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Fort
Lauderdale Guide
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NightLife
Places to have fun! |
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Nothing
more exciting that Fort Lauderdale at night with or
without a date... |
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Cafe
Iguana
A Top-40 teeny
bopper dance party for the MTV spring break crowd.
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17
S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1530
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Phone
(954) 763-7222
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The
Scene
What could you expect from a club located in a dining and
retail complex such as Beach Place, besides youngsters and
tourists? At Cafe Iguana, the large club located on the
top floor of the mall, there are several bars and a dance
floor on which you can boogie to the tunes of cheesy--and
often raunchy--pop. MTV would kill to film one of the
spring break orgies here. If you find yourself
experiencing painful flashbacks to the days when you
partied with a fake ID, look out the window and take
comfort in the club's gorgeous ocean view.
The Draw
Besides the curious tourists and party hearty young 'uns
searching for their own kind, there's also a cafe with
typical the bar fare of salads, sandwiches and assorted
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Coliseum
A cavernous
bi-level gay club reminiscent of both Rome and South Beach at
their most decadent.
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2520
S Miami Rd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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Phone
(954) 832-0100
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The
Scene
The Coliseum is command central for go-go boys, drag
queens and shirtless dancers who have no desire to schlep
down to South Beach. In fact, many SoBe-based circuit boys
have been known to cross the county line for a taste of
the Coliseum action.
The Skinny
On any given Friday or Saturday night, it's Caligula meets
"Queer as Folk" here. Throngs of bare chested
men flood the massive dance floor, which is flanked by
bars and a balcony from which the voyeuristic set gleam
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Copa
This Fort
Lauderdale hot spot packs in cute, gay crowds every night of the
week.
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2800
S Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-4021
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Phone
(954) 463-1507
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The
Scene
In the gay world, this could be considered the hottest
spot north of Havana. It's been around forever (26 years)
and still packs 'em in as if it were the grand opening.
High energy, high spirits and a slew of diva-esque drag
queens add much flavor to this palatial roadside disco. An
outdoor video bar is fine if you want to have an audible
conversation with someone, but the real action is inside.
Disco, dance and house music prevail, though on certain
nights there are campier tunes thanks to the dragsters who
perform there.
The Crowd
It's very much a meat market. The crowd at Copa is
definitely friendlier, albeit not quite as beautiful as
those who frequent South Beach gay clubs. Young, old,
Latin, Anglo, you name it, they're here to have a good
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Dicey
Riley's
This lively
Irish bar and live music venue is the next best thing to a trip to
Ireland.
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217
SW 2nd St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1821
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Phone
(954) 522-2202
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The
Scene
Long before the area now known as Himarshee Village became
trendy, Dicey Riley's established itself as one of
Lauderdale's coolest Irish bars. It's authentic right down
to some of the servers, with accents from greener
pastures. And while the music, too, is quintessentially
Irish, it's not all "Lord of the Dance." Celtic
music in its traditional form can be heard here, but
thanks to the house band and the DJ, it's everything from
the Coors to Dire Straits. Draft beer, of course, is a
specialty of the house--a pint of Guinness, anyone?
The Crowd
Very friendly, mostly singles in their 20s and 30s who
have adopted this as their downtown hangout. Because there
is live music at least six nights a week, groupies and
lovers of all things Irish would probably rather move a
cot in here than leave.
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