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"With more sangria shacks than you can shake a castanet at, it's sometimes hard to sort the good from the bad and the ugly of Ibiza's multitude of bars."
"To that end Ibiza Voice cast our mind back through many a lingering meal and riotous cocktail session to come up with a short but sweet list of the island's fail-safe destinations. Here, you'll find the tastiest food, the most potent drinks and -- most importantly -- that all important Ibicenco vibe..."
Underground
Music Bar Disco Lounge
Grubby, lo-fi and -- as its website unapologetically boasts -- "not for everyone", Underground is a hotspot for clubbing cognoscenti and anyone needing a break from the blatant commercialism that inevitably grips the bigger clubs.
Address: C. Eivissa/San Antonio, KM 5, San Rafael, Spain 07816
Tel: +34 636 45 71 32
Visit: Underground |
KM5
Once KM5 was one of Ibiza's many brothels, now it's arguably the island's best chillout bar.
Moroccan tents, Arabian fabrics, hammocks, beds and rich cushions create a Bedouin oasis feel. A roster of some of the island's best deejays play music to fit the laid-back feel of the place. The food's not cheap, but not outrageously expensive. The cocktails can creep up and hit you on the head. (Ibiza Voice has a slightly embarrassing weakness for KM5' strawberry daiquiris. )
Address: Carretera Eivissa-sant Josep KM 5,6, 07817 Sant Josep De SA Talaia (Ibiza), Spain
Tel: +34 971 39 63 49
Visit: KM5 |
El Bar
Music Bar Lounge
The occasional setting for some cool parties of its own, El Bar has the sort of cool white ambience you'd expect from Pacha.
It's also remained something of a hidden gem because people somehow believe the bar is just for hotel guests.
Address: Av del Ocho de Agosto 8, 07800 Eivissa, Spain
Tel: +34 971 31 59 63
Visit: El Bar |
Grial
Music Bar
Grial's location makes it an ideal stopping off place on the way to Pacha. Many people don't get any further.
The drinks are cheaper and, the deejays are often better than the over-priced club along the road. It's also open year-round with many of the best parties happening through the winter months.
Address: Avenida Agosto 8, Ibiza
Tel: +34 971 31 46 39
Visit: Grial |
Guarana
Music Bar Lounge
Despite being marooned in one of the less-promising corners of the island Guarana has some pretty good parties even in the winter. It's one of the few venues that's open year round.
It's 'intimate' to be polite or 'small' to be accurate, but that means it doesn't require Pacha's thousands to feel busy. Especially if you're staying up this end of the island give it a try, you might be pleasantly surprised
Address: Puerto Deportivo de Santa Eulalia, Santa Eulalia, 07840
Tel: n/a
Visit: Guarana |
IBZ Lounge
Bar Lounge
IBZ Lounge is where the Mao Rooms used to be and the vibe's much the same, as cool as the sushi they serve.
Truth be told it's perhaps a little too cool for some of us. In 2007 it became Hed Kandi's official pre-club bar. Take that how you want.
Address: C/ Emili Pou 6 Ibiza
Tel: +34 971 31 84 43
Visit: IBZ Lounge |
Rock Bar
Bar
Clubbers move between the Rock and Base Bar with little concern about which one they`re outside.
Few bother to hang out in the cramped interior, which is a shame because the bar attracts the cream of the DJs before they hit the club decks later on. Oh, and we should say there's never rock music in the Rock Bar.
And if you suffer from vertigo or stiletto heels the Rock's toilets are less of a challenge than Base Bar's.
Address: C/Garijo 14 Ibiza Town
Tel: n/a
Visit: Rock Bar |
Sa Trinxa
Beach Bar (Chiringuito)
The way the owners describe the jetty in front of Sa Trinxa as its 'catwalk' says a great deal about what's still our favourite watering hole on glamorous Salinas beach.
The male and female eye candy is world class. It's also one of the places where chillout began before it became a term of abuse.
The real spirit of the Balearic beat lives on in the form of DJ Jon Sa Trinxa.
Address: Sa Trinxa, Ses Salines, south coast
Tel: +34 637 82 61 83
Visit: Sa Trinxa |
Cafe Mambo
Sunset Bar
This iconic sunset bar's biggest annual attraction will be MIA this summer, as Pete Tong is under orders from Radio 1 to stop larking around in the sun and actually broadcast his Friday night Essential Mix from London, not Mambo.
We reckon this means more space to enjoy the sunset and less chance of being trampled by lagered up Brits. A big improvement.
Address: Vara del Rey 40, 7820 San Antonio
Tel: +34 971 31 21.60
Visit: Cafe Mambo |
Base Bar
Bar
Base Bar and its neighbour the Rock Bar are the pre-club spots in Ibiza Town.
For better or worse, the crowd's predominantly British, loud, but never aggressive in our experience. At times you can see more celebs than you'll find in a month's worth of Heat.
Address: Plaza de A. Riquer (Puerto de Ibiza)
Tel: +34 971 31 77 86
Visit: Base Bar |
Las Dalias
Music Bar Restaurant Lounge
Once the centre of the hippie universe along with Anita's up the road, Las Dalias is now best-known for its weekly hippie market.
