Entertainment in The South
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Opernhaus
Graz is an important cultural centre, hosting musical events throughout the year. One of the main venues in town is the Opernhaus. Performance details and tickets (no commission) are available at Theaterservice Graz. The Opernhauscloses in August and there are discounts for students.
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Edegger-Tax
This modern café is perfectly complemented by its 1569 bakery (open 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday, to noon Saturday) next door. Apart from the yummy goodies baked on the premises, its stunning wood-carved façade is reason enough to drop by; note the small doors in the frontage, concealing ingenious hiding places.
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Schauspielhaus
Graz is an important cultural centre, hosting musical events throughout the year. One of the two main venues in town is the Schauspielhaus. Performance details and tickets (no commission) are available at Theaterservice Graz. The Schauspielhaus closes in August and there are discounts for students.
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Konzerthaus
Entertainment options in Klagenfurt are somewhat limited, but you can catch plays at the Konzerthaus stages a mixed bag of opera and popular music. An events booklet from the tourist office is useful. In summer, the lakeside stage by the Europapark is a great experience.
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Dom Im Berg
The tunnels under Schlossberg were once used as air-raid shelters. Today, some of them have been refashioned into a large art-clubbing venue. The sound system and light show are the best in Graz, so it’s no surprise the place is often full when it hosts clubbing events.
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Stadttheater
Entertainment options in Klagenfurt are somewhat limited, but you can catch plays, musicals and operas at the Stadttheater. An events booklet from the tourist office is useful. In summer, the lakeside stage by the Europapark is a great experience.
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Pierre’s Café-Bar
Pierre’s charms appeal mostly to rolling stones who have gathered a coat of moss. Minimalism meets 40-somethings with greying pony tails who watch Led Zeppelin or Shania Twain clips on the large screen; it’s perfect if you like classic rock.
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Exil
It’s a laid-back alternative bar with outdoor seating and a couple of turntables for Friday and Saturday nights when sounds are spun; it’s against the grain – empty when everywhere else is full, and buzzing when quiet elsewhere.
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Iohan
This very stylish restaurant and bar with a Gothic vaulted ceiling is one place where you can find a seasonal salad incorporating tongue of veal and asparagus. But it’s also perfect for chilling out at the bar and taking entree-like snacks.
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Auschlössl
Auschlössl is another small café on the edge of a park, but this time on the other side of town. It’s perfect for an evening drink or a coffee break after an exhausting visit to FriDa & FreD. It often hosts art exhibitions.
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Parkhouse
On warm summer days and evenings half of Graz seems to make a beeline to this place. Parkhouse gets a very mixed crowd, but as the day fades to night it morphs into a buzzing spot for DJs and occasional live music (usually a Tuesday).
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Stargayte
This gay and lesbian cocktail bar and lounge near Jakominiplatz is popular. Thursday nights the dance floor is given over to women, and it has a permanent male-only room with a sling, plus labyrinth with glory holes.
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Kamot
This jazz joint has a warm pub atmosphere and a bar where you can sit and chat into the late hours. It hosts some of the top national jazz names on the pub circuit, but it’s a nice place for a drink anytime.
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Goldene Kugel
The Kugel has been through some tumult of late, but now its doors are wide open again to a student crowd that gathers here to nosh inexpensively and enjoy one or two of the 20 different beers.
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Arcadium
Arcadium has Latino nights Wednesdays but its real strengths are club nights and live music – everything from punk to electronic gets a showing here, mainly for a mid-20s crowd.
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Pankraz
Another good option for music lovers is this funkily decorated place, which sometimes features DJs and live music. There’s a shop selling house and electronica CDs here, too.
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Stockwerk Jazz
Stockwerk is Graz’s premier jazz bar for homegrown artists or international acts on tour. Relax over a beer among creaking wooden fixtures or on the summer rooftop terrace.
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M1
In the heart of the Bermuda Triangle, M1 is a modern three-storey café-bar replete with rooftop terrace attracting a mixed –but often quite young – crowd.
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Bierhaus Zum Augustin
Traditional in character, this place has an attractive, copper-plated bar and wooden floorboards. There’s a cobbled courtyard at the back for cheap alfresco eating.
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Promenade
Popular with all walks of life, the delightful Promenade is a Graz institution – styled on a Vienna coffee house on a tree-lined avenue in the Stadtpark.
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Bierbaron
This large, busy bar just north of the university is another well-known student haunt. It has rows of gleaming silver beer pumps, and a relaxing garden.
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Orange
A young, fashionable student crowd gets down in this modern lounge, which has a patio perfect for warm summer evenings. DJs spin sounds regularly here.
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Three Monkeys
Three Monkeys is possibly the most popular student bar near the university; it’s loud, lots of fun, and generally known as a pick-up joint.
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Operncafé
Operncafé is a traditional café with good coffee, homemade pastries and pleasant, suited waiters who have found a calling in life.
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Cafe Centraal
This traditional bar and Beisl (small tavern or restaurant) with a dark-wood interior and outside seating has an alternative feel.
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