Aarhus has a layered drinking scene that runs from serious cocktail rooms to craft-beer bars and student haunts. St. Pauls Apothek on Jaegergaardsgade and Gedulgt on Fredensgade lead the considered cocktail end, while the Aboulevarden bar strip along the river pulls the louder evening crowd. Mikkeller Bar Aarhus on Jaegergaardsgade and KORN on Graven cover the craft-beer and natural-drinks corners of the same city-centre map.
Cocktail bars in Aarhus
27 cocktail bar places in Aarhus we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Aarhus · Cocktail Bar across every city.
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St. Pauls Apothek
- ★ 4.7
- $$$
Drink Seasonal cocktail tasting menu
The most ambitious cocktail bar in Aarhus.
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Gedulgt
- ★ 4.5
- $$$
Drink House-infused Negroni variations
Aarhus's open secret of a speakeasy, tucked behind an unmarked door on Fredensgade.
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Mikkeller Bar Aarhus
- ★ 4.1
- $$$
Drink Rotating Mikkeller draft selection
Twenty taps of rotating Mikkeller and guest craft beers in the recognisable house design.
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Mig og Ølsnedkeren
- ★ 4.2
- $$$
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.
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Salling Rooftop Bar
- ★ 3.8
- $$$
Drink Danish craft beer with city views
The rooftop bar on top of the Salling department store has the best free panorama in Aarhus.
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Aboulevarden Bar Row
- ★ 4.0
- $$$
Drink Cold Danish lager and Aperol spritz
The Aboulevarden canal strip hosts Aarhus's most social outdoor drinking scene from May to September.
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Sherlock Holmes Pub
- ★ 3.6
- $$$
Drink Real ale and Guinness on tap
The most reliable English pub in Aarhus with real ale, a darts board and the Premier League on screen.
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Musikhuset Cafe Bar
- ★ 3.7
- $$$
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.
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Cafe Jordan
- ★ 3.6
- $$$
Drink Danish lager and local schnapps
One of Aarhus's oldest neighbourhood bars, in the student-heavy Frederiksbjerg strip.
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Tokio Bar
- ★ 3.8
- $$$
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.
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Bar 3
- ★ 3.8
- $$$
Drink Seasonal spritz and house cocktails
A late-opening cocktail bar on Mejlgade popular with the 25-35 creative crowd.
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GBAR
- ★ 4.1
- $$$
Drink Cocktails on the rooftop terrace, Friday and Saturday until 05:00
Aarhus's best-known LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub, run by LGBT+ HUSET.
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Fairbar
- ★ 3.8
- $$$
Drink Draft beer with all profits to charity
A volunteer-run non-profit bar on Klostertorvet that hosts more than 200 free events a year covering live music, talks and DJ nights.
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The Library Bar
- ★ 4.2
- $$$
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.
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Tir Na Nog
- ★ 3.7
- $$$
Drink Guinness and Irish whiskey
The best-known Irish pub in Aarhus, sitting on the corner of Aboulevarden and the canal.
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Radar
- ★ 4.0
- $$$
Drink Draft beer and house cocktails
The successor to the old Musikcafeen on Mejlgade, now resident at Godsbanen's cultural complex.
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Villa Bar
- ★ 4.0
- $$$
Drink House Negroni and seasonal gin and tonic
A compact cocktail and wine bar in Frederiksbjerg favoured by the after-work crowd.
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KORN
- ★ 4.2
- $$$
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.
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Hvide Svin
- ★ 3.5
- $$$
Drink Danish pilsner and house shot
A no-frills late-night bar near the university with a kitchen open until 02:00 doing hot dogs and burgers for the closing-time crowd.
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Mikkeller Bar Aarhus
- ★ 4.0
- $$
Try Craft beer and bar snacks until close
The Mikkeller Bar keeps the kitchen running until closing and the tap list is worth exploring late when the daytime crowds have thinned.
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Gedulgt
- ★ 4.5
- $$
Try Cocktails only, no food
The speakeasy on Fredensgade is at its best late on Friday and Saturday, when the cocktail bartenders have room to experiment and the room fills.
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St. Pauls Apothek
- ★ 4.6
- $$
Try Cocktail tasting menu and snacks
The cocktail bar runs its full tasting menu programme until close and late-night bar seating takes walk-ins on a space-available basis.
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Aboulevarden Bar Strip
- ★ 4.0
- $$
Try Bar snacks at most venues
The canal boulevard has bars running until 02:00-03:00 on weekends, with outdoor terrace seating in summer and a lively indoor scene year-round.
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Tokio Bar
- ★ 3.9
- $$
Try Bar snacks and shots
The rock and roll bar on Skolegade keeps going to 03:00 on Friday and Saturday with happy hour stretching most of the early evening.
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Tipsy
- ★ 4.1
- $$
Try Tacos and agave cocktails late
The vegetarian taco bar runs its kitchen until 23:00-01:00 and the cocktail bar stays open until the last guests leave.
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Gedulgt
- ★ 4.5
- $$
Aarhus's best speakeasy cocktail bar is behind an unmarked door on Fredensgade.
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Mikkeller Bar Aarhus
- ★ 4.0
- $
Try Draft craft beer and bar snack
A craft beer and a cheese board at Mikkeller in Frederiksbjerg for under $140 is the best value happy-hour in the neighbourhood.