Bacchus is an extremely fashionable nightclub on the busy Awolowo Rd (number 57) in the Ikoyi neighborhood of Lagos. Dancing and expensive drinks are the house specialties, and the clientele shows up to see and be seen--be sure to dress accordingly. Saturdays are purportedly the best nights to dance and people watch.
Bacchus
57 Awolowo Rd.
Ikoyi, Lagos
Nigeria
0803-358-8022
www.bacchusnightclub.me
Fela Kuti, Nigeria's best-known musician, who challenged cultural and political norms in the 1970s and blew away international crowds and critics, built the original Shrine to house followers of Afrobeat. The original was destroyed by a fire, but Femi Kuti (Fela's son) runs its most recent incarnation. New Afrika Shrine has amazing live music, and Femi Kuti often performs.
New Africa Shrine
1 Nerdc Rd Agidingbi Ikeja
Lagos
Nigeria
80-3712-5939
newafricashrine.blogspot.com
Nimbus functions as a gallery during the day, a restaurant in the evening and a bar at night. The Center is open from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. every day, going through its various metamorphoses. There is usually live music on weekends, so expect to pay a cover charge.
Nimbus Art Centre
# 10 / 12 Maitama Sule Street,
Ikoyi West, Lagos
Nigeria
80-5256-2814
Nigeria's country code is 234, while Lagos's city code is 1. If calling a landline, dial the city code plus the phone number, which is five to seven digits. Cell phones, however, use the prefix 80 or 81 instead of a city code, and have eight digit numbers following the prefix; dial the correct prefix and then the phone number when calling a cell phone.
