7 Best Nightlife in Connecticut, USA

This spot is a cross between a dance club, a brick-oven pizzeria, and a brewpub. Come for live music and dancing Wednesday–Saturday; pizza and beer, anytime—but you must be age 21 or older.

Savor wines primarily from Spain—tinto, rosado, or blanco, with more than 40 available by the glass—while nibbling on charcuterie, cheese, or a selection of tapas.

This classic bar—in a former carriage factory, firehouse, and body shop—across from the Connecticut Convention Center in the city's Front Street Entertainment District, hosts local rock bands on Friday and Saturday nights. You can have a bite to eat, too.   Free (validated) parking nearby.

For barbecue any day and live blues, jazz, rock, and roots music on weekends, head to laid-back Black-Eyed Sally's.

Stop in for the perfect pint and "happy hour" snacks at this Irish pub with an authentic atmosphere.

Alternative and traditional rock, hip-hop, blues, and other types of bands play at Toad's Place, which has attracted college students and other "cool" clubbers since the 1970s.