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thedrifter
thedrifter
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Don Pablo

  • February 28, 2002
  • Rated 3 of 5 by thedrifter from Nashville, Tennessee
Don Pablo is located on the northern end of Calle del Cristo, right next door to El Batey. It is not much different in size than its neighbor, but the atmosphere is considerably different. I must admit that I did little more than give the place a once over. It was cleaner and more spruced up than El Batey, but the techno music was turned up to mind searing levels even at the early hour I dropped by. It was really more than I was up for at that moment, so I drifted on. I passed by the place a few times on my meanderings and stuck my head in more than once to see what was shaking. If not for their penchant for mind numbing decibels, it looked like a decent place to hang out.

It appeared that many of the revelers strolled back and forth between El Batey and Don Pablo, however the mood hit them, though the Don Pablo was generally a tad younger and a hipper. Maybe that is the key. You stick around Don Pablo until the volume drives you out, head next door to pull yourself together and then dive back in for more.

I would not label Don Pablo a nightclub, but given its choice of musical genres and the look and attitude of the clientele, I would recommend it to those who enjoy the club scene. It wasn't quite my style, but a few years back I probably would have given it more of my time and attention.

From journal On the Cheap in Old San Juan

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