Modern Gentlemen’s Guide: After-Hours

After-Hours Clubs: After-hours is a very tricky business. I would love nothing more than to be able to give you a list of the after-hours clubs in the cities of the world, but it’s virtually impossible. The problem is that they’re constantly changing. These spots have the shortest life span of any, especially in New York. Usually, the best way to find the new spots is to inquire with limo drivers outside certain clubs. Not only do they usually know the newest places, but they’ll also take you there and get you in (for a fee of $60-80). This "getting-in" fee is very worthwhile as many places have codes and the like to keep police from raiding them. Make sure you make it clear you want to go somewhere where you can get drinks. This is important because sometimes the drivers will try to take you to legal late-night clubs, such as Sound Factory, Exit, or the like, which do stay open late, but are just raves for poor ugly New Jersey people, and call me crazy but drinking Red Bull with trailer trash is not my idea of a fun night. There is a wide range of activities available at the non-legal locales, ranging from gambling to girls to drinks and dancing (and of course narcotic cocktails). Some of the spots even have names for themselves. Some of the ones I remember from the past in NYC: Galaxy, Studio 45, Atlantis, Insomnia, Camelot, Sizzle, Beetlejuice, and The Profound Sound Lounge—just to name a few.

Editor’s Note

Dear Readers,

Boris is currently in New York and has sent us a memo that he’s had trouble sleeping. He feels that after-hours clubs would be a good solution to his 5-9AM insomnia. He is despondent because Mr. Bloomberg seems to have destroyed his late-night thru early morning haunts. We encourage everyone to send us any leads on new after-hours spots so that Boris can get some sleep!


Remnants of a defunct after-hours haunt