Over the past decade Luxembourg has witnessed an explosion in night life, with the creation of new bars, cafés and nightclubs, the expansion of the number of night revellers and the widespread decentralisation of the entertainment districts in the capital.
Today, the capital has an impressive number of bars, cafes and discotheques of all types. Following the fashions of the moment, new “centres” of night life come into being, compelling night revellers to go to all four corners of the city to visit all their favourite bars. A City Night Bus and special shuttles services run between the various districts, taking merrymakers to places of amusement during the night hours.
The main "centres" of night life in Luxembourg city are located around the Alstad (old town), Grund, Clausen and Hollerich districts.
Both locals and an international clientele gather in the numerous small cafés and pubs to be found between the Grand Duke’s palace and the ancient city fortifications. There is something for everyone and in summer countless little terraces and old, narrow streets are filled with people until dawn.
Grund
In Grund, the narrow paved streets of the capital’s suburbs are lined with cafés and bars, and in particular numerous English and Irish pubs. Grund is characterised by an international clientele.
Rives de Clausen
Since October 2008, the Rives de Clausen, the former site of the Mousel breweries partly converted into an amusement area, have attracted night revellers wanting to party in the trendy, modern places at the foot of the capital’s fortifications.
This new area has no fewer than eight such places, from a gourmet restaurant to a brasserie and including a piano bar, a lounge bar-dance-club, a café bar and a jazz club. These are the traditional “Mousel’s-Cantine” restaurant, the “Mansfeld” club-restaurant, the “Verso” bar, the “King Wilma” bar, the “Le Sud” restaurant, the “Space Bar” and the “Agua De Coco” restaurant-bar. A “sushi” restaurant and a Spanish restaurant are to be added to the choice by the end of year, while the number of gourmet eateries will total 12 by the time the project is completed in 2010.
An on-trend concept with parking facilities and coach shuttle service from the Glacis car park.
Hollerich district
The Hollerich district also ranks among the places not to be missed in Luxembourg. This district, close to the central station, has developed hugely over the past few years and, like the others, now has everything you would wish for: restaurants, cafés, bars, concerts, etc.
One of the main concert halls, Den Atelier, the scene of rock, pop and indie concerts, among others, is also located in this district.
Across the country
While the capital is without doubt the centre of night life in the Grand Duchy, it is no less thriving in the rest of the country.
Alongside the cafés, bars and night clubs scattered more or less throughout the land, traditional balls and festivals also attract crowds of night revellers.
Live show enthusiasts will find numerous stages in Luxembourg presenting shows of international renown as well as their own creations.
Over the past thirty years or so, the theatrical world in Luxembourg has developed steadily in terms of both the range of shows on offer and the companies and stages, which have become increasingly numerous.
Besides traditional theatre, ballet and opera, the world of entertainment has diversified to include contemporary dance, shows for the young, improvisation, street theatre, etc.
The main stages are in Luxembourg city and Esch-sur-Alzette, although the multidisciplinary stage in Ettelbruck in the north of the country should not be forgotten, nor should the numerous unusual sites and open-air stages in summer.
Music is without doubt the cultural discipline most widely found in daily life in Luxembourg. The people of Luxembourg love to go to concerts of all styles and they take part in huge numbers in popular outdoor initiatives. With the inauguration of two leading concert halls in 2005, the Philharmonic Society and the Rockhal, Luxembourg’s music scene developed still further.
With the host of museums to be found in Luxembourg, lovers of art or history will also find just what they are seeking when visiting the many exhibitions organised in the country’s various museums or cultural centres.
If you wish to see a new film, you can go to one of the cinemas. There are numerous cinemas throughout the country. The most popular are Utopia, with five screens , Utopolis, on the Kirchberg plateau, with ten screen and the new CineBelval in Esch Belval in the south of the country, which is one of the most modern in the region.
In summer, open-air cinema showings, accessible free of charge, are organised in the courtyard of the Theâtre des Capucins in the city of Luxembourg.
Mondorf-les-Bains is home to the Casino 2000, the ideal place for those who love games of chance, which also organises concerts and shows as well as being famous for its bars and restaurants.
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