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Mojo Bar
135 Inya Rd (corner of Inya and Dhammazedi roads) 01 511418,
face-
book.com/mojoinnya
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map
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One of the city's more upmarket venues, with fancy Art Deco-
inspired decor and regular DJs and other events. Free entry.
Daily 11am-1am.
PioneerMusicBar
YangonInternationalHotelCompound,330AhloneRd 0973090680,
hoteljapanyangon.com
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map
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Long-running Yangon nightlife institution offering fun, no-
frills clubbing with a cheesy but enjoyable soundtrack, reasonably priced drinks and lots of
lasers and working girls. Free entry.
Daily 10pm-3am.
ENTERTAINMENT
CULTURAL SHOWS
Htwe Oo Myanmar Traditional Puppet Theatre
12 Yama St, Ahlone 09 5127271,
htweoomyanmar.com
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Amoreunusual(andalotlesstouristy)alternativetotheshowslisted
here, featuring displays of traditional Burmese puppetry in the owner's front room. Enquire
ahead to check when the next show is scheduled and to reserve a place.
Kandawgyi Palace Hotel
Kan Yeik Tha Rd 01 249255,
kandawgyipalace-hotel.com
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A slightly cheaper and more low-key alternative to the shows at the Karaweik Palace, com-
prising a similar mixture of dance, puppets and Burmese music. Tickets cost $20, payable in
dollars and including buffet meal.
Buffet from 6.30pm, show 7.30pm.
Karaweik Palace
Kandawgyi Lake 01 290546,
karaweikpalace.com
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Traditional cul-
tural variety shows (usually comprising a mix of dancing, music and puppetry) are staged
every evening at the landmark
Karaweik Palace
,
costing around $30 including buffet dinner.
Touristy and pricey, but fun and with expert performers - although the food won't win any
awards.
Buffet from 6.30pm, show 7.30pm.
CINEMA
Yangon is a cinema-crazy city, with dozens of movie theatres screening Hollywood block-
busters (with English subtitles) along with the latest Bollywood offerings. The Nay Pyi Taw
Cinema and the Shae Saung Cinema, either side of
East
hotel and restaurant on Sule Pagoda
Rd, are both modern and central. Tickets cost K1500 downstairs, K2500 upstairs.
SHOPPING
treasure-trove, stuffed full of topics on Myanmar, including some rare old titles.
Daily
9am-6pm.
attraction, stuffed full of artefacts from every corner of the country including heaps of jade
andjewellery,antiquecurios,contemporaryartefactsandmorerun-of-the-millitems.It'salso
