Switzerland Guide
Lausanne and Lake Geneva
Nightlife
1 Café Freeport Train station Quite a pleasant, if tackily neon, bar, with an intriguingly random clientele and the longest opening hours in town. Opening time: Sun– Thurs 5am–1am, Fri & Sat 5am–2am
2 Café de l'Hôtel de Ville 10 Place de la Palud. Wonderful little wood-floor café with chansons and jazz quartets in the cellar.
3 Captain Cook 2 Rue Enning Crammed and smoky pub in the heart of the action, offering English TV football.
4 Au Château 1 Place du Tunnel Funky music bar serving flavourful home-brewed beers – pale, dark and red – to an excited, talkative crowd.
5 D! Place Centrale 
www.dclub.ch Highly respected Flon basement club, close and sweaty, playing house some nights, jungle other nights, and able to pull in some international DJs. Entry Fri & Sat Fr.15. Opening time: Thurs-Sun
6 Kerrigan's 8 Rue de la Barre Hilltop Irish pub in a peaceful spot behind the château. Opening time: Mon-Sat
7 Lecaféthéâtre 10 Rue de Genève Flon café-bar with live entertainments most nights. Opening time: Tues-Sat
8 Le Loft 1 Escaliers Bel-Air www.loftclub.ch A techno club on the stairs up from the Flon, which has a rather tougher reputation than its near neighbours, but has free Friday night admission (Sat Fr.15). Occasional live acts. Opening time: Weds-Sun
9 MAD (Moulin à Danse) 23 Rue de Genève Infamous and hugely popular Flon dance club with adjoining theatre, galleries and alternative-style café. The club is open from 11pm, and comprises a basement "parlour", dancefloor, bar and chill-out room. Entry Fri & Sat Fr.20. Gay night Sun. Opening time: Weds-Sun
10 Le 13ème Siècle Rue Cité-Devant Atmospheric cellar DJ-bar in an Old Town street above the cathedral.