Places to Be on Your Worst Behavior

Updated: October 29, 2003

Get the lowdown on NYC's most notorious bars and clubs.

On this page:Go Wild, Go Dancing.

Go Wild

  1. 1 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended The Eagle
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    554 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001 (map)

    Lots of leather, some chain-link fencing: a recipe for a wickedly good time.

  2. 2 3.5 Star Rating: Average Tao
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    42 E 58TH St. , New York, NY 10022 (map)

    Where the beautiful go to live out the motto: "Live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse."

  3. 3 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Big Easy
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    1768 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10128 (map)

    It's easy to get into a liquored state of mind and talked into a bar-top dance at this Mardi Gras-styled house of booze.

  4. 4 3 Star Rating: Average Don Hills
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    511 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Nightly entertainment encourages naughty thoughts at this gay-straight club.

  5. 5 4 Star Rating: Recommended Red Rock West--CLOSED
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    457 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011 (map)

    The decidedly rowdy, unpretentious bar holds a Bikini Bike Wash Night, 'nuff said.

  6. 6 3 Star Rating: Average The Park
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    118 10th Ave, New York, NY 10011 (map)

    The V.I.P. hot tub on the roof of this hip hangout sees its share of action.

  7. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended Pussycat Lounge
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    96 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006 (map)

  8. 8 3.5 Star Rating: Average K Lounge
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    30 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019 (map)

    Everything about this Kama Sutra-themed bar gets you into the mood for some extracurricular fun.

Go Dancing

  1. 9 3.5 Star Rating: Average Cielo
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    18 Little West 12th St, New York, NY 10014 (map)

  2. 10 3.5 Star Rating: Average APT
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    419 W 13th St, New York, NY 10014 (map)