List of nightclubs

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The following is a list of notable nightclubs from around the world.

Contents

[edit] Europe

[edit] Belarus

  • Night Star, Свердлова (Sverdlova) 2, Minsk

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Czech Republic

  • Karlovy Lázně, Novotného Lávka, Prague 1 (club with 5 stories)
  • Cross Club, Plynární 23, Prague 7 - Holešovice (very techno)

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Finland

  • Helsinki Club, 1980-current.
  • dtm, the biggest gay nightclub in the Nordic Countries. Previously called Don't Tell Mama.
  • Studio 51
  • Lux

[edit] France

  • Katmandou, 1969 - late 1980s, the first nightclub for women in Paris, founded by artist Elula Perrin
  • Le Queen, a gay club on Champs-Elysées still considered the best club in Paris
  • Le Rex
  • Le Folie's Pigalle
  • Le Gibus
  • Le Batofar
  • Le Red light
  • Le Scorp
  • Les Planches
  • La Loco
  • Studio 287
  • Le Wagg
  • Duplex

[edit] Cyprus

  • dot Club
  • mberdemagold
  • ZOO

[edit] Germany

[edit] Greece

  • NV, Psiri, Athens
  • Reina, Marousi, Athens
  • Messaja, Kolonaki, Athens
  • Club Femme, Thessaloniki
  • Mercedes, Bournazi, Athens
  • Wild Rose, Kefalari, Athens
  • Privilige, Kefalari, Athens

bo,Glyfada, Athens

  • Bocca, Paraliaki, Athens
  • Galea, Paraliaki, Athens
  • Balux, Paraliaki, Athens
  • NV Summer, Paraliaki, Athens
  • Reina Summer, Paraliaki, Athens
  • Poseidon, Paraliaki, Athens
  • Candy Bar, Psiri, Athens
  • Galea, Paros
  • Galea, Mykonos
  • Galea, Rhodes
  • Paradise Club, Mykonos
  • Space, Mykonos
  • Guzel, Mykonos
  • CAVO PARADISO, Mykonos
  • MYLOS, Platanias, Chania, Greece, 1992–current
  • Senso, Chania, Greece, 2004–current

[edit] Ireland

  • The Vortex, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
  • Bondi Beach Club, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
  • Club 92, Leopardstown, Co. Dublin
  • Buck Mulligans, Athboy, Co. Meath
  • Fabric, Tralee, Co. Kerry
  • Time, Naas, Co. Kildare
  • Solar, Navan, Co. Meath
  • The Foundry, Dinn Rí Hotel, Carlow, Co. Carlow
  • Fusion, Drogheda, Co. Louth
  • The Earth, Drogheda, Co. Louth
  • Diva, Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin
  • Redz, O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 2
  • Crawdaddys, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
  • Redbox, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
  • Il Mondo, Ranelagh, Dublin 8
  • The Palace, Navan, Co. Meath
  • D-Two, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
  • Copper Face Jacks, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
  • XXI Club & Lounge, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2 - formerly known as Coyote
  • Spirit, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 - Sister club of New York City's Spirit Club
  • Bondi Beach Club, Naas, Co. Kildare
  • Rapture, Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare
  • The Vibe, Kells, Co. Meath
  • McCormacks, Trim, Co. Meath
  • The Abbey, Trim, Co. Meath
  • Tramco, Rathmines, Dublin 8
  • Barcode, Dublin 3
  • Major Toms, The Stephens Green Centre, Dublin 2
  • AKA, Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
  • Q-Bar, O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 2
  • Rubys, Waterford City
  • Ten, Waterford City
  • The Baldyman, Tramore, Co. Waterford
  • Ruairi's, Tralee, Co. Kerry
  • The Abbey, Tralee, Co. Kerry
  • Langton's, Kilkenny City
  • Lily's Bordello, Grafton Street, Dublin 2
  • Club Anabels, The Burlington Hotel, Leeson Street, Dublin 2
  • The Sugar Club, Leeson Street, Dublin 2
  • The Passion, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim
  • GPO, Galway City
  • Central Park, Galway City
  • Bozo's, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
  • Mojo's, Mullingar, Co.Westmeath
  • Tonic, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
  • The Final Fence, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
  • The Savoy, Patrick's Street, Cork
  • Redz, Hanover Street, Cork
  • Mangan's, Carey's Lane, Cork
  • Club Renaissance, Lynchs Street, Cork
  • Cubins, Hanover Street, Cork
  • Havana Browns, Washington Street, Cork
  • Rafterz, Hanover Street, Cork
  • Club Paradiso, Ballincollig, Cork
  • Lush, Bushmills Road, Portrush

