Leeuwarden's nightlife (18+)

For the people that have turnt 18, the Netherlands is great, since the entry age to all clubs is mostly 18+, at least in Leeuwarden they are. I will describe my favorite bars and clubs below.

Bars (Doelesteeg)

Next to the nightclubs of Leeuwarden, a special street is located, the Doelesteeg, with all kinds of small bars and clubs. During the usual night outs (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) people will flyer on the street during the night with coupons for free shots. So when out, this is the first street to visit during the night. The vibe is usually great in the street, so there you'll have guaranteed fun!

De Nachtwacht

A cafe in the nightscene of Leeuwarden. Love the ambience in this cafe, it is a great place to party before going out into the clubs. But be aware, they will take pictures of you during the night, for their Facebook.

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Bar Sybs

I love their shots, especially the ones they give away for free!

De Kantelaar

The best cafe of all above named.

Paddy O'Ryan (not Doelesteeg)

The only bar that is not located near the nightscene of Leeuwarden, not even near the Doelesteeg. However, I put this bar in, because of how amazing it is. It is a Irish bar and pub in town, that serves really good wine and beer, and with each alcoholic beverage, you will get a can of water with for example fresh cucumber in it. Great service, and a really good atmosphere.

Special bars

Mango

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My favorite place to go just to have drinks or before a night out. Mango is a cocktailbar, right next to the clubs. They have the best cocktails in the whole town for a perfect price. Sometimes they even have special discounts on their shots and cocktails, depending on the day and which variety of both alcoholic beverages. They also serve great nachos and fries during the night for with your cocktails.

Bebida's

The shots place in the city. They almost only serve shots, you can pick them from the wall, or you can try and spin the wheel. You pay 10 euros to spin the wheel, but you can win up to 20 shots with it, totally worth it and a lot of fun. They will also hand out discount vouchers outside during the night, so the perfect place to go before hitting the clubs.

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The best clubs in town

Shooters

My favorite club to hit in town. Shooters. They serve great drinks and play great music. Downstairs is often golden oldie Dutch music, upstairs often trendy music, from EDM to hip hop, for everyone a good song. There usually are a lot of people in the club, which makes it fun as well.

Bar Bascule

Another nice bar and club in the city. They have jacket hand in upstairs, and the whole club is downstairs, with extra space in the back. When fully opened, the whole back as well, the club is awesome, usually it is pretty busy then as well!

Club RED

The club with the most concerts and themed nights. They have great concerts, Conor Maynard was for example playing there recently, on regular nights, I would choose for Shooters or Bar Bascule tho.

Note: pictures are taken of the cooperate websites of the clubs, to show how they look like on the inside

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