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Beirut’s only mixed-gay club [open]s just on the weekend and goes crazy with hard house and techno music all night long presided over by the DJ and a huge statue of Indian goddess Shiva above the long bar.
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Beirut’s newest club venue, the Basement, does a great business in the pre-BO18 clubbers and features underground dance music for an up for it crowd. Drinks are pricey though and door policy strict, which tends to mean go with a girl.
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World famous crypt-like nightclub BO18 is a debauched and decadent club, which gets packed with people around 2 a.m. and is fairly empty before hand. For the hardcore of Beirut’s clubbing fraternity the music is techno and tribal house and its most famous feature is roof which [open]s and closes leaving partiers dancing under the stars.
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Beirut’s version of the famous Parisian nightclub is exactly the same but bigger featuring a massive golden Buddha overlooking all. Very trendy with an Asian fusion cuisine restaurant on the ground floor and an oh so cool bar overlooking it from above, this is a place to party.
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Expense It This purpose built club does a thriving business in the wealthiest of Beirutis – check out the porsches and Hummers parked outside and has the toughest door policy in the capital. Reserve in advance to get it and be prepared to spend in a very loud atmosphere of beautiful people where anything goes.
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Expense It Music Hall is one of the few places in Beirut where you can watch six or seven bands in one night as you eat a luscious dinner and drink bottles of blue label alcohol. Built in what was once a cinema the venue features a sort of Arabic cabaret of music from Gypsy bands to oud players and all in between. A great place to entertain a client
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Beirut’s best jazz club is has a live band playing blues, jazz, funk or latin every night and serves up good Lebanese food in an intimate setting. Featuring photographs of many of all the international jazz stars who have played in the venue, the Blue Note is a friendly relaxed place to go and listen to quality live music.
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