Bar: Bubble's or O'leary's Pub, Kololo, Kampala, Uganda

This place is definitely a hit among the many expats in Kampala. Being in Kololo area the drinks have a higher price in general but if you intend to order a lot of drinks it might be wise to order a bottle of alcohol directly. On a weekend the crowd can be fun but you can also find a lot of obnoxious whites from a certain southern country who now think they own the place, if not the whole of Kampala. Don't get me wrong, there is also a lot of others from the same place who are much more pleasant, down to earth and enjoying life.

The place has a big outside are and a much smaller inside area thus if you have a big crowd with you the garden ends up being the place to be. The DJ is though doing a good job of ensuring the music is heard everywhere so the place can be moving.
More often though it is a standing with the drink in the hand place.

Bubbles had its peak among the bars a few years back and has not recovered back to its initial glory again. It is however a place well worth a visit on the weekends.

Bar: Al's Bar, Half London, Kampala, Uganda

Al's used to be one of my favorite spots. No, not because of the girls but rather the good mix of Heavy metal, Hard Rock and Rock music the place used to play. You might still end up hearing a good mix of songs but most of the time Mr. Al himself seems to have a tendency to start playing soft rock and tell anyone who don't agree to F#%$ off so he can hear his music. That is a good recipe for scaring away a lot of people. Some people think wrongfully a guy called Raj owned the place. Duh! it's called Al's for a reason. However he at one stage hired Raj to manage the place and that was a very good thing for the club. As most things in Kampala that did not last long though.

The place somehow though still appeal to a lot of expats especially in the late hours so I wonder what the drive is? ;-)

Dont get me wrong you might end up on a night and have blast but most of the time it has become a boring place. It remains the end of the road pub for many party animals who after heading to Capital Pub and some or other nightclub end up there somewhere around 4 -6 o'clock in the morning before finally calling it a night.. or rather morning. Whatever you do don't go early as you will find the place completely empty.

Al's just as Capital Pub does not close until the last customer leaves.

The same thing goes as in any drinking spot in Kampala, if you don't want attention from the girls, do NOT buy them a drink. Al's tend to be more rough than most other places in Kampala and girls sometimes crash bottles on each other while fighting over a guy.

One thing which still need ot be proved but has become a frequent notion about the place is that the drinks are watered down.

For those of you who want to find the place just head to Kansanga and look for the"Dark side of the Moon" sign.