Bars
Lemmy's
Belgian beer bar. free peanuts and digital fireplace!
Vi-kings Bar
(http://www.vi-kings.nl/) located at noordeinde 28 in leiden. a great bar for sports fans, with multiple tv screens, board games and a pool table. upon request, karaoke evenings, can be organized.
Cafe Storm
Tiny and not so packed student bar.
Odessa
Small bar with artistic crowd and great atmosphere. very popular on monday international students' night - with 2 for 1 pitchers during happy hour and in the weekend. attracts a lot of students and other young people.
In den Oude Maren Poort
Larger, and usually packed student bar.
Roebels
Tiny but usually packed student bar. famous for it's 'zwevertjes' shots
De Twee Spieghels
Cozy, friendly, fabulous location near the burcht and hooglandsekerk.
Dranklokaal de WW
Hidden in a small back alley opposing the breestraat entrance of the stadhuis, this place is hugely popular in the weekends. the place has been cut into 2 equal sections since the smoking ban came into effect and the smoking section is the biggest in leiden
Praethuis
A local haunt with a dark interior coupled with dark brown furnishings and finishings and mainly 60's and 70s music. it has a great terrace around the remains of the 'onze lieve vrouwenkerk' of pilgrim fame.
Olo Rosso
A bar for most of the week but in the weekends it turns into a club.
Haar gangetje
Small but cosy cafe.
Music and clubs
LVC
(http://www.lvc.nl/) in dutch. leiden's take on the music club. it's cramped, it's small and doesn't get too many of the big names but you can have a great time all the same. there are several parties organized there throughout the week, intersperced with live bands.
Qbus
(http://www.muziekhuis.nl/...) dutch different types of live music and ranging from local heroes to international names.
CityHall
(http://www.restaurantcity...) dutch located at the back of the stadhuis. billed as a cafe/ restaurant it's really a bit of everyting and gets crowded on friday and saturday evenings. there is a dj on these days.
InCasa
(http://www.danssalonincasa.nl). leiden's only real club. it attracts a very young crowd and mainly plays popular music.
Mas Y Mas
(http://www.masymas.nl/). bar dancing with enthusiastic crowd, especially on saturdays.
Bar en Boos
(http://www.barenboos.org/) dutch all sorts of music and performances ranging from acoustic jam sessions to full on punk and metal performances. it's part of the 'vrijplaats koppenhinksteeg', which is a social initiative with a as of yet, uncertain future.