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Eating, drinking and nightlife
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Central Geneva has plenty of cafAŠs and bars offering lunchtime
plats du jour
, as well as inexpensive evening
food
. The smoky upstairs bar in the L'Usine squat, a young people's cultural centre on Place des Volontaires, offers meals for Sfr10;
Le Zofage
, 6 Rue des Voisins, is a university cafeteria open to non-students; and
Manora
, 4 Rue de Cornavin, is a high-quality self-service restaurant with plentiful vegetarian selections and meals from Sfr12.
CafAŠ Gallay
, 42 Boulevard St Georges, is a friendly neighbourhood cafAŠ/bar;
Al-Amir
, 12 Rue des Alpes, does excellent Lebanese kebabs and falafel (from Sfr7); budget veggies are equally well served at
Hang-Zhou
, 19 Rue de la CoulouvreniA?re (Chinese) and
Jeck's
, 14 Rue de NeuchA?tel (Thai) - both offer Sfr15 lunches.
Au Petit Chalet
, 17 Rue de Berne, is the least pretentious place for Swiss cuisine;
Spaghetti Factory
, 13 Rue de la Fontaine, for Italian. As for
drinking
, Place du Bourg-de-Four's pavement cafAŠs are packed during the day. In the Old Town,
Flanagan's
, 4 Rue de Cheval Blanc, is an Irish pub with live music (Thurs-Sat). In Carouge
Le Chat Noir
, 13 Rue Vautier, is a bar and cellar venue dedicated to live performance (nightly until 4am); close by are the traditional
CafAŠ des Amis
, 23 Rue Ancienne, and boisterous
La Marchand de Sable
, 4 Rue Vautier. Sleek, postmodern
Le 2e Bureau
, 9 Rue du Stand, thumps with deep beats, and the nearby
CafAŠ Mozart
waterfront wine bar, 4 Quai des Forces Motrices, hosts some live jazz. Tiny, kitschy
La Bretelle
, 15 Rue des A?tuves, features great drag cabaret. Other useful information
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Switzerland,
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