Weimar's cafe culture benefits from its university population. The streets around the Markt and the Theaterplatz have several traditional cafes that have been serving Kaffee und Kuchen for decades. The student bars cluster more toward the Jakobstrasse and the streets south of the centre.
Thuringia is not a wine or beer region of any particular fame, but the local brews are solid and cheap. The evening scene is quiet by big-city standards — this is a town of 65,000 — but there is enough to fill a relaxed evening without difficulty.