Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Aarhus for grown-ups.

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20 places

St. Pauls Apothek

  • ★ 4.7
  • Cocktail bar with tasting menus
  • $$$

Drink Seasonal cocktail tasting menu

The most ambitious cocktail bar in Aarhus. The apothecary-themed room on Jaegergaardsgade runs a cocktail tasting menu format where each pour is built around.

Gedulgt

  • ★ 4.5
  • Speakeasy cocktail bar
  • $$$

Drink House-infused Negroni variations

Aarhus's open secret of a speakeasy, tucked behind an unmarked door on Fredensgade. Order the house-infused negroni variations. At Fredensgade 17.

Mikkeller Bar Aarhus

  • ★ 4.1
  • Craft beer bar
  • $$$

Drink Rotating Mikkeller draft selection

Twenty taps of rotating Mikkeller and guest craft beers in the recognisable house design. Order the rotating mikkeller draft selection. Booking recommended.

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Mig og Ølsnedkeren

  • ★ 4.2
  • Craft beer bar
  • $$$

Drink Twenty rotating taps from Ølsnedkeren Copenhagen plus Danish microbreweries

A two-storey craft beer bar on historic Mejlgade in the Latin Quarter, sister to Ølsnedkeren in Copenhagen. Twenty rotating taps cover witbiers.

Salling Rooftop Bar

  • ★ 3.8
  • Rooftop bar
  • $$$

Drink Danish craft beer with city views

The rooftop bar on top of the Salling department store has the best free panorama in Aarhus. Order the danish craft beer with city views. At Sondergade 27.

Aboulevarden Bar Row

  • ★ 4.0
  • Canal-side bar strip
  • $$$

Drink Cold Danish lager and Aperol spritz

The Aboulevarden canal strip hosts Aarhus's most social outdoor drinking scene from May to September. Order the cold danish lager and aperol spritz.

Sherlock Holmes Pub

  • ★ 3.6
  • English pub
  • $$$

Drink Real ale and Guinness on tap

The most reliable English pub in Aarhus with real ale, a darts board and the Premier League on screen. Order the real ale and guinness on tap.

Musikhuset Cafe Bar

  • ★ 3.7
  • Concert hall bar
  • $$$

Drink Local craft beer and Danish sparkling wine

The bar inside the Aarhus Concert Hall serves pre- and post-show drinks with a food menu suited to the intermission crowd. At Thomas Jensens Alle 2.

Cafe Jordan

  • ★ 3.6
  • Neighbourhood bar
  • $$$

Drink Danish lager and local schnapps

One of Aarhus's oldest neighbourhood bars, in the student-heavy Frederiksbjerg strip. Order the danish lager and local schnapps. At Jægergårdsgade 38.

Tokio Bar

  • ★ 3.8
  • Rock and roll bar
  • $$$

Drink Draft beer and shots, happy hour until 20:00

An international rock and roll bar on the same Skolegade strip that built the Aarhus music underground. The playlist runs from garage to punk to early stones.

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Bar 3

  • ★ 3.8
  • Cocktail and DJ bar
  • $$$

Drink Seasonal spritz and house cocktails

A late-opening cocktail bar on Mejlgade popular with the 25-35 creative crowd. Order the seasonal spritz and house cocktails. At Mejlgade 53.

GBAR

  • ★ 4.1
  • Gay and LGBTQ+ bar
  • $$$

Drink Cocktails on the rooftop terrace, Friday and Saturday until 05:00

Aarhus's best-known LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub, run by LGBT+ HUSET. Drag shows, karaoke, Thursday quiz and a rooftop terrace overlooking the cathedral square.

Fairbar

  • ★ 3.8
  • Non-profit culture bar
  • $$$

Drink Draft beer with all profits to charity

A volunteer-run non-profit bar on Klostertorvet that hosts more than 200 free events a year covering live music, talks and DJ nights. At Klostertorvet 6.

The Library Bar

  • ★ 4.2
  • Hotel bar and classic cocktails
  • $$$

Drink Dry Martini and Whisky Sour

The bar inside the Hotel Royal on Banegardspladsen is Aarhus's most civilised drinking room, with leather chairs, a classical drinks list and bar staff who.

Tir Na Nog

  • ★ 3.7
  • Irish pub
  • $$$

Drink Guinness and Irish whiskey

The best-known Irish pub in Aarhus, sitting on the corner of Aboulevarden and the canal. Order the guinness and irish whiskey. At Aboulevarden 3.

Radar

  • ★ 4.0
  • Live music venue and bar
  • $$$

Drink Draft beer and house cocktails

The successor to the old Musikcafeen on Mejlgade, now resident at Godsbanen's cultural complex. Order the draft beer and house cocktails. At Skovgaardsgade 3.

Villa Bar

  • ★ 4.0
  • Cocktail and wine bar
  • $$$

Drink House Negroni and seasonal gin and tonic

A compact cocktail and wine bar in Frederiksbjerg favoured by the after-work crowd. Order the house negroni and seasonal gin and tonic. At Frederiksgade 42.

KORN

  • ★ 4.2
  • Craft beer bar
  • $$$

Drink Danish craft lager and seasonal sour

A focused craft beer bar in the Latin Quarter with twelve taps exclusively from Scandinavian and Danish microbreweries. No cocktails, no wine.

Hvide Svin

  • ★ 3.5
  • Bar and late-night kitchen
  • $$$

Drink Danish pilsner and house shot

A no-frills late-night bar near the university with a kitchen open until 02:00 doing hot dogs and burgers for the closing-time crowd. At Studsgade 16.

Væskebalancen

  • ★ 4.1
  • Basement craft beer bar
  • $$$

Drink 14 rotating craft beer taps

Basement beer bar on Jægergårdsgade with 14 rotating craft taps, from fruity sours to strong stouts, board games and a Tuesday pub quiz, beside a beer shop.