When you are on the lookout for the Cebu Nightlife - exciting, interesting, and family friently, you don't have to go too far.

Cebuanos and Filipinos generally love to to sing, dance and drink, specially so on Fridays. Cebu nightlife scene consists of karoake bars or live bands.

Clubbing Like There's No Tomorrow! Nightlife in Cebu is lively and really starts rocking after 8pm.

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The Live Wire

If you prefer a more sophisticated ambience with world-class music, look no further than Jazz n Bluz. This slick restaurant bar - which could double as a Blue Note anywhere in the world - usually has two bands performing and doesn't close until the last customer leaves. Despite the name, you will find Jazz, a little Blues and a lot of easy-listening music.

Sinners and Saints Resto Bar on Banilad Road is also a fun place to hang-out. With their barmen and bargirls dressed up as devils and angels respectively and a host of good local live music is on display. Ratskys in Ayala, Papa Roast and Seafood Resto Bar and Kaona Grill also have their fair share of good live music to complement the food.

Listen and Dance to the DJ tunes

If you prefer to hear DJ's, the Crossroads complex on Banilad Road which houses small intimate clubs such as Vudu (house & techno music) and Cafe Teatro which also has a DJ on most nights playing faves from the 70's, 80's and some Latin beats. Teatro is run by an attractive Cebuana appropriately named Queenie, who is a wonderful host.

Further down the (Banilad) road you will find Cielo, which after dinner, transforms into a cool club with a DJ who plays mainly house and some lighter techno music. While Cielo is a fun place to hang-out, be seen and dance, it should not be overlooked as a dining experience. Some dishes on offer include: penne rustica and chicken parmigiana. Be warned, the portions are not small.

Discos

Both Nasa and Sunflower Discos are large clubs/ discos, with big thumping sounds systems and lots of lights. The latter attracts its fair share of the tourist trade.

Going Bananas at the Pubs

Noteworthy on the sports bar side is Badgers. An appealing sports bar with lots of plasma TV's, live coverage of most worldwide sporting events, deco that could be from any North American bar and the has some decent pub food on offer. It is also one of the few, if not the only bar that sells Guiness stout and one of the few that sells real Aussie meat pies.

Magellan's Landing at Marina Mall (three of their ever smiling staff pictured above) is also a great place to hang-out, enjoy a coldie and kick back. They serve some excellent pub-grub there and the clientele is an eclectic mix of foreigners and locals. Be sure to try the steak and mushroom pie, or cajun chicken dishes.

Kimchi Anyone?

With burgeoning Korean tourist influx, Cebu is now witnessing the growth of KTV places (Karaoke TV) popping up all over the place. Small wonder then that karaoke parlors everywhere have prominent signs posted for (GROs) or guest relations officers.

These very nimble ladies can have quite an impact on your wallet if you’re not eagle-eyed. Two of the larger and more upmarket KTV's are located in Mactan. The White Castle on Airport Road and another in the Waterfront Airport Hotel.

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The Sunflower Disco on Salinas Drive is the largest disco in town. It gets crowded on the weekends. A live band plays dance music making the joint a little loud and a bit more expensive than other bars in Cebu.

Expect an mix of people and do try their dance contest on Thursdays. Salinas Drive is the nightlife area of Cebu and features several bars and restaurants.

The Club Vudu at Crossroads is a hipper place catering for the upper status crowd. Smaller than other clubs it still gets crowded on the weekends. A popular hangout is the upstairs lounge which beats out funky and trance music.

The Mango Square is fast becoming another trendy hangout spot and is centrally located around the Fuente Osmena Circle. Check out several nightclubs in the Square where you can dance all night long.

Best bets in this area includes AutoShop Bar and Restaurant where the action starts about 10 pm. Get there early on weekends if you want to get a table.

The new kid in the block is Pump which has two locations; near the Cebu Grand Convention Center, and in the back of Mango Square close to the parking lot. This is a a popular disco with a nice mix of dance music.

Avoid the seedier go-go dance places are concentrated on Mango Avenue (now General Maxilom) with establishments like Viking, Papillon and Blackhole. Arena. Not too far from Mango Avenue is Jaguar KTV and go-go dance place. This is located in a plush theatre.