Hotel Balandret Rooftop is a nightlife spot in La Malvarrosa, Valencia.
Hotel Balandret rooftop on Passeig de Neptu in Valencia is a small beachfront terrace bar with Malvarrosa-beach views, a tight cocktail list and a sundown crowd.
Tip: Open May to October. Hotel guests free; non-guests order a cocktail at the bar.
Address: Paseo de Neptuno, 20, 46011 Valencia
Melia Valencia's Sky Bar is a 24th-floor rooftop bar at the city's tallest hotel, with 360-degree city views, sunset cocktails and a small tapas carte.
Tip: Open daily May to October. Reserve through the website; the lift queue gets long.
Death in Venice in Valencia's Russafa is a low-lit cocktail speakeasy with a strong classic-cocktail and Italian-aperitivo list, plus a vinyl-led music programme.
Tip: Walk down the unmarked stairs. The negroni and the boulevardier are the house orders.
Deseo 54 on Carrer de Pepita in Valencia's Extramurs is the city's leading LGBTQ club, with drag shows, themed nights and an international house DJ programme.
Tip: Doors at 00:00 Fri and Sat. Drag shows Fri at 03:00.
La Goulue on Carrer dels Cavallers in Valencia's Carmen is a long-running LGBTQ bar with a relaxed wine-and-cocktail vibe, popular as a pre-club gathering spot.
Tip: Open Wed to Sun from 19:00. The Friday cocktail night is the local pre-Deseo move.
Venial in Valencia's Carmen is an LGBTQ dance bar with daily drag and DJ nights, a small dance floor and a long-running local following.
Tip: Doors at 22:00 most nights. The Saturday drag show is the headline event.
San Tommaso in Valencia's Russafa is an Italian aperitivo and listening bar with a negroni-led list, a small aperitivo board and an Italian-Spanish vinyl programme.
Tip: Closed Monday. The negroni flight runs three variants.
