
Yes, the title says it all. I figured since many of us may be traveling for the upcoming winter holidays, it was time to unveil my dirty secret project: A comprehensive list of all the best nightclubs in every city in the world, expertly compiled by the jetsetters who frequent them.
Some things to keep in mind:
1. The definition of ‘best.’ For the purposes of this list ‘best clubs’ are defined (but not limited to) clubs that
a. Radiate with obnoxious exclusivity
b. Are most likely challenging to get into without ‘connections’ (* indicates members only clubs)
c. Are non-sensically expensive
d. Are home to celebrity sightings and
e. Host famous DJs
So if you’re looking for a low-key, hassle free bar to enjoy a beer near cost price, this list is not for you.
2. What’s ‘hot’ changes in every city every month (or every week, in the case of New York). This guide, while ‘in’ right now, will eventually be outdated. So take these suggestions with a grain of salt.
WARNING: You might have ridiculous amounts of fun. You might get ripped off. Remember, clubbing is addictive.
So here we go…buckle up and put your party shoes on:
Aix-en-Provence
- Le Mistral
Amsterdam
- Jimmy Woo
- Club 11
- Rain
- Zebra Lounge
- Mansion
Antibes
- Pulp
- Les Pecheurs
Antwerp
- Noxx
- Nanno
- Industria
- Fever
- Carré
- Café d’Anvers
- Red and Blue
Athens
- Villa Mercedes
- Rock n’ Roll (winter)
- Island (summer)
Bangkok
- The Bed Supper Club
- The Tunnel
- Spasso
Barcelona
- La Terrasa
- Sutton
- Danzatoria
- Catwalk
- Duvet
- Buddha Bar
- Razzmatazz
- Shoko
- Carpe Diem Lounge (CDLC)
Basel
- Bar Rouge
Beijing
- Suzie Wong
- Bed Bar
- Lan Club
Beirut
- Sky Bar
- Crystal
- White
- Element
- BO18
Belgrade
- Magacin
Berlin
- Felix
- Spindler & Klatt
Bilbao
- Image
- Fever
Bodrum
- Ship Ahoi
- Bianca
- Halikarnas
Bogota (Columbia)
- Andres Carne de Res
- Cha Cha
Bologna (Italy)
- Matis
- Kasamatta
- NU Lounge
- Capannina
Bombay
- China House
- Prive
- Posion
Boston
- Rumor-Venue
- 28 Degrees
Brussels
- Le you
- Jeux d’Hiver
- La Patinoire
- Parc Savoy
- Espace 53
- Gallery Louise
Buenos Aires
- Espereanto
- Pacha
- CroBar
- Asia de Cuba
- Creamfields
- Operabay
Bucharest (Romania)
- Embryo
- Fratelli
- Krystal
Budapest
- Club 7
- Negro,
- Oscar´s
- Piaf
- Bed
- Dokk Club
- Studio
- Moulin Rouge
- Romkert
- Cafe del Rio
- Sensation
Cannes
- Le palais
- Le Baoli
Cape Town
- Chrome
Caracas
- Loft
Casablanca
- G Sound
Cairo
- Club 35
- Buddha Bar
Chicago
- Manor
Cologne
- Ivory
Copenhagen
- NASA
- No8
- Slik
Corsica
- Via Notte
Cuzco (Peru)
- Fallen Angels
- Mama Africa
Delhi
- MoS
Damascus (Syria)
- Z Bar
- Marmar
Dubai
- Club 400
- Trilogy
- Shocho
- Chi at The Loudge
- Peppermint
Düsseldorf
- POSH (at Breidenbacher Hof)
- Sams
- 3001
- Nero
Florence
- Central Park
Fortaleza
- Pirata
Frankfurt
- King Kamehameha
- Cocoon
Geneva
- la SIP
- Le Java
- Platinum
- B Club
- Bypass
Gstaad
- GreenGo
- Chloesterli
Hamburg
- Golden Cut
Hammamet
- Calypso
- Oasis
Hamptons
- Pink Elephant
Hasselt
- Versuz
Heidelberg
- Print Media Lounge
- Deep
- Tangente
Hong Kong
- Volar
- Dragon I
- Drop
Ibiza
- Pacha
- SPACE
- Amnesia
Ilha Bela (Brazil)
- DPNY
Istanbul
- Ulus29
- Anjelique
- Reina
- Supper Club
- Blackk
- Wanna
Kitzbühl
/>- Take Five
Lanzarote
- Room
La Paz (Bolivia)
- La Gitana
- El Mongo’s
Las Vegas
- Tryst
- Tao
- Pure
Lausanne
- Red Club
- Zapoff
- D!
