USA Guide
Florida
Nightlife
1 Cafe Nostalgia inside the Versailles Hotel, 3425 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
305/531-6092
www.cafenostalgia.com This legendary (and itinerant) Cuban club offers live music for an older crowd early on; from 1am it's Latin hip-hip for 20-somethings.
2 Club Space 34 NE 11th St, downtown
305/375-0001
www.clubspace.com This downtown pioneer has a rough decor and an illicit ambiance: most people migrate here when the other venues shut down, for after-hours dancing until dawn – expect a friendly, loved-up, youngish crowd and big-name DJs.
3 Mansion 1235 Washington Ave, South Beach
305/532-1525
www.mansionmiami.com Large nightclub complex with six VIP areas, nine bars, and five dancefloors, each with its own style of music, hip-hop being the most popular.
4 Mynt Ultra Lounge 1921 Collins Ave, South Beach
786/276-6132
www.myntlounge.com Lounge/dance club, washed in green light, with an enormous bar and large, black leather sofas. Expect a fierce door any night of the week.
5
Nikki Beach 1 Ocean Drive
305/538-1111
www.nikkibeach.com/miami Located right on the beach, this sprawling club features loungers, beds and palm trees, offering a real iconic South Beach experience. The restaurant is open daily, but the dancing gets going on the weekends with international and local DJs spinning till dawn.
6 Nocturnal 50 NE 11th St, downtown
305/576-6996 www.nocturnalmiami.com The spaced-out will enjoy the trippy images projected on the rooftop terrace's 360-degree IMAX-style screen as the deep house music thumps in their ears.
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The Pawn Shop 1222 NE 2nd Ave, between 12th and 13th sts
305/373-3511
www.thepawnshoplounge.com Massive, converted 1930s pawn shop with an interior best described as Alice in Wonderland on acid, including an entire school bus and chandeliers and boots dangling from the ceiling.