Charly’s Cabana, 39 Blvd Zerktouni, opposite the Cinéma Le Colisée, T 044-430617. 1200-1430 and 1900-1200. More of a relaxed restaurant than a bar with a small courtyard. Aperitifs at 40dh and wine by the bottle at 90dh. For something to eat before a film or after a session at one of the cyber cafés in the neighbouring Ghandouri Complex. The lighting can be a bit bright. Le Chesterfield, Hotel Nassim, 115 Av Mohammed V. Lunchtimes until 2300. Access via the small shopping centre of the Hotel Nassim, a couple of mins’ walk from Place Abd el Moumen. Aperitifs around 35dh, beers 20-40dh, whiskies around 55dh. Wooden panelling and armchairs transport you to an English club as imagined by a Marrakchi decorator. Drinks outside next to tiny pool as well. Le Comptoir Paris-Marrakech, Av Ech Chouhada, almost opposite the Hotel Impérial Borj, T 044-437702, http://www.ilove- marrakech.com/lecomptoir. The Red City’s trendiest address? Bar, restaurant and small giftshop in an Moorish-Deco villa. All very ‘fusion of cultures’ – but at a price. Tapas (25dh and rising) compulsory with any alcoholic drink. Beers start at 40dh, cocktails 70dh. Spectacular Oriental dancers some evenings. If on a short break, definitely worth a look before heading off to your dinner date in the médina. L’Escale, just off Av Mohammed V, on the turning with the Wafa Bank and a shoeshop, almost opposite the Guéliz market. Lunchtimes and evenings until 2200. Closed Fridays and during Ramadan. The best of Marrakech’s chaâbi populaire (or working man’s bars), the place for beers in blokey company. The room at the back serves excellent brochettes or coquelet (baby cockerel) and chips (25dh). An excellent address, lively if there’s a match on the TV. Handful of tables on the pavement outside where you can sip a beer. Le Moucharabieh, Hotel Sheraton, intersection Av de France and Av de la Menara, T 044-448998. Daily 1900-0100. Beers start at 45dh, cocktails at 70dh. All the big hotels have piano bars of varying descriptions. This is perhaps the most kitsch with its silvery palm trees, blue lighting and general Egyptian rococco feel. Le Montecristo, 20 Rue ibn Aïcha, Guéliz. Things get going around 2300. Opened in late 2002, this place could fill the gap between pleasant pizzerias and low-life bars. Three floors, three atmospheres, from fumoir to tents on the roof terrace. Dance and drink the night away. Some people suggest it has yet to find its public. Drinks not cheap – whiskies start at 70dh. La Renaissance, Place Abd el Moumen, T 044-447188. 1200- 2200. Diametrically opposite the Café des Négociants (good for breakfast). The mirador of the neighbouring Hotel Tachfine. A Marrakech favourite for a beer with the best view of Guéliz. Some would say that this is the secular equivalent of the Koutoubia. Both downstairs café (no alcohol) and top floor panoramic bar were closed for a major refit in summer 1993. Pay for your first drink at the counter in the café downstairs and then take the lift to the top-floor terrace. A popular address for a quiet afternoon beer with a view. Saffran et Canelle, 40 Av Hassan II, T 044-435969. Daily from lunchtime until at least 0100. A trendy, pre-club sort of place. The bar-restaurant La Hacienda attracts the Marrakchi 30-somethings. Things really get going in the popular karaoke section. In fact, no real need to move on to a club if you get settled in here. Le Churchill, Hotel de la Mamounia, Bab Jedid, T 044-444409. 1700-0100 except Mon. Jazz some evenings. Black and white photos of long-vanished jazz heroes on the walls, cigars and leather armchairs atmosphere. Clientèle mainly hotel residents.
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