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Cruisin Gate
Cruisin Gate is nestled in a picturesque corner of Luang Prabang, on a curve in the road near the Nam Khan. This lively watering hole claims the honours as the town's first openly gay bar, although the crowd is mixed and both women and couples are welcome.
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Dao Fah
A young Lao crowd packs this cavernous club, one of only two places in Luang Prabang where dancing is permitted. Live bands playing Lao and Thai pop alternate with DJs who spin rap and hip-hop. The bar serves Beerlao as well as mixers for patrons bringing their own liquor.
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Hive Bar
Next door to L'Etranger Books & Tea, the aptly named Hive Bar consists of a honeycomb of brick-lined, candlelit rooms and corridors, plus a cluster of alfresco tables out the front. Sample the bar menu's amusing list of drinks based on home-brewed liquors while listening to a subdued mix of trance, trip-hop and tribal.
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L'Etranger Books & Tea
Screens nightly films ranging from new blockbusters to old art house.
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Lao Lao Garden
Two-for-one cocktails, Beerlao and shooters once the dining's done.
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Le Cinema
In a laneway opposite the eastern wing of the Royal Palace, this ingenious spot enables you to hire a room and recent release DVD for the night. It's fun and cosy.
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Lemongrass
This sleek and sophisticated bar serves classic cocktails and good wine in a chic setting. Unfortunately it's mostly for the benefit of gay travellers (women might find they are presented with this fact in hushed tones if they attempt to enter).
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LPQ
Numerous name changes in recent years hasn't changed the sexual orientation of this chichi bar, which remains gay-friendly. A hint of the South Pacific permeates the interior and the atmosphere is subdued until the after-dinner crowd creates a relaxed and happy buzz. Women and couples are welcome.
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Martin's Pub
This relaxed drinking hole is an English pub a-la Laos. It's got the obligatory curved wooden bar with stools but the décor is distinctly local. There's a good range of booze and burgers on the menu and '70s, '80s and '90s classics in the background. Movies are screened nightlyand you can buy and sell sci-fi books.
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Maylek Pub
This French-managed pub is stylishly decorated with modern furniture of original design. The fully stocked bar includes such hard-to-find items as pastis, Southern Comfort and Bailey's. Snacks and sandwiches are also available.
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Royal Theatre
Inside the Royal Palace Museum compound, local performers put on a show that includes a bąasǐi ceremony (a ceremony in which 32 khwăn , or guardian spirits, are symbolically bound to the participant for health and safety), traditional dance and folk music.
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