Club entertainment in New York City
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Pacha
A relative newcomer that’s hyped for big-name visiting DJs, Pacha is definitely a massive and spectacular place: 30,000 sq ft and four levels of glowing, sleek spaces and cozy seating nooks that rise up to surround the main dance-floor atrium.
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Home
Most homes aren't multilevel, cavernous spaces with dark leather couches lining nearly every wall and eerily lit passageways taking you from nook to nook, but maybe that's a growing trend. Either way, there's lots to make you feel comfortable at Home – ample seating and space, and deep electronic, funk and pop coming from the live DJ. Sometimes the doors between Home and the neighboring club Guesthouse are opened and you can pass from one to the other.
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LQ
Midtown is an odd place for a multistory mega-club, but that doesn't seem to bother the owners of LQ, who have been packing in dance-happy crowds on weekends. The music ranges from salsa to hip-hop and back again, with the odd foray into pop and house. On Latin nights there are often quickie dance lessons on the ground floor to help you find the groove that much faster. The cover can go as high as $60 if you're trying to get in on peak nights.
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Cleopatra's Needle
Come early and you'll probably make the daily happy hour, when martinis are half price. Cleopatra's Needle (named after the statue in Central Park) is small and narrow, just like its namesake. Grab a small table or sit at the bar to enjoy Mediterranean-style food. There's no cover, but a $10 minimum. If you come early, be prepared to stay late: Cleopatra's famous for all-night jam sessions that hit their peak around 4am.
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Eagle NYC
A bi-level club full of hot men in leather, the Eagle is the choice for out-and-proud fetishists. Its two levels plus roof deck leave plenty of room for dancing and drinking, which are done with abandon at the Eagle. Thursdays are 'code' nights, meaning everyone must meet the dress code (wear leather, or nothing at all). Located in a renovated 19th-century stable, the inside joke is that 'the studs keep coming.'
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Don Hill’s
This ancient club – once swanky, way back in 1991 – wears its scruffy age with pride and has become something of a divey hipster favorite in recent years. Multicolored lights, tattooed walls and stripper poles set the vibe for a raucous young-at-heart party scene. DJs spin a mix of ’80s, indie, punk rock and Goth, with live bands (metal/rock) sometimes playing here.
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Splash Bar
As megaclubs come and go, this staple (found near Chelsea’s eastern border with the Flatiron District) has become hotter than ever. It’s a multilevel club that balances both a lounge and dance-club vibe, thanks to a mix of hang-out spaces, an unrivaled lineup of DJs, great special events and performances and some of the most smokin’ bartenders around.
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Moca
Save your best moves for Moca because you're going to need them! The thumping sound system (no live music) really has the dancefloor heaving on weekend nights, mostly to reggae, salsa and hip hop. Don't let the security frisk at the door bother you - it's just standard procedure. Two drink minimum on weekends, but there's a nightly happy hour, too.
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Griffin
Come early if you want to actually see the club's glammed-up decor (chandeliers; stuffed, golden banquettes, glittery glass bar-tops and tables; and antique mirrors on the ceilings), because once the people pack in, it's impossible to move around. DJs spin everything from funk to pop to classic rock, and the sweaty crowd goes wild.
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Hiro
In the Maritime Hotel, this chic Japanese space looks a little like the place where Uma kicked a lot of ass at the end of Kill Bill: Vol 1. It’s Japanese chic, with bamboo wall dividers and low-slung banquettes – it’s most popular on Thursday and Sunday nights when a gay crowd hits the dance floor.
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Webster Hall
The granddaddy of dancehalls, Webster Hall has been around so long it's being considered for landmark status. Following the old 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' adage, what you'll get here are cheap drinks, eager young things ready to dance, pool tables for the more self-conscious and enough room to really work up a sweat.
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Good World Bar & Grill
Slide on in to this popular hot spot, where late-night revelers heave to DJ sounds and reach for the excellent Swedish meatballs, handed out free when the mood strikes the staff. Gravlax, fish soup, potato pancakes and more are on the late-night menu, but most patrons are more into quaffing the on-tap Stella Artois.
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SOBs
SOB stands for Sounds of Brazil, but it isn’t limited to samba: you can shake it to Afro-Cuban music, salsa, reggae and African pop, both live and on the turntable. SOB’s hosts dinner shows nightly but it doesn’t really start jumping until 2am.
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Kiss & Fly
A heavily European crowd moves and grooves to French electronica and pop into the wee hours at Kiss & Fly, a unique club designed to look a bit like a Roman bathhouse. The circular room flows around a central bar, and arches pull the eye upward to elaborately decorated walls and ceilings.
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Smoke
The 1999 incarnation of Augie’s, this swank but laid-back lounge – with good stage views from plush sofas – brings out some old-timers, with many New York faves like George Coleman, Hank Jones and local Lea Delaria, who scatted here for her 2007 live album. There’s an inventive jam on Monday hosted by John Farnsworth. Most nights there’s a $10 cover, plus $20 to $30 food and drink minimum.
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Sapphire
Fun without attitude! This tiny, hoppin’ venue has survived the crowds of the mid-’90s Ludlow St boom with its hip factor intact, and its $5 cover keeps snootiness at a minimum. The tightly packed dance floor gets lit with a mix of R&B, rap, disco and funk.
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Cielo
The demise of this house-heavy dancehall has been imminent for years, but so far, Cielo is holding on. The club has still got its 'Deep House' Monday nights and brings in various DJs from Europe who spin entrancing, seductive sounds that pull everyone to their feet.
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Perk's
On the weekends, Perk's is packed with hip-swinging dancers who take over the floor and move to the fusion sounds produced by the DJ. On weeknights this sedate-looking club pulls in the best local jazz artists to play live sets. You can't go wrong either way.
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Club Shelter
Now relocated to a surprisingly bare-bones space in west SoHo, the ever-casual Shelter’s Saturday night is still home to the beloved, long-running deep-house party with DJ legend Timmy Regisford, and a fair share of homeboy breakin’ some nights.
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Marquee
Not long ago on Manhattan’s clear A-list of velvet-rope lounges, Marquee is now a bit past its prime: such is life in clubland. Some luster may be lost, but not the luxury, as the 600-soul limit is quickly filled. If you make it in, head up to the glass-box mezzanine lounge to peek down over 1st-floor revelers.
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Pyramid Club
You'll find red lights strung up along a narrow bar, rather beat-up stools and sticky wooden floors, and if you like cheap drinks, loud bar mates and sweaty, unselfconscious dancing to '80s tunes, then Thursdays are for you. Gay night is on Friday.
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Lotus
The big night at this slick, VIP-crowd club is Friday, when GBH (not to be confused with GHB) rocks the place with a fresh mix of house, disco and garage for groovy downtown hipsters. There's also a sophisticated restaurant and an outdoor cafe.
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1Oak
Part Nordic hunting lodge and part Moroccan hookah lounge, this celebrity favorite has a DJ spinning house and techno tunes, a roaring corner fireplace and bottle service at tables, and it stays packed into the wee hours.
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Clubhouse
Dance the night away at this straight-but-gay-friendly hotspot that has a rotating cadre of clever DJs and an open, welcoming design that has cute nooks to collapse in when the beat has worn you down.
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