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Nightlife Guide
Nusa Dua and Jimbaran
Kakul Bar and Café
An open air café that features jazz on Sunday evenings and live
music on Wednesday and Friday nights. Offers a nice light menu and vews
over the bay. Jl. Four Seasen's Jimbaran Bay.
Monkey Forest
Special theme nights, karaoke and guest performances
are part of the programme at this small night club located in the Inter-Continental
Resort. Phone first for a programme, 755055. Inter-Continental Resort,
Jimbaran.
Tuban
All Stars Surf Café
The first surf café opened its doors right here in Bali. Expect
all kind of revelry, surf memorabilia, sumo nights, happy hours and frothy
margaritas. Live bands feature on Tuesday and Sunday night 10pm-2.30am.
American style food, Kuta Center Tuban.
Taipan Karaoke Bar
An intimate, up market karaoke bar that caters for
well-heeled wanna-bees. Bintang Bali Resort, Tuban.
Kuta and Legian
Hard Rock Café
Presenting monthly programme of rock and roll bands
on their down stare stage, the hard rock is a quality venue that is populer
all year. Nightly bands start at 11pm on the Hard Rock's stage, 10 pm
on Sunday.
Hard Rock Hotel
Hard Rock hotel's center stage presents acoustic acts
nighhtly and special guests. Special performances are also scheduled at
the hotel's Sand Island.
Paddy's
This all-in, Irish style bar features loud music and
cheap drinks until late, Jl. Legian, Kuta.
Nero
A modeern restaurant and bar with cool cocktails,
helpful service and a great interior. This is Legian at its most stylish.
Look out for the frequent exhibitions. Jl. Legian Bali. Telp 0361-750756,
fax 759417.
Sari Club
A Kuta institution, Sari Club has been pulling in
the tourists for a long time and srill going strong. Jam jars full of
arak cocktails are bargain basement head crushers.
Bounty Ship I
The original Bounty Ship hass a funky bar that plays
top 40 music, offers cheap drinks and attracts a young holiday crowd.
8pm until after midnight.
Bounty Ship II
An up date of the original ship, the new bounty has
special theme nights, big buffet and a large bar playing top 40 hits.
Check listing for guest DJ's. 10 pm until late.
Kori Restaurant and Bar
A comfortable cocktail bar at the front of the restaurant
for those who prefer things a little quieter. Excellen cocktaila and an
acoustic guitarist/singer add to the atmosphere. Poppies Land 2, Kuta.
758605.
Macaroni Club
A good spot for people watching, a few cocktails and
a lighht snack. Life music features on some nights after 9pm.
Hulu Café
This is a spectacle worth seeing, and indeed any night
when performance are scheduled this funky looking bar is packed. Great
drag show featuring some of Bali's best performers, all welcome. Shows
on Tuesday, Friday, Suterday and Sunday nights from 10pm. Jl. Menu, Legian.
Peanuts
Renovated over a year ago, but still pretty laid
back and funky. A large air conditioned disco playing top 40 hits. Enjoy
the bar, play pool, people watch or hit the dance floor. Jl. Legian, near
the corner of Jl. Melasti.
Room Junggle Road Restaurant.
The bar up the back of the restaurant has been a popular
hang out for years and still is. The hotel crowed often stays in and local
and visitors come to hang out, enjoy cold beer and a few games of pool.
Early until midnight. Room Junggle Road, Legian.
Zanzibar
Hip hang out by the beach at sunset, enjoy a cold
beer and a pizza before heading home to freshen up for the evening. Legian
Sunset Beach.
Soda club/Euro Club
Also on the beach this multitiered restaurant features
a large bar, televised sporting events and Friday night DJ's sppinning
the lates music until 2am. Legian Sunset Beach.
Seminyak
Double six
The original and still the busiest club on the island.
Thousands of people pack in nightly to hear the latest techno dance music
and look cool at various bars. Good late night pizzas. On the beach, open
late. Jl. Double Six.
Jaya Pub Bali
One of the original music bars in town, it hass been
eclipsed by more modern, funky bars. This is still a good place to meet
some friends, join in a jam session and have a few laughs. Jl. Raya Seminyak.
Café Luna
This dance bar keep re-inventing itself, currently
featuring techno dj's, live bands, fashion shows and the occasional much
loved Donna Summers'tunes. After 10pm until 2am. Jl. Raya Seminyak.
The A Bar
One of Bali's most popular cocktail bar with the thirty-something
crowd. Cool music and some of the best cocktails on the island. 8pm-2am.
Jl. Dhyanna Pura.
Santa Fe
Santa Fe is good anytime, open 24 hours. Have a small
bar but lots of tables to have a dink, snack or something mexican. The
new music bar out back has yet o find its place in the world, but it look
just great.
Q-Bar
The big oval bar at Q-Bar is a stylish place to enjoy
a few cool drinks, hang out and enjoy some light dance music. Table upstares
and streetside, and don't miss the original artworks. Evening through
to 2am. Jl. Dhyanna Pura.
Café Del Mar
Another cool cocktail bar to hang out with local groovers,
listen to the latest music and warm up for the disco. 10pm until 2am.
