Haifa Entertainment

  1. Achurva

    You'll need to dance around the puddles of beer in this grungy rooftop dance place in the port. It's not the most glamorous outfit but it remains extremely popular with the soldier crowd.

    Nightclubs charge between 50 and around ₪70 cover charge; don't bother turning up until at least .

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  2. Basement

    Dim, hedonistic and rowdy, this alternative rock bar is popular with young Haifans. Live music is featured on Saturdays while Sunday is open mic night; aspiring rock stars will have a captive audience.

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  3. Bear

    The Bear is a popular Irish pub and is regarded as the city's main expat hang-out. Munch on pretzels and try to identify your favourite teams' scarf - it's bound to be on one of the walls. For meals, you can choose between salads, sandwiches, chicken, steak and seafood, washed down with your choice of 12 different draught beers.

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  4. Beer House

    The Beer House is a little downtrodden but if you are after some very nice beer it's hard to beat. The bartender can guide you through the complexities of the 120 types of beers on offer and provides good commentary with friendly service to boot. They usually recommend a fruity Belgian beer (try the peach). They also serve food and do a nice smoked meat platter. It's below street level in Gan Ha'em Park.

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  5. Cinematheque

    Shows avant-garde, off-beat and foreign films. The phone number is just a recording in Hebrew asking you to leave a call back number (an English-speaking staff member should get back to you soon).

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  6. Haifa Municipal (Meirhoff) Theatre

    Stages concerts and Hebrew-language theatre. Tickets cost around ₪160 .

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  7. Irish House

    A classic Irish pub right down to the meat pies and pints of Guinness. Decorated with jerseys from around the globe and set up with multiple TVs showing sports, it's a good place to come and watch a football or rugby match.

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  8. Luna

    Part crusader castle, part modern nightclub, Luna is an exciting and large nightclub where young sybarites can drink at five bars or dance in three separate halls, each with its own genre of music. The main hall is a huge vaulted room with stone walls, strobe lights and hip hop music to blow your ears out. There is also a chill-out patio and a Bedouin tent in summer. Thursday is student night.

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  9. Martef 10

    Martef 10 'Basement 10' is a nonprofit student club that hosts live music shows most nights of the week from . During the school year it's closed Tuesday and Saturday. During the summer it's closed Saturday and Monday. Shows are usually jazz, Irish or Israeli music. It's very informal - cushions on the floor make up the seating and dress is casual. The room is windowless and a little claustrophobic, but smoking is thankfully prohibited.

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  10. Matnas Hadar

    Community centre with a regular schedule of amateur concerts and Hebrew-language performances.

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  12. Morrison

    This booming bar and live music venue has bands on weekends and karaoke on Mondays. It caters to a young crowd of students and soldiers. The entrance is down a flight of steps next to the Holiday Inn Bayview.

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  13. Syncopa

    Injecting some life back into the downtown area, this new bar on the corner of Nathanson St attracts a slightly more mature crowd. A cream-coloured interior glows with the soft lighting and the whole place grooves to a funk beat. Paired with Mayan Habira around the corner you've got a hardy evening of meat and alcohol.

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