Valencia · Nightlife

The northern quarter of the old town, a tangle of narrow streets between the two surviving medieval city gates, with the densest run of bars in Valencia. Busiest Thursday to Saturday from around midnight; the same streets are quiet and residential by day.

The neighbourhood just south of the Estació del Nord, now the city's main area for cocktail bars, small live venues and terraces around Calle Cadiz and Calle Sueca. Later dinners and a slightly older crowd than El Carmen, and everything sits within a few blocks.

Bar on Calle Conde de Almodóvar, a minute from the Plaza de la Virgen, which serves Agua de Valencia — cava, orange juice, gin and vodka — by the jug. Heavily decorated, small, and it fills early, so treat it as the first drink of the night rather than the last.

Small jazz bar in the old town with live sets scheduled through the week, seasonal concert cycles and its own festival. The calendar, door times and reservations are on the bar's own site rather than through ticket agents.

Pool, two restaurants and two club rooms on the sand at Valencia's marina, with a DJ calendar published on its own site. Summer-weighted and the most expensive night out in the city; the tram or a short taxi from the centre gets you there.