Kola PeninsulaEntertainment

Entertainment in Kola Peninsula

  1. Purga

    A naked derriere moons you at the top of the entry stairs forewarning of this place’s delightful craziness. Sit in cave-alcoves while bands play blues-rock and art students dressed up as fake grannies engage customers in hilariously nonsensical conversation. They also serve standard food (mains from R150), so you can make a night of it. Booking ahead is wise at weekends. It’s around 35 minutes south of the centre by trolleybus 6 then 30m west of bus stop Pervomayskaya.

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  2. Las Galletas

    Spacious modern café decorated in chocolate tones with bare-board floors and a selection of freshly squeezed seasonal juices (R100 to R130).

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  3. A

    Leto

    Bright lime-green, blood-red and apricot-orange decor dangling with long conical funnel-lamps. They serve coffee, cocktails and café food.

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  4. B

    Red Pub

    Fun if out-of-centre Soviet-nostalgia pub. It’s ten minutes’ walk from the trolleybus 6 route along pr Kolsky.

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  5. Klub Dekabr

    Red-and-black basement disco beneath the Murmansk Cinema also hosts jazz concerts and striptease competitions.

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  6. C

    Philharmonia

    For opera, folk music or classical concerts, buy tickets in advance from the kassa.

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  7. D

    Puppet Theatre

    Murmansk's puppet theatre was the first in the USSR (founded in 1933) and is still one of the best.

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  8. E

    7 Kontinent

    Popular with students, this disco has a smallish dance floor and bigger, relaxed bar.

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  9. F

    Fusion

    Mojito maniacs pose at glowing ice-blue tables in this minimalist-chic cocktail bar.

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  10. G

    Café La Vita

    Tasteful, gently upmarket coffee-house with old piano and typewriters as wall decor.

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  12. H

    Bar 7 Nebo

    Take the lift to Hotel Arktika's 16th floor for the best panoramas of Murmansk.

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  13. I

    Guten Morgen

    Germanic bierkeller with occasional one-off live blues/folk minigigs.

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  14. J

    Klub Ledokol

    Typical hotel nightclub where Scandinavian businessmen get their jackets off.

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  15. K

    Churchill

    Anglo pub decked with photos of Winston and other cigar smokers.

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  16. L

    Pivnoi Dom

    Smoky but characterful local sports bar with inexpensive beers.

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  17. Pilot Club

    Industrial-design techno/house/pop club popular with teenagers.

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  18. M

    Barents Bar

    Convivial hotel bar, a favourite with Westerners.

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