10 Best Dakar Nightlife
What to Do After Dinner in Dakar?
The best of Dakar nightlife offers tons of live music and energetic nightclubs open from dusk ‘til dawn. You’ll find the most animated-after-dark spots downtown, in the ritzy Les Almadies and along the Rue Cheikh Anta Diop stretch in the central Médina area.
There are plenty of opportunities to soak up Senegalese culture, from theatre and dance performances at various venues to mbalax musicians playing live sets across the city. It’s around midnight that the clubs start opening their doors, inviting you to dance side by side with locals to a mix of West African music and international hits. Read on for the best of Dakar nightlife.
1. Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop
Live music and dancing in the Médina
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Alimentação, Casais
Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop runs along Dakar’s west side between Ouakam and downtown, straight through the lively Médina neighbourhood. Head on down when you’re in the party mood, as it has several popular nightlife spots for dancing and enjoying live music.
Start your evening at Le Relais Hotel Bar, where you can snack on grilled goat skewers and drink cheap beer while listening to local music acts. Then head to Just 4 You, one of Dakar’s top venues to see popular Senegalese and West African musicians perform live. Keep the party going with great cocktails and even better vibes at The Trafic Club.
Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop
2. Casino du Cap Vert
Gambling and dancing late into the evening
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Alimentação, Casais
Open since 1970, Casino du Cap Vert was Senegal’s first casino. Now a hotel complex with a nightclub, a casual brasserie and a swanky steakhouse, the casino remains a destination in the city’s nightlife. With 140 machines and 4 game rooms, there are many ways to try your luck, from blackjack and roulette to slots and cash-prize bingo.
Nightclub Seven is a popular spot to party late in the evenings from Thursday to Sunday. The club hosts regular themed nights on Thursdays and Fridays and reserves the Saturday slot for big-name local and international DJs. The drinks menu features a wide selection of whisky and gin, signature cocktails and bottles of champagne.
Localização: Route de Ngor, Dakar, Senegal
Telefone: +221 33 869 78 78
Casino du Cap Vert
3. Pathé
The latest films at the city’s biggest cinema
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Famílias
Dakar’s Pathé is one of the largest cinemas in West Africa. This relatively new outpost of the French cinema chain screens major international films across 7 auditoriums. The image and sound quality are excellent, and a well-stocked snack bar offers popcorn, Pringles and plenty of sweets.
Beat the heat and sink into the cinema’s plush seats while you enjoy a couple of hours of big-screen entertainment in comfort. For a seamless experience, book your tickets online and select reserved seating.
Localização: Mermoz, Dakar, Senegal
Pathé
4. Barramundi
A slice of Ibiza in Cap-Vert
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Casais
After a decade on the scene in Dakar, Barramundi always draws a crowd on the weekends. The nightclub is stylish but unserious, playing upbeat genres like local mbalax in a space that is half lounge and half dance floor. Doors open at 10 pm and the party usually goes until sunrise.
On any given night, partygoers will be either grooving in front of the DJ booth or lounging with cocktails and shisha. The club boasts an excellent lineup of DJs, including many Senegalese, and plays a wide range of music from Afrobeat to international hip-hop.
Localização: Rte de la Corniche O, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal
Abre: Wednesday–Sunday from 10 pm to 6 am (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Telefone: +221 76 569 45 54
Barramundi
5. Le Thiossane
The best of mbalax
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Casais
Le Thiossane is the city’s premiere discotheque and one of the largest in West Africa. It is owned by Youssou N’Dour, an internationally renowned Senegalese musician who helped develop the mbalax style of music. The club frequently hosts live performances of mbalax, a jazz-soul fusion with traditional drumming, and Youssou N’Dour himself sometimes takes the stage.
More than 1,000 guests visit the club each weekend and they come dressed in a dazzling display of colour, adding to the vibrant, joyful atmosphere. This is a great place to meet new people and dance to the local rhythms.