- Le Mad
Lisbon
- Lux
- Kapital
- Jezebel
- Garage
- Tamariz
- BBC
London
- Maddox
- Movida
- Crystal
- Tramp*
- Annabels*
- Bougie
- Cuckoo
- Amika
- Boujis
Los Angeles
- Les Duex
- Area
- Winstons
- Opera
- Hyde
- Teddy’s
- Giant
Luxembourg
- VIP Room
- Le Marx
Lyon
- Aperiklub
- aKGB
- Baroc
- First
- VIP Room
Madrid
- Pacha Cielo
- Archy’s
- Gabanna
- Liberata
- Fabrik
- Buddha del Mar
- Fortuny
- El Perro de la Parte de Atras del Coche
Mallorca
- Kinka
Marbella
- Olivia Valere
- Billionaire
- Dreamers
- Nikki Beach
Marrakesh
- El Amounia
- Plage Rouge
- Pacha
- Nikki Beach
Miami
- Mynt
- Mokai
- Suite
- Fifth
- Mansion
- Karu Y
Milan
- Armani Privè
- Just Cavalli
- Killer
- Plastic
- Gold
- Nephenta
Milano Marittima
- Pineta
Monte Carlo
- JimmyZ
- Caremont
Montreal
- Time Supper Club
Moscow
- Diagilev
Munich
- Baby
- 8 Season´s
- Nigthclub of Bayerischer Hof
- Erste Liga
Mykonos
- El Pecado
- Space
- Cavo Paradise
Naples
- La Mela
New York
- Cain (party coverage)
- Le Seuk
- Gold Bar (my review)
- Pink Elephant (stories 1, 2, 3)
- The Box (my review)
- Cipriani (my review…video footage)
Oslo
-Cosmo
-Barbeint
-Golden room
Paris
- Show Case
- Neo
- Le Sens
- Le Neo
- Kong
- Palais M
- Maison Blanche
- Le Baron
- Mix
- Le Mathis
- Le Cabaret
- Le Queen
- Chez Regines
Porto Cervo (Sardinia)
- Billionaire
- Sotto Vento
Prague
- Radost Fx
- Mecca Club
- Duplex
Punta Del Este
- Tequila
Rabat (Morocco)
- Tapis Rouge
Riccione (Italy)
- Byblos
Rimini
- Paradiso
Rino
- NoMI Lounge
Rio de Janeiro
- Baronetti
- Nuuth Lounge
- 00 (zero, zero)
- Melt
-Londra
Rome
- La Maison
- Art Café
- R’home
- Ristrò
- La Suite
- La Maison
- La Cabala
- Espazio 900
Rotterdam
- Offcorso
- Vie
- Cinema
Sao Paulo
- Cafe de La Musique
- Lotus
- Pacha
- Disco Club
- Museum
- Royal
- Alucci Alucci
- Di Bistro Lounge
- Love Story
Singapore
- Attica
- Velvet
Shanghai
- Barbarossa
- Attica
- Bar Rouge
- M on the Bund
- 3 on the Bund
- Mao
- Glamour
St Moritz
- Dracula
- King’s
- Privé
Stockholm
- Cafe Opera
- V
- White Room
- Spy Bar
- Sturecompagniet
- F12
- Solidarietet
St. Tropez
- Les Caves de Roi
- Le VIP
Taipei
- Carnegie’s
Tallin
- Bonbon
Toronto
- The Drake Hotel
- The Social
Vicenza
- Victory
Vienna
- Die Passage
- Red Room
- Take Five
- Phoenix Supper Club
Warsaw
- Foksal 19
- Cinnamon
- Opera
- Utopia
Washington, DC
- 18th Street Lounge
- Lima
- K Street Lounge
Zurich
- Q Club
- Supermarket
- Kaufleuten Diagonal
- Carlton Bar
- St. Germain
- Indochine
Disagree? Don’t see your city up there? Feel free to add your two cents and add on!






