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Au Grandval
Opened in 1892, since when little has changed in Monsieur Fleschi's bar except for the addition of a formica counter 30 years ago. Archive photographs of Ajaccio streets cover the walls and outside you can sit by the palm tree, planted by the owner's grandfather on the 100th anniversary of Napoléon's death and listen to the chatter of the resident parakeet.
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Café de l'Oriente
Opposite the university, this is the hub of student life during the academic year. A friendly spot year-round, it also acts as an outpost of the tourist office. Claude Cesari, the owner and a keen walker, is a mine of information about hiking opportunities in the area.
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Pub Le Lolita
You'll need to look out for this place, which is squeezed between a café and a sandwich joint on the square's northern side. There's a great selection of tapas, with quality wines to help them down, and you may be lucky enough to hit a night of live guitar music.
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Benta Ainhoa
Benta Ainhoa is run by two engaging young Basque couples. It serves tapas, prepared from fresh produce bought in daily, has a good selection of Corsican, Basque and Rioja wines and plays eclectic world music - everything from Irish jigs to South American Indian songs.
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Chez Tao
Within the citadel, Chez Tao is an institution. This super-smooth piano bar occupying a lavishly decorated vaulted room was founded in 1935 by Tao Kanbey de Kerekoff, a White Russian émigré, and it still attracts hedonistic hipsters seven decades later.
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Casino Municipal
The plush Casino Municipal is fine for a flutter. The more serious gaming room, with roulette and blackjack, opens at 21:30. Visitors are expected to dress 'appropriately' and the two heavies at the door will eye you for appropriacy.
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Le Son des Guitares
Le Son des Guitares puts on local guitar soloists and ensembles. Admission is free and drinks ('renouvables tous les 45 minutes' - fresh purchase required every 45 minutes - says the churlish sign) cost around €5.
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La Camargue
About 2.7km from town heading towards Île Rousse and just before the airport turnoff, La Camargue has a pool, piano-bar and open-air dance floor. In high summer there's a free shuttle bus from town.
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Le Grand Café du Cours
On the ground floor of Hôtel du Nord, this stained-woodwork bar is Corte's oldest watering hole. It has a huge menu of drinks and snacks (internet too, if you fancy talking to the wider world).
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Bar 1er Consul
This bar is a good spot for a morning coffee on the terrace overlooking busy place Foch. Inside, brown leather banquettes, smoke-stained walls and giant mirrors add to the period atmosphere.
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L'Havanita
This tiny shack of a place is down by the waterfront, squashed between a couple of restaurant terraces. It's a pleasant place to enjoy a drink and savour a background drift of Latino music.
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La Place
La Place, beside the casino and the only disco in Ajaccio proper, is an older person's pick-up joint where the music's mainly techno. Expect to pay in excess of around €7 for drinks.
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La Boca Loca
La Boca Loca is a small grungy cave-like place with a strong Spanish flavour that stays open late. Its cocktails, tapas and live music (most evenings) are the main draw.
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Aiglon
The Empire, Laeticia and Bonaparte cinemas on cours Napoléon all screen new releases, while Aiglon shows independent French and foreign films.
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B52
It has a buzzing balcony area and terrace, and plays a good blend of hip-hop, soul and indie music but only really gets going around midnight.
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Pub Assunta
There are a few attractive bars on rue Fontaine Neuve. Pub Assunta has a pool table and local bands play on Thursday and most weekends.
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L'Apocalypse
L'Apocalypse at Lido de la Marana, 11km south of Bastia, is a lively summertime dance venue that attracts a mainly teenage crowd.
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A Cantina
Treat yourself to a taste of the finest Calvi AOC wine at this supercool tapas and wine bar on the quayside.
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Le Privilège
Le Privilège, a smart piano bar, is a place to retreat from the heat and sip something subtle.
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Café du Cours
The unfussy Café du Cours is a great place to watch the world go by.
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Le Havanita
Kick off the night with a few mojitos at this cheerful den on the quayside.
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O'Connor's Irish Pub
O'Connor's Irish Pub is your standard turnkey Emerald Isle watering hole.
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