Localização: 5 Rue PE 20, Grand Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Abre: Daily from 11 pm to 6.30 am
Telefone: +221 33 824 70 78
Le Thiossane
6. Leopold Sedar Senghor French Institute
Cultural performances on an open-air stage
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Famílias
The 2-part mission of the Leopold Sedar Senghor French Institute is to celebrate and offer a platform for Senegalese art and culture while also fostering French-Senegalese cultural exchange. The institute hosts an ever-changing schedule of events that include theatre, concerts and dance performances. There is even a small cinema on site for film screenings.
This modern venue is in Dakar-Plateau and hosts many of its performances on an open-air stage. Past events have included theatrical works of social and political satire, screenings of contemporary French films and performances by popular Senegalese musicians.
Localização: 89 Rue Joseph Gomis, Dakar-Plateau, Dakar, Senegal
Telefone: +221 33 823 03 20
Leopold Sedar Senghor French Institute
7. Vogue Super Club
An electric staple of Dakar nightlife
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Casais
If you ask a local where to party in Dakar, they will undoubtedly point you to Vogue Super Club. Central to the city’s nightlife, it attracts mostly Senegalese on the dance floor and the stage. The biggest acts are reserved for Friday and Saturday nights, and the party usually peaks around 3 am.
In Ngor near the glamorous Les Almadies, prices in Vogue are above average, but the clientele comes from all over the city. The club gets packed on the weekends and the electric energy is contagious. Get your groove on late into the evening and when you need a break, relax on the mezzanine floor where you can watch the party rolling on below.
Localização: Rte des Almadies, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal
Abre: Wednesday–Sunday from 11 pm to 6 am (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Telefone: +221 77 200 02 13
Vogue Super Club
8. Club Restaurant Le Patio
Dining and a discotheque in upscale Les Alamadies
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Alimentação
Club Restaurant Le Patio is busy nearly every day of the week. The combination restaurant-discotheque is on the main drag in Les Alamadies and draws a mix of ex-pats and locals. The music is equally varied, with Senegalese and Nigerian tracks playing alongside Western hits.
Both the restaurant and club offer a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces and there is a bustling yet relaxed atmosphere throughout. The restaurant has a courtyard lined with tables for 2 and serves generous plates of grilled seafood and fries. The dance floors are usually jam-packed, while the cosy bar area is a great place to relax with a beer and watch the world go by.
Localização: Rte de la Corniche O, Almadies, Dakar, Senegal
Abre: Daily from 7 pm to 5 am
Telefone: +221 33 820 58 23
Club Restaurant Le Patio
9. Viking Pub
Friday karaoke at a Western-style pub
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Alimentação
You can’t miss the mustard yellow exterior of Viking Pub, a casual Western-style pub in Dakar-Plateau. A few blocks from Place de L’Indépendance and near the city’s main attractions, this is a wonderful place to unwind after a day touring the city. It’s a regular watering hole for many ex-pats, who can often be found watching a football match by the bar.
Sip on a cold pint of beer from the draft or a bottle of Guinness; if you’re hungry, the rib-eye steak with garlic green beans is sure to hit the spot. Visit on Saturdays for live music performances and on Fridays for a rowdy karaoke night.
Localização: Av. G. Pompidou, Dakar-Plateau, Dakar, Senegal
Abre: Daily from 8.30 am to 3 am
Telefone: +221 77 244 80 56
Viking Pub
10. Le Mermoz
A relaxed local hangout with dibi and billiards
Ideal para: Vida noturna, Alimentação
Le Mermoz is a local favourite dive bar replete with cheap beer, pool tables and sports on the TV. It gets animated on Friday evenings when live music takes the stage but is otherwise mellow, with a group of locals perpetually shooting pool in its billiards hall. Watch the games, relax on the sofas around the bar or take your beer out back to the small courtyard.
The bar has a wide selection of spirits, cheap local beers and a menu of homey dishes like smoky chicken dibi with sauteed vegetables. Expect anything from the kitchen to be high-quality and part of the bar’s laid-back nature.
Localização: Mermoz Sacre-Coeur, Dakar, Senegal
Abre: Daily from 8 am to 4 am
Telefone: +221 33 822 61 66
Le Mermoz
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