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  1. Aiola Island

    This café on the Murinsel offers a unique experience - here you can sip a drink as the Mur River splashes below your feet.

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  2. Arcadium

    Arcadium has Latino nights Wednesdays but it's 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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  3. Augartenkino

    Regularly shows films (mostly arthouse) in their original language.

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Café Harrach

    Harrach is a long-time favourite among the art-scene students and has retained its relaxed feel.

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  8. 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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  9. Edegger-Tax

    This modern café is perfectly complemented by its bakery (; - Mon-Fri, to noon Sat) next door from 1569. 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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  10. Exil

    If you like the Centraal, you'll probably like Exil even more - 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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  12. Goldene Kugel

    The Kugel has been through some tumult of late, but now it's 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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  13. Kulturhauskeller

    Next door to Orange, the Kulturhauskeller is a relaxed cellar bar that heaves with raunchy young students on weekends.

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  14. 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. Its spiral staircase can cause a few problems after sampling a couple of the bar's 200 or so cocktails.

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  15. 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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  16. P.P.C

    Electronic club nights with top-name DJs from Austria and abroad, as well as regular live music, are popular here.

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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. Royal English Cinema

    This cinema screens English-language films.

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  21. 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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  23. 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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  24. Theaterservice Graz

    Graz is an important cultural centre, hosting musical events throughout the year. The main venues in town are the Schauspielhaus and the Opernhaus. Performance details and tickets (no commission) for both venues are available at Theaterservice Graz. Both venues close in August and there are discounts for students.

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  25. 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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