Other entertainment in Asia
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Shalom
This loungey bar-restaurant, with wooden furniture and whitewashed walls, is one of the doyennes of the Delhi loungebar scene. As well as wine, beers, cocktails (around Rs400), and nightly DJs, there’s top-notch Mediterranean fare.
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Cork & Screw
Seriously swanky bar-cum-restaurant with the city’s best selection of wine – just choose your vintage from the hundreds of bottles on display. As wine is very heavily taxed in Indonesia, make sure your wallet is suitably stuffed.
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Horse Races
If you happen to be in town on a Saturday afternoon and want to do something completely out of the ordinary, go check out the horse races where you can sit in the air-con and watch locals go into a betting frenzy.
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360
This open-air patio, covered with giant rattan lounge chairs, sits high above the gnarled jungle trees. The lychee Bellini goes down real easy while admiring the 360-degree views as the sun sets over the manicured Laguna grounds.
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Lobby Lounge
Not strictly alcohol-free, but this spacious lobby’s spectacular tapestries, comfy sofas and muted earth tones are the perfect place to enjoy a tea or booze-free cocktail to the soothing accompaniment of a string quartet.
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Bangalore Turf Club
Bengaluru’s winter horse-racing season runs from November to February; summer season is from May to July. Races are generally held on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Contact the Bangalore Turf Club for details.
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Rubies
If you prefer the grape to the grain, then make for this small wine bar with a big personality. The bar is lined with wood and spills out onto the pavement, while the lengthy wine list includes the best of the new-world wines.
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Port
An outdoor bar smack in the heart of the action, the Port features glowing blue-and-green lounge chairs that match the designer cocktails and pulsates all evening long. Complimentary bar snacks are served throughout the night.
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Kinabuch
This is where a good chunk of Puerto seems to go at night. It’s a large open-air property with several billiard tables and an extensive menu (mains from P100), though most people come for the cheap beer and lively atmosphere.
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94° Coffee
Almost an attraction in its own right, Soi Kaafae (Coffee Lane on Soi 9, Th Nimmanhaemin) is populated by two bustling coffee shops and lots of laptop-tapping Thais. One of the coffee shops here is 94° Coffee.
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Pichola Bar
There are plenty of places for a relaxing drink with views over the lazy waters of Lake Pichola, but for a real treat try the top-end hotels. The Pichola Bar is in a former palace in the middle of the lake.
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Oarhouse
Oarhouse is something of a clubhouse for Peace Corps volunteers and Filipino journalists. It’s a cramped little space, but populated with an accomplished group of eclectic regulars, who often linger until the sun comes up.
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Hoa Nang Cafe
Perched on the riverbank, this is a good place to enjoy an iced coffee or scented tea in the morning or quaff your first beer upon returning from the Mekong excursion without fear of falling off the sampan when it wobbles.
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Cafe Ruou
The doorway to this little hideaway looks like the entry to an opium den, but inside is just a tidy little room in which to sample shots of ruou and other drinks. It's a nice place to stop by for a quick bracer.
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Pride Festival
Both gays and lesbians are well advised to visit Bangkok in mid-November when the city’s small but fun Pride Festival is in full swing. Dinners, cruises, clubbing and contests are the order of the week.
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Sinema
Started off as a local-movie theatre and soon ran out of steam (erm, someone doing the business plan should have realised there are like, what, five local films?). Has since expanded its repertoire to ‘Asian’ cinema.
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Bureau
There’s always a risk that new clubs will go the way of the dinosaur, but the Bureau in Makati’s trendy new A.Venue mall should have staying power. The crowd is on the young side and the music tends towards hip hop.
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Indian Music and Dance Recitals
Held in the outdoor courtyard of the Kerkar Art Complex, these soothing recitals seem a world away from the brasher, bolder side of Calangute, and offer a little glimpse into local traditional music and dance forms.
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Nep Café
An old trombone, a Che poster and a bicycle poking out of an exposed brick wall are just some of the oddments decorating this indie hang-out right across from Christie’s. Live bands play upstairs three times a week.
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Mc Club Thailand
Half-heartedly decorated with motorcycle memorabilia (look for the single tyre), this bar is a good place to kick-start a big night in PKK. During the high season, the club sets up on the promenade beside the beach.
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Image Room
The incense-smoked image room next door to the Japanese Peace Pagoda, with its gaudy collection of Buddha statues, is interesting, and the friendly resident nun is liable to hand out sweets if you’re well behaved!
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City Tavern
Live music is the name of the game at this creatively designed, open-air bar, a local favourite. Try to catch regular act Petune and its unique brand of tribal-infused reggae sung in various Cordillera dialects.
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Bellini Grande
The swing and jazz band at the St James Power Station was such a huge hit they moved their three lead singers, 14-piece band and backup dancers to a swanky larger place. The crowd seems to agree with the move.
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Sai Ganesh Fruit Juice Centre
Offering juices, snacks and lassis, in close proximity to the thickest gusts of charas smoke, this diminutive juice centre is a great place for a vitamin fix and a fascinating spot of people-watching.
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Timbre@Old School
At night, groups of art-school types hang out and bob heads to live acoustic sets while downing pints of Erdinger, their hands oily from one too many buffalo wings. It’s quite a hike up a hill, so take a cab.
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