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Atlantic Beach Hotel
Some will tell you that the Caribbean's gay scene begins and ends at this beach-side establishment. Others - while acknowledging its historical importance in the growth of gay nightlife - claim that it slid downhill since its 1980s peak. Whatever your viewpoint, the Atlantic's still crowded, well-known and very much part of the scene.
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Club Liquid
The former Asylum Club has confusingly changed its name to Liquid (there's another Liquid bar in the Water & Beach Club Hotel). This one's darker, sweatier and more nocturnal. Night owls, of both straight and gay varieties, end their Sunday morning dance-a-thons here. Expect an 18-to-23 crowd here, except on gay nights when it's noticeably older.
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Cups
Lesbian-friendly bars are hard to come by in San Juan, but this one in Santurce is a laid-back women's scene popular with couples and cruisers.
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El Batey
If Hunter S Thompson were still alive and living in Puerto Rico, this is where you'd probably find him. Cool, crusty and unashamedly bohemian, the walls of this cavernous drinking joint are covered in graffiti while the low-key lighting will have you groping in your pockets for spare change to light up the suitably retro jukebox.
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Kali's
Sophisticated sanjuaneros love this moody, Asian-themed restaurant and bar. Sheer curtains flutter against dark maroon walls while trendy patrons sip cocktails and order Indian-influenced appetizers at a big bar adorned with candles.
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Kouros
Open only on the weekends, Kouros is probably the most glamorous disco in town, and it caters to a well-heeled gay male and female crowd (although certainly anyone is welcome). If you want to put on something slinky and get hot and sweaty under a strobe light, check out Kouros.
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Krash
The former Eros club may have changed its name but it's still predominantly gay. Theme nights are the staple here and DJs shake the house nightly with the latest club sounds from LA, New York and beyond. Hot dancing is de rigueur and the toilets sport some strangely erotic Hellenic murals.
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Oleo
This is Nuevo Old San Juan at its best or worst - depending on your musical persuasion. Forget that image of straw-hatted, guitar strumming jíbaros . Olio is all loud dance music, minimalist furnishings, expensively-clad 20-somethings and an atmosphere that's more Vegas than Borinquen. Communication is via shouting or sleek Latino body language.
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Wet & Liquid
Here they are, the beautiful people, perched on zebra-striped stools or lounging on strategically positioned sofas, martinis in hand. The buffed body-builders, the fashionistas, the 20-something wannabe actresses corseted into tight black dresses. Popularly considered to be two of San Juan's most esteemed watering holes, Wet and Liquid comprise two separate bars situated in Isla Verde's Water & Beach Club. Liquid dominates the ground floor, Wet inhabits the roof.
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