Travel Reference
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Entertainment
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Jam House
The brainchild of rhythm'n'blues pianist and TV personality Jools Holland, the Jam House
is set in a former BBC TV studio and offers a combination of fine dining and live jazz and
blues performances. Admission is for over-21s only, and there's a smart-casual dress code.
( 226 4380;
www.thejamhouse.com
; 5 Queen St; admission £6, free before 8pm;
LIVE MUSIC
6pm-3am Fri &
Sat;
all York Pl buses)
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The Stand Comedy Club
COMEDY
The Stand, founded in 1995, is Edinburgh's main independent comedy venue. It's an intim-
ate cabaret bar with performances every night and a free Sunday lunchtime show.
( 558
7272;
www.thestand.co.uk
; 5 York Pl; admission £2-10;
all York Pl buses)
Lulu
Lush leather sofas, red satin cushions, fetishistic steel-mesh curtains and dim red lighting
all help to create a decadent atmosphere in this drop-dead- gorgeous club venue beneath the
Tigerlily boutique hotel
(see 30 , A4)
. Resident and guest DJs show a bit more originality
than at your average club.
(
www.luluedinburgh.co.uk
;
125 George St;
CLUB
19, 36, 37, 41, 47)
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Opal Lounge
CLUB
The Opal Lounge is jammed at weekends with affluent 20-somethings who've spent £200
and two hours in front of a mirror to achieve that artlessly scruffy look. During the week,
when the air-kissing crowds thin out, it's a good place to relax with an expensive but ex-
pertly mixed cocktail. Expect to queue on weekend evenings.
(
www.opallounge.co.uk
;
51 Ge-
orge St;
19, 36, 37, 41, 47)
