Lucerne · Nightlife

A brewpub in the arcade of the old town hall on the Reuss, with its own unfiltered lager and tables right on the water.

Concert and club venue out in Kriens with live music, theatre and late DJ nights. Ten minutes from the centre by bus and a different crowd entirely.

Jean Nouvel's concert hall on the lake, with an acoustic among the best in Europe. The summer festival programme runs mid-August to mid-September.

The Rathausquai and Bahnhofstrasse terraces fill from six. A beer with a view of the bridge lands close to CHF 10, which is simply what Lucerne costs.

The steamers run sunset and dinner sailings in summer. The cheaper version is to take a scheduled boat out at seven and come back on the last one.