Milan is not only the capital of fashion, business, this place is also the city in which nightlife means much more than a simple drawn-out dinner. The nightlife in Milan is really thrilling. There are many bars, lounge bars, wine bars, pubs, cafés, bistrots, pubs, wine cellars, live music bars and lots of others besides.

The Milanese night scene is so massive and changes all the time, just like everything in this eclectic city. There are clubs that are furnished in hi-tech style, or that are inspired by the Savannah, with leopard-skin chairs, palm trees and pretend elephants' heads. Wine bars in minimal Japanese style and others that make you think you are in Bollywood, if you go by their music and furnishings. There are atmospheres for all taste and for states of mind: the Milanese love variation, and if there are still any habitués around, most Milanese people prefer the excitement of the unforeseen and new experiences. There are so many possibilities to choose from for spending your evening. Clubs in Milan live on "word of mouth": all they need to do is attract a few opinion leaders of night life and they've won!. One interesting thing is that Milanese night life begins very early: you don’t have to wait for dusk to be with your friends and enjoy yourself.

Other important element is happy hour, that the Milanese cannot go without for anything on Earth. From 6 pm to 9.30 pm in Milan you can drink cocktails accompanied by substantial buffets with several courses, pasta, meat or fish, in all the clubs in Milan. All this for about 5-7 Euro per cocktail.

Some places that you shouldn't miss if you are in Milan:

Rolling Stone Disco
Via Corso XXII Marzo 32
Description: Bus 45, 73 Tram 12, 27. It is the right place for those who love rock music, and rock concerts.

Magazzini Generali Disco
Via Pietrasanta 14
Description: Bus 90, Tram 24. Metro Lodi. This is a dance club, an exhibition space and a concert venue. Many important artists have performed there, for example Wyclef Jean.

Hollywood Disco
Corso Como 15
Description: Metro Garibaldi.Very frequented by celebrities such as models, fashion designers, football players, and stars of tv.

Shu
Via Molino delle Armi, Milan, Italy
Description: Shu is one of the hippest and trendiest bars in Milan. It has a sci-fi decorating theme, with large gold hands supporting the high ceiling. They have a happening happy hour. Happy hour is a big deal in Milan, and pretty much all the bars and clubs in the city have great specials and big crowds, you don't need to wait until after dusk to start partying!

Il Gattopardo Café
Via Piero Della Francesca
Description: Metro Bullona. It is placed in a deconsecrated church and tou could dance in the nave.

Casablanca Café
Corso Como 14
Description: Metro Garibaldi. This is a disco bar and restaurant that offers commercial house music.

Tocqueville Disco
Via Tocqueville 13
Description: Metro Garibaldi, Tram 11, 29, 30, 33. The scene remember the 70s decor, it offers commercial house music. Very frequented by VIPs.

Nausicaa Disco
Via Tirano 14
Description: It offers commercial, hip hop, and latin music.

Alcatraz Disco
Via Valtellina, 25 (closed from Monday to Thursday)
Description: It is all in one: discotheque, pub, restaurant and concert hall. There are international concerts in a place which was an industrial factory before.

Old Fashion Disco
Viale Alemagna 6 (closed on Sunday) Metro 1 or 2; Tram 1; 27; 18; bus 57; 61; 70; 94
Description: It is situated in the same building of the Triennale in Parco Sempione. It is an elegant disco-pub and it is crowded in summer. It has a garden and an open-air dance floor, as well as a restaurant.

Nuova Idea International Disco
Via de Castilia Gaetano 30
Description: It was founded in 1975 as a gay disco and since that time there are people from all over the world celebrating the nights.

Old Fox Pub
Via Cesare da Sesto 23
Description: It is a typical english pub that offers draught beers and cocktails

Musical Box Pub
Piazza Chiaradia 9
Description: Very nice pub with beers and cocktails.

Aliby
Via Crispi 2
Description: It is a disco pub from about 22.00 pm til on. It offers aperitives too at 18.00 pm.

Frog café
Via Savona
Description: It is an ethnic pub. Very good cocktails

Antik
Via Ascanio Sforza 47 Navigli
Description: English pub. It offers cocktails beers and also happy hour.

Europe Café
Via Vigevano 13
Description: Typical european pub, draught beers and cocktails.

El Beverin
Via Brera 29
Description: Nice atmosphere and nice people, singers and actors frequent this pub.

The Biz Café
Via Corso XXII Marzo 23
Description: This is an American bar, it offers happy hour too.

Movida
Via Ascanio Sforza 41 Navigli
Description: American pub. Nice atmosphere happy hour too.

Arcobaleno
Via Ascanio Sforza
Description: It is an Irish pub in Navigli. Very nice pub good beers.