It tends to be pretty quiet once the tourist buses have gone. Each year brings promises of excitement, if only those dreadlocked crusties could get it together.
Address: Carretera Eivissa-sant Carles KM 12, 07850 Santa Eularia Des Riu (Ibiza), Spain
Tel: +34 971 32 68 25
Visit: Las Dalias |
Lo Cura
Bar
Lo Cura is local dive, in the nicest possible way. Open year 'round, it draws a loyal crowd with inexpensive beers, killer cocktails, relaxed tunes and a congenial atmsophere.
An intimate alternative to the many near-by tourist traps.
Address: c/ Antonio Mari Ribas, 4, Ibiza
Tel: n/a
Visit: Lo Cura |
Sunset Cafe
Bar
Ibiza's most confusingly named bar. Not only is it on the wrong side of the island for a sunset, but it's in the middle of town with no view.
Despite these shortcomings it's constantly abuzz with DJs, promoters and club owners slurping beers and taking full advantage of the free wifi.
Address: Plaza del Parque, 3, Ibiza, 07800
Tel: +34 971 30 44 48
Visit: Sunset Cafe |
Anfora Disco
Bar
Exclusively gay disco Anfora is one of the friendliest clubs in Ibiza. And one of the oldest.
It's colourful décor, amazing Dalt Vila location and reasonable drink prices make it a summer essential for Ibiza's vibrant gay scene.
Address: Music Bar - C/ San Carlos 7, Dalt Vila, Ibiza
Tel: n/a
Visit: Anfora Disco |
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Travel by air
Ibiza Airport Code: IBZ
07820 Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Tel. +34 971 80 90 00 - www.aena.es
Airlines:
Easyjet
British Airways
Monarch Airlines
Air Berlin Tel. +34 971 116 402
First Choice
Thomson Fly
Jet2.com
Flyglobespan.com
Iberia.com Tel. +34 902 400 500
Spanair.com Tel. +34 902 131 415
Vueling.com
Clickair
Air Europa Tel. +34 902 401 501
LTU Tel. +34 971 809 070
Air Baltic
BMI Baby
| Travel by sea
Balearia (Info) Tel. +34 971 310 711
Balearia (Reservas) Tel. +34 902 160 180
Iscomar Ferrys Tel. +34 902 119 128
Transmediterránea Tel. +34 902 454 645
Umafise Tel. +34 971 310 201
Moving around
Bus: Autobuses H.F.Vilás Tel. +34 971 399 581
Autobuses Lucas Costa Tel. +34 971 312 755
Autobuses San Antonio Tel. +34 971 340 510
Autobuses Voramar El Gaucho Tel. +34 971 340 382
Discobús info Tel. +34 971 313 447
Vilabús Tel. +34 971 340 382
Taxis:
Radio Taxi Ibiza Tel. +34 971 398 483
Radio Taxi Airport Tel. +34 971 395 481
Radio Taxi San José Tel. +34 971 800 080
Radio Taxi Sta. Eulalia / San Joan Tel. +34 971 333 033
Radio Taxi San Antonio Tel. +34 971 343 764
Radio Taxi Formentera Tel. +34 971 322 016 |
Tourism info
Ibiza Tourist Board
Historiador Josep Clapés, 4
07800 IBIZA Spain
Tel. +34 971 30 24 90
Ibiza and Formentera Island Council
Avinguda d'Espanya, 49
07800 IBIZA Spain
Tel. +34 971 19 59 00
Tourist Office
Calle Antoni Riquer, 2
07800 Ibiza (Ibiza)
Tel. +34 971301900 |
Town Halls
Ibiza Town Hall
Plaça d'Espanya 1
07800 IBIZA Spain
Tel. +34 971 39 75 00
Santa Eulària Town Hall
Marià Riquer Wallis, s/n 07840 SANTA EULÀRIA Spain Tel. +34 971 33 07 28
Sant Antoni Town Hall
Ajuntament de Sant Antoni
Passeig de Ses Fonts, s/n
07820 SANT ANTONI Spain
Tel. +34 971 34 33 63 |

American Embassy in Madrid
Serrano 75 28006 Madrid Spain
Phone: +34 915 87 22 00 Web Site: www.embusa.es Email: amemb@embusa.es
British Consulate
Avenida Isidoro Macabich, 45-1 Apartado 307
07800 Ibiza Spain
Phone: +34 971 30 18 18 | +34 971 30 18 16
Email: BritishConsulate.Ibiza@fco.gov.uk
German Consulate
Carrer d'Antonio Jaume, 2-2°- 9a
07800 Ibiza Spain
Phone:+34 971 31 57 63 |

Dutch Consulate
Paseo Vara de Rey, 9-1
07800 Ibiza Spain Phone: +34 971 30 04 50
French Consulate
Avda. Bartolomé de Rosello, 1
07800 Ibiza Spain
Antoni Riquer, s/n
Edifici Reno 2, local 9
07820 SANT ANTONI DE PORTMANY
Tel./Fax. +34 971 348016
Italian Consulate
Joan d'Àustria, 5, 2n - 3r.
07800 IBIZA Spain
Tel./Fax. +34 971 31 57 63 |
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