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Barzar
Barzar is a bit of a pickup joint, but it's good for pre-club cocktails. Sit outside (never inside: the cheesy cover band plays too loudly) in the relative comfort of beanbag chairs and sip killer cosmos while overlooking the water.
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Blue Bar
The best thing about Blue Bar is its standout selection of beers on tap. It hosts live jazz and blues to Wednesday through Friday, and though the bands are hit or miss, the scene is mellow. It's a minimalist bar and lounge with floor-to-ceiling wood-panelled walls and scattered cocktail tables - a good place for the 40+ crowd. When there's no band, 'smooth jazz' (read: fake jazz) blares on the sound system.
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Cooz
Sip a martini at this dimly lit, super-stylish cocktail bar and enjoy some smooth live jazz - some of the most authentic jazz sounds in Dubai in fact - by the resident jazz singer and pianist.
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iBO
With its laidback attitude, mixed crowd and chic retro interior - disco ball, velvet sofas and shagpile rugs - iBO remains our favourite Dubai club. It keeps regulars coming back for some of the most interesting DJs from around the globe, along with indie movie nights and special events.
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Jam Base
Early in the evening, Jam Base is a moody supper club, with low lighting, hearty Creole-inspired cooking, and jazzy music beginning at . At it becomes a dance club. Tables are cleared away and the over-30 crowd shimmies to live soul, R&B and Motown hits. This is when it's most fun, though you may have to endure getting your foot stepped on by a drunken harlot or her beefy banker boyfriend. Biggish-name bands sometimes play here, too.
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Jambase
This stylish venue is the place to head for live jazz, R&B and soul, as well as fresh fusion cuisine (they also offer a pre-theatre menu). The bands know how to work a crowd and the dance floor jumps on weekends.
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Jules Bar
The six-piece Filipino house band kicks, twirls and belts out top-40 hits, while an odd mix of oil workers, southeast Asians and European flight crews (especially on Fridays) grind shoulder-to-shoulder on the floor. If you're over 40, you'll hate it - unless you're as hammered as everyone else. Dig those charcoal portraits of Whitney and Mariah. The outdoor terrace is way mellower and charges no cover.
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Mai Tai Lounge
The tiki bar at Trader Vic's mixes lethal cocktails served in pineapples with paper umbrellas - the ultimate in kitsch. It's great fun once you've downed your second round and the salsa band gets going, usually at . Unlike its sister branch at the Crowne Plaza on Sheikh Zayed Rd, here there's room to dance.
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Mix
Big with the Middle Eastern crowd, Mix was Dubai's first super-club and it's still going strong. Every night is different, but you can generally expect hip-hop, R&B, house, and Arabic pop, made better when a top international DJ spins. We like the raised bar, huge dance floor, podium dancers, bongo players and stellar people-watching. Cover charge for DJ events. Ask about all-you-can-drink nights.
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Peanut Butter Jam
You never know what you're going to hear at PBJ. Sink into a beanbag in the rooftop gardens of Wafi City Mall and munch on barbecue while you take in that night's acts. The thing is, anyone can walk up to the mic and perform. Much of it is amateurish, a couple steps up from karaoke, but you may be surprised. Go ahead and sing - we dare you.
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Rock Bottom Café
It's with reservation that we mention this Dubai institution, but since you may wind up in the back of a taxi with your new best friends insisting you simply must end the night here, we figured we should fill you in. US GIs on leave from Iraq - and the women who hope to love them - pack the ersatz-American roadhouse, while a cheesy cover band blares top-40 hits and scantily clad women dance.
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