Nightlife in Tenerife -
there's a lot of it!

Nightlife in Tenerife can be divided into two distinct types.

You can go to a nightclub, where there is live entertainment or maybe a show...or you can go "clubbing", to a late night venue, featuring DJs where you can dance the night away and generally let your hair down. As they are two totally different forms of nightlife, "Clubbing" has been given a seperate category of its own.

Live Entertainment Bars

I suppose, if you want to start on the ground floor regarding live music shows, you have to consider Tenerife's most prevalent form of entertainment, the bar/restaurant with a resident compere, featuring guest cabaret artistes.

When the sun goes down, there is an unbelievable number of bars or restaurants providing musical entertainment in this way - all adding to your choice of nightlife in Tenerife. Your best bet is to explore the area near where you are staying and choose an entertainment spot that suits you. The numerous links from this page to different bars merely serve to give you some guidance as to what to expect at these venues.nightlife in tenerife

NIGHTLIFE IN TENERIFE - LOS CRISTIANOS
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• Costamar Poolside Terrace
  Once featuring, every Sunday afternoon, a relaxed event with guest artistes and bingo. Now the home for Legends Snooker & Pool Bar.
• Charly Bar
  Live music, seven nights a week
• Market Tavern
  Situated in the Paloma Beach strip, this British bar features live entertainment on Wednesdays and Sundays
• The Polygon
  Also on the Paloma Beach strip, a drinks-only bar featuring karaoke hosting and a few songs of his own from my old mate, Terry Paul.
• D'Arcos
  Now called "Frankie's", featuring different shows every night
• Dreamers
  Owned by the drummer from Freddie and the Dreamers - featuring a live duo every night
• Irish Times
  Situated above Dreamers Bar, this Irish venue is rated by many customers as the best night out in Los Cristianos. Features resident duo playing Irish music.
• O' Flaherty's
  Closed down
• Amigos Bar
  Found on the sea front down by the harbour, this bar/restaurant has had a few changes of personel over the last six months, but, as far as I know, now features Simon May, one-time member of the band Crush, seven nights a week.
• Lewinski's
  Found on the corner at the traffic lights in Los Cristianos centre, featuring resident country & western singer, Susanne, plus line dancing.
• Pa Broons
  Found in the Parque Margarita complex, opposite Summerland, this small bar has been sold and reopened under the name Buddies. As far as I know, it doesn't feature live entertainment.
• Swan Inn
  A bar owned and run by Linda Day, long time Tenerife entertainer, this is next door to Pa Broons/Buddies. With unbelievably low drinks prices during the day and entertainment by Linda at night, you can't go wrong.
• Restaurante Margarita
  A fine restaurant situated on the other side of Buddies, featuring class cabaret every night.
• Merry Monk
  Over on the far right corner of the Apolo Centre, this British-run bar provides fine cabaret entertainment seven nights a week.
• Claddagh Bar
  Situated at San Telmo, this is an out-and-out Irish bar, with entertainment provided by the boss, from Galway.
• Bar 39
  Situated in the Oasis del Sur area, this bar is the residency of the excellent music and comedy duo, Kracka. Guest cabaret is also featured.
• Summer Nites
  It appears that both Summer Nites and Summer Days have ceased to exist, their former premises now being a restaurant.
• O'Jangles
  Also in Oasis del Sur, this Irish bar, only opening in 2009, features quality live entertainment seven nights a week.
• Shambles Bar
  Found up the hill behind Los Cristianos, this primarily karaoke bar also features some live entertainment, notably excellent band "Crush" on Wednesdays.
• Harveys Bar
  Right next door to Shambles Bar, this bar, although heavily featuring karaoke, also presents quality live entertainment throughout the week.
• Jaqelz
  The one-time Taylor Made Music bar, now under new management and name, this cabaret bar was once up the hill behind Los Cristianos. On my last visit to Tenerife (November, 2011), I was unable to locate the bar, so have to conclude that it has ceased trading.
• Thistle & Dragon
  Formerly Danni's Bar, this has reincarnated under the management of Darren and Linda, providing both live entertainment and karaoke
• Beverly Hills Club
  A very stylish complex up in the heights behind Los Cristianos, offering live entertainment nightly
• Los Claveles
  A timeshare complex, up the hill behind Los Cristianos, where I worked regular Saturday nights for a time
• Chill Out Bar
  More a restaurant (wheelchair-friendly, too), situated right down on the seafront, overlooking Las Vistas beach, it features live music with pianist Kenny G, every night.
• The President Chicken King
  This restaurant (as far as I'm aware) features live music three nights a week.
• Raffles
  A bar/restaurant once found in the Apolo Centre at the top of Los Cristianos. It doesn't appear to be there anymore.
• Heritage Bar
  British run bar in the San Marino complex near the traffic lights in Los Cristianos centre. Features some live music.
• Cheers Bar
  Closed down.
• The Church
  Once a cabaret bar, hosted by my mate, Terry Paul, now, after an incarnation as an Indian restaurant, is now a venue called "Oliver's Bar". It doesn't appear to feature live music.
• Chicago's
  This long-standing bar is now a restaurant - a Spanish one.

