Avante
Really famous little pub where you can dance and listen to ska and traditional nationalist music. cantã³n de san bieito.
Forum
Gay pub, very little and always full of people. music of different styles. rãºa travesa.
A Reixa
Well-known indie bar. here you can listen mainly to 60's music, with a great poster of bjã¶rk decorating the pub. rãºa tras salomã©.
El Mosquito
Rua de san pedro. a very old-fashioned bar. everything there seems like 50's, even the customers. the bartender is a 75 years old woman. the only exception is the lcd 42` tv that displays football soccer matches. very nice and local enviroment. they sell a little cup of ribeiro wine for 0,40 euro 2008 price. you can ask also for a bottle of likor kafe or crema de orujo less than 10 euro it`s all homemade, they fill an empty bottle of wine in front of you. you can also buy a bottle of ribeiro wine vino ribeiro they fill a 2l pet bottle with it they wash the bottles in front of you as well. this is a very local place, and seems like you need to be at least 50 years old to get in, but that`s not true.
Blaster
Popular pub, with music of very different styles and a really original decoration. expect lots of people. rãºa repãºblica arxentina.
Fonte Sequelo
Little pub, with music of different styles. rãºa xelmãrez.
Guayaba
Pub with latin music merengue, salsa.... rãºa nova de abaixo.
Meia
Very popular specially between the erasmus students it even has discounts for them, the music is international pop. rãºa algalia de abaixo.
Liberty
One of the most popular discos to finish the night. mainstream pop. the admission is not free for men 5 ⬠and depending on the day either for women. rãºa alfredo braã±as.
Going to the New District:
For a quiet beer and a couple of tapas on the Old District there are several places where you can sit in terraces when the weather is nice or inside where it's rainy or cold. Some of these places are for example, Tokio or Alameda at Porta Faxeira or the terraces at the Quintana Square. It's specially well-known the Rúa do Franco, one of the main streets, full of places where you can drink and eat something. One really famous is Bar Orense Rúa do Franco, where you can have cuncas cups of wine and licor café for a very low price. If you like coffees, ice-creams and pastries, try PastelerÃa Mercedes Mora Rúa do Vilar. On the New District there are bars full of university students, such as Central Perk Rúa Nova de Abaixo, Luis Rúa Santiago del Estero or the multiple terraces at Praza Roxa.
Later in the evening, there are several places to go because Santiago de Compostela is a city with a very interesting nightlife.
If you want some beers or cocktails to begin the night, try Nido del Cuco or Momo, both at Virxe da Cerca. The last one, Momo, during the summer season has a big and nice garden and during the winter it has performances of singer-songwriters. Other interesting places are Casa das Crechas VÃa Sacra, very close to Praza da Quintana, where you can hear some folk music, A CaldererÃa Rúa da CaldererÃa, spot where many foreigners get together and sometimes there are music performances or Modus Vivendi Praza Feixoó.
To continue the night, Santiago has many pubs where drink and dance different kinds of music. The following ones are only examples of the great variety you can find in Santiago. On the Old District:
Licor café
Is a popular local liqueur, which tastes strongly of coffee.
Krooner
One of the most original places, depending on the day and the hour, you can listen to indie rock, 60's music or house. it's also an after party from 10.00 to 14.00. rãºa repãºblica arxentina.
La Ruta
Popular disco and the oldest one, it has two floors. up, indie and alternative rock, down, house and electronic music. gay-friendly place. you must pay 5 ⬠to get into. rãºa pã©rez constanti.
Orujo
Also known as aguardiente or caã±a, is also a popular local drink, made with the grapes after juicing them. it's often served in little glasses chupitos or just a trickle with the coffee. there are three kinds: orujo blanco, just eau-de-vie, orujo de hierbas, often green, it has different tastes depending on the kind, it's usually served very cold, and tostado, that it's the result of soaking the grapes with nuts and other fruits.
Queimada
Very traditional drink, it's a mix of aguardiente, sugar and some fruits and coffee beans. it's set on fire before drinking it while someone recites the conxuro a sort of spell
Try the Albariño wine, a white wine from the south of Galicia. Other popular drinks are:
El Retablo
The music is mainly spanish and international pop. it's usually full of people, mainly young people. rãºa nova.
Crema de Orujo
Orujo`s cream, very sweet and tasty, 15-20% of alcohool.