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( 0612 99 11 90; 18 Rue de Monastir)
The hippest club in downtown Rabat, this US-themed
place (complete with a diner-style back room) buzzes most nights of the week. The music
is pretty standard chart pop and the young socialites who come here just lap it up.
5th Avenue
CLUB
(5 Ave Bin al-Widane, Agdal)
Another US-themed bar, this one styled on a Moroccan impres-
sion of New York, it plays a better range of music than the others and features everything
from hip hop to techno to Middle Eastern.
Entertainment
Rabat has a large international community and plenty of young, well-heeled and well-edu-
cated locals looking for entertainment so there's usually a good choice of events on offer.
marked as '
version originale'
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Cinéma Renaissance
CINEMA
( 0537 72 21 68; 266 Ave Mohammed V; orchestra/balcony Dh40/50)
Large cinema complex on
the main drag showing mainstream Hollywood flicks.
Cinéma du 7ème Art
( 0537 73 38 87; Ave Allal ben Abdallah; admission Dh20)
A good bet for more local offerings
and art-house films, this cinema shows mainly Moroccan, Middle Eastern and European
movies.
CINEMA
Shopping
Rabat's great shopping secret is its laid-back merchants. There's little pressure to buy, so
you can stroll the stalls in relative peace, but there is also less room to bargain. The souqs
still have a fair selection of good handicrafts, particularly in and around Rue des Consuls
in the medina and Blvd Tariq al-Marsa towards the kasbah. You'll find everything in this
area from jewellery, silks and pottery to
zellij
and carved wooden furniture.
