5 Best Nightlife in Eilat and the Negev, Israel

You can choose from 15 beers on tap and five local brews in bottles at this bar in a finely preserved former home with much of its original tilework. This laid-back spot attracts a more mature crowd in the evening. Old-timers may remember a similarly named Attica, but don't be put off; this is a different place.

Join Ben-Gurion University students for a beer, pizza, and burgers at Coca Bar, behind the student dorms.

This lively sports bar and live-music destination offers a friendly oasis with an American vibe. Families as well as nightlife seekers will feel equally at home with the menu of more than 70 sandwiches and salads, burgers, and burritos.

Looking for all the world like an American sports bar, Paddy's stocks more than 50 kinds of international beers, including 16 on draft. Everything here is big: the food menu, the wooden patio, and the bar, said to be the largest in Eilat. On game nights you have your choice of nine screens, or you can pass the time upstairs on one of the four pool tables. Bands play twice a week on summer nights.

Live music is the claim to fame at this very popular pub, where the shows kick off most nights at around 10:30 pm. The crowd includes people of all ages, and they hang out around the bar or dance until last call.