NIGHTLIFE IN TENERIFE - LAS AMERICAS and its environs

The Patch

• Drunk N Duck
  Live entertainment every night, with the award-winning resident duo "Two Risky", made up of Terry and Steve, both friends of mine. A family bar featuring guest cabaret.
• Brewers Droop
  A family bar with host and compere Graham Gold.
• Shenanigans
  Fun bar, featuring superb resident duo "Loony Tunes", plus a selection of comperes and a variety of top Tenerife cabaret acts.
• Sax Bar
  On your left as you walk down Patch towards the ocean, in recent years featuring live music of a "heavy metal" nature. (No saxophones!)
• Blaydon Races
  A very popular cabaret bar featuring a resident compere - a drag act - and guest cabaret
• Princess Di's
  This well-known Patch bar is no more, I'm afraid. Apparently, it is now a Finnish-run bar, called Kippi's!
• Central Station
  A family-friendly bar with resident compere and guest cabaret
• Patch Bar
  This is the large bar on the corner at the top of Patch. Italian run, with Italian live music
• Dubliner
  Bar situated under the Las Palmeras Hotel, near Patch. Guess what sort of pub it is! Brilliant three piece band in residence
• Gaelic Corner
  Another Irish themed pub, upstairs from the Dubliner, with a keyboard player in residence
• The Full Monty
  This large venue is situated at the top corner of Patch, on the right.
• The Stage Door
  Tucked away under some steps on the left just down from the main road is this, theoretically, members only bar. It's where a lot of the Tenerife entertainers go after they finish and some of them will get up on stage and do an impromptu spot
• Gangsters
  Closed down
• Beavers
  Closed down
• Britannia
  Closed down
• Cafe De Paris
  A very large, Spanish run venue right at the bottom left corner of Patch, overlooking the sea, offering nightly entertainment.
• Hereford Bull
  Found in "City Centre", just over the road from Patch, this bar features different quality acts each night.
• Railway Tavern
  Found on the main road at the top of Patch, to the right as you face down it (past The Full Monty), this compact bar is an out-and-out British pub which may feature comedians two nights a week.

Parque La Paz

There is a strip of bar/restaurants attached to the Parque La Paz aparthotel, most providing entertainment.

• Coconut Joe's
  The first bar/restaurant from the main road and one I worked in as compere for a good while just before I returned to the UK
• The Bull's Head
  The next bar along, serving drinks only. A larger venue, featuring an excellent live band (with real drums!)
• Brahms and Liszt
  A large bar that has been described as having a "working men's club" atmosphere. (For those of you not from the UK, I'm sorry, that won't mean anything.) Entertainment nightly
• Soul Suite
  Late cabaret venue featuring Tenerife's best black soul singers
• Highland Paddy
  Occupying the premises of the old George and Dragon bar, this pub has switched allegiance from England to Ireland
• Hole In The Wall
  An Irish bar with resident musician plus guest cabaret
• Lazy Daze
  Yet another cabaret bar - it also features the dreaded karaoke!
• The Corner Bar
  At the bottom end of the La Paz strip, with a large outdoor terrace, presenting class acts nightly

Las Americas Town Centre

• The Anchor
  Occupying the premises that used to be Escala, this British-run bar/restaurant features a resident duo, plus guest acts.
• Jersey Cow
  Just up the road from the Anchor, on the other side, is this cabaret bar offering different acts nightly.
• Chieftain
  Just round the corner from the Jersey Cow, this Irish bar features live traditional music every night.
• Magic Bar
  Found at the Piramide de Arona, on Avenida de Las Americas, this is a very upmarket bar, attached to a stylish club of the same name. Live music five nights.

