Leon Things to Do

Less impersonal than many clubs along the quays, L'Aztecal is a popular and friendly central meeting place for many regulars. The music here includes latest hits and spans across a variety of genres. The exotic décor and wonder... more

Don't try to get in here on Thursday night, because that's when this tapas bar really draws in the crowds of night revelers of all kinds, looking for a snack and a flavor of Spain. It has pictures of bullfights on the walls, a... more

This Dutch pub serves a nice selection of beers and cocktails. It is divided into both a club and a pub hosting a number of concerts as well as talented local DJs. It is open every night of the weekend, and there is always some... more

Le Café des Sports is a great place to meet  for rugby and football supporters. It opened for the 1998 World Cup, and is a meeting place for student night owls and soccer fans. Real sportsmen and women also drop by after matche... more

This is a favorite haunt for students from the nearby medical school, who give this place nearly legendary status. They like to meet on Thursday nights especially, when it's virtually impossible to get to the bar or even to squ... more

Known as Bordeaux's answer to Paris's famous Père Lachaise cemetry, many well-known people are buried here, including Goya, Lacour, Flora Tristan and Gauguin's grandmother. Like its larger counterpart, it is also home to an ama... more

Built in 1912, the Centre Jean Vigo offers the theater lovers of the city with a facility of catch some of the best plays and acts around . This place preserves the original sound track and contents and thus the focus here is o... more

Located in the city center, the Comédie Gallien is one of the most crowded theaters in town. Dedicated to good humor, the Comédie hosts the most talented comedians from France in one-man shows, bedrooms farces and Vaudeville sh... more

This is perhaps Bordeaux's best-known Irish pub, where you can taste one of the 50 different whiskies or the five draft beers—including, of course, Ireland's own Guinness. The first-floor restaurant has fish and chips on the me... more

This is a favorite place for students to party, being right in the heart of Bordeaux's nightlife. It's difficult to get to the bar in the evening, especially on a Thursday, which is students' night, and on theme nights even the... more