Albuquerque's nightlife has a variety of nightclubs, sports bars, microbreweries and restaurants with outdoor patio dining - with a beautiful Southwest sunset as a backdrop. Note that bars and lounges close by 0200.

Caravan East, 7605 Central Avenue NE (website: www.caravaneast.com), is an enormous honky-tonk where you can two-step to country-western music. Club 211, 211 Gold Avenue SE, is an over-the-top downtown dance club. El Rey Theater, 620 Central Avenue SW (website: www.elreytheater.com), offers music of all types. KiMo Theater, 423 Central Avenue NW (website: www.cabq.gov/kimo/), is a 1920s Pueblo Deco theatre with a wide mix of entertainment. The Launchpad, 618 Central Avenue SW (website: www.launchpadrocks.com), showcases indie, reggae and blues bands. O-PM, 211 Gold Avenue SW (website: www.opmabq.com), has Asian fusion décor and a dance floor with high-tech sounds and lights plus a DJ. Laffs Comedy Café, 6001 San Mateo Boulevard (website: www.laffscomedy.com), draws nationally known comedians. O'Neill's Pub, 3211 Central Avenue NE, is a neighbourhood favourite with a wide variety of live music.