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ENTERTAINMENT welcoming visitors. Mellow and mature crowd early
evenings, young and vibrant ater 11. Huge selecion of
music (a great place to top up your i-Pod), cheap beer.
Kuching has enter-
Occasional live bands. Open late.
tainment and nightlife
to suit most tastes. As The Club, Riverside Majesic Hotel. Cosy wine, cofee &
this guidebook has been cocktail lounge with a relaxed seing.
produced with tourists Five Foot Way, Jln Padungan. Compact corner bar
decorated with the owner’s painings. Very friendly,
in mind, we have not
included places that with cheap beer and tasty pub food.
Gawing, 24 Jln Tabuan. Al-fresco bar turns into dance
concentrate on lavish
club (mostly trance, packed with students) around 10
business entertainment pm. Open late.
or where female visitors Grappa, Jln Padungan. Happening club with a
would feel uncomfortable. Socialising in Kuching is
remarkably diverse crowd at weekends. Progressive
also done in restaurants and cofee shops. Basic pubs house and dubstep. Open late
usually charge around RM 8-12 for a beer. Live music Havana, 22 Jln Tabuan. A watering hole on weekdays,
pubs, hotel bars, plush karaoke lounges and trendier party bar at weekends.
bars are usually more expensive. Most places have Jambu, 32 Crookshank Road. Cosy, atmospheric saloon
“happy hours,” with discounts or 2-for-1 ofers. Unless cum terrace bar in a colonial style bungalow. Great
otherwise stated, outlets are open daily from around 5 selecion of tapas. Closed Mondays. 10 mins walk from
pm to 1 am. The lisings below are only a small selecion city centre.
- the inquisiive will make their own discoveries. The Junk Bar, 80 Jln Wayang. As the restaurant winds
down the bar ills up and the music plays. Kuching’s
Bars & Pubs Wannabe Central.
King’s Arms, Jln Rumbia, of Jln Padungan. Popular
Ruai Bar, 7F Jln Ban Hock (opp. roundabout). Proudly English-style bar with decent pub food, nice for a quiet
beer at happy hour but comes alive later with DJ and
proclaiming itself “the world’s worst bar”, this laid-back live bands.
pub is run by a friendly Iban family and their relaives Knight’s, Jln Bukit Mata. Lively corner pub with live
and friends. Sociable, mostly Dayak guests enjoy
entertainment Thurs - Sat.
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evenings, young and vibrant ater 11. Huge selecion of
music (a great place to top up your i-Pod), cheap beer.
Kuching has enter-
Occasional live bands. Open late.
tainment and nightlife
to suit most tastes. As The Club, Riverside Majesic Hotel. Cosy wine, cofee &
this guidebook has been cocktail lounge with a relaxed seing.
produced with tourists Five Foot Way, Jln Padungan. Compact corner bar
decorated with the owner’s painings. Very friendly,
in mind, we have not
included places that with cheap beer and tasty pub food.
Gawing, 24 Jln Tabuan. Al-fresco bar turns into dance
concentrate on lavish
club (mostly trance, packed with students) around 10
business entertainment pm. Open late.
or where female visitors Grappa, Jln Padungan. Happening club with a
would feel uncomfortable. Socialising in Kuching is
remarkably diverse crowd at weekends. Progressive
also done in restaurants and cofee shops. Basic pubs house and dubstep. Open late
usually charge around RM 8-12 for a beer. Live music Havana, 22 Jln Tabuan. A watering hole on weekdays,
pubs, hotel bars, plush karaoke lounges and trendier party bar at weekends.
bars are usually more expensive. Most places have Jambu, 32 Crookshank Road. Cosy, atmospheric saloon
“happy hours,” with discounts or 2-for-1 ofers. Unless cum terrace bar in a colonial style bungalow. Great
otherwise stated, outlets are open daily from around 5 selecion of tapas. Closed Mondays. 10 mins walk from
pm to 1 am. The lisings below are only a small selecion city centre.
- the inquisiive will make their own discoveries. The Junk Bar, 80 Jln Wayang. As the restaurant winds
down the bar ills up and the music plays. Kuching’s
Bars & Pubs Wannabe Central.
King’s Arms, Jln Rumbia, of Jln Padungan. Popular
Ruai Bar, 7F Jln Ban Hock (opp. roundabout). Proudly English-style bar with decent pub food, nice for a quiet
beer at happy hour but comes alive later with DJ and
proclaiming itself “the world’s worst bar”, this laid-back live bands.
pub is run by a friendly Iban family and their relaives Knight’s, Jln Bukit Mata. Lively corner pub with live
and friends. Sociable, mostly Dayak guests enjoy
entertainment Thurs - Sat.
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