Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Aarhus for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Aarhus for grown-ups.
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.
Signature drink: Seasonal cocktail tasting menu
Food: Snacks alongside cocktail menu
Aarhus's open secret of a speakeasy, tucked behind an unmarked door on Fredensgade. Order the house-infused negroni variations. At Fredensgade 17.
Signature drink: House-infused Negroni variations
Food: None
Twenty taps of rotating Mikkeller and guest craft beers in the recognisable house design. Order the rotating mikkeller draft selection. Booking recommended.
Signature drink: Rotating Mikkeller draft selection
Food: Charcuterie and bar food
A two-storey craft beer bar on historic Mejlgade in the Latin Quarter, sister to Ølsnedkeren in Copenhagen. Twenty rotating taps cover witbiers.
Signature drink: Twenty rotating taps from Ølsnedkeren Copenhagen plus Danish microbreweries
Food: Snacks only
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.
Signature drink: Danish craft beer with city views
Food: Hot dogs and casual bites
The Aboulevarden canal strip hosts Aarhus's most social outdoor drinking scene from May to September. Order the cold danish lager and aperol spritz.
Signature drink: Cold Danish lager and Aperol spritz
Food: Bar snacks at most venues
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.
Signature drink: Real ale and Guinness on tap
Food: Pub classics
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.
Signature drink: Local craft beer and Danish sparkling wine
Food: Pre-concert light bites
One of Aarhus's oldest neighbourhood bars, in the student-heavy Frederiksbjerg strip. Order the danish lager and local schnapps. At Jægergårdsgade 38.
Signature drink: Danish lager and local schnapps
Food: Traditional Danish bar snacks
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.
Signature drink: Draft beer and shots, happy hour until 20:00
Food: None
A late-opening cocktail bar on Mejlgade popular with the 25-35 creative crowd. Order the seasonal spritz and house cocktails. At Mejlgade 53.
Signature drink: Seasonal spritz and house cocktails
Food: None
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.
Signature drink: Cocktails on the rooftop terrace, Friday and Saturday until 05:00
Food: None
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.
Signature drink: Draft beer with all profits to charity
Food: Bar snacks during events
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.
Signature drink: Dry Martini and Whisky Sour
Food: Hotel bar menu
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.
Signature drink: Guinness and Irish whiskey
Food: Irish pub food
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.
Signature drink: Draft beer and house cocktails
Food: Snacks during shows
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.
Signature drink: House Negroni and seasonal gin and tonic
Food: Small sharing plates
A focused craft beer bar in the Latin Quarter with twelve taps exclusively from Scandinavian and Danish microbreweries. No cocktails, no wine.
Signature drink: Danish craft lager and seasonal sour
Food: None
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.
Signature drink: Danish pilsner and house shot
Food: Late-night hot dogs and burgers
The ground-floor bar at Bryggeriet Sct. Clemens, separate from the restaurant downstairs, where the house-brewed beers are poured in a vaulted stone space.
Signature drink: House-brewed pilsner and seasonal stout
Food: Bar snacks and platters