Nightlife in Aruba
Aruba's nightlife centres on the beach resorts along the western coast with the largest concentration of party haunts located in Oranjestad, Palm Beach and Eagle Beach. Choose from ramshackle beach bars, beer joints and flashy neon-lit dance clubs. Salsa-lovers will adore Latin beats at Cuba's Cooking while MooMba Beach Bar pumps out Calypso until dawn. High-tempo DJs please the clubbing die-hards at Confessions while Blue Martini Bar attracts a more sedate and genteel crowd.
Garufa Cigar & Cocktail Lounge
Cigar smoke and sax
A favourite for discerning jazz- and bolero-loving cigar smokers, Garufa
Cigar & Cocktail Lounge in Oranjestad boasts an extensive menu of
aged malts and hand-rolled Cohibas. Cool sax melodies set a mellow tone and
attentive chair service is a given.
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Address
63, Wilhelminastraat, Oranjestad, Garufa Cigar & Cocktail Lounge
Telephone
+297 582 3677
Buster's Garage Aruba
Lively sports bar
Sports fanatics gather at Buster's Garage Aruba in Palm Beach to swig beer
and cheer on wrestling matches and other events on 24 high-definition
screens. Live music, hot tubs and unusual drinking games make for some
raucous nights out.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 12pm-2am; Fri-Sun 12pm-4am
Address
55, Palm Beach, Aruba
Telephone
+297 586 0104
Transport
By Bus: to South Beach Centre.
Blue Martini Bar
Popular for pre-dinner cocktails
Happy hour at the Renaissance Resort & Casino's hip poolside Blue
Martini Bar in Oranjestad has become a popular pre-dinner gathering venue.
Grab a table or sit at the central bar among a blue-hue decor and swaying
palms.
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Address
82 Renaissance Resort & Casino, L G Smith Boulevard, Oranjestad, Aruba
Telephone
+297 583 6000
Confessions
House and techno
Devoted clubbers spend the early hours tirelessly dancing to house and techno
music at Confessions in downtown Oranjestad. The crowd is young, the scene
is modern and there are often guest appareances from stellar international
DJs. Expect a queue outside.
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Address
81, JE Irausquin Boulevard,
Telephone
+297 586 6676
Transport
Bus to South Beach Centre.
Mambo Jambo
Sizzling salsa sounds
Mambo Jambo's sultry, steamy salsateca in Oranjestad fills up with strutting
salseros around 10pm when Latino rhythms crank up to the max. Sip
kaleidoscopic Iberoamericana-themed cocktails served in coconut husks. Live
music on Wednesdays sets this place alight.
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Address
94 Royal Plaza Mall, L G Smith Boulevard, Oranjestad, Aruba
Telephone
+297 583 3632
Jimmy's Place
Mixed watering hole
American '80s rock hails the start of Happy Hour at Jimmy's Place in
Oranjestad, a casual Dutch-Caribbean watering hole where a mixed straight
and gay crowd share the dancefloor. Wild DJ nights (Thursday to Saturday)
rage on until first light, making stamina a must.
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Address
32, Windstraat, Oranjestad, Aruba
Telephone
+297 582 2550
MooMba Beach Bar
Reggae on soft sand
At dusk, Aruba's barefoot party animals head to MooMba Beach Bar's simple
wood-and-thatch beach joint on Palm Beach to revel in booming Reggaeton on
the sand. Flame-lit torches cast shadows out to sea as the cocktails and
music flow.
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Address
230, J E Irausquin Boulevard, Palm Beach, Aruba
Telephone
+297 586 53 65
Cuba's Cookin'
Latin beats and mojitos
This cosy restaurant-cum-live music venue in Oranjestad serves some of the
most enjoyable mojitos and margaritas in Aruba. Cuba's Cookin' guests are
whipped up into a frenzy of rumba and merengue with fine live late-night
Latin beats.
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Address
27, Wilhelminastraat, Oranjestad, Aruba
Telephone
+297 588 0627
Café Rembrandt
Late-night Dutch bar
Beer and wine-drinking punters at the Dutch late-night hangout, Café
Rembrandt, spill outside onto the comfortable wooden seating every night.
Inside, period Dutch paintings and chandeliers are the backdrop to live
music and wild dancing on Wednesday and Friday.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thu 10am-1am; Fri-Sat 10am-3am; Sun 4pm-1am
Address
South Beach Centre, Palm Beach 55, Oranjestad, Aruba
Telephone
+297 586 4747
