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( 212-529-5945; 129 MacDougal St btwn W 3rd & W 4th Sts; 6pm-2am Sun-Thu, to 3am Fri &
Sat; A/C/E, B/D/F/V to W 4th St)
The basement of this restored townhouse is all low
ceilings, exposed brick and romantic lighting. You'll find mellow, live jazz nightly, as
well as a tasty Italian menu at the restaurant next door, La Lanterna di Vittorio.
Pyramid Club
CLUB
( 212-228-4888;
www.thepyramidclub.com
; 101 Ave A; cover charge $5-10; 11pm-4am Mon,
8:30pm-1am Tue & Sun, 9pm-4am Thu & Sat, 10pm-4am Fri; F/V to Lower East Side-2nd Ave)
You'll find rather beat-up stools and sticky wooden floors, and if you like cheap drinks
and sweaty, unselfconscious dancing to '80s tunes, then Thursdays are for you. Gay night
is on Friday.
Sway Lounge
CLUB
( 212-620-5220;
www.swaylounge.com
; 305 Spring St; 9pm-3am Mon & Thu; C/E to
Spring St)
Small, seductive and sleek with an elegant Moroccan decor, Sway's got a tough
door policy, but there's room to dance to '80s on Thursday nights, rock and hip-hop Fri-
days, and DJs like Mark Ronson and DJ Herschel other nights.
Mehanata
CLUB
( 212-625-0981;
www.mehanata.com
;
113 Ludlow St; F, J/M/Z to Delancey St-Essex St)
The
'Bulgarian Bar' is still gypsy heaven for East Euro-chic and indie-popsters. East Euro
DJs spin some nights, and belly dancers and 'gypsy bands' take the small stage for
jumping-in-place dancers.
Sapphire
CLUB
( 212-777-5153;
www.sapphirenyc.com
; 249 Eldridge St at E Houston St; admission $5;
7pm-4am; F/V to Lower East Side-2nd Ave)
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.
Santos Party House
CLUB
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