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Kukoo Kunuku

Kukoo Kunuku (Turibana Plaza 124, Noord) — this bar crawling bus is reminiscent is those colorful buses seen in Colombia. Kukoo offers a Dinner & Barhopping tour (including a sunset champagne toast, dinner under the stars and an evening of bar hopping to various local watering holes). Patrons can also hop aboard for a night […]

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Garufa Cigar & Cocktail Lounge

Garufa Cigar & Cocktail Lounge (Wilheminastraat 63, Oranjestad) — this cigar bar and jazz club is decorated with animal print carpet, black granite tables and designer bar stools. There are live jazz acts — setting the mood for revelers looking to sip and smoke. Garufa’s specialty drinks are single malt scotch, fine cognac and port. […]

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Confessions

Confessions (J.E. Irausquin Blvd. 81, Palm Beach) –– this is a popular nightclub for aficionados of House and Trance music. For that reason, the crowd will tend to be mainly in their 20s (with a few more mature foreigners filtering in). International guest DJs occasionally appear there.

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Charlie’s Bar

Charlie’s Bar (Zeppenfeldstraat 56, San Nicolas) –– this famed bar was founded in 1941 by the original Holland-born Charlie Sr. and Marie Brouns. The part of Aruba where Charlie’s is located (San Nicholas) became a boom town during World War II. Seamen, contractors, refinery and harbor workers helped put Charlie’s Bar on the map. Decades […]

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Cafe Chaos

Cafe Chaos (L.G. Smith Blvd. 60, Oranjestad) –– this neighborhood bar in downtown Oranjestad draws in a 30-and-over friendly Dutch crowd, complete with live music, imported beer and cocktails. The music played here ranges from Blues to Reggae, Funk, Pop and Rock.

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Club Hipsz

Club Hipsz (Sasakiweg z/n, Noord) — this venue, opened in 2011, leans toward Salsa nights, and has the advantage of being located on the largest dance floor in Aruba. There’s also a dance school on the premises, that teach its students various levels of Salsa, Merengue and Bachata. The club’s air conditioning system keeps the […]