Bahrain

1. restaurants with lounges:

La Cave - good steak

Mirai - new wave japanese, always a great choice

Trader Vics & the mythai lounge (weather permitting) - big and busy

Zoes - busy

Monsoon - good Thai food

Mezzaluna - old bahraini house converted into a restaurant and lounge

Olivetto - good italian fare with a nice lounge area

Brazil - food is nothing special, but they have a lounge upstairs

If you're in the mood for a proper steakhouse, plums at the Ritz is excellent..

2. bars and clubs:

Bjs - one of the bigger nightclubs

JJs - irish bar with karaoke on mondays if i'm not mistaken

Likwid - small club but always fun, monday might be their latin night

Club Seven - nice setting for a club but it could be an off night.

Sherlock Holmes - an institutional pub at the Gulf Hotel

Fiddlers Green - Irish Pub at the Diplomat Hotel

The bar at the Novotel overlooking the water is nice, decent terrace

3. Arabic cafes for smoking sheesha (flavored tobacco):

Al Wadi

Bindaira Cafe (The Aali Mall)

P.s. Bargain with the taxi drivers!!