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17 Pushkina Ulitsa
, Kazan Russia vCard |
| Directions: |
Show Route
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| Tel: |
+7 (843) 236 2362 |
Has a reputation among locals as Kazan's best club. Not exactly sure why, but it does boast the biggest dance floor by a good measure. Spread out over two floors, upstairs features a small games room, large billiard hall and a severely under-populated DJ bar. Downstairs has the main dance floor and a "DJ cafe" that has no DJ, making it just a plain old cafe. In the main hall the DJ, tucked away above the stage on the right hand side, takes second place to the onstage dancers. Which is probably fair enough, too, although the dancers would be a lot better if they didn't wear such stupid wigs and so much clothing. Less drug-fuelled activity than elsewhere in the city but, judging by the number of people wearing sunglasses, Arena still has its fair share. Or maybe that's just a popular Kazan fashion, like the mullet haircut. Cover costs 200 rubles ($8) on weekends and drinks are reasonably priced. There's a convenient strip club in the same complex. You can have a lot of fun at Arena, even if the club's reputation is overblown.
