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Most of Georgetown's bars are comfortable places to hang out, but when the fleet arrives, a good many turn into rowdy meat markets, so choose carefully. Usual opening hours are 6pm-2am. In Georgetown's discos you're unlikely to hear the latest Western club sounds, and there's usually a cover charge of around RM10.

Babylon Boom Boom , Lebuh China Ghaut. A fun gay and straight disco and café, whose main attraction is the twice-nightly drag cabaret show.

No name bar , Lebuh Chulia. Further up from the Hong Kong Bar by the bus stop, this basic place always hosts a steady stream of travellers.

Polar Café , 48a Jl Penang. Family-run sing-along bar with organist and music machine, bright lighting and TV. A hamburger stall operates outside at night.

Rock World , In a yard off Lebuh Campbell. A spangle of neon, featuring the local Bon Jovis every weekend. Very 80's.

Sol Fun , Pengkalan Weld. Techno makes it to Penang at this gay disco in a converted warehouse. There's also a nightly "Funky Divas" show.

Tai Wah , Lebuh Chulia. This daytime café turns into a lively bar in the evening with the cheapest beer in town. The resident Tom Waits impersonator provides musical diversion until the small hours.

20 Lebuh Leith . This renovated 1930s Straits-style mansion is littered with film memorabilia; it has a large video screen and a beer garden. Slightly pricey, but interesting.