Music & Nightlife

This cosy bar has a free jukebox, and music genre cocktails to match your mood from blues to funk and electronic. Free WiFi. Sun: live bands.

Escape hectic city life, kick back and sip cocktails at this stylish bar. Be sure to try their signature drink the Jules cocktail.

This small lively British pub has English-language sports commentary and attracts a mixed European and local crowd. It’s a great place for a beer; or try the ‘December 6’ cocktail (Baileys, vodka, Malibu), a prize-winning drink named after the owners birthday.

This bar’s warm and sleek atmosphere, regular top DJs and first-class cocktail menu makes Kashmeer one of Gemmayzeh’s most seductive spots. The upper lounge area serves a standout international menu and sushi bar (try the calamari or the green tea-infused macaroons).

Really friendly and professional staff in a bar that is slick but welcoming. Serves great gastro food and wholesome sandwiches. Quick tip: try their tiramisu shots. Divine.

This cosy, Irish bar in Hamra is the place to come for a pint of Guinness and a big platter of fish and chips. With friendly staff, and regular events from quiz nights, to weekly wings, the lively atmosphere attracts a frequent crowd. With three screens built into the bar it’s also the place to come for the football. Try their speciality cocktail - the Irish Car Bomb.

This cosy bar with its wooden interior and long 17-seater bar is a drinker’s paradise with late happy hours and quirky signature cocktails. If you’re feeling brave try the ‘Good Night’ a blackout five-liquor combo, or the ‘Toxic’ shot, a syringe operation. Attracts a young crowd of students and foreigners, with live bands most Thursdays.

Serving international cuisine in an intimate space, L’Alcove is a hangout spot for chic Gemmayzeh clientele. L’Alcove’s niche is house music, provided by DJs Ampy, Amel and Nadi until late. International cuisine is served.

Explore the tastes of international wines originating from Argentina to South Africa, all the while listening to jazzy and funk sounds and sitting on the outdoor terrace.

Whether you want to lose yourself browsing through a never-ending collection of music, or simply unwind in a charming little cafe, La Maison du Disque offers it all. If that isn't enough, be sure to check out one of the many fabulous art and photography exhibitions regularly hosted.

This new club promises a “new world” with a signature vibe, hosting international and local resident DJs as well as internationally branded parties on a regular basis. House lovers will feel right at home here, with beats ranging from sexy vocal to progressive, funky, tribal, and many more.

Packed to the gills at the weekend with glitzy young things in immaculate makeup, Le Studio's resident DJ plays house until 2am, then it's over to the one-man-band to do his Arabic music thang.

A sophisticated resto-lounge that serves French-Italian cuisine, with a full cocktail bar that caters to a cosmopolitan crowd. Set within an old house, there’s a glass roof exposing the rafters, a long bar, hi-tables with stools and regular tables. The playlist- anything from indie rock and nu-disco to glam rock and easy listening.

This welcoming compact little bar comes alive at the weekend with a DJ Wed-Sat playing old style Arabic music. Go up the creaky wooden staircase for the cosy, library style upper room. Serves excellent mezze and the enthusiastic bar men – with a uniform of white t-shirt and trouser braces – will knock you up any drink that comes to mind.

Brace yourself for a different atmosphere every day of the week. From Karaoke Wednesday to Oriental Thursdays to different DJs playing all types of music Friday through Sunday, you’ll never get bored. Don’t forget to order some delicious nosh from their full-scale sushi menu and fresh sandwiches made daily.

Limbo Club Restaurant is the ideal setting for a fun night out. Whether it’s partying to the sound of a live band, or just a casual dinner where the menu is a compilation of unique recipes, you’ll have a blast. Fri-Sat: live Armenian band.

An established drinking hole that’s been open for about ten years. It has a big terrace and a chic bar in the centre of the floor. A good pre-hangout in Monot before the club.

A please-all, indoor and outdoor venue offering soft rock and blues. Livic’s hosts oriental nights, live bands and karaoke on Sundays. An easy-going atmosphere for drinks and dancing.

Whether you’re in it for the drink or the music, London Bar should be a good choice. Happy hour will take you on a three-hour happy double decker journey with 50% from 5pm-9pm. Cocktails and shots are very pocket friendly.