Clubs
Tuesday Club
Not actually a nightclub, but simply worth a mention, tuesdays held at susu, well known drum n bass night, attracting famous artists from around the country.
Casbah
Wellington st.
Charles street
Charles st.
DQ
Fitzwilliam st. holding legendary clubnights such as 'threads'. open late every night, notable for its "afterparty" till 4am after hedkandi.
The Leadmill
Leadmill road, close to sheffield station and sheffield hallam university. a sheffield institution made famous by its live music line-up. live gigs most nights of the week which are immediately followed by club nights. concert-goers get free entry to the club night after their show. indie night on a saturday, with relatively cheap drinks for a nightclub.
Boardwalk
Snig hill. live music and event club, the boardwalk has been a live music venue for over 30 years. joe cocker, the clash, ian dury and the blockheads, the sex pistols, nick lowe, david gray etc
Corporation
Milton street. a dirty rock club with dirty cheap vodka, just the way the locals like it. there's 'skool disco' every wednesday night free admission in school uniform and metal/goth on saturdays. fridays is skate and metal downstairs and indie upstairs. mondays are popular with the student crowd, playing music everyone seems to know.
Embrace Nightclub.
Formally kingdom, a new five room modern nightclub one over 25's cocktail bar of various themes catering for all music tastes
Under the Boardwalk
Snig hill.
Plug (formerly .Zero)
Smart club, open late 6am on fridays and saturdays and popular on a thursday night when huge queues are to be expected. nights span anything from raves to live music.
The Limit (formerly Niche)
Opposite plug. the niche was briefly closed following a shooting incident exceptionally rare in sheffield's nightlife and has now reopened with rigourous security. security staff frisk everyone who walks through the door. if that bothers you, it is one to avoid.
Unlike Sheffield's dense strip of student bars along West Street, the city's night clubs are more spread out around the city centre, especially in the former industrial buildings which been so popular with music venues.
Uniq
Carver st.
Fuel
A gay club, open th-su, eyre street near the moor. thursday is "student disco" with cheap drink, friday is pop and cheese in one room and indie/alternative in another, saturday is electro/house/entertainers/dancers, and sunday is a chill out night.
Club Sssh
The wicker. various nights from raves to regular gay nights.
Banus
Barkers pool. hip-hop club.
Fusion/Foundry
And octagon the clubs of the university of sheffield union of students western bank. a fiercely active union night club that packs in students from from tu-sa. the tuesday club is a surprisingly pricey hip-hop and drum & bass night that pulls in many big names. roar on wednesday night is big on cheap alcopops and inebriated sports teams. the fuzz club on a thursday is a reliable and well known indie night. famous for featuring big names before they were famous e.g. the killers. friday is space in the octagon, a "chart" night, while visiting club nights and climax, south yorkshire's biggest gay club rotate monthly in the fusion/foundry. saturdays is pop tarts, hosting 2 rooms one is 70s and "rock and roll", the other 80s and 90s.
Bars
Corner house
Carver st. aka city bar good seating, standard drinks.
Bungalows & Bears
formerly the central fire station division st. retro-chic bar with fantastic atmosphere, amazing music and great veggy food menu. 2nd hand "retro" clothing market on a sunday. free board games e.g., tequilla jenga. applauding toilets. frequented by the arctic monkeys, trendies and students alike.
The Lounge
West st. great cocktails & coffees. popular by day. serves food at lunchtime: really excellent cooking at a very reasonable price.
Muse
West st. relaxed quieter bar with comfy seating, for those avoiding the student pub crawls.
Varsity
West st/ecclesall rd. standard studenty chain bar, complete with inflatable sheep machines in the toilets.
Vodka Revolution
West:one. popular with "orange" good-looking people but don't let that put you off, good range of drinks and affordable food menu by day. decent dj sets and adjoining pool room.
Tequilla Bar
West st. they sell tequila. large cocktail menu, 2 for 1 on a thursday. avoid the lethal stairs down to the toilets.
