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Cardiff Nightlife ... East End District

This area of Cardiff has expanded over recent years. New bars on Greyfriars Road and The Friary have now produced Cardiff's second main nightlife district.

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Greyfriars Road



Cardiff's East End District

Oceana, Cardiff Oceana Bar and Nightclub Complex
Park Place, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2023 3833
Multi-roomed venue, with each room having a different theme from a place from around the world. Now home of Cardiff's Legendary Student Night 'bounce' Every Thursday. (Formerly Creation, Zeus, Coco Savanna, Brannigans, Dylans)

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Glam Nightclub, Cardiff Glam Nightclub
Park Place, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2022 9311
Club above Fat Cats offering two levels of music for the Saturday Night market..

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Fat Cat Café, Cardiff Fat Cat Café Bar
Greyfriars Road, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2022 8378
Trendy, stylish upmarket bar, popular with business during the day and the younger, trendy scene evenings at the weekend. Not as good as it was, bottle beers were warm, rather surly staff and the excellent steak and ale pie has been dropped from the menu!
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Ha! Ha!, Cardiff Browns Bar
The Friary, Cardiff
Big, brash, bright - school canteen meets Ikea! Expensive bar, quite trendy, popular with the business and slightly older markets. (Formerly Ha Ha's)
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Buffalo, Cardiff Buffalo Late Bar
Windsor Place, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2031 0312
This unique, individual and independant bar slightly off the main patch offers a 'different' range of beers, wines and snacks. Live music and a beer garden too, though rather pretentious customers and service was very slow when we went.
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Varsity, Cardiff Varsity Late Bar with Dancefloor
Greyfriars Road, Cardiff
Bright, modern, young, student orientated but attracts a local market too. Busy daytime for food and popular for sport in the evening.
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Steam, Cardiff Steam Bar
The Friary, Cardiff
Looks huge from the outside, but it's actually quite small. Upmarket, plush & comfortable. Part of The Hilton Hotel.
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Henry's, Cardiff Henry's Bar
Park Place, Cardiff
Spacious, upmarket & modern, popular for food & cocktails. Busy with theatre-goers. Service can be extremely slow though.
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Minsky's, Cardiff Minsky's Bar/Nightclub
Cathedral Walk, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2023 3128
Drag, revue bar/club, popular with hen parties. Open Thu to Sat.
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The Crockerton, Cardiff The Crockerton Late Bar with Dancefloor
Greyfriars Road, Cardiff
Lloydd's No1 chain with many cheap drink offers, attracting a mix of students and locals. Steer clear of the food, we waited an hour and ten minutes for a rubbery beef burger with no garnish! Rather dark, can get a bit "lively" on the streets outside.
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Tiger Tiger, Cardiff Tiger Tiger Bar/Nightclub
Greyfriars Road, Cardiff • Tel (029) 2039 1944
Multi room venue with a dining area, several smaller bars and a mediocre club on the first floor. Wants to be upmarket but just doesn't have that feel and no personal touch for its customer.
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33 Windsor Place, Cardiff 33 Windsor Place Bar (Brains)
Windsor Place, Cardiff
Quiet, plush business bar.
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Central Bar, Cardiff Central Bar Bar (Wetherspoon)
Windsor Place, Cardiff
Worst Wetherspoon in Cardiff. Bit cramped, spread over two levels. The cheap food and drinks make it popular, though the Sunday roast we had was badly served and pretty awful.
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Slug & Lettuce, Cardiff Slug & Lettuce Bar
The Friary, Cardiff
This venue has closed down. (Formerly Bar Med)
 
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Live Lounge Late Bar • The Friary Live Music venue and popular late bar - open til 4am most nights.

Pen and Wig Pub • Park Grove Traditional business pub, popular with lecturers and mature students.

Cardiff Arts Institute Bar • Park Place Bar with live music, comedy and DJs most evenings.



Other Districts and Nightlife pages

Cardiff's West End (incl St Mary Street, Brewery Quarter & Mill Lane)

Cardiff Castle Quarter

Cardiff's Gay Scene

Cardiff's Club Promoters


 


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