Cuzco Entertainment

  1. 7 Angelitos

    This tiny hillside haunt is the city's unofficial hipster lounge. Their motto is Coffee, Music, Cocktails. And how can you argue with that? The live entertainment runs the cool-factor gamut from local rock bands to DJs spinning retro funk. Happy hour is from to .

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  2. Big Blue Martini

    This post-modern 'sofa bar' not only serves James Bond's signature cocktail, but boasts an eclectic range of sounds to tickle your eardrums, from hot fusion tribal beats to cool bossa nova.

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  3. Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo

    Locals attend this centre, one of the best places for nightly shows.

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  4. Cross Keys

    Cross Keys is the most established watering hole in town, housed in a rickety old building on the plaza and smothered in the trappings of a typically British pub. There's cable TV, a dartboard and the most challenging pool table in town - its banana-like trajectory is as yet unparalleled.

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  5. El Muki

    Just off the plaza, El Muki is a dark, intimate club with plenty of barely lit alcoves and a couples-only rule at the door (though they rarely count when a group goes in).

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  6. Extreme

    Though it may change names, it usually has the most up-to-the-minute electronic music collection, with techno, trance and hip-hop mixed in with mainstream. There are chill-out sofas upstairs but this isn't the place for chat. There's plenty of cheap booze during happy hour.

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  7. Fallen Angel

    An ultrafunky restaurant and lounge falling all over itself in the rush to cram in as much kitsch as possible, with glitterballs, fake fur and even bathtub-cum-aquarium tables complete with live goldfish. Devilish cocktails are expensive, but creative. The same folks also own jungle-themed Macondo (22 9415) at Cuesta San Blas 571.

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  8. Kamikase

    Kamikase is an older, more intimate bar that doesn't offer free drinks, but has a disarmingly large variety of music that can switch from seductive salsa to live folklórica in an instant. Try its dangerously named el camino a la ruina (the path to ruin) cocktail. There's often a live show.

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  9. Km 0

    With the spicy slogan Arte y Tapas, this Spanish-themed bar off the Plaza San Blas is a convivial place for expats to gather. It often has live Latin and jazz music after . Show up early to taste the special US$3 dinner menú .

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  10. Le Nomadé

    This Francophile café has live bands some nights, but its real draws are the lounge chairs with hookah pipes for smoking and an open-air balcony overlooking a busy pedestrian intersection.

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  12. Mama Africa

    Mama Africa is the classic backpackers' hang-out, usually packed with people sprawled across cushions or swaying to rock and reggae rhythms. Unfortunately it also has a bad reputation as a haven for pickpockets, scam artists and other evildoers.

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  13. Mandela's

    A bar with a true South African twist, Mandela's has a tempting menu of snacks and a funky atmosphere that will make you want to hang out here for hours, as well as plenty of live music and special events.

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  14. Mystique

    Not only can you wander around Incan ruins in Cuzco, you can drink in them too. Built on Incan foundations and with a hulking back wall made up of enormous stone blocks, Mystique is a relaxed, cavernous bar with chatty staff.

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  15. Norton's Rat

    Run by a motorcycle enthusiast, this down-to-earth bar overlooking the Plaza de Armas has the best damn burgers in town. They've also got TVs, darts and billiards to help you work up a thirst. Happy hour is from to nightly.

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  16. Paddy Flaherty's

    This cramped little Irish pub is filled with high stools, games, TVs and a laughably big foam leprechaun. It's usually packed to the gills with homesick European travelers.

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  17. Rosie O'Grady's

    Rosie's is another spot for a Guinness that's got more room to breathe than its smaller compatriot Paddy's - in fact, it's usually bereft of any customers at all.

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  18. Sunset

    Sunset is a small video bar showing three different recently released movies daily for a nominal admission charge. Several bars and nightclubs also show movies during the afternoon; check in person for current show times and listings.

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  19. Teatro Municipal

    This theatre has a range of music and dance shows, plays and other performances, mostly on weekends.

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  20. Ukuku's Pub

    The most consistently popular nightspot in town, Ukuku's plays a winning combination of crowd pleasers - Latin pop, reggae, alternative, salsa, ska, soul, jazz et al - and hosts live local bands nightly. Usually full to bursting after midnight, it's good, sweaty dance-a-thon fun, with as many Peruvians as foreign tourists.

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