[edit] Montenegro

[edit] Poland

  • Club Fusion, 15 Floriańska Street, Old Town, Kraków
  • SQ Klub, Stary Browar, Poznań
  • Terytorium, Wodna Street, Poznań
  • Wagon, Wrocław

[edit] Serbia

  • Andergraund, Belgrade
  • Bassment, Belgrade
  • City Blaywatch, Belgrade
  • Drama, Belgrade
  • KST, Belgrade
  • Mr. Stefan Braun, Belgrade
  • Plastic, Belgrade
  • Exile, Belgrade

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] Spain

[edit] Ibiza

[edit] Lithuania

  • Amerika pirtyje, Kaunas

[edit] Mallorca

  • BCM

[edit] Turkey

  • Laila, Istanbul
  • Crystal, Istanbul (Trance&underground)
  • Mojito, Istanbul
  • Ulus 29, Istanbul
  • Reina, Istanbul (Most famous club)
  • Laila, Istanbul
  • Nu Pera, Istanbul
  • Cahide, Istanbul
  • Shu, Istanbul
  • Niş, Istanbul
  • Republic, Istanbul (Trance&underground)
  • Suite, Istanbul
  • Club 14 (Gay)
  • Kemancı, Istanbul (Three floors each with its own bars and live rock music.)
  • Prive, Istanbul (Gay)
  • Pulse 8, Ankara (Was the first and legendary night club of Ankara, re-opened its doors for 1 night)
  • Laila, Ankara
  • Newcastle, Ankara
  • The North Shield, Ankara
  • Mayday, Ankara
  • Turca, Ankara (Two floors, club and live music)
  • Zeki, Ankara
  • Overall, Ankara (Two floors, live rock @ 1st floor, Dj performance @ 2nd)
  • Club 13, Ankara
  • Gate 66, Ankara
  • Salata, Ankara
  • Ally, Antalya
  • Arma, Antalya
  • Ceila, Antalya (Beach Bar & Night Club)
  • White Zone, Antalya
  • Aura, Antalya
  • Oxyd, Antalya
  • Troy, Antalya
  • Halikarnas, Bodrum

[edit] UK

[edit] Americas

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Canada

  • 1234, Montreal – Prestigious club, 21 and over on Saturdays, 2 floors with balcony. Big line-ups.
  • Aria Nightclub, Montreal- large, two-room afterhours venue with rotating international guest DJs. Frantic lighting system with flood lights in the floor and cranes in the ceiling.
  • Boa Redux, Toronto (RIP)
  • Broken City, Calgary- regarded as a social club, Broken City is the only club in its community without an underlying theme by which to offer regular, live entertainment.
  • Celebrities, Vancouver - gay club
  • Comfort Zone, Toronto- Infamous afterhours club noted for debauchery and slum-like conditions.
  • Toronto Nightclub
  • Gorg-o-mish, Vancouver- small West-coast afterhours. Expect a line-up.
  • Gravity, Montreal
  • Guvernment, Toronto- Massive nightlife complex with several interconnected venues. The name Guvernment can be taken to indicate the entire complex but is also the name of an individual club within the complex.
  • Hush, Victoria
  • Koolhaus, Toronto- The biggest venue in the Guvernment complex. Also used as a concert venue.
  • Industry, Toronto (RIP)
  • Red-light, Laval- big afterhours club just outside of Montreal. The venue is reminiscent of a warehouse with multiple interconnected rooms.
  • Republik NightClub, Toronto - one of the newer and popular clubs in Toronto, attracts a large 19+ scene. Republik had its first all-ages event August 1, 2006.
  • Sona, Montreal (RIP)- Infamous "rave" style warehouse venue. Notorious for huge lineups in freezing weather, massive over-crowding and a mashed-up crowd. Loved by many all the same.
  • Sonar, Vancouver
  • Sonic, Toronto Opened April 29, 2006 by the owners of Stereo (Grammy Award Winner David Morales along with his partner local entrepreneur Nevio Persia).
  • Stereo in Montreal, Canada, continually voted one of the top afterhours nightclubs in the world, incredible sound system, hence "Stereo".
  • System Sound Bar, Toronto- quality basement dance venue with ample seating and an intimate back room. (RIP)
  • Unity II, Montréal
  • The Docks, Toronto - one of Toronto's most popular club/rave/concert scenes. Recently, The Docks' alcohol license was revoked from authorities and they are currently fighting to obtain the license once more.
  • The World, Vancouver- predominantly gay, alcohol-free afterhours in the Granville entertainment district.
  • Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa

