Clubs
Pop/dance
Pop and dance clubs in St.Petersburg
Aquatoria - Huge entertainment complex with bowling, billiards and disco. Marine-themed interior, Eurodance, lip-synching pop stars, male and female striptease shows. Tuesday through Sunday, 10 p.m to 6 a.m. Live shows start at 12:30 a.m. or 1:30 a.m. Entrance 200 rubles (men), 150 rubles (women) on weekdays; 300 rubles (men), 200 rubles (women), weekends and holidays; more on special occasions. 61 Vyborskaya Nab. M: Lesnaya. Tel.: 245-2030,
118-3518. www.aquatoria.ru
Chaplin Club - On the scene since April 1997, Chaplin Club was formed by the clown group Litsedei, the remnants of Slava Polunin's once-famous collective. Clowns and comedians fill most of the schedule. Daily, noon to 11 p.m. Entrance 80 to 300 rubles when live bands or clowns are performing. Seating capacity is limited to 48; reservations recommended. 59 Ul. Tchaikovskogo. M: Chernyvshevskaya. Tel.: 272-6649. www.chaplin.spb.ru
Marstall - Usually packed with goggle-eyed foreigners (whose passports get them in for free), Marstall runs a dazzling array of strip shows with the most athletic dancers and the most creative costumes in town. Bar and restaurant. Daily, noon to 6 a.m. Strip shows start at 11 p.m. 5 Kanal Griboyedova. M: Nevsky Prospect. Tel.: 315-7607.
Metro - Someone has spent a great deal of money on Metro, and the results, while hardly intimate, have been a great success. Now, Metro has a fully functioning third floor, containing a relaxing saloon-bar and yet another dance floor, enabling it to accomodate even more well-off local teenagers. Chewing gum is forbidden. Daily, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Entrance 66 to 250 rub. 174 Ligovsky Pr. Tel.: 166-0204. www.metroclub.ru
Plaza
- This nightclub/restaurant opened in a 19th-century building on the Strelka in August 2000. The clientele arrives in jeeps to see
Moscow pop stars.
Restaurant open daily, 9 p.m. until last client leaves. Club program, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Entrance 100 to 1,500 rubles. 2 Nab. Makarova. M:Nevsky Prospect/Sportivnaya. Tel.: 323-9090.
Tribunal
- Often packed, playing the better Russian
pop, a bit of
rock and a fair amount of classic mainstream, with an all-pervading tequila theme. Good beer-and-munchies place with a nice interior, but on the pricey side.
Daily, noon to 6 a.m. Free entrance. 1 Pl. Dekabristov. Tel.: 311-1690
Jet Set - A branch of the notorious, all-elitist Moscow nightclub of the same name, which began operating in St. Petersburg in December. Parties start at 10 p.m., though bands don't usually start playing until around 1 a.m. 58b Furshtatskaya Ulitsa. M: Chernyshevskaya. Tel. 275-9288. www.jetset.spb.ru