools around Montreux. In music, house and R'n'B dominate, with a hint of latino. Numerous evenings are also programmed to attract a more varied audience at weekends. The decoration is comfortable and airy, which is surely why it has become one of the landmarks of evenings on the Riviera.

To spend a very relaxed evening with friends, dance until the end of the night on disco air on the piano bar or rather "house" on the disco side with its DJ, the Trois-eight offers many possibilities for a mix of styles, ages and tastes. Vosu can also accompany the pianist with a live karaoke. The entrance to the night club and piano bar is free for the guests of the restaurant next to the nightclub. Free parking.

The Bird's Eye is a must for all jazz fans! This club has a very good reputation, not only in Basel, but in a very wide area around the city, and even beyond its borders. Housed in an old vaulted cellar dating from the Middle Ages, the venue boasts excellent acoustics, and you can enjoy the atmosphere over a drink. During the week, small jazz groups perform here, with Thursdays reserved for more unusual styles. At weekends, it's the place to go to hear the biggest names on the international jazz scene.

The Borderline (formerly the Stahlwerk club) is THE place to be for electro sounds in the Sankt Johann district. Switzerland's best underground club, it offers a diversified program and doesn't hesitate to program emerging styles while remaining true to its original spirit. The experience is incredible! With several spaces, a breathtaking sound system and a brilliant staff, this is the place to dance for tech house fans. Open every weekend, it's best to visit the site to get an idea of the program. Sensations guaranteed!

Looking for Zurich's hippest club? Head for the Zukunft, nicknamed the "Zukki" by its customers. This establishment has rightly proclaimed itself the home of good music! Before entering the club, be prepared to queue. Zukunft has a good reputation and is very busy. Inside, in a crowded room, you can dance to the sound of Afro tech, deep house, Indian music, jazz... All kinds of music are in the spotlight. Good to know: admission to the club is free every Thursday. The program is on the website.