THE WORLD’S top cities for a night out have been revealed with one spot in the UK making the list – and no, it isn’t London, Birmingham or Manchester.
The UK is home to great nights out anywhere you go, but one seaside city in particular has it all.
According to Time Out, Brighton is the best city to go on a night out in the UK and one of the best spots in the world.
The publication commented: “Brighton’s legacy as the home of the UK’s LGBTQ+ nightlife scene continues to thrive.
“Of all cities on this ranking, Brighton received the highest score for its sense of community, with 84 per cent of locals saying it’s easy to make connections in the seaside city.”
According to TripAdvisor, the best spot to head to in the city is Maggie Mae’s, which opened back in 2014 and claims to be “one of Brighton’s busiest and most loved venues”.
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For the number one LGBTQ+ nightclub on the South Coast, visit Revenge which has three floors, five VIP booths and even a magic mirror photobooth.
A raunchier option is Madam Lola’s – a cabaret and nightlife experience inside a Grade II-listed building with drag performances, dancing on tables and circus performances.
If you like to enjoy a pint but also want a bit of fun then The World’s End is the ideal spot.
The venue is home to a lively bar area as well as a 10-person remote controlled race track and a retro arcade.
If you want something unique, head to Alcotraz – a prison-cum-bar immersive experience – or for sticky floors and cheesy tunes, head to Pryzm nightclub.
Comedy clubs are more your thing? Brighton has options including Komedia, which hosts around 700 comedy performances each year.
While Brighton came eighth overall, the top spot went to Bangkok in Thailand.
The city has “everything you could ask for, from the pokey street-side bars to the mega clubs and the 360-degree rooftop bars to the wild LGBTQ+ party pads”, according to Time Out.
Full list of Time Out’s best cities for a night out
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Berlin, Germany
- New York City, USA
- Melbourne, Australia
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Medellín, Colombia
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Brighton, UK
- Beijing, China
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Porto, Portugal
- Hong Kong, China
- Athens, Greece
- Madrid, Spain
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Seoul, South Korea
- Bengaluru, India
- Accra, Ghana
- Singapore
- Mexico City, Mexico
In second place – and the best city for nightlife in Europe – was Berlin in Germany, known for the hedonistic Berghain where cameras are banned but nudity is a go.
Time Out said: “Berlin’s nightlife is at a turning point. Rising rents and redevelopment have fuelled what critics call Clubsterben: the slow death of the city’s legendary clubs.
“But there is light at the end of the darkroom. Germany is aiming to reclassify its clubs as cultural institutions, making them harder for developers to displace; a new layer of protecting following UNESCO’s 2024 recognition of Berlin’s techno culture as intangible cultural heritage.”
Rounding out the top three was New York in America.