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(La Merced 135; drinks S5-11; 8am-10pm Mon-Sat, noon-7pm Sun; )
If you're
missing chocolate chip muffins, bucket-sized lattes and sofas full of noncommunicative
wi-fi nerds, this Starbucks-wannabe is undoubtedly your bag.
Déjà Vu
(San Francisco 319B; 9am-late)
With a rooftop terrace overlooking the church of San
Francisco, this eternally popular haunt has a long list of crazy cocktails and a lethal happy
hour every evening. After dark, decent DJs keep the scene alive on weekdays and week-
ends alike.
BAR
Farren's Irish Pub
(Pasaje Catedral; noon-11pm)
Where would any city be without its themed Irish pub?
Tucked behind the cathedral, this gringo haven has - guess what? - Guinness, pub grub
and soccer on satellite TV.
PUB
Brujas Bar
(San Francisco 300; 5pm-late)
Nordic-style pub with Union Jack flags, happy hour
cocktails and plenty of local and expat chin-waggers.
BAR
Entertainment
Arequipa's nightlife is as vital as Lima's, but confined to a smaller downtown area.
Anyone who's anyone can be seen strolling Calle San Francisco sometime after 9pm on a
Friday or Saturday. The 300 block (between Ugarte and Zela) has the highest concentra-
tion of places to compare fashion notes. Another hotspot is Av Dolores, 2km southeast of
the center (a taxi costs around S3 one way) where salsa and
cumbia
(Colombian salsa-like
dance and musical style) music and dancing predominate.
Café Art Montréal
(Ugarte 210; 5pm-1am)
This smoky, intimate little bar with live bands playing on a
stage at the back would be equally at home as a bohemian student hangout on Paris' Left
Bank.
LIVE MUSIC
