Cádiz Entertainment

  1. Barabass

    The Playa de la Victoria area comes into its own in summer. The hippest bars include Barabass, with a shiny chillout lounge and different DJs nightly.

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  2. Café Poniente

    Gay/mixed house-music pub where the waiters strut their stuff in vest tops (or no tops), and drag shows spice up the week on Thursdays.

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  3. Cambalache

    This elongated, dimly-lit, jazz and blues bar often hosts live music on Thursdays.

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  4. Central Lechera

    Central Lechera stages busy programmes of theatre, dance and music.

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  5. El Malecón

    Dance till dawn? Head out towards Punta de San Felipe (known as La Punta) on the northern side of the harbour. A long line of disco bars here rocks from around Thursday to Saturday. To try out your salsa turns, head to El Malecón at the far end of the line of disco bars - but don't leave it too late on Saturday night, when the music switches to more commercial stuff around .

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  7. Gran Teatro Falla

    The Gran Teatro Falla stages busy programmes of theatre, dance and music.

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  8. La Morería

    If your preferred beverage is tea, drop into this cool Moroccan tearoom serving all manner of infusions in silver pots.

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  9. Medussa

    Number-one nocturnal magnet for an alternative/studenty crowd; it has red walls and banks of lime-green fluorescent lighting to set the tone. Varied DJs and occasional live music - from garage and rock-groove to punk and ska - get the bodies moving.

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  10. Peña Flamenca La Perla

    Cádiz is one of the true homes of flamenco. This cavernlike club hosts flamenco nights many Fridays in spring and summer.

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  11. Taberna Marqués de Cádiz

    Stone-walled grotto with flamenco nights every Friday.

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  13. Woodstock Bar

    This watering hole has a good range of on-tap and bottled international beers and plenty of rock music on the TVs.

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  14. Yambalaya

    A high-ceilinged café-bar with assorted ethnic artefacts, Yambalaya is a nice spot for any kind of drink any time of day. It has internet facilities.

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  15. Yunque

    The Playa de la Victoria area comes into its own in summer. The hippest bars include Yunque, a gathering ground of 'gente guapa' (beautiful people).

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