The Cluj guide to nightlife

If you’ve been reading the blog, you’d swear that my favorite activity is criticizing Romania. That’s actually my second favorite. My favourite thing to do is to take part in that night time ritual that’s been perfected in our country. It’s the one activity in which all Romanians are united par excelence, one that we can boast at doing better than any other nation on earth; partying. Luckily for us citizens of Cluj, we live in a city where a good time is served on a platter, especially during what I like to call, ‘Party Season’, when the city’s 100,000 temporary citizens, who are studying at one of the city’s fine universities, come back to town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a nice dinner at any of those fine establishments I mentioned in a previous post, you’re going to need to move a little, dance it off, or at least bar hop it off. You may want to keep track of the time – or not – either way, don’t expect the night to end when you’re kicked out of any club because of closing hours since they observe a strict policy of “open till last client”. Gotta love no Last Call. So without any more rambling, I’m going to introduce all the spots I can remember going to.

 

 

Club Midi – When it comes to clubs, I’ve been jaded for a long time. They all play the same music, contain humanoid beings who look like they got dressed up to go out and have a terrible time, and the inside pretty much all looks the same. But Midi’s different. You will never hear Rihanna at Midi (in picture). In fact, during ‘Party Season’, there’s a renowned DJ on the decks every weekend.

 

 

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