Between Patch and Starco

• Leonardo's
  On the road from Patch, almost as far as Starco, you'll find this "entertainment and sports bar". Features resident duo "Loaded".nightlife in tenerife
• La Karina
  This restaurant is found on the main road from Patch to Starco. It traditionally features country and western as its entertainment, usually accompanied by line dancing.
• La Karina 2
  On a walkway between Avenida Antonio Dominguez and Avenida de Las Americas, also featuring mainly country music every night.

Starco

• Murphy's Bar
  In the block behind Starco you'll find this Irish bar with entertainment provided by Irish recording artist Michael Graham.
• Fitzpatrick's Bar
  Closed down.
• Wigan Pier
  Not to be confused with "The Original Wigan Pier", which is in Torviscas, this bar is a few doors down from Lineker's Bar. As far as I know, entertainment is still being compered by drag artist Crystal Starr and features guest cabaret every night.
• Vivo
  Previously called "Chasers" and "Bonkers", this fun pub next to the Starco block features live duo Wild Boyz.
• Withespoons
  A venue featuring four-piece indie band Prozac Nation every night from midnight till late.

Between Veronicas and Pueblo Canario

• Palm Beach Club
  The largest timeshare complex in Europe, this massive building houses a large room with a stage for evening entertainment. When I worked there, I was part of a resident duo and there were acts on too, some nights.
• Banana Garden
  Situated in a basement location attached to Palm Beach Club, on the seafront, featuring Spanish style music.
• Drop Inn
  Just across the street from Palm Beach Club is this cabaret bar, compered by guitar/vocalist Ricky Menzies, who introduces a different act every night.

Pueblo Canario

• Celts Tavern
  This bar is found on the upper level of Centro Comercial Bouganville Playa. For many years it has been a venue for line dancing.
• Garden City pool bar
  Situated at San Eugenio, this venue used to feature a compere and guest cabaret every night, but, as far as I know, not any more.
• Legends (formerly Crooked Spire)
  Closed down.

San Eugenio

• St Eugen's
  Fun pub noted for having award winning compere Mike Carlton under its employ. He's been there since the mid-1990s, so they must like him! (By the way, Mike, in his website and the bar itself on its Facebook page both spell the name "Eugene's", but the sign over the actual bar omits the final "e", which is the spelling I'm using.)
• Irish Fiddler
  Providing live music every night.
• Temple Bar
  Very stylish Irish bar featuring Irish duo Rogue Traders.
• Garfield's
  With no web presence, this bar has been very difficult to find information on, but I understand it features different live acts every night.
• Rumpot
  This long established bar has evening entertainment compered by Steve "Taff" Martin, from Wales (obviously). He introduces top acts nightly.
• Pheasant Plucker
  Live entertainment every night, hosted by Craig Shaw.
• Wali Haii
  Features, four nights a week, compere Titch Cooper. Guest cabaret three nights.
• Irish Rover
  Traditional Irish bar with compere Stacy Rock, from Dublin, introducing different acts nightly.
• O'Reilly's
  Details are sketchy, but this bar might have closed down.
• The Theatre
  Compere Dave Tappin running fun entertainment nights with some live cabaret.

Puerto Colon

• Colon Beach
  Bar/restaurant featuring evening entertainment with boy/girl duo Innuendo every night, plus a selection of guest cabaret.
• Irish Rose
  As far as I know, live acts several times a week.
• O'Brien's
  Live Irish music every night. (No further information than that, I'm afraid).
• Hoppers Bar
  Closed down

Torviscas

• Moonlight Bar
  A fun pub situated down near the beachfront. Live acts through the week, but also a prominence of karaoke.
• AJ's Bar None
  Closed down.
• Amanda's
  This large, Spanish-owned bar has been going for years and, as far as I know, still features different cabaret every night.
• 44 Regent Street
  Restaurant/cabaret bar situated inside Sunset Harbour, with compere Shaun Carling introducing different cabaret nightly.
• The Admiral Nelson
  Occupying the premises of what was the Crazy Frog, this Bistro and Bar only opened in September, 2011 and features live entertainment in the evenings.

