Roommate rows over picking DVDs and TV series to watch are all too common. The Alsur Café iBar in the Born, open nearly 18hours daily, provides refuge from flat-mate clashes. There are more than 200 original version films, obscure overseas TV series like Kath & Kim and an ever-evolving iTunes catalogue. All are available overfive stylish Apple iTV flat screens. Ear-engulfing headphones provide movie theatre surround sound. The faux snakeskin covered stools are even comfier than standard cinema seats. Grab something to eat along with the bar’s WiFi password and relax witha personal laptop in the cushiony loungearea. On Friday and Saturday eves thebustling café-by-day turns into a groovy lounge bar with DJ Fred Guzzo spinning funk and soul sounds. Lucas Mazzoni and his partner Andreas Kanakis opened the hi-tech joint nearly a year ago. The modern evolution of the standard Alsur coffee shop, iBar is a sign of café life to come.

www.dancetodance.net