Odesa Entertainment

  1. Art Club Exit

    For something a lot more local, try this often rowdy basement bar. The entrance is near a hard-to-spot 'Exit' sign.

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  2. Captain Morgan

    Captain Morgan (the name is pirated) is one of those cosy club-bar hybrids where it takes a critical mass of only about 20 people to get the party started. Capable DJs spin all night and there's a downstairs lounge that's as funky as it wants to be.

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  3. Cosmo

    This spaceship-shaped club out by Arkadia is Odesa's biggest club in the low season, attracting a relatively young and boisterous crowd.

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  4. Friends and Beer

    This charming re-created USSR-era living room littered with photos of Russian film stars is proof that 'Retro Soviet' doesn't have to mean political posters and Constructivist art. The huge TV screen is possibly not authentic for the period, but it's great for sports.

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  5. Ibiza

    This white, free-form, open, cave-like structure is Arkadia's most upmarket and most expensive club. European DJs and big-ticket Russian and Ukrainian pop bands often play here.

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  7. Mick O'Neill's Irish Bar

    This long-standing Irish pub is a great place to start an evening and an even better place to finish it as it's the only outdoor patio on vul Derybasivska that's open round the clock.

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  8. Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra

    The best regional orchestra within the former Soviet Union is the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra, led by charismatic and energetic American conductor Hobart Earle, a former student of Leonard Bernstein. This orchestra accounts for half the symphonies put on at the Odessa Philharmonic Hall.

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  9. Palladium

    Itaka's sister club takes up the slack downtown when Itaka shuts down in September. There's a nightly show, followed by general debauchery.

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  10. Pobeda

    This classy basement bar has a reading room for rainy days and a 20% discount on food if you saddle up to the bar.

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  11. Praetoria Music Club

    This is one of the few city-centre clubs that has a pulse in the summer.

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  13. Teatralna Kasa

    Theatre, concert and opera tickets can be purchased at the venues or various Teatralna Kasa. There's one on the corner of vul Derybasivska and vul Rishelevska.

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