Entertainment in Tangier
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Tanger Inn
Tangier was once a gay destination, but that scene has long since departed for Marrakesh, leaving no establishments behind. Concierges report that the Tanger Inn and some of the bars along the beach attract gay clientele, particularly late on weekends.
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Café Hafa
With its stadium seating overlooking the strait, you could easily lose an afternoon lazing in this open-air café, but you need good weather. Locals hang out here to enjoy a game of backgammon.
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Beach Club 555
You pass through airport-like security run by SWAT team guards, and find yourself on a faux tropical lagoon, replete with bridge and tiki huts. Inside, waiters dressed in white satin and fake afros serve visiting mafiosi. Unlike most anywhere in Tangier, the place is crawling with young women, known locally as geishas, who work freelance for the house.
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Caid’s Bar
Welcome to Rick’s Café, or at least the real model for the bar in Casablanca. Long the establishment’s drinking hole of choice, this el-Minzah landmark is a classy relic of the grand days of international Tangier, and photos of the famous and infamous adorn the walls. Women are more than welcome, and the adjacent wine bar is equally good.
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Café de Paris
Gravity weighs upon the grand letters of the grand Café de Paris, reminding us of its age at the crossroads of Tangier. Facing the Place de France since 1927, this is the most famous of the coffee establishments along Blvd Pasteur, most recently as a setting in The Bourne Ultimatum. In the past it was a prime gathering spot for literati.
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Dean's Bar
Hardly a Westerner of any repute has failed to prop up this bar at some time. Founded in 1937, it's a bit dowdy now, though ceiling fans and B&W photos retain the colonial air. Now firmly a locals' drinking hole, it's worth investigating for its historical links, but don't expect heads to go unturned when you walk in.
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Loft
Easily Tangier’s premier nightspot, this world class, state-of-the-art club holds 2000 people and feels like an enormous silver cruise ship, with upper-storey balconies, sparkling metal railings, billowing sail-like curtains, spot lights cutting through the artificial fog – and no cover. Go after midnight.
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London's Pub
A Tangerine dream of Olde England, this theme pub has a reassuringly long wooden-and-brass bar, and a good host of beers that try to deceive you into thinking you're within earshot of the chimes of Big Ben. It almost succeeds. A bar singer belts out a song or two, but sadly not 'Roll out the barrel'.
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Americain’s Pub
Don’t be fooled by the name: this pub is outfitted as an authentic part of the London underground, with white tiled walls, ubiquitous red trim and signage far more authentic than the Bobbies would appreciate. It’s the perfect place to hide: there’s no street number, and the phone is out of order.
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Pilo
A party atmosphere pervades these two floors of local colour, underscored by some high-energy music (‘mo-rockin’?) and festive lighting. Women can feel comfortable here, as the management has figured the rest of us out: ask them to show you the Freudian poster entitled ‘What’s On a Man’s Mind’.
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Pasarela
This Canadian-owned seaside venue is a large complex with several bars, an attractive garden, an outdoor swimming pool and a comfortable vibe. Music is mostly Western and fairly up-to-the-minute, with live music, although the coloured lights on the dance floor are screaming for an upgrade.
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Café Central
The premier people-watching site in the medina, newly renovated. See the local Mafiosi arrive in his new Benz, watch odd specimens of humanity drift past, hear the strange shouts echo down the alleys, and wonder what is going on upstairs. It’s the perfect place to sip your coffee.
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Morocco Palace
A purely Moroccan interpretation of the nightclub experience, with traditional décor and mostly Arabic pop. Moroccan dancers put on a floor show and rev the place up - it's a little tacky perhaps, but it seems to work and is tremendous fun on a good night.
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Scotts Nightclub
Tangier was hugely popular with British homosexuals before legalisation in 1967, but today's gay scene is a mere shadow. Scotts Nightclub is one of the few places retaining a gay reputation, along with the Tanger Inn on weekends. Get to both late in the hour.
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Hole in the Wall Bar
For chuckles only, walk up Rue du Prince Heretier from the Terrasse des Paresseux one-and-a-half blocks and you will see a pair of swinging black doors, Old West style. Welcome to the smallest bar in Tangier, if not the world. Beer only.
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Regine Club
Welcome to the 1980s. This disco has stayed the same so long it is a museum piece, replete with glass-reflecting ball, purple velour couches, movie posters from Terminator and a musty smell. Did we mention the clientele?
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Negresco
With more of a European air than most Tangier bars, this pub draws a mixed local and foreign crowd. The adjacent restaurant means a good bar menu for food, with draught beer and spirits satisfying more essential needs.
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Cinema Rif/Cinematheque de Tanger
Your first choice, here you’ll find both indy and mainstream films, mostly American, Moroccan, Spanish or French (with Spanish and American films typically dubbed into Arabic).
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The Pub
As the name suggests, this place gets down to brass tacks - more cod-English décor, warm and cosy with reasonable bar food.
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Cinéma Dawliz
Cinéma Dawliz has two upmarket screens showing a mixture of Bollywood and Hollywood films.
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Cinema Paris
Shows French, American and Bollywood films, the latter two dubbed into French or Arabic.
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Institut Français
Offers a full programme of films, concerts, theatre and other cultural events in French.
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