[edit] Chile

  • Scanners Discotheque, Valdivia. Also know as "La Chaner". In 2005 it was procliamed "The national capital of perreo" (Capital Nacional del Perreo) by the Paula Magazine.

[edit] Mexico

[edit] USA

[edit] Asia & Oceania

[edit] Philippines

Manila

  • Nuvo - Gourmet restaurant and nightclub, notable for its rich atmosphere, patrons and music. world music, chill house.
  • Absinth - Recently remodelled, stylish interior, triggerhappy crowd control. house and hip hop.
  • Temple - Specializes in house music, clever design with a large buddha centering the dancefloor, overcrowded. house.
  • Mezze - Noted for its DJ's love of flashback 80's music, large yuppie crowd. retro, hip hop.
  • Citrus - Formerly 'Venezia' and 'V-Bar'. Well hidden, elegantly styled and exclusively intimate, expect celebirties, a ruthless door, the occasional drive-by[1] and to see the sunrise. a mix of acclaimed foreign and local DJ's.
  • Embassy - Highly celebrated superclub, world famous DJ's, unique VIP section, a 24 hour cafe and a sideclub called Cuisine, Dramatic architecture and a much hated Door Bitch. house and hip hop.
  • Ice Bar - Small and crowded, unspecial save for a clever bar with crushed ice rimming it, providing a cold place to cold your drink and make poorly constructed ice sculptures. hip hop, house.
  • Krocodile Grille - Cheap and effective, slow and unmotivate waiters, but a live Crocodile mascot barely makes up for it.
  • W - Western-themed grill and bar, rowdy crowd that parties late, a mechanical bull that can be ridden when intoxicated is a major attraction. hip hop.
  • Phi Bar - Minimalist styling, and energetic crowd on weekends, abraissive staff. hip hop, house, pop.
  • Decades - All white interior, excellent acoustics and modern design, but an unfortunately mongrel crowd. hip hop.
  • Fiyama - Largely uninspired design, prompt staff and a superb crowd help overlook the lack of style. house, worl music, hip hop.
  • Il Ponticello - Italian Restaurant by day, thumping and somewhat questionable club by night, firetrap conditions and numerous brawls and a shooting dont seem to deter its patrons. hip hop, house.
  • Capones - Small and intimate, friendly staff and a homely feel, lots of regulars and a "bulletin board", it can get wild. hip hop, house.
  • SaGuijo - A trendy, ecclectic full-size rambling mansion that features live acts and a truly unique experience, reasonalby priced as well as housing a quirky little store where 3 strange girls sell all manner of clever and random things. rock, alternative, jazz, hip hop
  • Prince of Jaipur - Bollywood-themed club and fine dining, creative styling and cavernous interior, sadly marred by its poor crowd control and impossible staff. hip hop.
  • Pier 1 - Clever or crude use of empty ship containers blocked together and stacked into a structure makes the club unique in its nautical theme, rather disturbing sailor-suits are worn by the staff, boisterous and drunken laughter is always audible, their signature drink "Bangengeg" is basically a mix of everything alcoholic within arms reach of the bartender at the time you order your drink. hip hop.
  • Basement - Dark, loud, dungeon-like, moderately priced and an acquired taste. hip hop, rock, house.
  • Bed - Breakthrough gay superclub, effective styling and ecclectic crowd. house, hip hop.
  • Where Else? - A popular basement-club that was frenquented by the local youth, it closed in the early 2000's. hip hop.
  • Mars - A huge club that prospered immensely for a while but imploded in the late 1990's. house, hip hop.
  • Giraffe - A legendary and long-running club that was notorious for staying open until past dawn, It closed in the late 1990's. house, hip hop.
  • Culture Club - Closed in 2003, it was an influential focus of early hip hop activity in the Philippines during the mid-1990's, known for its notorious "Foam Parties". hip hop.
  • Pravda - A chic and pricey vodka bar that attracted Manilas elite for a significant time period until it closed in the early 2000's. house, hip hop.
  • Euphoria - Manila's own Studio 54, Euphorias' seen it all, from the days of disco to the 90's, even a political shooting. disco, house, hip hop.