Jl. Dhyanna Pura.
Gado Gado
Completely re-fitted this beachside night club is
only opening for parties and special night at the moment, but should have
a regular programme soon. Late. Jl. Dhyanna Pura. On the beach.
The Bottle Shop
For those anglophiles and aussies who miss the local
pub, you'll found a good drinking crowd here almost anytime but especially
around 5pm when the coldest beers in town go down a treat. Great pub food,
televised sporting events. 9am until midnight. Jl. Kunti, Seminyak.
Aina
Bar
An intimate cocktail bar, slightly off the beaten
track, for good cocktails and the latest music. Jl. Laksmana, Seminyak.
Malabar
A groovy little bar with the stlyish atmosphere, cool
music, good drinks, cold beer and light jazz on Wednesdays from 8pm. Jl.
Laksmana.
Ku De Ta
An amazing location, great food, a cigar lounge and
loads of style. Definitely somewhere to check out. Jl. Laksmana.
The Legian [click
here]
This sophisticated cocktail bar offers jazz, a great
selection of Cuban and local cigars, including one made specially for
the hotel, and fresh sea breezes. A great place to start or end an evening.
Legian Suite Hotel. Jl. Laksmana, Petitenget.
La Lucciola
A favourite spot fo sunset cocktails, it is very hard
to get a table. Call first on 730838. On the beach at Pettitenget. Jl.
Laksmana.
Kafe Warisan
A stlysh French restaurant with a great ambience,
excellent food, cigar and good cocktail bar. Drop in for cold glass of
bubbly. Jl. Raya Kerobokan. 731175.
The Living Room
A complete fantasy, set on the back road to Kerobokan,
The living Room has been busy sinde its early August opening. Small tables
and center lounges cater for those not having dinner and are great for
an aperitive, coffee and liqueur or just about anything. Very cool music
and loads of candlelight. Jl. Pettitenget, Kerobokan.
Ubud
Naughty Nuri's
Baliness warung with a touch of New York, Naughhty
Nuri's is a busy local hangout filled with Ubud style characters. Very
laid back communal tables, a small bar, a roadside barbecue and a mean
martini. Jl. Raya Ubud, near Neka Museum.
Angsoka Bar
This is a tiny little bar next to Terazo Restaurant
where anything could happen. No crowd and a very intimate atmosphere.
Jl. Suweta, Ubud.
Terazo
Enjoy a bite to eat or just sample a few cocktails
at the bar at this stylish eatery, cool music, great food. Jl. Suweta
Ubud.
Ary's Warung
This little cocktail bar, separated from the excellent
restaurant, has a very laid back atmosphere. Jl. Raya Ubud
Jazz Café
A real hit in Ubud, the live music is always good,
sometime great and very easy atmosphere, quality drinks an plenty people
to talk to in between sets. Snack off the menu or enjoy a full dinner.
Live jazz Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7pm-12pm. Jl. Sukma, Tebesaya
9976594
Exiles
Saturday night is the most popular night when here
the local jazz musicians turn up for lively jam. Pretty basic otherwise,
but good fun.
Funky Monkey
A lively hip cocktail bar in monkey forest road. Latest
music, great drinks, light menu and cool crowd. Lots of fun. Closes at
12pm
Sai Sai Bar
When it's hot, it's hot, when it's not, well… come
back another time. Live music, theme nights, parties and rests in between.
Saturday night is the busiest. 7.30pm until 11pm. Jl. Monkey Forest.
Putra Bar
Casual bar offering live reggae music. Good place
to hangout if you cannot be bothered dressing up. Jl. Monkey Forest. Until
12.
Four Season's Sayan
Sunset at this spectacularly located bar is almost
as good as a delicious cocktails, choice of good wines and refreshing
cold lagers. Perhaps a bottle of French to celebrate the view? Live a
little, spend a little. This is worth a look. Jl. Sayan Teraze, Ubud.
Biji at Begawan Giri
This is another suggestion for a little trip that
will liven the senses and make you feel like celebrating. If you cannot
stay for the wonderful food, yoou should make the trip to see Begawan
Giri, take in the sunset and enjoy something truly splendid from the bar.
Begawan Giri Estate, Payangan (about a half hour drive from Ubud)
Sanur
Jazz Bar and Grill
Attracts tourist and local alike with live band from
9.30 until 12pm. Televions, newspapers, posters, murals- It's all happening
at The Jazz Bar and Grill. Big, American menu, long bar and live jazz
seven nights a week. Jl. By-Pass, Komplek Sanur.
Kafe Wayang
Right next door, Kafe Wayang features an innovative
menu and lively jam session every Friday and Saturday night. 9pm until
2am. Jl. By-Pass, Komplek Sanur.
Koki Pub
Great local pub atmosphere, popular with many expatriates
who come here for a talk with the Austrian manager Olaf Aistleitner and
his friendly waitresses, and the menu offers delicious home style coocking.
Pool tables, lively bar and televised sporting events. Jl. By-Pass Sanur.
Janger
A Cavernous, dark disco that plays thumping music,
Attracts a large crowd of young locals on the weekend. Open 10pm until
late. Jl. Danau Tamblingan, Sanur.
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