Nightlife & indulgence
Licensed cabarets, gentlemen's clubs and table-dance lounges. A separate, age-restricted section for adults.
Paris
All of Paris →Crazy Horse Paris
The most artistic of the Paris cabarets, founded in 1951 and celebrating its 75th year in 2026. Its revue uses light and projection to turn nude dance into something close to a gallery installation, performed in a small red-velvet theatre off the Champs-Élysées.
Moulin Rouge
The red windmill on boulevard de Clichy has staged its revue since 1889 and is the birthplace of the French cancan. Feathers, rhinestones and a large company of dancers, with dinner-and-show and champagne options. Topless dancers feature, though it is a mainstream show rather than an adult club.
Secret Square
A dinner-and-show club near Place des Ternes with an interior inspired by 1920s Shanghai. Around twenty-five dancers perform among candles and red velvet, and the kitchen serves a set menu with a considered wine list.
Pink Paradise
One of the best-known gentlemen's clubs in Paris, a few steps from the Champs-Élysées. Dancers perform on stage and at tables, with two private rooms for groups. The club is strict about guest behaviour and dress, and also hosts evenings for women.
Paradis Latin
The oldest of the great Paris cabarets, opened in 1889 in a theatre built with Gustave Eiffel's company. A company of around twenty dancers performs a modern revue with dinner on the Left Bank.
La Nouvelle Ève
An intimate Belle Époque cabaret-theatre at the foot of Montmartre, staging revues with burlesque and erotic numbers in a small, ornate hall.
London
All of London →Stringfellows
London's most famous name in gentlemen's clubs, with a cocktail bar, live stages, VIP booths and private rooms. In 2026 it applied to Westminster Council to open a second club in Mayfair, on Dover Street.
Platinum Lace Leicester Square
The group's flagship on Leicester Square itself: a polished Art Deco room with shows that go beyond the pole, open until six in the morning most nights.
Platinum Lace Coventry Street
A high-end Art Deco club on Coventry Street with acrobatics and fire performances, and private suites for groups and celebrations.
Sapphire Soho
A neon-lit club on Carlisle Street in the middle of Soho, with cocktails and live performances. A good late option after dinner in the West End.
Sophisticats
A small, discreet club on Brewer Street, usually quieter than the bigger West End names, with private VIP areas.
For Your Eyes Only
A large club on City Road, convenient for the City and Shoreditch, part of a group with venues across the UK.
23 Paul Street
A late-night club a short walk from Old Street, open until six in the morning on weekdays and Saturdays.
Secrets London
West London's club in Hammersmith, part of the Secrets group.
Metropolis
A large east London club on Cambridge Heath Road with late hours.
Majingos
An east London club on Commercial Road, close to Canary Wharf.
The Nags Head
A long-running East End pub with dancers, open from the afternoon.
Browns
A traditional Shoreditch pub with dancers, open from midday.
The Griffin
A Clerkenwell pub with dancers, popular with the City's lunchtime and after-work crowd.
Berlin
All of Berlin →Tabu Berlin
One of Berlin's largest strip clubs, directly opposite the Deutsche Oper. Striptease shows, table dances and cocktails, with group packages for four to eight guests.
Caesars Palace (CP Club)
A popular table-dance bar where the dance floor runs along the bar. Around twelve dancers perform on a typical evening, and a separate champagne lounge can be booked for private groups.
Hamburg
All of Hamburg →Dollhouse
One of Hamburg's best-known table-dance bars, recommended by the city's own tourist board, with shows aimed at both men and women.
Susi's Showbar
Named by Hamburg's tourist board as the city's best-known table-dance bar, a long-standing name on the Reeperbahn.
Prague
All of Prague →Goldfingers
Prague's most famous club, opened in 1995 in a former theatre beneath the Ambassador hotel. A grand room with a large stage, VIP lounges for groups and cabaret-style shows with a Belle Époque, can-can flavour.
Hot Peppers
One of the largest lap-dance clubs in the city, on Wenceslas Square, with themed cabaret acts and VIP champagne lounges.
Darling Cabaret
A large cabaret on Ve Smečkách, just off Wenceslas Square, open since 2000 and known for its stage shows and resident dance company.
Strip Bar Rio
A smaller strip bar about fifty metres from Old Town Square, with stage and table dances and at least six dancers nightly.
Budapest
All of Budapest →Palace Lounge & Club
A two-part venue near St Stephen's Basilica: a lounge in the early evening and a club from late evening until morning.
4 Play Lounge
A club on Nagymező utca, Budapest's theatre street, open late every night of the week.
Hallo Bar
A bar in the Jewish Quarter that publishes its prices openly, which is reassuring in this city.
Secret Bar
A small bar in the city centre, open into the early hours.
Barcelona
All of Barcelona →Munich
All of Munich →Zurich
All of Zurich →Warsaw
All of Warsaw →Playhouse
A three-floor club of more than 800 m² in a striking communist-era building, with four bars and three VIP rooms. Once named the best strip club in the world by AskMen.
Hustler Gentlemen's Club
An upscale club on Nowy Świat, open since 2020, with resident DJs, themed stage shows, private and VIP tables and open-bar packages. Smart dress code.
Sogo Club
Warsaw's largest club at 1,200 m², open since 2008, with three levels, two bars in the main hall, VIP rooms and a private Gold Club area.
Lisbon
All of Lisbon →Elefante Branco
One of Lisbon's best-known late-night addresses, reopened in 2018 with a 180-seat main room, a private dining room for twelve and a bar carved with Kama Sutra scenes.
BodyClub
A gentlemen's club open since 2011 with a double-pole stage, screens around the room and private shows. Popular with couples and bachelor parties.
The Lingerie Restaurant
A dinner-and-show restaurant with burlesque nights every Wednesday and striptease performances by men and women.
Viking
A long-standing late-night club in Cais do Sodré with pole performances, shows usually at 01:00 and 03:00.
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