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BOOMING NIGHTLIFE ATTRACTS BULGARIAN YOUTH TO SOFIA'S STUDENSKI GRAD

Mon, Jul 02 2007 17:04 CET

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Home to 25000 students, Sofia's Studentski Grad, or Student Town, really only comes alive when the school day is through. At night, music pulsates from underground clubs hidden in vacant lots and in the basements of Soviet-era dorms, according to the New York Times.

Since Bulgaria's admission to the EU in January 2007, low housing costs, lenient zoning rules and young residents have fostered a thriving club and bar scene in this academic zone on the southernmost edge of the city. 

Fans of chalga —a kind of Balkan disco— flock to Avenue, located at 1A Atanas Manchev Street..

True to its name, Stroezha, on Block 23B, looks like a construction site, complete with scaffolding, broken windows, and sawhorses. Although crowds may come for the Bulgarian Zagorka beer and loud alt-rock, they stay for a turn at the Pamela Anderson pinball machine.

Maskata, on Block 19, is a cavernous venue for live music on the ground floor of a student dormitory. While rock bands jam most weekends, students take over the stage on Mondays for karaoke nights that last till 5 a.m.

Restaurants in Studentski Grad are also experiencing a boom. New sit-down restaurants offer an alternative to the traditional student fare of pizza and kebabs. Borimechkata, on Block 24, is an atmospheric Greek tavern with hanging vines and an open grill.

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