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Nerve Centre
The Nerve Centre is a multimedia arts centre started in 1990 to encourage young, local talent in the fields of music and film. The centre has a performance area, a theatre, a cinema (with an art-house programme), a bar and a café.
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Craft Village
The little courtyard of Craft Village is home to a handful of craft shops selling Derry crystal, hand-woven cloth, ceramics, jewellery and other local craft items. Enter from Shipquay St, Magazine St or Tower Museum.
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Café Artisan
This cool little café is tucked away at the back of the Bookworm bookshop and serves delicious home-made soups, deli sandwiches, panini (type of Italian sandwich) and excellent cappuccinos.
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Ogmiós
Housed in the An Gaeláras Gaelic language centre, this craft shop stocks a good range of Irish-language books, traditional music CDs, musical instruments, pottery, prints and jewellery.
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McGilloway Gallery
A commercial gallery that provides a showcase for the best of contemporary Irish art, the McGilloway sells work by local artists and stages around half a dozen exhibitions each year.
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Foyleside Shopping Centre
This is a huge, four-level mall just outside the eastern city walls, which contains a Marks & Spencer, Virgin Megastore, Dixons and other high-street chain stores.
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Earth@Café Roc
Derry's main nightclub and bar complex, close to the university, has a student night on Tuesday, chart hits and dance anthems on Friday, and guest DJs on Saturday.
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Austins
The world's oldest independent department store (established 1830), Austins is a good place to shop for Irish linen (they can ship your purchases overseas).
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City Sightseeing Bus Tours
Runs open-top bus tours of the city departing hourly from the Derry Visitor & Convention Bureau, and also picking up passengers at the Guildhall.
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Boston Tea Party
Home-made soups, hot lunches, freshly baked cakes, friendly service and the best apple pie in town - what more could you want from a café?
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Playhouse
This community arts centre stages dance and theatre performances. It also houses the Context Gallery, which hosts exhibitions by local artists.
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Gweedore Bar
Next door to Peadar O'Donnell's and part of the same complex, the Gweedore Bar hosts live rock bands most nights, with a DJ bar upstairs.
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Donegal Shop
A long-established craft shop, the Donegal is crammed with Irish knitwear, Celtic jewellery, Donegal tweeds, Irish linen and souvenirs.
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Waterside Theatre
Housed in a former factory 500m east of the River Foyle, this theatre stages drama, dance, comedy, children's theatre and live music.
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Cool Discs Music
One of Northern Ireland's best independent record shops, Cool Discs has a wide selection of music by Irish artists old and new.
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Whatnot
The Whatnot is an interesting little antique shop crammed with jewellery, militaria, bric-a-brac and collectables.
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Millennium Forum
Ireland's biggest theatre auditorium is a major venue for dance, drama, concerts, opera and musicals.
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Magee College
The college hosts a variety of arts, theatre and classical-concert performances throughout the year.
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Bookworm
Good for books on Derry, the Troubles and Ireland generally. Has an in-store café.
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Tesco
Self-caterers can stock up at this big supermarket, just north of the walled city.
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Hunger Strikers' Memorial
Near Free Derry Corner is the H-shaped Hunger Strikers' Memorial.
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Eason
The city's biggest bookshop, on level 3 of the shopping centre.
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Strand Multiplex
This seven-screen multiplex is the place for mainstream movies.
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Foyle Books
Stocks a good selection of second-hand books.
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Sandwich Co
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