30am otherwise. Drinking There's an excellent choice of places to drink in Gothenburg, vrith the added bnus that some places stay open until well into the small hours. Avenyn is the food point of much of nighttime Gothenburg, but wherever you are you should find somewhere to wet your whistle. Bars and nightcafes Brasserie Julien, Gotaplatsen 9. Smart barrestaurant on two floors. Seats outside in mmer, and a mainly young clientele. rie Upp, Avenyn 8. One of the trendiest hangouts, back down the avenue, with a Fr bar up fiont a restaurant at the back; generally crowded, in Dlea!"® Larmgatan 14. Popular haunt and good for a quick cappuccino SaiLTa с late at the weekend: Mon 8am7pm, TuesFri Sat 10am3pm & 9pmam. и the dni't Urmgatan 18. Reputedly the oldest watering hole in town British beer restaurant and (fairly crummy) disco upstairs. you can t' cheaper and less posey than the rest of the avenue, ®urals tlc.oii, coffee, cakes and sandwiches surrounded by findesiecle pastoral «Jiuauy crowded all day. Musik Cafe Aveny, Avenyn. No drinks licence, but a young crowd in this popular caf' getting into ice cream and coffee. Also live folky music. Open daily until 11pm, Fri & Sat unffl lam. Norrlands Nation, Vastra Hamngatan 20. Currently unlicensed though this may change i future, in which case the occasional rock, jazz and comedy gigs should become a reguW feature. Good coffee in the mecintime. Open until 11pm, Fri & Sat until 2am. Tvakanten, Avenyn, junction with Kristinelundsgatan. Amiable coffee bar with seats outside in the summer. Villa Belparc, Slottskogen. Beautifully sited in the southeast corner of the park this outdoor bar and grill stays open until around 11pm in summer. Nightlife and entertainment There's plenty of other things to do in Gothenburg besides eat and drink. The city has a fairly brisk live music scene jazz, rock and classical as well as the usual cinema and theatre opportunities that you'd expect. I I i t ll'jj f ir ТЪе details below should give you some ideas but pick up the free weekly newspaper Goteborg denna Vecka, which lists restaurants, bars, concerts, discos and almost anything else you might want to know about it's in Swedish but not very difficult to decipher; or check the flyposters in the cafes around town. There's a ticket booking office at Kungsportsplatsen 2 for theatre and sports events or ask at the tourist office. Clubs You can lay down some steps at a few clubs in Gothenburg, but there's nowhere spectaular. YakiDa on Nya Allen (ThursSat 9pm3am), behind the Palm House in Tradgardsforeningen, has been around for years, while the Gothenburg Card gives free entry to a couple of other discos (in the Hotel Panorama, Eklandagatan 5153, and Valand, Vasagatan 41) but these are fairly duff. Also, beware of flyposters advertising cheaper oneoff discos in town, generally the unlicensed province of Gothenburg's seventeenyearolds.