Monday, December 24, 2012

Top 10 Sin Cities: #8 Beirut




Beirut: Hotbed of Vices in the Middle East


"Life is for living"! That’s the quintessence of the Lebanese life-style. After 15 years of civil war Beirut is now regaining what it was before...Paris of the middle-east.  Beirut has the crown as one of the most chic happening cities in the world. Newsweek recently claimed it one of the '12 Cities of Style' and one of the top 3 cities to spend New Year's Eve. However, the image of Beirut  is still related with war, kidnapping, bullet-scare buildings and nowadays also with Hezbollah and Al-Qaida. Lebanon = Arab= Muslim Terrorists. This image is totally wrong and some newspapers are finally starting to recognize it.

Food

Lebanese food is known to be the best in the middle east. Never eat too much of the delicious entrees (Mezze) as the main course is huge as well. Don’t forget to wash down your food with a cool Almaza beer or excellent lebanese wines (Chateau Musaar, Ksara and Kefraiya). You can also visit the wine-valleys and have a wine tasting there.

Nightlife

Beirut nightlife is extraordinary. It does not matter where you are going, you will see the crowd dancing in ecstasies on chairs, tables and even the bar. Lebanon has some great DJs and, of course you can hear some tunes which are not even played in Europe. You usually start your night at 10.30 or 11 at Monot street. You find one bar next to the other. If you look for the more alternative crowd, check out Rue Gourraud in Gemmayze, which can be considered as the “Soho” of Beirut, the latest hang-out of the arty scene.

List of Super Night Clubs (Lebanese code for Sex Club):


Tico Tico

  • Super Nightclub
  • Hamra

Guy's Bar

  • Super Nightclub
  • Hamra
Are you having a guys' night out? Guy's Bar is the ultimate place for your ultimate fun!

Rock Inn

  • Super Nightclub
  • Hamra

Gold Rush

  • Super Nightclub
  • Karakas

Playboy

  • Super Nightclub
  • Karakas

Teachers

  • Super Nightclub
  • Karakas

Green Gate

  • Super Nightclub
  • Karakas

Magic

  • Super Nightclub
  • Hamra

Stars

  • Super Nightclub
  • Hamra
For an unforgettable night, visit Stars Restaurant and pub for your mind relaxation and physical acceleration!

Candel Light

  • Super Nightclub
  • Hamra

Excalibur

  • Super Nightclub
  • Maameltein
Excalibur is a super nightclub located in Jounieh where you'll be able to enjoy a sumptuous dinner, experience the mystical Russian Ballet, or just have a drink and enjoy your time.

Nightlife Recommendations


Mid-week Beirut can be a little quiet, but you can still find a pulse. The main nightlife areas are Gemmayzeh StreetMonot Street andHamra. The venues  in Gammayzeh are more resto bar type places – really tiny and pretentious. Monot street (the club street) is even more pretentious and a complete rip-off. Hamra (the university area) is by far the best place to be in my opinion. It’s cheaper, the only place busy every night, and there’s more single women around. As such these venues are all in Hamra.


The Strip

This is the perfect place for a debauched pub crawl – about half a dozen bars crammed in a little lane way.  Danny's is a popular club.  Just ask anyone on the strip and they can tell you hoe to get there.  Just go to whatever bar has the most atmosphere. Later, check around the corner for a place called  Speak Easy. It’s small, but it always seemed to have quite a few single ladies about. I had the pleasure of having sex in the bathroom here – both the gents and the ladies room.



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