November 27th, 2007 at 9:08 am
You are the Zagat of Douche-ness!
November 27th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
That is a comprehensive list - wow. Le Souk though? Really?
- C
November 27th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Impressive list. Why do I picture you showing up at every single club to check each one out? ;+)
But seriously, as a former resident of Prague I can tell you that unless it’s undergone some drastic renovations in both style and crowd Radost FX doesn’t belong on this list. Not sure what it’s like now, but it definitely used to be kind of seedy in a weird yet good way.
And one night when I was there, somebody who was reputedly a Yugoslavian mobster let off a tear gas bomb. It was nuts, to say the least.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Barcelona - She Discoteca, New D (formerly Discotheque)
Bologna - Chalet Delle Rose
Florence - Tenax
November 28th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
no Milano Marittima?
November 29th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
wow that is some list!
November 29th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
naples - metropolis
sao paulo - pacha
montreal - buena notte, opera
bangkok - 818
November 30th, 2007 at 5:35 am
Hell yea, Le Souk is great! Maybe not completely appropriate for this more generic list, but it’s got great atmosphere, esp. on Sundays when they have the drummers and all.
December 1st, 2007 at 12:21 am
San Francisco - Pink, Harlot, Vessel
New York - I’m aghast that this list doesn’t have either Bungalow or Beatrice on it. Scandal!
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Hi there,
1/ Paris: What’s the difference between “Cab” and “Cabaret”?
You could consider the VIP Room, Castel, l’Etoile (not so much anymore actually?), Favela Chic…
2/ Hong Kong: you’re missing Kee Club and Armani Cafe.
3/ New York: Beatrice, Rose Bar, Tenjune, Butter, Upstairs, Socialista + I guess Bungalow 8, Marquee, Plumm, Home/Guesthouse, Cielo could also qualify, no?
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Tokyo: Lex? Feria?
December 4th, 2007 at 5:01 am
@ all - thanks for adding on! woo!
@ shane - You’re right! Personally, I think Bungalow’s over. But Beatrice is hot, although insanely difficult to get into.
@ girardasse - Thanks for helping the list! I don’t think Marquee, Plumm, Butter, Home, Guesthouse or Cielo qualify as ‘best’ anymore if we’re trying to keep the NY list down to 5 - 6 places. Le Souk doesn’t either, but I just wanted the LES to be represented
I just have issues with Rose (which isn’t a club, I’ve never seen legit dancing there) and Tenjune, hence their non-inclusion. Unfair? Yes! But we all got our opinions
December 9th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Mexico City:
Love
Momma
Bua
Shine
PM
Acapulco ( Mexico)
Baby O’
Classico
Bybloss
Palladium
Playa del Carmen ( Mexico)
La Santanera
November 7th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
dunno if someone said this before….
{@the zurich section} kaufleuten and diagonal is not the same… its 2 different clubs….
December 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
According to the front of its menu, Jasper’s has been a landmark in the Rogue Valley for more than 30 years. And according to the word on the street, it’s always full of people. Well, it sure was when my dining companion and I stopped by
December 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
barcelona
-razzmatazz (a lot of grungies)+opium mar
sao paulo -pacha and lotus, di bistro and alucci are actually restaurants don’t have disco or lounge at all. +pink elephant starting this friday and heaven club
January 13th, 2009 at 4:38 am
in beirut ,, you should now visit the new crystal( named le palais)
also metis , citrus, and cassino
January 27th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Good work! Thank you!
I always wanted to write in my blog something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog?
Of course, I will add backlink?
Sincerely, Timur I. Alhimenkov
January 28th, 2009 at 10:06 am
@Timur - sure!
October 7th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
So I got some other suggestions for La Paz…
Soundbar is very exclusive since it opened again…
RamJam is also a good place to be…
Malegria is visited by mostly Bolivians but still very good to go to