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Nightlife and culture
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On first impressions, life
after dark
looks sparse but a bit of time rooting around in the old town will turn up a good choice of convivial bars and small clubs, some of them with live music.
The best source of information on nightlife is the local daily paper Il Secolo XIX ; in summer you can supplement this with Genova by Night, the tourist office's free what's-on guide. The student magazine La Rosa Purpurea del Cairo also has information on music, theatre and cinema; it's published monthly and is available from bars and some Via Balbi bookshops in term-time.
There are plenty of
bars
along the seamy waterfront Via Gramsci, in between the strip joints and brothels, but more attractive places to drink can be found on the side roads off Via XX Settembre and around Piazza delle Erbe.
Moretti
on Via San Bernardo is a beery student dive;
Le Corbusier
, Via San Donato 36r, is consistently popular;
Eprie Rosse
, Via Ravecca 54r, is a characterful wine-bar. The
Britannia
pub at Vico Casana 76r, off Piazza di Ferrari, has pints of Guinness and burgers and chips. The
Louisiana
club
on Via San Sebastiano has live trad jazz most nights from around 10pm, but you'll find more happening joints tucked away in the southern part of the old town: the
Quaalude
, beneath the "Massari" signboard at Piazza Sarzano 14, is an underground club that features live bands and/or dance parties on Fridays and Saturdays - ask around in local bars for the latest news. Other useful information
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