10 Best Nightclubs in Tenerife

Papagayo Beach Club is open all day as a breakfast bar in the morning, a restaurant in the afternoon and early evening, and then really heating up after sundown. It’s after the sun sets that this cocktail lounge and club takes on a life of its own with cool white seating, beach club vibes and good music. You can head for the upper floors for terrace dining with outstanding views of the sunset over the ocean. The DJs range from hot up-and-comers to internationally famous acts.

The restaurant is a high-concept venue with outstanding quality and delicious fusion cuisine. It’s located on the southwestern shore of the island in a major nightlife area.

Coqueluche beach bar (Chiringuito Coqueluche) is a rough-and-ready spot right on the beach at Costa Adeje where you can get frozen daiquiris delivered to your sun lounger. Every evening at dusk, this party spot hosts live bands playing on the stage right in front of the surf as it crashes on the shore while paragliders land just steps away. You can then head to the bar to grab a cold beer.

Every evening, visitors flock here for the music, the drinks and the vibes. It's a chill, laid-back spot with a party atmosphere for all. Coqueluche beach bar is located on the southwestern coast of the island.

Monkey Beach Club is a lively and active beach club in Playa de Las Americas. It is on the sands of Playa de Troya and attracts some of the biggest-name DJs from across Spain and all over the world, and the sunset spin sessions here every Sunday all summer long have become legendary.

Kick back here with a rum punch or daiquiri and allow the ocean breeze to wash over you while you dance into the night. This is the spot where you come to find a crowd allowing their freak flags to fly with bare chests and flamboyant and colourful outfits, all backed up by heavy beats, pyrotechnics, strobe lights and ocean surf crashing on the shores.

Achaman Discopub is an iconically Latin club where you can dance all night until dawn to salsa, merengue, reggaeton and bachata music while soaking up local colour. This is a spot that’s as popular among locals as it is with visitors and is a place where you can hear DJs spinning salsa hits, live bands playing the latest Latino rhythms and commercial dance tunes in traditionally decorated garden surroundings.

It’s also one of those clubs that really gets swinging when other clubs close their doors. It opens at 11 pm and keeps on going until 6 am every day. It’s along the southwestern coast of Tenerife.

Bahía Beach offers the chance to relax in a chill atmosphere with your toes in the sand and palm trees swaying in the breeze with live music and craft cocktails. Here you can rent a day bed to kick back and relax for hours in the tropical paradise along Tenerife’s southern tip. You’ll lie back and enjoy live saxophone music while the staff brings you rum punch and cocktails in jam jars, and you can enjoy a luxurious seaside meal or play a pickup game of beach volleyball.

Unlike other beach clubs, this is the place to come when you’re looking for a relaxing day spot. It’s a place to just take in the seashore, eat and drink.

Le Club is a sleek beach club and bar with crisp white day beds, an outstanding and extensive food menu, luxurious craft cocktails and elegant decor. The overall vibe here is modern and chill, and first-row beds offer perfect ocean views. Though they can seem a bit costly, the price includes 2 people and a meal as well as a day bed. You can get lower-priced beds that also include meals; they just don’t have the same ideal ocean view.

On the weekends, a local DJ spins the latest beats and beer buckets are on offer. Premium cocktails include the Porn Star Martini, which is famed locally, and the Passion Club. It’s all on the southwestern tip of the island.

Bambú Lounge Bar Tenerife in Santa Cruz offers great music, a wide range of cocktails and premium drinks, an open kitchen with small-bite eats and a fantastic atmosphere. The music here is disco, commercial and Latin all fused together. It’s open every weekend from Friday to Sunday and there is no cover charge unless the bar is running a special event. The kitchen is open from 9 pm to 12 am, but the music goes from 11 pm to 4 am. There’s nearby parking, and the vibe is celebratory, laid-back and just fun for everyone.

You can dine and drink indoors or head outside for terrace drinks right on the seashore. It’s near the northeastern tip of the island.

Andana Beach Club offers high-level clubbing on the shores of the Atlantic in Puerto de La Cruz with live music, DJs, fireworks and a wild party atmosphere. This club offers more than 1,000 square metres of space surrounded by colourful gardens and divided among themed spaces. The dance floor alone is 400 square metres in size and has dual central bars. The kitchen offers cosmopolitan, Canarian flavours and locally sourced ingredients for a unique gastronomic journey. The sunsets here are also some of the most beautiful on the island.

Some areas here can be booked for private engagements if you want an intimate night for 2. It’s on the northern shore of the island.

Roca Negra Sunset Club offers a special night off the beaten track with Spanish and tapas-style cuisine, seafood and outstanding music, entertainment and craft cocktails. It’s set right on the shore of Playa Paraíso and offers a fun and colourful experience where you can flop into a coloured beanbag and enjoy a wide range of spirits, wines and beer with delicious meals using fresh ingredients that are all locally sourced. It’s open day and night, so whether you’re in for a meal or light bites and cocktails under the sunset, you’ll find it here.

Some of the favourite menu items here include pizza, pasta, seafood ravioli and wild sea bass fillet. It’s on the island’s western side.

Kaluna Beach Club overlooks Torviscas Beach and Puerto Colón and features incredible Atlantic views with daytime clubbing experiences, strong and tasty drinks and delicious food. The DJs here spin chart-topping dance hits, and you can dance the day away or lounge in Balinese day beds situated around infinity pools. You can even book a secluded VIP cabin with on-demand champagne. The cuisine features delicious fusion meals like steak wraps and piri piri wings.

Regular yearly events are held here, with New Year’s being extremely popular with day, night and day-after events. It draws a mostly young, hip, singles crowd, but couples are also welcome here. It’s on Tenerife’s southwestern shore.