Must-see nightlife in Minas Gerais

  • Café com Letras

    Belo Horizonte

    With live jazz on Sundays, DJs Thursday through Saturday, and a bohemian buzz between sets, this bookstore-cafe is a fun place to kick back over light…

  • Taberna de Omar

    Minas Gerais

    This popular corner bar directly opposite the Carmo church serves everything from artisanal beers and cachaça to mixed drinks, coffee, tea and juices. The…

  • Capistrana Brewpub

    Minas Gerais

    Capistrana Brewpub, on nightlife-happy Beco da Tecla, is the retail outlet for Diamantina's home-grown Capistrana beer, including an excellent pale ale,…

  • Livraria Café Espaço B

    Minas Gerais

    This bookstore-cafe is a relaxing spot to mingle with Diamantina’s bohemian set. You can browse books (including a few in English), use the free wi-fi and…

  • Café com Letras – Centro Cultural

    Belo Horizonte

    Decorated with vintage artwork and exuding the same cool but relaxed ambience as the original Café com Letras in Savassi, this bohemian cafe enjoys a…

  • Villa Koa Café

    Minas Gerais

    This back-alley cafe is perfect for chilling out between church and museum visits. The ample menu ranges from teas, espresso drinks and hot chocolate to…

  • Wäls Gastropub

    Belo Horizonte

    Locals flock to this retail branch of Belo Horizonte's popular Wäls microbrewery for weekday lunch specials (R$20 to R$30) and late-night weekend…

  • Choperia Albanos

    Belo Horizonte

    This beloved, award-winning brewpub, with its sidewalk seating and high-ceilinged industrial interior featuring shiny vats and concrete floors, serves…

  • Cervejaria Ouropretana – Loja da Fábrica

    Minas Gerais

    The recently launched brewpub affiliated with Ouro Prêto's favorite microbrewery is a festive place for bar snacks and glasses of Ouropretana's trademark…

  • Bar Tizé

    Belo Horizonte

    Since 1967, this strategically located corner bar with tables spilling onto a long island of sidewalk has been drawing crowds with ice-cold buckets of…

  • Cervejaria Inconfidentes

    Minas Gerais

    With a prime location on Mariana's prettiest square, this brewpub featuring local beers has become the town's go-to nightspot since opening in 2017. There…

  • A Baiúca

    Minas Gerais

    This corner bar is a Diamantina classic, with locals popping in day and night for drinks of all kinds. It's also a prime spot to watch the Vesperata.

  • Recanto do Antônio

    Minas Gerais

    With stone walls and wood beams, this cozy and convivial bar-restaurant features live music on weekends. Its sanduiche de filé (steak sandwich; R$26)…

  • Albanos Bar Gastronômico

    Belo Horizonte

    Serving multiple varieties of draft beer along with bar snacks, this branch of Belo Horizonte's beloved Albanos brewpub is housed in a converted 1930s…

  • Jângal

    Belo Horizonte

    This cool and colorfully lit garden bar draws regular crowds for its creative mixed drinks and nightly musical offerings that run the gamut from samba to…

  • Entrepôt du Vin

    Minas Gerais

    This convivial little wine bar with its 18th-century frescoed ceiling makes an agreeable spot to sip a glass or two.

  • Império do Café

    Minas Gerais

    Just below the tourist office, this cafe with exposed stone walls has simple food, fancy coffee drinks, and an extensive beer and wine list. It's an…

  • Cervejaria Porão

    Minas Gerais

    On Ouro Preto's main street, this stone-walled cellar pub with back patio keeps its youthful clients happy with 80 different varieties of beer, cheap eats…