La Cúpula Azul

One of Alicante's oldest surviving gay bars, running since the 1990s, with a retro cocktail bar interior and a Thursday drag and cabaret night that starts around 1am. The crowd skews mature and almost entirely Spanish-speaking, which makes it feel genuinely local rather than tourist-facing. Quieter than its 90s peak on a regular night, but worth timing around the Thursday show.