Fañabe

• Capriccio
  Restaurant and bar providing live entertainment every night.
• In and Out Bar
  Beachfront bar featuring superb heavy rock band Soundchaser every night.
• Motown Diner
  Once known as "Motown Magic", this beachfront restaurant still offers live entertainment nightly, with the accent, naturally, on Motown!

CHAYOFA

• La Finca del Arte
  Quite a cool place, featuring an art gallery and bistro. Live music one night a week, plus Sunday afternoons, with the accent on jazz.

GOLF DEL SUR

• Jimmy's
  I am aware that this bar/restaurant may feature live entertainment, but can find no further information. If anyone associated with this venue can help, via "feedback", that would be great.
• Grandee O'Donnell
  Irish bar presenting live entertainment most nights.
• Wild Geese
  Sister bar to Grandee O'Donnell, this is also Irish, featuring live entertainment.
• The Palms Pool Bar
  Found inside The Palms resort, featuring live music several nights a week.
• Volare Cabaret Showbar
  Only opening in 2009, this stylish bar has two comperes introducing a selection of top acts.
• San Blas Top Square
  An large open air area surrounded by bars and restaurants, who, I assume, club together to pay for the cabaret. There is usually an act on every night.

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• Premier Bar
  Presenting live music nightly.
• Terrace Bar
  Featuring live entertainment three nights a week, plus Sunday afternoons.
• The Palms
  Part of the Fairways Club complex, with some live entertainment.

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• Flicks Bar
  Situated right on the seafront (and I mean right on the seafront), this bar offers cabaret through the week, plus Sunday afternoons.
• Starlights Cabaret Showbar
  Found on the lower level of Coral Mar Square, featuring live cabaret.
• Lucky Leprechaun
  An Irish bar (obviously), with live music from Mark, formerly half of the duo "Celtic Confusion" - and his dad!
• Albatros Bar
  This smallish bar, apparently, features some live music a couple of times a week.
• Joe's Bar
  Right next door to the Albatros, last time I looked, it had a few acts on through the week.
• Exiles
  This smallish British bar doesn't have a regular entertainment schedule, but may feature live acts every now and then.

LAS GALLETAS

• Vai Moana
  Found by the harbour at the far end, near El Fraile, this very stylish bar features such diverse live musical styles as jazz, reggae, soul and flamenco.
• Brujas
  Situated just before El Fraile on the main road from Guaza, this restaurant/pub features live bands till very late.

EL MEDANO

• Underground Rock Pub
  A cool venue in a cool town. Featuring fully live bands regularly.
• Manfred's Soul Cafe
  Situated on Calle Jose Miguel Galvan Bello, running along the seafront at the eastern end of town, this laid back venue may feature (quiet) live bands on some occasions.

CALLAO SALVAJE

• Pearly Grey
  Actually called Perla Gris, or "Grey Pearl", its Spanish name has been anglicized into Pearly Grey. A large hotel which presents live acts most nights.
• Tropical Park Resort
  Presenting different acts nightly.

LOS GIGANTES

• The Wine Bar at the Harbour Club
  Different live acts through the week.
• Domingo's
  Different live cabaret every night.
• Highland Paddy 3
  Different cabaret every night.
• TJ's
  Yet another venue with a selection of nightly cabaret.
• Clubhouse Restaurant & Bar
  Formerly the Tajinaste Restaurant, this venue offers different cabaret, including the Traveller Blues Band.

PUERTO SANTIAGO

• Route 66
  Live music every night, with duo/trio "Old Dogs New Tricks" providing five of them.
• Courtyard
  Nice, compact, British-run bar, with entertainment nightly.
• Blarney Stone
  Resident Irish vocalist, Coleen.

If you want to take things up a notch, entertainment-wise, Tenerife has venues where you can see full-blown musical shows.

There are three main ones.

• Exit Palace
  Situated in San Eugenio, this large venue has two rooms that can, between them, accommodate 1,100 people. Musical shows are presented regularly.
• Showtime
  A venue found at Karting Las Americas, just by junction 78 of the TF-1 motorway, presenting musical extravaganzas.
• Piramide de Arona
  This imposing edifice in Las Americas presents musicals on a regular basis.

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