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In-Depth Information
Cain
At Cain the theme is Africa—South Africa to be specific.
The front door, if you gain entry, has elephant-trunk handles, there
are zebra hides everywhere, and the big game is celebrity-spotting.
The DJ's spin energetic house music to keep the hordes moving, but
you might be better off sampling one of the club's excellent cocktails
in the “premium seating lounge.” God knows what it takes to get a
seat there.
544 W. 27th St. (btwn Tenth & Eleventh aves.).
&
212/947-8000.
Sub-
way: C, E to 23rd St.
Cielo
At Cielo you'll find the best sound system of any small club
in town. House is big here and they bring in some of the best DJs
from around the globe. The renowned Louis Vega is the DJ on
Wednesday. There's a sunken dance floor and an authentic, glittering
disco ball rotating above. What more could you want?
18 Little W. 12th
St. (btwn Ninth Ave. & Washington St.
&
212/645-5700.
www.cieloclub.com. Sub-
way: A, C, E, to 14th St.; L to Eighth Ave.
Club Shelter
House-heads flock to this old-school disco. The big
draw is the “Saturday Night Shelter Party,” when late-1980s house
music takes over. The crowd is racially and sexually diverse and dress
is not fancy; wear whatever is comfortable for doing some heavy
sweating on the dance floor.
20 W. 39th St. (btwn Fifth & Sixth aves.).
&
212/
719-4479.
www.clubshelter.com. Subway: B, D, F, Q, V, 7 to 42nd St.
Mansion
Located in the old Crobar space and after a million-dol-
lar renovation, this club, with a sister in Miami, opened in early
2008. The dance floor is small (meaning intimate) and the music
booms with a Euro beat until 4 a.m. At press time the buzz was
white hot but we know the dance crowd is fickle and that heat could
fade fast.
530 W. 28th St (btwn 10th and 11th aves.).
&
212/629-9000.
www.
mansionnewyork.com. Subway: C, E to 23rd St.
Pacha
No, you are not on exotic Ibiza, but in Hell's Kitchen, New
York. But enter Pacha and wade through the club's four levels, mar-
vel at the palm trees, ogle discreetly the bikini-clad gogo girls danc-
ing in the red-lit showers and you'll for a few hours be transported
somewhere a little less hellish than Hell's Kitchen.
618 W. 46th St (btwn
11th Ave and the West Side Hwy.).
&
212/209-7500.
www.pachany.com. Subway:
A, C, E, 7 to 42nd St.
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This little lounge is a great place to dance the night away.
It's stylish but unpretentious, with a roster of fun weekly parties.
Sunday night's Britpop fest Shout! lives on, as popular as ever—and
with no cover. The rest of the week runs the gamut from '70s and
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