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Eating, drinking and nightlife
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Brighton has the greatest concentration of
restaurants
in the southeast after London. Around North Laine are some great, inexpensive
cafAŠs
, but for classier establishments head to the Lanes and out towards Hove. Many of the cheaper places fight hard to attract the large student market with discounted deals of around ten percent, so if you have a student ID, use it.
Nightlife
is hectic and compulsively pursued throughout the year, making Brighton unique in the sedate southeast. There are a couple of outstanding clubs, lots of live music and more cinema screens per head than anywhere else in Britain. Midweek entry into the clubs can cost just a couple of pounds and cinema seats are similarly priced before 6pm. For up-to-date details of
what's on
, pick up a copy of the monthly
Insight
(A?1) from newsagents or the free monthly listing magazines
What's On
or
Source
from the tourist office while the similarly free
Gscene
, covering gay events, can be found in gay bars, clubs and shops. If you've access to the internet, you can log on to the highly praised
website
,
. Every May the three-week-long
Brighton Festival
(tel 01273/700747,
) takes place in various venues around town. This arty celebration includes fun fairs, exhibitions, street theatre and concerts from classical to jazz. Brighton is hoping to emulate Berlin by staging its very own version of the latter's Love Parade, a day-and-night-long
Dance Parade
, held in mid-July. Other useful information
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