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The
Dominican Republic offers an array of
nightlife options where you can drink,
socialize, dance, gamble, or celebrate
the various festivals taking place throughout
the country. Options range from smaller
beer/pool halls, frequented predominantly
by Dominican men, to large nightclubs
where thousands of both tourists, foreigners
and Dominicans can be found bumping and
grinding to live bands or DJ's, into the
wee hours of the night. Most hotels and
restaurants offer casual bar/lounge settings
within their establishment that offer
a wide range of local and international
drink selections and play internationally
recognized music.
Dominican-owned
bars tend to offer only locally produced
drink selections and play Merengue or
Bachata music.
Most tourism destinations offer beach
bars that feature something for everyone,
in terms of music, drink selection, and
setting.
Enjoying 'Happy Hour' and watching the
sunset is a very popular visitor activity
at these establishments. Casinos can be
found in most of the larger tourism destinations
and cities throughout the country and
usually provide gamblers free drinks while
they take part in Black Jack, Roulette,
and Poker.
The hours of operation for most casinos
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The
most popular drink to be enjoyed in the Dominican
Republic is the famous Cuba
Libre, poured with a very generous amount of
locally produced Dominican Rum and Coke (or
Pepsi), topped off with a slice of lime. If
beer is your beverage of choice, the beloved
locally brewed and ice-cold, Presidente, will
certainly not disappoint. If tropical cocktails
are on the agenda, you'll have more than a few
to select from, with Piña Coladas, Rum
Punch, Banana Mamas, and Brazilian Cahpariñas,
being the most popular of the bunch.
Most establishments offer a wide variety of
both locally and internationally produced beers
and liquors. Good wines can be a little more
difficult to find unless you are in one of the
higher end hotels, restaurants or bars.
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| Santo
Domingo Nightlife |
8
Puertas Cafe / Restaurant
Calle
Jose Reyes # 107 esq.Salome Ureña
Tel : 689-9906 |
Crazy
Pub
For
singing karaoke, dancing, and just hanging
out this is the place to be. C/ Vicente
Celestino Duarte #50, Zona Colonial. Tel.
686-4754. |
K-ramba
Bar
In this bar you can hear the best music
of the 70's, 80's, and '90's. Spend the
evening in the comfort of casual ambience.
C/Isabel La Catolica #1, Zona Colonial.
Tel. 688-3587. |
Museo
del Jamon
A
popular bar/restaurant located in front
of the Alcazar de Colon, in the heart of
the Colonial City. Zona Colonial. Tel. 688-7015.
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Musik
Hall
Isabel
la Catolica 256 |
Proud
Mary
Calle
Duarte # |
Punta
Cana / Bavaro
Most
hotels will feature staff-produced evening shows,
with guests having the option to dance until
the wee hours in the hotel discos. Nightlife
will be slightly livelier at the larger hotel
clusters. Bavaro Beach Resort disco, the main
dance bar among the five large Barcelo Bavaro
hotels, has been described as "upscale,
popular, somewhat dressy." The disco opens
at 11pm and usually becomes jam-packed after
midnight.
With
this exception, nightlife at most resorts has
been described as "fairly dull" if
you are looking for a party atmosphere. Most
discos are small and won't attract more than
40-70 people in the evenings, mostly couples.
The discos will play current dance music so
you can bring your own CDs, gather a group of
people and turn a small hotel disco into your
own personal party.
The
only big show in town is Tropicalissimo, staged
at the Barcelo Bavaro Casino in the style of
the old Tropicana of Cuba.
Most
guests do not mind the lack of nightlife as
they retire early, exhausted from a day at the
beach. Regardless, there are bars in Plaza Bavaro
(near Barcelo and Melia hotels) where you can
meet the locals, mostly people who work in the
area. The atmosphere at these places should
be lively but don't expect too much. If you
will be staying in the area of Iberostar or
Riu hotels, Disco Pachá is the place.
They charge admission for those not staying
at Riu hotels. Another area disco is America
Latina.
For
those staying at Catalonia, Allegro or Natura
Park and wanting to venture out at night, there
is an open air, somewhat downscale, local bar
called Onkle Tom's a few hundred yards down
the beach, open until 5:00 AM.
There
are four casinos in the area: Riu Palace, Barcelo
Bavaro Casino, Paradisus Casino and the Catalonia
Casino. For an overview on casinos in the DR,
our Casino Page
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La
Romana Nightlife
Altos
de Chavon's Genesis Discotheque.
Boca
Chica
There
are several discos in Boca Chica that play a
combination of dance pop, house music, and of
course, salsa and merengue. Couples and families
usually stay at the large all inclusive hotels
that have their own discos and nightly shows.
Given
the large numbers of singles that flock to Boca
Chica's many non all-inclusive hotels, areas
in Boca Chica's downtown take on an "adults
only" atmosphere at night.
Albeit, most of the single men will be foreigners
and the women local. The singles usually stay
at the many small hotels that dot the beach
town and party at the town's bars. But days
in Boca Chica are quiet compared to Nassau,
Bahamas or Cancun. After all, this is a small
town and the main strip is just a few blocks
long.
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Juan
Dolio
El
Batey disco, next to Decameron Hotel. Merengue,
salsa and dance beat ‘til all hours. Chocolate
Bar, on access road between Decameron and Costa
Caribe. Pool tables and international beers
on offer.
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Puerto
Plata
Puerto
Plata nighttime activities range from merengue
and salsa music clubs, which mainly attract
locals and tourists who want to meet locals.
And the resort and beach town discos.
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Playa
Grande
Pueblito
Principe features night time entertainment.
There are also discos that attract locals and
adventurous tourists in Rio San Juan and the
town of Cabrera.
Cabarete
Cabarete
attracts a young crowd so expect the night life
to be lively and focused on the disco scene.
Nightlife
is definitely something uniquely special in
Cabarete. The cuisine is multi-cultural, and
there are many options available for every level
of expectation and budget. After a great meal,
you’ll always be able to find quite beach
bars for romantic ocean views and tropical cocktails.
Or, if you still have energy after your sun-filled
day, you can join others in drinking a ‘cuba
libre’, the infamous local drink, and
dance to merengue, watch a live band, or simply
meet other excited vacationers to discuss the
activities of your day.
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Sosua
Sosua
gets up when Puerto Plata sleeps. So expect
lots of activity at Sosua's discotheques starting
after 11 pm.
Live
bands: At the Britannia Pub in Sosua, owners
Lyndon and Barb have live music on alternate
weekends.
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