The Common Room
Devonshire st. large pool/sports bar. 12 american pool tables. cheap drinks weekdays between 5 and 8 and a good cocktail menu. (http://www.common-room.co.uk)
The Bedroom
West street, near city hall tram stop. cheap with good cocktails. monday is a "rock/emo/hardcore" night, the rest of the week varies and there is an rnb night on a friday. takes its name from the four poster bed on the dance floor.
Crystal
Carver st. expensive bar, amazing dã©cor. anti-studenty except wednesdays
Ruby Lounge
Division st. popular cocktail bar, good music and reasonably priced. basement to be converted into a nightclub.
Ask
Barkers pool. studenty during week, chavy by weekend. what's that? mc hammer is being played for the 4th time tonight?....ill get my coat.
Stardust
Carver st. stick to the floor and laugh at your uni clubmates.
The Cutler
Carver st. local choice, no students. bitter people.
The Green Room
Division st. compact bar, great range of bottled beers, great live indie music on a wednesday.
Bar One
Glossop road, near the university tram stop. the main bar of the university of sheffield student union, which is understandably always full of students, and which is also one of the most profitable union bars anywhere in the country. in the evenings you will need a sheffield student card or a friend who has one to sign you in to gain admission. cheapest drinks on a sunday. large, cheap, pool room.
Interval
Glossop road, near the university tram stop. the second bar of the university of sheffield student union, offering a more cosmopolitan atmosphere with local real ales, wine and food.
Walkabout
West street, near city hall tram stop. australia themed bar. very popular, fairly cheap, but can get a bit claustrophobic. better as calling point on a pub crawl than a place for staying in.
Cavendish
West street locally referred to as 'the chavendish'. a scream/yellowcard bar you get discounted drinks if you buy or have a friend with a yellowcard, which costs â£1 to nus card holders. serves decent food; a cheap student pub/bar with pool tables.
Fox and Duck
Broomhill. an off campus pub owned by the university of sheffield student union but frequented by a more mixed crowd.
The Harley
On glossop road by the university tram stop. open late til 4am on event nights. hosts several electro events such as club pony on the second friday of every month.
Reflex
West street near city hall tram stop. more a free and cheesy club with 70s and 80s music than a bar.
Gay bars
There are a small number of gay bars, clubs and gay-nights, whose location and names change on a regular basis. consult yorkshire's gay paper shout! (http://shoutweb.co.uk/sce...) for the latest listing.
Bar Max
West street, near west street tram stop. another late bar with a small dance floor, though fairly expensive for sheffield prices.
The Stockroom
The cosiest new bar in town...leadmill rd...200 yards from the leadmill...very close to the train station...live bands most nights...weekend party nights with great dj's...
The Central Station
Division street. an old fire station, and in fact it still feels like one. big dance floor; popular and often busy.
The Hubs
Inside sheffield hallam union the former national centre for popular music so easy to find. it looks like a big, silver, flying spaceship, close to the train station. not as big or impressive on the inside as it is on the outside, a relatively small union bar.
Yates
Division st. poor-performer even for a chain bar. attempt to avoid.
Pubs
Noah's Ark
On crookes has a good atmosphere and mix of students and locals.
The Sheaf View
On gleadless road is a real ale hotspot. famous for serving the south side of sheffield with the local breweries and other guest ales with knowledgeable bar staff. has a reputation for friendly sheffield folk to relax there after hiking and climbing in the peaks. so called because of possible view of the sheaf river although now obstructed by newer buildings.
The Frog & Parrot
On division street offers the strongest legal ale in the uk, a dark syrupy mixture that is worth trying at least once.
Porter Cottage
Sharrowvale road. indie jukebox, normal ales but amazing atmosphere. landlady mandy will know your life history by the time you leave. get in early to get a decent table.
The Harlequin
The latest addition to the ale trail, more open plan and possibly less off putting to people who aren't used to real ale pubs than the others might seem.
