EuroCheapo's Clubs Articles

Jun 01 Thank goodness DJ Cam did not pursue business studies as a young buck. If he had, a club packed with Greek trip-hop fans would not be getting their groove on this Friday, June 1 (2007) in Athens’s own One Happy Cloud (Aristofanous 12, Psiri, +30-210-3222-256). Yes, that’s right, you jazz-hip-hop-abstract-trip-hop-acoustic-electronica-instrumental-beat-loving music fans: thanks to Noiz » Read more

May 11 Photo by theGirlonthestreet The weekly free newspaper A Nous Paris recently published a list of the ten trendiest nightclubs in Paris. This paper bills itself as “the diffuser of urban news and trends,” and the article, written by Edouard Ronstand, is an attempt to boil down Paris nightlife to the ten must-do addresses with the » Read more

May 04 Photo courtesy by Melanie Clatanoff The 11th arrondissement is an unpretentious yet trendy Parisian district. Its heart is rue Oberkampf. Drinks and food along this street run about half what they do in more touristy areas like Saint Michel and the Latin Quarter. Happy Hour in most bars runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., » Read more

Apr 17 Calling all fans of technically-skilled DJs and of the Invisibl Scratch Picklz! If you’re in Athens this week, here’s some good news: DJ Qbert is in town! If you’re unfamiliar with Qbert, check out the documentary DJ Qbert For Intellectual Dummies or pretend to be him by playing his character in Tony Hawk’s Underground video » Read more

Apr 12 White Trash Fast Food, the notoriously attitude-heavy restaurant/bar/club in Berlin’s Mitte, gets itself all gussied up on Sunday nights for Coconut Grove, a nostalgic nod to the heyday of swing. While you can still order White Trash favorites such as the Killer Elvis Burger, and the joint’s schizophrenic décor is as much rock n’ roll » Read more

Apr 11 If lively hole-in-the-wall pubs and rowdy discos are your thing, Bologna has an infinite supply of both. These joints cater to the large resident student population. If you favor something a bit more sophisticated and laid-back, we suggest these two hot spots. Nu Lounge is dark and candle-lit inside, with outdoor seating even in the » Read more

Mar 30 Turned off by the amount of American pop music in Paris? Don’t worry, it’s not everywhere. Introducing Favela Chic: a Brazilian club with a great mix of non-pop music that’ll get you dancin’. Located in the trendy 11th arrondissement near République, the club is a well-established Paris nightspot. (We’re not breaking any news here, folks, » Read more

Feb 28 Last Saturday night the French anti-discrimination group SOS Racisme tested admission policies at nightclubs in five cities across France. Similarly dressed couples of North African, African, and European ethnic backgrounds approached bouncers at different clubs in Paris, Lyon, Angers, Toulouse, and Bordeaux. The outcome: Paris’s best-known club earned itself some bad publicity. In the other » Read more

Feb 23 photograph courtesy of david_fisher There’s a bar across the street from our apartment in Madrid. The joint serves chicken, though we’d never order it. It’s the only bar on the street open late—by which we mean through the night. In the wee hours, lurking locals duck under its half-closed garage door, emerging moments later. It’s a safe » Read more