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1. Bean Bag Jazz Lounge
Bean Bag Jazz Lounge in Morningside pairs live jazz from Thursday to Sunday with a restaurant menu and a late-night bar, open daily until 02:00.
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2. Bubbles O’Learys
Long-standing Irish pub on Acacia Avenue in Kololo, fitted with a bar brought from an old pub in Ireland, with a big terrace, live music, quizzes and sport.
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3. Cairo Jazz Club
Cairo's best-known live music club, open since 2001 in Agouza, with local bands and DJs on stage, cocktails and a food menu most nights.
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4. Fendika Cultural Center
The city's best-known azmari house and cultural centre, led by dancer Melaku Belay, with nightly traditional music and dance and regular Ethio-jazz nights.
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5. Jungle at Hotel Sahrai
A late-opening Lebanese restaurant and bar at Hotel Sahrai, with wine, cocktails and a terrace on the hill above Fez, open nightly until 2am.
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6. Karnak Sound and Light Show
An evening sound and light show inside Karnak Temple, telling the story of Thebes and its pharaohs with lighting and narration in several languages.
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7. KICKOFF Sports Bar
A Wuse 2 sports bar with big HD screens and surround sound for football, Formula 1 and NBA, plus cocktails, comfort food, darts and DJ nights.
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8. Le Comptoir Darna
A long-running Hivernage restaurant and club combining Moroccan and Mediterranean dinners with belly dancing, live music and DJs every evening until late.
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9. Le Rooftop at Royal Mansour
A Mediterranean restaurant and cocktail bar 23 storeys up at the Royal Mansour, with views over the White City to the Hassan II Mosque and a DJ every evening.
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10. Level 8
The Hyatt Regency's rooftop bar on Kivukoni Front, with 360-degree views over the harbour and city, cocktails and live DJs from Wednesday to Sunday.
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11. New Afrika Shrine
Built by Fela Kuti's family in 2000, the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja is Lagos's home of Afrobeat, with regular performances by Femi Kuti and Seun Kuti.
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12. Phare des Mamelles
Restaurant, lounge and club beside Dakar's 1864 lighthouse on the Mamelles hill, with city and ocean views, live music and late DJ nights.
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13. Pili Pili
A hillside bar and restaurant in Kibagabaga with a large open-air terrace, pool and sunset views, turning club-like with DJs on weekend nights.
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14. Sarabi Rooftop
The rooftop pool deck and lounge of the Sankara hotel in Westlands, with skyline views, signature cocktails, sharing plates and live music or DJs several nights a week.
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15. Sin + Tax
Sin + Tax is a discreet speakeasy-style cocktail bar in Rosebank known for imaginative seasonal drinks and bottled cocktails made with local spirits and botanicals.
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16. Skybar25
Accra's best-known rooftop bar, on top of the Villaggio Alto tower, pairing tropical cocktails with panoramic sunset views over the city skyline.
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17. The 5th at Upendo House
Fifth-floor rooftop bar and restaurant at Upendo House on Hurumzi Street, with an infinity pool, sunset cocktails, DJ evenings and a weekend brunch.
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18. The Gin Bar
Reached through the Honest Chocolate café on Wale Street, The Gin Bar is a small, relaxed bar devoted to gin, with a newer Bubbly Bar alongside.
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19. The Wine Bar
Wine bar and specialist wine shop in a restored early Windhoek house on Windmill Hill, open since 2003 and known for sunset drinks and a deep South African list.
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20. Théâtre municipal de Tunis
The Art Nouveau municipal theatre on Avenue Habib Bourguiba, opened in 1902, staging opera, ballet, symphonic concerts and drama for 1,350 spectators.
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