Clubs, bars & the SU near campus
Y Plas — Cardiff SU
The Students' Union's own nightclub — home to YOLO, Cardiff's biggest weekly student night. Links up with the Great Hall for a 4,000-capacity superclub on big nights.
YOLO — get ticketsY Taf — Cardiff SU
The Students' Union's own bar — home-cooked comfort food and drink deals, right in the SU.
SU venues & dealsMisfits Social Club
An independent grassroots venue just north of the SU. Live music, street food and cheap drinks 'til 3am, in the old Koko Gorillaz building.
What's on — get ticketsClwb Ifor Bach
Cardiff's best-loved indie & alt club — three floors, gigs most nights.
Tonight's gig — get ticketsCircuit
Big-room commercial club — house, pop and chart anthems, on the old PRYZM site.
Tonight's line-up — get ticketsFuel Rock Club
Cardiff's only dedicated rock & metal club — gigs out back, discos 'til late Fri & Sat.
Rock & metal disco — get ticketsMetros
Backstreet basement club running alt & indie nights for over 20 years.
Alt night — get ticketsPopworld Cardiff
Cheesy pop, karaoke and half-price drinks — dance floor anthems 'til 3am.
Karaoke & pop night — get ticketsThe Woodville
The classic Cathays student pub — big beer garden, sport on every screen, cheap pints two minutes from Talybont.
The Flora
Corner local on Cathays Terrace — pool table, quiz nights and a proper student crowd.
Bar 105
Tiny basement cocktail bar and event space — cocktails early, underground techno and house nights later.
The Crwys
Wetherspoons at the top of Crwys Road — the go-to for cheap pitchers before a night out.
The Central Bar
Wetherspoons on Windsor Place, a few minutes’ walk from the SU and the top of Queen Street.
The Gatekeeper
Wetherspoons on Westgate Street, between the castle and the Principality Stadium.
The Prince of Wales
Wetherspoons on St Mary Street, right in the middle of the city-centre night out.
Cathays Beer House
Cathays micropub — rotating cask ales and craft kegs, no TVs, no music, just beer.
The Mackintosh
Community-owned free house tucked behind Mackintosh Place — real ales, table football and a big student following.
The Vulcan Lounge
Wyeverne Road boozer with £4-ish pizzas, all-day breakfast, karaoke and live bands — a staple student bar.
Foundry Social
The old Gassy Jack's, reborn — retro arcade machines, pool, street food and a mezzanine, on the best stretch of Salisbury Road.
The Blackweir Tavern
Brains pub on the edge of Bute Park — carvery, garden and a short walk from Talybont and the Heath.
Dead Canary
Ring the bell to get in — hidden cocktail bar with lab-made drinks in a Grade II building.
Tiny Rebel Cardiff
Welsh craft-brewery bar opposite the Principality Stadium — 20+ taps and a packed matchday crowd.
The Owain Glyndŵr
Refurbished sports pub by the market and castle — dozens of screens, always packed on match day.