San Jose

Goosetown Lounge
1172 Lincoln Ave
+1 408 292-4835
$5-10
9PM-2AM daily

Willow Glen's neighborhood bar and cocktail lounge; if you're into a late night pops and enthusiastic renditions of 'YMCA', this karaoke hotspot may be for you.

Agenda Lounge
399 S First St
+1 408 287-3991
$10-20
W-Sa 5:30PM-2AM, Su 9PM-2AM

A three-level club with pounding house music on Fridays and Saturdays. Hip-shakers come for the salsa dancing on Wednesdays.

The Lobby Lounge
170 S Market St.
+1 408 998-1900
$10-20
Noon-midnight daily
in the Fairmont

An upscale piano bar inside the Fairmont Hotel, with an impressive wine list, over 500 different cocktails and martinis, and an array of single malt scotches. They offer weekly wine tastings, live jazz and piano nightly, and free dance lessons on Fridays.

Nightlife in the Downtown area is a mix of lounges, clubs, and bars which, according to locals, have either greatly improved the scene or marked the beginning of its decline. Santana Row has a number of upscale clubs and bars and has been the new hotspot since 2005.