You might not have Salzburg down as an all-night raver – and you’d be right - but there’s still plenty happening when the sun dips behind those mountains. Evenings move to a chilled beat in summer: spent with cold brews quaffed in chestnut tree-shaded Biergarten, or gazing out across the Altstadt’s domes and spires from a chic roof terrace. Year round, you can tap into the nightlife scene in intimate right-bank bars playing up biodynamic Austrian wines, craft beer or cocktails with a pinch of creativity.
And if you’re up for a party, you’ll find late-night jazz clubs, gigs and DJ nights if you know where to look. Altstadt: Right Bank Altstadt: Left Bank Mülln Nonntal Airport Hauptbahnhof Follow your cocktail calling down Salzburg’s prettiest medieval lane, Steingasse, to reach this stylish little number. Here mellow music, atmospherically backlit vaults and tubular lighting illuminating the bar set the scene.
The doodle-tastic walls are an ode to the Father of Evolution, with ape men, globes and theories etched across them. The cocktails can be ground-breaking, too: from bang-on-the-money espresso martinis to knock-your-socks-off herbal elixirs laced with local honey. See the website for the details of its regular cocktail-making workshops.
Contact: Steingasse 1; facebook.com/darwins.salzburg Prices: ££ Going strong since 1901, this Salzburger Weissbierbrauerei prides itself on the purity and crisp aroma of its cloudy Weissbier wheat beer, which is Marmite l.
