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Night life in Yangon

HOW and where can you relax in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, after a long days work, a tedious journey,
a vigorous weekend of recreational activities or perhaps you might just want an evening out with friends
and colleagues to have a cozy chat about your travel experiences an talk about old times or current affairs. There
are numerous places. 

So, how about relaxing around hotels' bars? Hotel Nikko Royal Lake along the shore of Royal Lake (Kandawgyi Lake) offers Maymyo Bar, a prime venue for a relaxing evening with friends or colleagues. For leisure, private multi-language karaoke,
a modern designed dance floor and attractive dancers are available at the Lobby Bar which is open from 7:00 P.M until 1:30
A.M. Another venue where you can discuss or chat is the Dagon Bar at the Summit Parkview Hotel. The Dagon Bar with a
live music band is renowned as a preferred choice among evening leisure communities. You can be a dancing queen or king if
you wish to, on the spacious dancing floor which is open from late evening until midnight. Not too far from the Summit Parkview hotel is the Savoy Hotel where you can enjoy authentic German cuisine and beverages at the CaptainÊs Bar while sipping German beer. On Wednesday, the place is especially crowded with western expatriate community talking, dining and enjoying German food and beverages during happy hours.

For those who prefer an Irish style setting, Paddy O' Malley's, an Irish Pub at Sedona HotelÊs basement is a popular venue. Normally, the pub is lively and crowded with a live Philipino band. It offers a 50% discount on food & beverages during the happy hour of 6:00 P.M and 9:00 P.M. As it is an Irish pub, it is the only venue where you would have a chance to enjoy, special foods on special days like St. Patricks Day. The Kandawgyi Palace has its Disco Pub and The Grand Plaza Park, the Music Club with a big square bar with a band. For downtown entertainment, the Traders Hotel has a Gallery Bar with a live music band. The Bar actually has different themes on different days of the week, but Thursday's Blues Night is famous in Yangon for expatriates and the local community. If you have any desire to socialize in Yangon, it is the place you should pop into. On Thursday's nights, you can enjoy live entertainment and a complimentary snack buffet during the happy hour of 5: 00 P.M and 9:00 P.M and you can also enjoy a 50% discount on all standard beverages. Yangonites and local expatriates normally gather at the Strand Grill and Bar of a 100-years-old at the Strand Hotel. The Strand Grill has one of the most elegant dining rooms, endorsed with a classical guitarist's entertainment. You can have a chat with friends or sip drinks choosing from a wide range of drinks offered at the Bar under a charming atmosphere. A two-piece jazz duo performs every Friday.

Apart from hotels' outgoing venues, where else you can go for late night entertainment or more private enjoyment. A bar near the top of 50th Street is an American country style, 50th Street Bar & Grill which opens all day until midnight and is a renowned place for going out to. There you can try your skill at darts while sipping drinks with your friends, or talk about your workplace or any other topic of your choice. The restaurant furnished in American country style with red brick walls and a big wooden wheel offers two-storeys of seating accommodation. Mr. Guitar, a similar popular place with locals and foreigners, is open from 7P.M to midnight featuring unplugged music and an outside courtyard, so that you can have a cosy conversation.

Frenz Restaurant situated at Pearl Condominium is also another good place for evening leisure. At this restaurant, you can order various dishes for dinner or supper or sample different kinds of beverages. The restaurant also has live musical entertainment.

For something quite different, why not embark on a Riverine cruise along Yangon's Hlaing river, soaking up the panoramic views of the lush green city with the mighty Shwe Dagon Pagoda dominating the sky line in the distance. You can while the time away, sipping drinks and nibbling snacks or if you prefer why not head for the Karaoke lounge. Myat Thandar Riverine cruises openate in the evenings of Sat, Sun and public holidays commencing at 6:00 pm during the open season.

Author by Theingi Myo(SweSone Yangon Inflight Magazine)

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