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Cape Town

Club entertainment in Cape Town

  1. A

    Barmooda

    The students and bohemians of Obs are obviously getting a bit fussier about where they hang out if the slick looks of this place are anything to go by. The DJs specialise in house and R’n’B and there’s a pole on the dance floor should you feel like putting on a show.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Hemisphere

    Twinkling views of the city are part of the deal at this super-stylish club atop the ABSA Centre. It’s real velvet-rope-and-glamour-model stuff, so dress to the nines and pack that shoulder chip of attitude and you’ll fit in fine.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Deluxe

    Come on Friday and Saturday night to join the musically sophisticated, mixed and gay crowd at this eternal survivor of the Cape Town clubbing scene. Decoration is minimal and it tends to specialise in house and tribal trance.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Fiction

    Über-cool DJ bar and lounge where electronic, drum’n’bass and break beats activate a youthful, fun-loving crowd. Cool down on their wrap-around balcony overlooking Long St.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Lush

    Veteran party organiser Myrna runs this Sapphic dance night, held every second Saturday of the month upstairs at Sliver. Well-behaved gay men will also be let in with their lesbian sisters.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Bang Bang Club

    Partly owned and run by well-known DJ Shaun Duvet, this slick club, named after a group of photographers who snapped photos in the townships during apartheid, is a major house music venue.

    reviewed

  7. G

    Zula Sound Bar

    Hosts an interesting range of events including live bands, DJs and even open-mike poetry sessions (last Wednesday of the month). The long balcony is the place to watch Long St go by.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Galaxy

    Thirty years young, this legendary Cape Flats dance venue is where you can get down to R&B, hip hop and live bands with a black and coloured crowd. Women often get in for free. The jazz venue West End is next door.

    reviewed

  9. I

    Navigaytion

    Upstairs from Bronx is the high energy dance club­ Navigaytion.

    reviewed