Cordoba has a very vibrant nightlife although it dies of somewhat during the university holidays over Christmas and doesn't get going again until March-ish. There are places to cater for all tastes from dingy bars to live shows to the latest and greatest music. The main events can be seen at the Site "Córdoba.Net" and in the La Voz del Interior newspaper. If you like electronic music, the web portal Cosmobeat will guide you to the main events in city and surroundings. Only the gothic scene is under-represented, there are only irregular parties. Also don't expect too much night life between Sunday and Tuesday, when only a few clubs are open (particularly Monday).
In the following three districts there is the most active night life:
Nueva Córdoba, where many students from the interior live, there are many bars and pubs and some mainstream clubs
Ex Abasto. the "red-light district" near River Suquía, many rock and cuarteto clubs and some greater discotheques, wide variety of music between mainstream and underground. The surrounding area is relatively unsafe, so keep at the main streets, which at weekends are full of young people.
Chateau Carreras, near Parque San Martín, the most "chic" area, expensive clubs, most of electronic music, some with international pop or cuartetos.
There are also some expensive clubs in the Cerro de las Rosas district. In Alta Córdoba and nearby General Bustos districts there are many arte bars with live music. In the suburbs of Villa Allende, Saldán and La Calera there are some popular clubs too. In summer there is a very active night life in Villa Carlos Paz, minibuses will take you to the biggest clubs from Plaza Vélez Sarsfield at 1AM if you pay the entrance fare in advance.
The authentic urban music of Córdoba is the lively, fast Cuarteto, invented in the 1940s but has changed greatly in the 1980s and 1990s, including more Central American (merengue) and pop influences. Bands of this genre play live several times a week, in the so called bailes, at sport centers, halls and great discotheques. Most of the visitors of these bailes are working-class youths or slum kids. If you want to visit a baile, particularly that of the most popular singer La Mona Jiménez, take a local with you, because there is frequent fighting and other alcohol excesses, but men generally only get in trouble if they speak to someone's girlfriend. For women there are no special dangers, because Argentine men are generally very polite to them, but don't feel disturbed if many boys want to speak to you...
The order of the following list is from cheap to expensive:
Clarke´s Irish Bar, Independencia 229, Cordoba Centro, the only authentic Irish bar in Cordoba, Irish owened with real cans of Guinness imported from Dublin! a must see for tourists
Bar de Don Mario, San Martín / Rondeau (Nueva Córdoba), a little, cheap rock bar in Nueva Córdoba, frequented by students
La Rústica, Zona Ex Abasto near Av. Tillard, cheap bar with local punk rock and heavy metal, no live music, but sometimes strip dancers, frequented by students and "rollinga" (rock) youths
Pétalos de Sol, Av. Figueroa Alcorta / Bv. San Juan, one of the most popular and typical student rock / reggae bars in the centre, open every day.
Paris Bar, student club in Nueva Córdoba, with pop music, a chic but a bit "retro" atmosphere
Los Infernales de Güemes, Belgrano 631, each table got a chance to sing or play for the whole bar's pleasure!
X bar, very good cocktail bar, Av Marcelo T. de Albear 362
990 Arte Club, Bv. Los Andes, alternative club with live music, at the Abasto, rock, reggae and sometimes theater. One of the centres of Córdoba's "hippie" culture.
Jamaica, Montevideo / Figueroa Alcorta (centre), afterhour bar with rock and reggae music
Beep Pub, Sucre near Av. Colón, gay afterhours bar with shows
Casa Babylon, Bv. Las Heras 34 (Ex Abasto), alternative club, electronic music on Fridays, but Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays there is live music of local and national bands of all musical genres.
El Ojo Bizarro, Igualdad 154 (Ex Abasto), the most famous alternative pub-bar with retro floor and electronic music, hip hop and reggaeton at Tuesdays.
Peekaboo, Av. Tillard 1255 (Ex Abasto), electronic music club, a little bit more chic than Babylon and El Ojo.
La Barra Boliche, Lima / Alvear (Centro), big mainstream club with three floors (pop / cuarteto / electronic)
Palm Beach, Bv. Las Heras (Ex Abasto), Cuarteto club, only open if there is a live band
Era Groove House, Bv. Las Heras / Gral. Paz (Ex Abasto), electronic music afterhours
Bon Voyage, Bv. Las Heras (Ex Abasto), another electronic music afterhours, very dark
Captain Blue, Av. Tillard, frequent local and national live bands.
Piú, Bv. Las Heras (Ex Abasto), after hour with a bit "special" music and a bit strange people, open often until 2PM
Zen, Av. Fuerza Aérea near Cañada, big gay disco with two floors, now very much the "in" place
Dublin, Bv. Chacabuco Ecke San Lorenzo, Irish Pub with some traditional Irish food and beer
Johnny B. Good, Rafael Nuñez, another at Yrigoyen, expensive after-office and cocktail bar with live rock and electronic music
Rinzaclub, Bv. Illía 34, electronic music and pop, Wednesdays recommended
But Mitre, Marcelo T. de Alvear (Nueva Córdoba), big, expensive club with very "chic" visitors
Lokitas, Av. del Piamonte S/N (Zona Chateau), the most famous Techno and House Club
Carreras, Av. del Piamonte S/N (Zona Chateau), techno-house club with expensive drinks
El Colono, Av. del Piamonte S/N (Zona Chateau), cuarteto and mainstream music
El Rancho, General Paz / Costanera (Ex Abasto), expensive mainstream after hour
Piaf, Barrio San Martin, best-known gay club in Córdoba
Eiffel Resto Bar, Barrio Nueva Córdoba, Transito Caseres 518, Drink, Pizzas and "Lomitos" A beef sandwich (delicious!)
El Tinajas, San Juan (between Obispo Trejo and Independencia). 20:30 onwards. All you can eat buffet with every type of potato imaginable. Lots of different meat/fish/pasta dishes and a range of deserts. A$40. �
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