Cebu

  • Vudu - A longstanding club in the Crossroads section of Cebu, noted for its lavish styling and unparalleled quality in the region, due also to this the club has a legion of notable regulars. hip hop, house.

[edit] Israel

Israeli clubs are known for their all night parties mixing Israeli, American hip-hop, pop and expecially electronic dance and world class Trance DJs

[edit] Hong Kong & Macao

  • Tonnochy Night Club, Wan Chai Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
  • Today's World 2000 Night Club, Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • Club BBoss, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • Sala de Dança Fortuna Night Club, Macao
  • Jai Alai China City Night Club
  • Dragon-i Night Club [Lan Kwai Fong] [Hong Kong Island] [Hong Kong JWT]
  • Volar Night Club [Lan Kwai Fong] [Hong Kong Island] [Hong Kong JWT]

[edit] Japan

  • Ageha, Tokyo, Japan is a large club with several dance floors, a terrace with a small pool, an outdoor dance tent, on the water front in Shin Kiba, eastern Tokyo. The club is used for live concerts, as well as a nightclub. Madonna, in December, 2005 had her Japan media showcase at Ageha. Ageha recently hosted Deep Dish for an 8-hour set.
  • Air, in Daikanyama, Shibuya.
  • J-Draw, Misawa, Aomori ; Known for being a frequent spot of the (mostly) USAF personnel stationed nearby, and a rather popular nightclub in Northern Japan.
  • Lexington Queen, nightclub in Roppongi. A place for washedup celebrites.
  • Maniac Love, Tokyo's famous after hour box closed in late 2005 after 15 years.
  • Unit, Tokyo, in Daikanyama.
  • Velfarre, in Roppongi.
  • Yellow, Tokyo, in Nishi-Azabu.
  • Womb-Future Style, Tokyo, was recently voted #2 best club in the world by Mix Mag magazine. The club is located in Dogenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo.

[edit] Singapore

  • Zouk, Singapore, 1991–current
  • Daybed, Singapore, 2006 –current - Underground chill-out bar in singapore. located at 15 mohamed sultan road, specializes in martinis and has a great blend of music from all over the world
  • Ministry of Sound, Singapore, 2005 –current

[edit] Malaysia

  • Zouk, Kuala Lumpur.
  • The Musictheque, Kuala Lumpur. A nightclub offering theme entertainment for all ages, at Istana Hotel, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Qba, Kuala Lumpur. In the Westin Hotel (KL), plays mostly Latin musics.
  • Rush, Kuala Lumpur. Eastin Hotel, PJ.
  • Conlay Club, Kuala Lumpur. next to Prince Hotel & Residences. Parking's ample and free, the dance floor's huge, music's not bad, beer's @Happy Hour prices all nite and it is also Ladies Nite. Plus, their local band is quite good too.
  • Thai Club, along Jalan P.Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur
  • Espanda, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan P.Ramlee junction, Kuala Lumpur
  • Rum Jungle, Jalan P.Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur
  • Beach Club,Jalan P.Ramlee,Kuala Lumpur.Very laid-back, beach style club.
  • The Loft
  • Cynna Bar

[edit] Australia

[edit] See also

[edit] Africa

[edit] Kenya