Bar 33
Speakeasy cocktail bar
Billed as Durham's only speakeasy, on Neville Street since 2016, with bespoke cocktails, premium spirits and alcohol-free options.
📍 33 Neville St, Durham DH1 4EY
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The Boat Club
Riverside cocktail bar and steakhouse
A cocktail bar and steakhouse in a riverside building on Elvet Riverside, with views of Elvet Bridge and the city and in-house DJs at night.
📍 Elvet Riverside, Durham DH1 3AF
Fabio’s
Cocktail bar
A cocktail bar on Saddler Street.
📍 66 Saddler St, Durham DH1 3NP
The Library
Pub and cocktail bar
A busy bar on Saddler Street with two-for-one cocktails every day and outdoor seats.
📍 46 Saddler St, Durham DH1 3NU
Slug & Lettuce
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A cocktail bar and restaurant in Walkergate with happy hour, bottomless brunch and dancing on Saturday nights.
📍 Unit 7 Walkergate, Durham DH1 1SQ
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Your questions
Where are the best hidden and late-night bars in Durham?
Start with Bar 33, The Boat Club, Fabio’s, The Library and Slug & Lettuce. Our full list has 5 bars.
More Durham bar guides
- Date nightRomantic cocktail bars in Durham for a night for two: Bar 33, Tin of Sardines, Old Tom’s G
- Fun bars for groupsLively Durham bars for birthdays, hen and stag dos and nights out: Tin of Sardines, Old To
- Cocktail trailsReady-made Durham cocktail trails on foot, Elvet Bridge to Silver Street and The Riverwalk
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love Durham's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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