Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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ich are in central
Tel Aviv, all feature
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jazz at least one night
a week. Call or see the
local press for details.
In Amman,
weekly concerts of
very varied music
are put on by
books@cafe
.
BARS AND CLUBS
In Tel Aviv, the main
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cluster of bars is in the
Nakhalat Binyamin
district, particularly
around the southern
e
n
d of Rothschild
Avenue and
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Lillenblum. The venue that
has young hipsters queuing
outside every night is
Nanuchka
, a rowdy but classy
bar-restaurant with surreal
decor and a permanent party
vibe. Around the corner, the
splendidly named
Betty Ford
is a New York-style bar with
a SoHo-style buzz. There are
also plenty of good late-night
spots around the Cinemathe-
que on Ha-Arbaa Street and
up in the Old Port
(see p168)
area, which is where you'll
find
Hannah'le
, a bar with
a wooden deck jutting out
over the water.
Also up at the Old Port
are a couple of super clubs,
including long-time favourite
the
Fifth Dimension
. However,
perhaps the most fascinating
and singular club is
Ha-
Hamman
, a strikingly
beautiful, converted Turkish
bathhouse in Jaffa.
For something more casual
and laidback, there's
Mike's
Place
down near the seafront
Tel Aviv's Suzanne Dellal Centre, renowned for excellence in modern dance
DANCE
in central Tel Aviv or the
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Gordon Inn
, a local pub with
a pool table and a reliably
friendly crowd.
In Amman, there are plenty
of bars and clubs in the
uptown neighbourhoods such
as Abdoun and Shmeisani.
One of the most popular
places is the
Big Fellow Irish
Pub
, which is run by the
Sherton group. Drinks
include, of course, Guinness
and there's Guinness pie
to eat.
Champions
is an
American-style sports bar at
the Marriott, while the
Living
Room
is an attractive lounge
bar with a good, American-
influenced food menu.
In Petra, do not miss the
chance to have a drink at the
Cave Bar
, which occupies a
geniune 2,000-year-old
Nabataean rock tomb. There's
livebedouin music most
nights too.
In Sinai, bars and clubs are
generally found in the many
resort hotels.
The internationally-known Bat
Sheva company is the mainstay
of modern Israeli dance. There
are no classical ballet
companies in Israel, but
contemporary dance is very
much alive here. The focal
point of dance activity is the
Spontaneous outdoor dancing on
the beach
Suzanne Dellal Centre
, a
superb, old Ottoman building
at the heart of
t
he historic,
southern Tel Aviv district of
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Neve Tzedek, which has
benefited from extensive
architectural renewal. In
Jerusalem, dance can be seen
at the Centre for Performing
Arts in the Jerusalem Sherover
Theatre complex, while Jewish
and Arabic folk dancing perfor
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r
mances take place on Monday,
Thursday and Saturday eve-
nings in the
YMCA
auditorium.
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In Jordan, there are two well-
established national folkloric
groups. Both dance at the
Royal Cultural Centre
and,
occasionally, at the Roman
Theatre, both in Amman
(see
p212)
. Folkloric dance also
features quite heavily at the
Jerash Festival
(see p37)
.
Dining, drinking and dancing al fresco in Atarim Square, Tel Aviv
