Drinking and nightlife Santa Catarina, Brazil - Lonely Planet (2024)

Green Valley

Santa Catarina

One of the two world-renowned mega dance clubs in Balneário Camboriú, whose name is often tossed about in the 'World's Best Club' conversations among…

Mad Dwarf

Santa Catarina

Joinvilense take their suds very seriously and Mad Dwarf is the best of several brewpubs. There's 40 rotating taps, 10 of which are reserved for guest…

Schornstein Kneipe

Santa Catarina

This truly excellent microbrewery (pints R$12 to R$20) producers pilsners, double IPA, weiss, wit, American pale ale, bock and an imperial stout, among…

Cervejaria Cozalinda

Centro & the Mainland

True to its name, Cozalinda (a play on coisa linda, a beautiful thing) is a cozy and colorful Coqueiros brewery. You'll find 20 taps, most of which are…

Arbor Café

Centro & the Mainland

If any evidence was needed that the Brazilian coffee scene has changed (outside of São Paulo, that is), look no further than the adorable to-go espresso…

Santa Catarina

The once outrageous bottled craft beer list at this cultured bar has been trimmed to 25 or so, but 14 taps means the draft selections – mostly southern…

Mad Dwarf

Santa Catarina

Straight outta Joinville, this craft beer bar and brewpub has gone the franchise route and is the spot to ward off the beach heatstroke with something…

Warung Beach Club

Santa Catarina

Surrounded by virgin Atlantic forest and Indonesian-inspired architecture, Warung Beach Club effortlessly marries a world-renowned mega dance club with…

Boteco Zé Mané

Centro & the Mainland

It's worth the trek to the mainland for this fantastic boteco (bar) along the Via Gastrônomica in Coqueiros. Jazzed-up caipirinhas (R$21) – like bergamot…

Cervejaria Das Bier

Santa Catarina

Das Bier brews pilsners according to Reinheitsgebot (Germany's 1516 beer purity law). Sample the full range at their visitor-friendly facility with a…

Layback Park

Santa Catarina

Lagoa da Conceição's former Food Truck Parking Lot got a swift makeover in 2018 by local craft beer empire Layback Beer with Brazilian skateboarding…

Cervejaria Blumenau

Santa Catarina

Cervejaria Blumenau's brewery in Itoupavazinha, 16km north of Centro, features 15 taps, the majority of which feature some of the city's best craft beer,…

Pórtico Opa Bier

Santa Catarina

Joinville's most well-known brewery runs this fabulous beer garden at the town Pórtico (entrance). Featuring a rotating list of 18 or so beers (several…

Gato Mamado

Centro & the Mainland

Revelers spill out onto the sidewalk at this tiny bar – the 'f*cked Up Cat!' – that is Centro's happy hour king. Rarely seen craft beers (Itajahy,…

Grota Bier Gastro Pub

Santa Catarina

In a cinematic stone-and-brick home, this brew pub is the domain of the canyon's own craft suds, made with water from its own backyard. There are four…

Beleza Pura - Cosmic Bar

Santa Catarina

A top see-and-be-seen refuge in Praia do Rosa, with DJs, live music and miles and miles of beautiful people. The owners have lived in Rio de Janeiro,…

Bier Vila

Santa Catarina

With 30 options on draft and 300 local and regional craft beers by the bottle, this is Blumenau's best drinking den for enthusiasts. There's typical…

Cervejaria Bierland

Santa Catarina

Don't judge a beer by its label – Bierland's brews are much better than their packaging. Thirteen in in total are brewed here, including a pale ale, bock,…

Cervejaria Sambaqui

Santa Catarina

Part of a multi-use space that includes a fantastic handicraft gallery and Tonho Boteco (from which you can order food), this small microbrewery has six…

Bar do Deca

Santa Catarina

On the far northern end of of the beach, this ramshackle beach shack – complete with disco balls – is the see-and-be-seen hotspot among the LGBT+…

Jivago Social Club

Centro & the Mainland

Jivago Social Club is one of Floripa's hottest gay clubs – expect bright lights, parlor games and DJ's spinning pop, Brazilian funk and electronica.

Cervejaria Eisenbahn

Santa Catarina

Though the craft beer movement has de-throned Eisenbahn as the best and most famous artisanal Brazilian beer, this long-standing brewery has stepped up…

Das Bier Kneipe

Santa Catarina

Das Bier brews two traditional-style pilsens and follows those with a brown ale, weiss, pale ale, Australian pale ale and märzen, among others. Their in…

Black Swan

Santa Catarina

A proper English-run pub and garden pouring a wide range of pints (R$24.50 to R$47.50) from some 40 taps, including local craft and classic standbys like…

Brew House Catarina

Santa Catarina

From a traditional Azorean-built home once occupied by a 'good' witch, this 10-tap pub is a worthwhile spot for a local pint if you're heading out to the…

Concorde Club

Centro & the Mainland

A trashy classic, where the intense dance floor pulses to a heavy bass, while swirling bodies lose themselves in the flashing lights. Three bars ensure…

1007 Floripa

Centro & the Mainland

A GLS (Gays, Lesbians and Sympathetics) dive catering to a 20-something crowd.