A Guide To Clubs In Murcia City (version 1).

A general guide to bars in Murcia City.

Going for a drink in Muria City is great fun if you're British. Whilst you can still go out the old fashioned English way (Go out at 6.00p.m. and be back home by 12.00 the worse for
wear) it doesn't really work that well over here. Most places in Murcia City don't liven up until around 1.30a.m. so you'll miss a lot of action if that's the way you choose to go.

Here's a good tip: To do justice to your evening in Murcia City change your body timer to a Spanish night out by simply changing your watch by a couple of hours. Don't consider going to a "proper" Murcia bar before 10.00pm. Earlier on, if you want to be out and about why not have a coffee in Plaza Cardenal Belluga (Cathedral Square) and admire the floodlit Cathedral. from the terrace. Then you could stroll to the Hotel Rincon de pepe (Apostoles, 34) for a snifter in the "La Muralla" cocktail bar, one of the few places in Murcia where you can still see the remains of the city's original Arab walls.

Here 's a list of some of the bars in Murcia City.



Mestizo (14 Doctor Fleming.) Chilled-out caf during the day but in the evenings it becomes a lively bar. riotous atmosphere later as opposed to relaxed earlier in the evening..

Guanbana Jam (6 Plaza Cermica.) A new club with stage and bars mainly offering live jazz, blues and soul. On Tues & Wed it's open till 1.30, whilst on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays carry on later till 3....

Icaro (Plaza Beato A Hibermn.) Situated near Murcia University, in an area which is a lively student scene during term time. Again Icaro is a good place for an early evening drink.

Drexco (26 Trapera.) Nice place near Murcia's Cathedral serving non alcoholic drinks and coffee. They claim to have the biggest choice of coffee in Murcia City with beans from all over the world. It's open till 1am, playing relaxed music.

B12 (17 Calle Trinidade.) A nice place but doesn't get going until later. Start your night here with a quiet drink.

Itaca (7 Calle Mariano Vergara. Tel. 968 934 922) Near the Uni. This is one of the more unusual bars in Murcia in that it's both bar and a bookshop. Frequented by local students having coffee during the daytime, then in the evening a more mature crowd arrive to blast away at the cocktails. Mojitos is the most requested drink.

Hermanos Rubio (3 Plaza Santa Isabel.) A traditional tapas bar not far from the cathedral in the heart of the Old Town. Order a sherry here and look like a local.

El Albergue (19 Calle Vara de Rey.) This place is open until 3, serves cocktails and has live music on Tuesdays. Youngersters love it and it gets packed at weekends.

Josepe (9 Arquitecto Emilio Piero.) A nice tapas bar that opens all day long. There are lots of nostalgic past paintings and photographs of Murcia City on the walls. You could try a sherry and pan con tomate in the early evening for a change before your meal. The first bar in Murcia I call in..Bar Warhol (25 Calle Victorio.) Heaven for those into Pop Art with copies of the Velvet Underground mentor's
paintings on the walls. A sophisticated gaff that's nice for a quiet chat and drink. One of the cooler bars in Murcia City.

El Bolo (29 Calle Vara del Rey.) Well chilled bar in the Old Town right in the party area. You can see live concerts on Tuesdays and also cocktail features on Fridays and Saturdays. A decent place to start the night, then go back for a drink later to wind down perhaps.

Zanzibar (3 Calle Andres Baquero.) This is a small bustling small bar where you can get just about every kind of drink you care to mention. Inside you'll find punters relaxing with anything from a milkshake to a cocktail. Happy hour is on Wednesdays from 9-11pm where the old two for one applies.

That just about covers it for the first article on bars in Murcia City. There's a few to go at anyway.. Should you go to any other Murcia clubs that you think should be mentioned then get in touch and let me have details. Cheers!!