Cotonou Entertainment

  1. Ciné Concorde

    Good cinemas include Ciné Concorde, east of the new bridge. It shows Western and African films in French.

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  3. Cristal Palace

    Cristal Palace, at Alex's Hotel, has a karaoke bar and is a lot of fun.

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  4. Le Livingstone

    Expect reassuring guitar riffs - at least when the rock-loving English owner has wrestled control of the hi-fi - and an expat crowd kicking back on the terrace. Hearty food too.

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  5. Le Repaire de Bacchus

    This funky jazz bar also has a food menu, although it's shorter than the list of cocktails. With live jazz on Thursday, and music such as rumba and Côte d'Ivoire sounds on Friday and Saturday, this place is the hideout of choice for Cotonou's beatniks in berets. C'est cool.

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  7. Le Soweto

    The Jonquet strip is bristling with wild and wicked bar-hoppers and bars, such as Le Soweto.

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  8. Le Téké

    Benin Marina Hotel's Le Téké is fun on holidays and special occasions, any time there's a crowd; otherwise it's usually pretty dead.

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  9. New York, New York

    A glitzy hall of mirrors, frequented by some of the friendliest young ladies you'll encounter this side of Lomé.

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  10. Paradise

    Whisky, sleazy expats, and techno.

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