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drinks and a view of city lights framing the giant, retro, red neon 'Bar' sign that bathes the
hotel terrace in a rosy glow.
Kosybar
( 0524 38 03 24;
http://kozibar.tripod.com
; 47 Pl des Ferblantiers; noon-1am)
The Marrakesh-
meets-Kyoto interiors are full of plush, private nooks, but keep heading upstairs to low-
slung canvas sofas and Dh40 to Dh60 wine by the glass on the rooftop terrace. At the
aptly named Kosybar you can enjoy drinks with a side of samba as storks give you the
once-over from nearby nests.Skip the cardboard-tasting sushi and stick with bar snacks.
BAR
Piano Bar
HOTEL BAR
( 0524 38 88 00;
www.lesjardinsdela koutoubia.com
;
Les Jardins de la Koutoubia, 26 Rue el-Koutoubia;
5pm-1am)
Step from the red Berber carpet into the classiest gin joint in Marrakesh, with
powerful long drinks (Dh70 to Dh90) delivered to leather club chairs as jazz classics soar
to carved cedar ceilings. A second plush seating area behind the reflecting pool makes a
serene escape for nonsmokers and jazz-avoiders, and the terrace restaurant serves a decent
Indian curry quite late.
Café Arabe
BAR, CAFE
( 0524 42 97 28;
www.cafearabe.com
;
184 Rue Mouassine; 10am-midnight)
Gloat over souq
purchases with cocktails on the roof or alongside the Zen-
zellij
courtyard fountain. Wine
prices here are down to earth for such a stylish place, and you can order half bottles of
better Moroccan wines such as the peppery red Siroua S. The food is bland but the com-
pany isn't - artists and designers flock here - so grab a bite and join the conversation.
555 Famous Club
( 0678 64 39 40;
www.beachclub555.com
;
Blvd Mohammed VI, Zone Aguedal; admission Dh100-300;
11.30pm-4am)
After its success in Tangier, 555 opened a Marrakesh branch of its famous
club at the end of 2012. True to form the club has impressive stats: a 1600-sq-metre club
room, top security (with metal detectors at the entrance), floor-to-ceiling screens, psyche-
delic light shows, oxygen on tap and LED table buzzers for when drinks need to be re-
CLUB
