Albufeira Nightlife 2025

Where do you begin on a night out in Albufeira? Quite simply Albufeira is the partying capital of, not just the Algarve, but of Portugal too. Tens of thousands of stags, hens, groups, Students, golfers, families, couples, and single travellers from all over the world descend on Albufeira each season to soak up the nightlife found mainly on the strip in the new town of Albufeira. The New Town, as it is often called, is made up of a few smaller areas of Albufeira, the largest being Montechoro, where the famous strip begins in the North, at the top of the hill by Erin's Isle and the Montechoro Hotel, Areias de Sao Joao which covers the middle and lower parts of the strip down to the beach at Oura and Santa Eulalia to the East of the strip. In this all-you-need guide to Albufeira, we will answer some of the most important questions like, What are the best bars in Albufeira? What's the nightlife like in April and May or September and October Is the strip open all year round? What's the nightlife like in Albufeira Old Town? And the lowdown on Albufeira Nightlife.

Is Albufeira good for nightlife?

The different types of nightlife you can expect to find from one end of the strip to the other vary depending on what you are looking for. At the top end, life is more sedate and bars are more likely to have music playing or maybe a live band There are a scattering of restaurants serving various types of food including traditional Chicken Piri Piri as well as the usual suspects like Chinese and Indians too. The same can be said for Santa Eulalia to the east of the strip, there are some lively bars there such as Rockline and the Hangover bar, they have Karaoke, Live Bands, and a good atmosphere for families, couples (not for Stags or Hens looking for a wild night). The real Nightlife of Albufeira starts at the traffic lights where the main road (Avenida Dos Descobrimentos. Discoveries Avenue) cuts through the strip from East to West just after the Bullring roundabout but before you reach the worms roundabout (we will explain the roundabouts later).

Is Albufeira a party island?

So let's assume you have chosen Albufeira because you are looking for the best nightlife that Portugal and the Algarve have to offer, what are the best things to do in Albufeira after all Albufeira was the number one Hen destination in 2019, so you are going to make your way from your hotel to the middle of the strip near to the traffic light crossing of the main road that we mentioned before. The Strip in case you were wondering is called Avenida Dr Francisco Sã Carneiro, which is a bit of a mouthful so it was always referred to as the strip as far back as anyone can remember. But it's not an island, it's part of mainland Portugal which is part of mainland Europe, right next to Spain.

There are three large bars that you will come across right near the traffic lights, one of them is on the right-hand side of the strip called Ancora Bar, and one on the left formerly known as Second Bar (it has a new name but it's always referred to as Second Bar). Starting at Ancora Bar as it is more of a cocktail bar/lounge, the sort of place you would start the night, sink a few Pornstar Martinis before heading to where the nightlife gets going further down the strip. The same can be said for Second Bar it serves cocktails and beers and also has live screens showing sports (Premier League included) and it's an ideal place to start your night. The Ancora, or Anchor Bar as it's known in English, has Live TVs for sports, Pool Tables, and games but at night the dance floor clears, and they have various acts and live entertainers including bands, singers, cabaret acts and live DJ's depending on what day you visit. After you have loosened up and got your taste of the Albufeira nightlife you can move on down the strip and make your way to the bigger, louder, and crazier bars of the strip.

Is Albufeira a good party destination?

Almost all of the bars will be competing for your custom, however almost all bars off the same drinks at the same prices. All the drinks on the strip are free-poured so don’t expect the same measures you will be given in the UK, a normal drink will be more like a treble or even a quadruple measure than what you are used to so be sensible or believe us you will be passed out on the floor or table somewhere before 9 pm. To make the most of Albufeira's nightlife you will need to be sensible (we know that’s not possible normally) but try and stick to beers or bottle beers for a few hours and only go onto the shorts later in the night or you will miss out on most of the action, and believe you, me, there is serious action on the strip.

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