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5° Wine + Design
Exclusive wine bottles are stacked inside mod white fiberglass pods, alongside priceless handmade glassware and accessories. Knowledgeable staff pour at the tasting bar and escort oenophiles through a refrigerated wine cellar that stocks 2000 truly international vintages. Every bottle you buy even gets its own air-cushioned take-out bag!
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Beacher's Madhouse
A-list celebs in the VIP box may steal your attention away from this interactive comedy show, where spectators get pulled up on stage to sing their hearts out like the next American Idol . Expect frenetic frat-boy antics, sick stand-up and a little magic in this bawdy, short-attention-span theater.
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Beauty Bar
Swill a cocktail, watch the manicure demonstrations or just chill inside the salvaged innards of a 1950s New Jersey beauty salon. DJs rotate nightly, spinning tiki lounge tones to '80s garage rock or funk and soul on 'Badass Fridays'.
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Body English
The Hard Rock's posh club offers VIP pampering. Booth reservations require one bottle per foursome, but there's also a big bar for the hoi polloi. The dress code is denim to diamonds and the bumpin' tunes are rock, hip-hop and house.
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Buffalo
Cruisy Levis-and-leather-clad boyz hang at this bar with pool tables, Friday-night and Sunday-afternoon beer busts and plenty of tough-looking but friendly fellows letting the good times roll.
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Bunkhouse Saloon
As you might have guessed, it's got a cowboy theme, with Old West art and saddles lying about. Gamewise, there are pool tables and darts, but the real draws are local DJs and live bands, anything from rockabilly to reggae, along with stand-up comedy and indie film nights. Wear your coolest vintage threads.
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Carnaval Court
Outside Harrah's, flair bartenders juggle fire before raucous crowds for whom spring break never ended. Live pop bands and DJs tear up the stage at night, but all eyes are on the hot bods at the bar. Party on, dudes.
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Charlie's
Don't cry for me, Brokeback Mountain. Vegas has its own country-and-western bar for gay men. It's rowdiest on weekends when there are beer and liquor busts and also during post-rodeo 'survivor' parties. Show up early for two-step and line-dance lessons some nights.
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Chippendales
The dancers at Rio's Chippendales Theater seem more concerned with basking in the spotlight than giving the girls a feel. Private sky boxes, a spacious cocktail lounge and plush bathroom with a 'gossip pit' are the icing on the hunky cake.
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Club Paradise
Choreographed showgirls perform here, with specialty acts thrown into the bizarre mix. You might see former Cirque du Soleil acrobats or women in eveningwear straight out of a Miss USA pageant. Stripteases are tame, but they've got showbiz appeal.
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Comedy Stop
Be sure to check out the A-list funny men and women cracking up the crowd at the Trop. You can find them in the mezzanine-level cabaret at this Atlantic City export.
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Drai's
Ready for a scene straight outta Hollywood? Drai is an LA producer and restaurateur to the starlets. Things don't really get going until , when DJs spinning progressive discs keep the fashion plates from being too bitchy.
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Empire Ballroom
The pumping sound system at this Stripside club channels pure rock 'n' roll driven by local and touring rock bands. After hours, it morphs into a comfy sofa spot with uptempo DJs and a supersized dance floor overhung by a fantastical chandelier.
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Espn Zone
It's a high-tech sports fan's wildest dream come true. 'Zone Throne' viewing stations (reclining chairs with headsets) are installed in front of giant screens, or at booths where you can surf sports online then flip the channel to any televised game. Memorabilia hangs on the walls, and upstairs is a superstar arcade.
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Fireside Lounge
Don't be blinded by the outlandishly colored neon. The Strip's most spellbinding romantic hideaway awaits inside this retro coffee shop. Courting couples flock here for the sunken fire pit and cozy blue-velvet nooks. Skip the food - sup on a Scorpion.
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First Friday
Join the local downtown scenesters for First Friday, a mobbed monthly block party of live music, art openings and street performers. Check the website for event venues.
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Foundation Room
House of Blues' exclusive club atop M-Bay hosts after-show parties in a luxurious lounge with exotic decor. Celebs like Andre Agassi hold court, while DJs and special events enliven the vibe. Call or email to get on the guest list for public events, like Monday's Godspeed.
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Free Zone
Every night is a party at this hang-out. Sunday and Monday are for free pool and karaoke, Tuesday is ladies night, Thursday is boyz night and Friday and Saturday nights feature the Queens of Las Vegas drag cabaret.
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ghostbar
With its 360-degree panoramas and sci-fi decor, the Palms' 55th-floor watering hole pulls in a clubby crowd that's frequently thick with celebs, from hip-hop stars to sports stars. The line-up of hoochie mamas and wannabe gangstas can be tiresome, but the views are to die for. Dress to kill.
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Gipsy
It was once the premier gay dance club in town, and there's always a mixed crowd at this giant thumpa-thumpa nightclub a stone's throw south of the Hard Rock. Look for Illusions Cabaret drag shows on Sunday night and Latin grooves on Monday.
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Girls Of Glitter Gulch
As you experience Fremont St, you can't help but notice this topless joint that downtown boosters wish would just go away. Inside you'll find surprisingly friendly dancers and a crowd of Middle American tourists.
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Goodtimes
A men's club where conversation rules, but there's also a steel dance floor, video poker, pool tables and a legendary Monday liquor bust from to . It's built next door to the Liberace Museum. A coincidence? We think not.
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Griffin
A gothic Phantom of the Opera setting meets the cool downtown wine and martini scene. Add atmospheric gas fireplaces, vaulted brick ceiling and eclectic jukebox. Stir and sip.
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Hofbräuhaus
Catercorner from the Hard Rock, this beer hall and garden is a fawning replica of the original in Munich. Celebrate Oktoberfest all year with premium imported suds, big Bavarian pretzels, fair frauleins, oom-pah-pah bands and trademark gemütlichkeit (congeniality).
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Hookah Lounge
Next to Paymon's Mediterranean Café, you can recline languorously with a water pipe stuffed with one of 20 premium flavored Egyptian tobaccos. Exotic fig-flavored cocktails are pricier than the off-Strip norm, but for ambience worthy of a pasha, why not?