The Brown Bear
On norfolk street close to the sheffield theatres and winter garden offers what must be the cheapest beer in the city and an incredible mix of both theatre goers and local people.
The Red Deer
On pitt street just off mappin street, is another civilised dive with good range of beers, warming fireplaces, a small garden and friendly cats.
Fagans
On broad lane is a cosy chintz-free irish pub with regular live music.
The New Barrack Tavern
A pub owned by castle rock and full of character.
The Bath Hotel
On victoria street just off west street is tiny, free of piped music and friendly.
The Sportsman
On denby street is popular with local customers and will probably have some rock music on the jukebox.
Hillsborough Hotel
A welcoming pub with a brewery underneath and hotel rooms above.
The Hallamshire House
On commonside is reputedly the only pub in sheffield still housing a full-sized snooker table.
The Walkley Cottage
On bole hill road is friendly with good range of beer and good food.
The Washington
On fitzwilliam st near devonshire green. great music pub, used to be owned by nick banks from the band "pulp".relaxed atmosphere, varied dj nights. open till 1am every night except sunday till midnight. large beer garden and smoking area at the back of the pub.
The Freedom House
Has two halves: a lively "pool table-and-lager" side, and a quieter "grandmothers's living room" side.
The Nottingham House
Or "the notty" as it is better known has recently re-opened after an extensive refurbishment. catering for locals, visitors and students alike, it really is a pub worth a visit. home-made pies are a speciality and real ales are aplenty. occasional live music on thursday nights with acts from near and far. pool table is very good value at 50p.
The Cobden View
Situated on cobden view rd near crookes, this small and charming independent pub serves great local ales until approx. 1am most nights, and is always bursting with atmosphere and friendly locals.
The Gardeners Rest
On neepsend lane recently re-opened following the great flood of 2007.
The Kelham Island Tavern
Has won best pub in britain from camra
The Fat Cat
Hidden away on alma street, also a great stop for sunday lunch.
The Wellington
used to be known as cask and cutler on henry street.
Real ale fans from great distances come to "do" the real ale trail of Sheffield's Upper Don Valley, a route stretching from near the city centre almost to Hillsborough. The trail calls at:
There are more warm and welcoming traditional pubs in Sheffield's suburbs. North-west of the city centre, in Crookes and Walkley popular with students as places to live are:
The Grapes (Flynns)
On trippet lane may offer impromptu irish or folk music in the back room.
Sheffield's real gems are the handful of surviving traditional pubs and free houses, which generally have more room to sit down, quieter or no music, and real hand pumped ales.
The trail roughly parallels the tram route from the city centre to Hillsborough, so getting there and back is easy. All these pubs have a huge range of British draught real ales some brewed by the pub and most have a selection of bottle-conditioned beers from continental Europe especially Belgium.
Sheffield is well known for its large number of pubs Public Houses; from dark and Victorian to sleek and modern; and from traditional real-ale haven to noisy standing-room-only bar, you can easily find a pub in Sheffield to suit your taste in beer, music and company. However, most city-centre pubs are more oriented towards fast drinking students and clubbers; on West Street in particular linking the university with the city centre you will find many pubs and bars which during the week become busy with students and younger customers. Finding quieter pubs in which to sample something other than the usual chain-pub lager requires delving a little deeper beneath the surface.
A website which gives you in depth information about bars and clubs in Sheffield, in addition to events is (http://www.SocialBeast.co.uk)
For the unimaginative, you'll find the usual Wetherspoons and All Bar One chain pubs, throughout the city centre serving cheap lager, hand-pulled ales and reasonably priced food in a smoke and atmosphere free environment.
Hybrid bar-pubs manage to maintain something of a pub atmosphere, and sell real ale at reasonable prices, while still pulling in the crowds. They are used as much by people who want a good range of beer at good prices, as by "yoofs" after a good night out. They are probably doing a good job of persuading at least some lager drinkers to switch to traditional ales.