Whether you want to drink your sorrows away, or dance till you drop, you can make it happen in Durban.
Beanbag Bohemia Restaurant, cigar bar and cocktail lounge. Vibey mixed crowd; funky house and acid jazz; occasional theme party. Wickedly SUPERB! Address: 18 Windermere Rd, Morningside, Tel: (031) 309-6019 China white China White is an upmarket venue for sophisticated socialites with a discerning taste for great hip hip/house/R&B music, interesting people and a relaxed atmosphere. Address: 226 Stamford hill rd, Morningside,Durban, tel: 0727307078 www.chinawhite.co.za
News Cafe Rowdy cigar lounge, cocktail bar, coffee bar and restaurant. Address: Silver Oaks Centre, Silverton Rd, Musgrave, Tel: (031) 201-5241
Tilt Upmarket club - balcony and lounge areas make for a refreshing break from the dance area, thats generally packed with Durbans sleekest. One-off Trancentral parties with uplifting trance and hard house. Address: Walnut Rd, opp Hilton Hotel, Tel: (031) 306-9356
Billy the BUMs Cocktail bar for Basic Upmarket Socialites (BUMs). Best cocktails in town. Tue ladies night. Address: 504 Windermere Rd, Morningside, Tel: (031) 303-1988
Club Zoom Address: 19 King Dick Street, Central, Durban, Tel: (031) 337-6916
Nightfever Massive venue; commercial dance music; lots of rugby fans getting down on the huge dance floor. Tue is Pigs Night - a set fee will get you free drinks from 8pm-12pm. Address: 121 Argyle Rd, Greyville, Tel: (031) 309-8422
Spank Members of Durbans most upmarket crowd cram into this warehouse venue every weekend, to catch pumping house, R&B and kwaito as played by big name DJs from the likes of Yfm and Radio Metro. Address: 19 Milner St, Durban, Tel: (031) 337-9527
Dusk Till Dawn Music starts 8pm featuring an eclectic mix of 90s electronica and 70s Bohemia, with anything from drum circles to drum n bass nightly. Bean-bag-and-incense ambience. Catch drum n bass and trance DJs regularly. Address: Corner Umbilo and Clarke Rd, Tel: (031) 205-7038
Blue Bottles At the mouth of the harbour with a sun deck offering a 360-degree view of Durban and surroundings. Meeting, eating and drinking venue with 150-seater restaurant, four bars and real 70s dance music. Address: Point Waterfront, Tel; (031) 368-403
Legends Late Night Cafe A late-night institution in Durban. Vibey ambience and good music; late-night drinks, cocktails and dining inside or on the alfresco terrace. Address: Musgrave Centre, Musgrave, Tel: (031) 201-0733