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Alcântara Mar, Rua da Cozinha Económica, 11 T 21 364 5250. Wed-Sun 2300-0400 One of the first and trendiest clubs in the region, this converted manor house has great ambience, a young party crowd and diverse musical offerings. House and techno music abound. Regular local band appearances.

Docks Club, Rua de Cintura do Porta de Lisboa, Doca de Alcântara, T 21 395 08 56. Mon-Sat 2300-0600. With kitsch colonial decor, leopard prints and a fun-loving cast of mature well-heeled regulars, this converted riverside warehouse plays a danceable mix from 1980s pop and rock to Cuban salsa. Tuesday is Ladies’ night and Thursday is Latin night.

Kapital, Avenida 24 de Julho, 68, T 351 395 59 63. Sun, Mon 2200-0430, Tue-Sat 2230-0600. Before Lux stole the mantle, Kapital was the epicentre of the clubbing scene and just getting in has become something of a rite of passage to hip young Lisboetas. A Stalin-esque door policy weeds out the undesirable caste from the beautiful, rich and powerful. If you can face the prospect of social humiliation and have money to burn on crazy drinks prices and cover, its stylish interior, fantastic terrace, eye-candy clientele and excellent music from garage to techno and house (and Portuguese rock), makes it worth a try.

Kremlin, 5 Escadinhas da Praia, Santos, 1200, T 351 395 71 01. Tue-Thu 1200-0600, Fri, Sat 1230-0900, best between 0300 and 0800. Kremlin was one of the great forebearers of the Lisbon clubbing scene. During its 1980s hey day it was one of the most talked about clubs in Europe, with exhilarating techno, an underground vibe and cutting-edge clientele. The cavernous dance floor is still rammed at the weekend with fashionable, rich, young Lisboetas. The ever-changing decor pivots around a bizarre oriental theme with Buddahs flanked by collossal pillars and elephants perched on pedestals.

Salsa Latina, Gare Marítima de Alcântara, T 21 395 05 55. Tue-Thu 2000-0400, Fri/Sat 2000-0600. This hugely popular dance club and restaurant is the best place in the city for salsa and merengue, tango and mambo. There are live bands on Friday and Saturday when the white marble dance floor heaves with a sweaty crowd of Latin aficionados, from mature besuited gents to Lisbon’s hipper youth. It’s worth a visit just to enjoy a Cuba Libre on the bar terrace, with stunning views of the Tagus.

Lux, Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, Armazém A, T 21 882 08 90. 1800-0600 Tue-Sat, Sun 1600-2000. Excruciatingly cool Lux is the epitome of Lisbon style. The brainchild of guru Manuel Reis, it’s a dazzling concoction of retro cool. The first floor is decked out with funky 1960s furniture and a democratic rock and pop soundtrack provides a relaxed vibe. Downstairs, from 0300 the midriff-flashing fashion posse dance to an excellent musical repertoire ranging from house delivered by top-class DJ Rui Vargas to deep gunfire techno, jungle and breakbeat from Dinis and Nuno Forte. Best of all is the breezy cocktail terrace with beautiful views.

Frágil, Rua da Atalaia 128, T 21 346 95 78. 2330-0400 (don’t even think of showing up before 0100) Thu-Sat. Free but restricted admission. Doyen of the Lisbon movida, Manuel Reis opened Frágil in 1983 and it soon became a legend. For years, its reincarnations kept it at the cusp of the city’s clubbing scene. However, when Reis joined up with friend John Malkovich, to open Lux, the club was left in the hands of former customers and has since fallen out of favour with the clubbing elite. Still, at the weekend, the tiny space, with just one bar, is rammed with an ostensibly gay, but essentially mixed, upbeat crowd. After 0100 till late, the small dancefloor erupts to house, techno and electronica.

Incógnito, Rua Poiais São Bento 37, T 21 390 87 55. Tue-Sat 2400-0400. Despite the rather forbidding exterior, this is an intimate, welcoming dance venue in the stylish Príncipe Real. A cosmopolitan crowd of gays and straights, groove to everything from rap to indie and retro pop on the basement dance floor, while the quieter loft bar, connected by a chrome stairwell, is popular with local Príncipe Real sophisticates.

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