Last night, everywhere

Rain on Bairro Alto, everyone inside, Cais do Sodré empty. Perfect night if you like sitting.

Bùi Viện at midnight, ear damage confirmed. Thảo Điền for the morning after.

Sexta at 11 on a Thursday — Dandy already full, Mezcalera has a line. If you want to sit, come before 10.

Got in. Took 40 minutes. Don’t talk in the line, don’t look at your phone, don’t arrive in a group of six.

Roma Norte, Tuesday. Nobody told the bars it’s Tuesday.

Rooftop, then the street, then realised the rooftop was pointless. Sukhumvit at ground level is the show.

Landing Friday, staying Zona Río. Is Plaza Fiesta worth it on a Friday or is it a weekend-only thing? Two of us, thirties, beer over clubs.

Fremont East, Wednesday. Locals night. Half the price and twice the fun of anything on the Strip.

Tạ Hiện: sit, plastic stool, bia hơi, done. The street gets cleared around midnight, then the real bars start.

Provenza on a Saturday is Miami. Laureles on a Saturday is Medellín. Pick.

Dragon Bridge breathes fire Saturday at 9. Then Mỹ Khê beach bars. It’s a small night; that’s the point.

Da Nang or Hội An for a couple’s evening? Two nights, we like food and a quiet drink more than dancing.

Vegas for a birthday of eight, none of us gamble. Where do we go that isn’t a $3,000 table?

La Mezcalera: no cover when we went on a weekday, unverified for weekends. Mezcal flight around MX$180. DJ on Fridays, gets very loud after midnight.

In CDMX next week alone. Where do I go dancing without a group and without feeling like it?

Fado that isn’t a tourist dinner show — does it exist?

Our Friday from San Diego. No car, no plan beyond this.

Berlin with my sister who hates techno. What then?

Las Pulgas on a Saturday. That’s the whole review.

Taxis at 3 AM around Lleras: use the app, not the ones waiting. Cover in the crossover clubs is small; drinks are where it adds up.

Thonglor for people who don’t like Khao San.

Condesa to Centro in one night. Feet required.

Old Quarter: many places dim the lights around midnight. Ask the bartender where they go after — there is always an after.

Clubs, generally: cash, coat check €2–3, no photos inside, and Sunday afternoon is easier than Saturday night.

District 1 to Thảo Điền, the version I actually recommend.

The Lisbon night I give every friend who visits.

Strip megaclubs: cover for men, free for women most nights, Thursday cheapest. The table minimum is the real price. Ask before you sit.

Calle Sexta is not a bar crawl. It is a street where you stand in one place and the night comes to you.

Khao San buckets are a tourist tax. The small sois around it are cheaper and better.

Bairro Alto closes; Lisbon does not. Everyone walks down the same hill.