Jerusalem Nightlife Tips by leffe3

Chakra: 50s style

Great bar/restaurant in centre of town. Attracts essentially a late 20s/early 30s crowd (but not exclusively) with good music, great ambience, slightly faded round the edges. Large semi-circular bar dominates the downstairs, lots of faded velvet drapes and 50s style furniture. Upstairs has a little less atmosphere.

Dress Code: Anything goes - stays open late

Address: Corner of Jaffa/ Shlomo Ha'melekh

Theme: Eating and Drinking

Jerusalem Cinematheque: Celluloid Nights

Probably one of the nicest located cinemas in the world overlooking the Hebron Valley and the walls of the Old City. Two auditoria, schedule of the old and new, late night screenings at weekends, home of the International Jerusalem Film Festival. The General Manager - Lia van Leer - is an institution in her own right in Israel, and was one of the first to (successfully) challenge the religious stranglehold in the city on not allowing anything to be open over the sabbath (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset)

Dress Code: anything

Address: Hebron Rd

Theme: Other

Tzuf Bar: Dance Bar

Fantastic dance bar next to the Cinematheque on Hebron Rd. Enter into the covered courtyard and a circular bar sits proudly in the centre of the room. Rough hewn stone walls and ground, tables and chairs on the perimeter. 'L' Shaped room at far end is where the action takes place - long stem of the L is the bar and a few stools, DJ in the corner, tables and chairs scattered round the rest of the room, cushioned window seats looking down into the Hebron valley and onto the floodlit walls of the Old City. When this places gets going, it really gets going. Every bit of floor space is taken up by moving bodies - move those tables! Incredibly friendly enviroment, both staff and clientele that hang out here.

Dress Code: This is Israel! Whatever goes...

Address: Hebron Rd

Directions: Between the Cinematheque and the Mount Zion Hotel

Theme: Nightclub