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Best entertainment venues
How does a bit of live jazz and vino sound? Or something a little more unconventional; some cabaret or a live poetry reading perhaps? Whatever you're in the mood for, the YourBars team have put their heads together to come up with some entertaining ways to sip away a sunny afternoon or sultry evening...
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Slide
Darlinghurst
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Even if you're not a huge cabaret fan, the side-splitting and dazzling performances, often teamed with excellent multi-course dinners, make for a top night out.
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The Green Room Lounge Bar
Enmore
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Bringing a '50s vintage vibe to Enmore's main drag, this funky, Melbourne-style bar projects classic films on the walls and serves up a range of good-value tipple to hip locals. Get in early to nab a lounge.
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Pumphouse
Darling Harbour
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This lively club hosts Mambo Nights each Monday evening, followed by Social Salsa Dancing on the main floor until late.
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Old Fitzroy Hotel
Woolloomooloo
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This old-fashioned, English-style pub has a lively atmosphere and a popular resident theatre which hosts new works from independent companies. The laksa and show deal is incredible value.
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Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
Melbourne
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This dimly lit club is one for serious jazz aficionados. There are no preeners or posers here, just a mixed crowd drawn together by a love of syncopated tunes.
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The Tote Hotel
Collingwood
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From the brains behind Yah Yah's and Bar Open, this grungy rock venue has re-emerged on the Melbourne music scene, bringing with it a legendary jukebox, sozzle-worthy cocktail bar, excellent beer garden and rich tapestry of rock 'n' roll.
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Rooftop Bar & Cinema
Melbourne
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Nestled atop Curtain House, this Manhattan-style rooftop combines live cinema with gorgeous cityscape views.
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Vineyard
St Kilda
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From acoustic nights to dinner and show packages, this popular restaurant and bar knows how to entertain.
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Der Raum
Richmond
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Come here for a different kind of entertainment. The cocktail making theatrics is more than spectacle worthy, and the boys behind the bar are always up for a bit of showing off.
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24 Moons
Melbourne
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At the end of colourful AC/DC Lane lies this sensual and mysterious drinking den. Essentially an urban, interactive arts hub, this opulent venue serves sensational world-class cocktails and often hosts burlesque performances.
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The Ellington Jazz Club
Perth
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Get improvisational at this sexy late-night Perth jazz club. Book a table stage-side downstairs or chill out upstairs in the lounge bar with tapas and a bottle of something classy.
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Deville's Pad
Perth
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This kitsch supper club will entice you into the dark side. With adults-only cabaret, cocktails, and private parties it's a guaranteed great night out.
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The Alley Cat Bar
Hobart
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This 'bohemian chic', slightly-left-of-centre venue has all the right elements for a great night out, with live entertainment ranging from acoustic to rock to cabaret, reasonably priced pub grub and a great selection of beverages.
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Ducks Nuts Bar & Grill
Darwin
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This popular Darwin haunt is actually a big, modern entertainment complex, complete with a restaurant, a live act space, a vodka bar and a wry sense of humour.
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