Bean Bag Bohemia - 18 Windermere Road. The perennially popular cocktail bar/restaurant/art gallery where the arty crowd and the trendoids hang out mingling with the serious foodies, because although the downstairs space is buzzy, especially in the evening, the upstairs restaurants serve great food. Menu changes all the time at this camp yet gothic fun house, as do the art exhibitions.

The Lounge - Previously known as The Roman Lounge, Durban’s premier upmarket gay bar and club provides a sophisticated venue in which to drink and dance the night away in fabulous fashion. A generous happy hour applies from 6pm to 9pm every night (The Lounge is open 7 nights a week) where two drinks are the same as one. Monday nights are karaoke nights so dust up your rendition of It’s Raining Men and win cool prizes.

Bent - Durban’s exclusive Ladies only venue for “womyn who love womyn”. The last Friday of every month at The Lounge, 226 Stamfordhill Road.