Hard Rock Cafes in Europe

Whenever I visit a new city that has a Hard Rock Café, I have a tradition of going there for dinner and/or cocktails on my first night. These iconic restaurants are spread across the continent and each Hard Rock Café has different rock and roll memorabilia on display. From guitars played by legendary musicians to costumes worn during iconic performances, the decorations are all part of music history.

I personally find it very useful that English is spoken in every Hard Rock Café, which is not always the case when you are traveling. And you always have free wifi. So it is the perfect place to take a look at what there is to do in the area and/or to load your Google My Maps map. Especially when traveling solo in cities where I do not speak the language, I really recommend this.

If you would like to visit a Hard Rock Café yourself or want to know if there is one in the city you are visiting, definitely check out this list:

Andorra

• Andorra
  • Opened on July 25, 2017

Armenia

• Yerevan
  • Opened on July 29, 2022

Austria

• Innsbruck
  • Opened on August 13, 2017
• Vienna
  
  • Opened on August 8, 2014

Belgium

• Antwerp
  • Closed since September 2023
• Brussel
  • Opened on July 31, 2012

Croatia

• Dubrovnik
  • Opened on April 11, 2023

Cyprus

• Ayia Napa
  • Opened on May 29, 2016

Czech Republic

• Prague
  • Opened on April 3, 2009

Denmark

• Copenhagen
  • Opened on July 18, 1995

England:

• London
  • Opened on June 14, 1971. First Hard Rock Cafe ever built!
• London Piccadilly Circus
  
  • Opened in September 2019
• Manchester
  
  • Opened on September 12, 2000
• Newcastle
  
  • Opened in May 2021
• Nottingham
  
  • Closed since November 2007

Finland

• Helsinki
  • Closed since January 2023

France

• Lyon
  • Closed since February 2024
• Marseille
  
  • Closed since September 2017
• Paris
  • Opened on November 24, 1991

Georgia

• Tbilisi
  • Closed since December 2019

Germany

• Berlin
  • Opened on May 18, 1992
• Cologne
  • Opened on April 18, 2003
• Hamburg
  • Opened on August 17, 2011
• Munich
  • Opened on February 25, 2002

Greece

• Athens
  • Opened on April 6, 2015

Hongary

• Budapest
  • Opened on December 14, 2011

Ireland

• Belfast
  • Closed since September 2004
• Dublin
  • Opened on June 29, 2004

Iceland

• Reyjkjavik
  • Opened on October 30, 2016

Italy

• Florence
  • Opened on June 14, 2011
• Milan
  • Opened on July 4, 2022
• Rome
  • Opened on December 10, 1998
• Venice
  
  • Opened on April 9, 2009

• Malta Airport
  • Opened on March 2, 2006
• Malta Bar (Valletta)
  
  • Opened on April 1, 2006

Montenegro

• Podgorica
  • Opened on February 8, 2015

Netherlands

• Amsterdam
  • Opened on March 20, 1999

Norway

• Tromsø
  • Opened on October 2, 2022

Poland

• Gdansk
  • Opened on July 12, 2014
• Krakow
  
  • Opened on June 4, 2010
• Warsaw
  
  • Opened on February 8, 2007
• Wroclaw
  
  • Opened on March 22, 2018

Portugal

• Lisbon
  • Opened on June 12, 2003
• Porto
  
  • Opened on November 20, 2016

Romenia

• Bucharest
  • Opened on January 20, 2008

Scotland

• Edinburgh
  • Opened on March 28, 1998
• Glasgow
  
  • Closed since February 2024

Spain

• Barcelona
  • Opened on November 10, 1997
• Gran Canaria
  
  • Opened on December 22, 2019
• Ibiza
  • Opened on June 4, 2013
• Madrid
  • Closed since July 2020
• Malaga
  • Opened on March 10, 2019
• Mallorca
  • Opened on August 29, 2011
• Sevilla
  • Closed since November 2023
• Tenerife
  • Opened on November 19, 2013
• Valencia
  
  • Opened on May 28, 2017

Sweden

• Gothenburg
  • Opened on December 10, 2004
• Stockholm
  
  • Opened on April 16, 1985

Turkey

• Istanbul
  • Closed since July 2017

Want to visit a Hard Rock café outside of Europe? Check out all locations here: https://www.hardrockcafe.com/locations.aspx

Want to know in which locations a Hard Rock Cafe is opening (or closing) soon? Here you can find an overview of all opening & closing dates: https://thisishardrock.com/all-hard-rock-locations.html

I have already visited these Hard Rock Cafes myself:

1. London (first Hard Rock cafe ever build) - in 2009 and 2018
2. Amsterdam - in 2011
3. Paris - in 2011
4. Stockholm - in 2011 and in 2023
5. Lisbon - in 2012
6. Brussels - 2x in 2012 and 2x in 2013
7. Budapest - in 2012
8. Berlin - in 2014 and in 2017
9. Barcelona - in 2014
10. Vienna - in 2015
11. Prague - in 2015
12. Madrid - in 2016
13. Warsaw - in 2016
14. Copenhagen - in 2017
15. New York - in 2018
16. Dublin - in 2019
17. Antwerp - in 2020
18. Cologne - in 2020
19. Hamburg - in 2020
20. Munich - in 2021
21. Innsbruck - in 2021
22. Venice - in 2021
23. Florence - in 2021
24. Edinburgh - in 2022
25. Gran Canaria - in 2022
26. Lyon - in 2023
27. London Piccadilly Circus - in 2023
28. Manchester - in 2024

I also visited 5 cities (just) before a Hard Rock café opened, so I will definitely have to visit those again:

• Dubrovnik (visited the city in September 2017, the Hard Rock Cafe opened in April 2023)
• Milan (visited the city in April 2007, the Hard Rock Cafe didn't open until July 2022)
• Porto (visited the city in the beginning of November 2016, the Hard Rock Cafe opened at the end of November 2016)
• Reykjavik (visited the city in August 2016, the Hard Rock Cafe opened in October 2016)
• Valencia (visited the city in May 2016, the Hard Rock Cafe opened in May 2017)