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LA GRITTA
( 0 7634 0106;
www.amari.com
;
2 Th Meun-ngern; 10.30am-11.30pm)
A spec-
tacular, modern restaurant that doesn't fit in with the ageing bones of this once-
great property, but who cares? With tiered booths, massive yet muted light boxes
and a deck that is just centimetres above the boulder-strewn shore, there is no bet-
ter place for a sunset cocktail.
Bar
MONTE'S
(Th Phisit Karani; 11am-midnight)
Now this, my friends, is a tropical pub. There's
a thatched roof, a natural-wood bar, dozens of orchids and a flat screen for ball
games. The barflies swarm on Fridays for Monte's famous Belgian-style mussels,
and on the weekends he fires up the grill.
Bar
Entertainment
Cabaret and Thai boxing are something of a speciality here.
PHUKET SIMON CABARET
( 0 7634 2011;
www.phuket-simoncabaret.com
;
Th Sirirach; admission 700-800B;
performances nightly 7.30pm & 9.30pm)
About 300m south of town, this cabaret
offers entertaining transvestite shows. The 600-seat theatre is grand, the costumes
are gorgeous and the ladyboys
(gà·teu·i)
are convincing. The house is often full -
book ahead.
Cabaret
SOUND PHUKET
( 0 7636 6163;
www.soundphuket.com
; Jung Ceylon complex, Unit 2303, 193 Th
Rat Uthit; admission varies; 10pm-4am)
When internationally renowned DJs
come to Phuket these days, they are usually gigging amid the rounded, futuristic
environs of Patong's hottest (and least sleazy) nightclub. If top-shelf DJs are on the
decks, expect to pay up to 300B entry fee.
Club
Hat Kamala
A chilled-out hybrid of Hat Karon and Hat Surin, calm but fun Kamala tends to lure a
mixture of longer-term lower-key partying guests, a regular crop of Scandinavian
families and young couples. The bay is magnificent, turquoise and serene with