MONEY Most dance bars don't charge entrance fees unless they are holding a special event – in which case it could cost you as much as $44 to get in.
LAW You must be at least 18 years of age to drink. Smoking is prohibited in public places – but hey, it's Israel, so everyone does it anyway.
LANDEN
Classy, living-room-style
dance bar.
Address: 2 Shaul Hamelech St., corner of Ibn Gvirol.
Music: Mainstream hits,
some in Hebrew.
Dress code: No flip-flops, shorts or hats.
Age range: 25-30 plus.
Hours: 9 p.m. until the last customer leaves.
Tip: Send a text message to Nisan saying you read about the club in The Globe and Mail and want to be on that night's list. 972 (0) 52-691-9191.
ZIZI TRIPO
Hardcore underground
dance bar.
Address: 7 Karlibach St.
Music: Breakbeat electro
(whatever that is).
Dress code: “Cool,” say the owners.
Age range: Mid-20s to late 30s.
Hours: 10 p.m. until the last customer leaves.
Tip: Send a text message to Omer saying you read about the club in The Globe and want to be on that night's list. 972 (0) 54-630-3012.
ELIEZER
Stylish neighbourhood bar.
Address: 186 Ben-Yehuda St. (“Eliezer” is written in Hebrew on the glass wall.)
Music: Mainstream hits in
English and Hebrew.
Dress code: Appropriately stylish.
Age range: 25 and up.
Hours: 7 p.m. until the wee hours.
Tip: Tell the guard it's your first visit and you'll get a free drink chip.
Mental
Hardcore underground
dance bar.
Address: 7 Shadal St. – look for the beefy bouncers in black.
Music: Electro.
Dress code: None, but look good if it's Thursday or Friday.
Age range: 26 to early 40s.
Hours: 10 p.m. until the last customer leaves.
Tip: If you want the hardcore atmosphere but not the music, come on a Monday night when Groove Redemption plays groove, reggae and funk
covers.LEVONTIN 7
Neighbourhood bar with a separate music performance space.
Address: Like the name.
Music: Mix of hip hop, groove, blues, roots and whatever else Yael, the bar hostess, likes.
Dress code: None.
Age range: Everyone is welcome.
Hours: 8 p.m. until the last customer leaves.
Tip: Try co-owner Daniel Sarid's drink, Tar, named after his album.
HAOMAN 17
Hardcore dance club.
Address: Abarbanel 88 in
Florentine neighbourhood.
Music: Trance, techno.
Dress code: None.
Age range: 22 and up.
Hours: Open only Thursdays and Fridays, midnight until midday (more or less).
Tip: Go on a gays' night.
APARTMENT 98
Classy dance bar.
Address: 98 Dizengoff St., second floor.
Music: Electronic mainstream – they've got a “music consultant”!
Dress code: Classy.
Hours: 10 p.m. until about 2:30 a.m. on weeknights and 4:30 a.m. on weekends.
Age range: 25-35.
Tip: Send a text message to Eyal saying you read about the club in The Globe and want to be on that night's list. 972 (0) 54-333-2327.
VILLA SOKOLOV
Living-room dance bar.
Address: 4 Kaplan St., entrance from the right side of Beit
Sokolov building.
Music: Mainstream pop,
in English and Hebrew.
Dress code: Don't come
in shorts unless you have
great legs.
Age range: 23-30.
Hours: 8 p.m. until – you know.
Tip: Send a text message to Liron saying you read about the club in The Globe and want to be on that night's list. 972 (0) 50-725-6101.
