Mumbaikars don’t dance. Is that why there are so few dance floors in the city? Or is it the other way around?

As you ponder this funky chicken-and-egg situation, here's the A-list of Mumbai clubs to get into this party season -- and why. Read the full story on CNNGo.com.

Tryst: To See Your Name on the Menu

A night at Tryst is like attending a spectacular light show, where more than a million color-changing LEDs poke out of almost every corner and bright green absinthe potions swirl around in glasses.

If you’ve got the bucks, you’re in the spotlight.

The focus of this futuristically designed club is elevated VIP tables with a minimum billing of Rs 25,000 each (The King Table dictates that you spend at least a lakh), with a personal butler and your own bouncer to boot. Two special VIP tables -- Den 1 and Den 2 -- even have gadgets built into table tops that will display your name, a personal message and your customized menu for the night.  

“It’s a great way to impress your date,” says co-owner Rajiv Tandon, who’s busy prepping Tryst for the upcoming party season with powerful air conditioners, a fatter hip-hop track list, a glossy new dance floor and if you can believe it, more lights. Many more lights.

462 Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel; +91 (0)22 6661 4365/6; www.trystmumbai.com
Aer: For Membership of the Sky-High Club

Recently buffed and polished for its post-monsoon opening and soaring 34 floors over the real estate cauldron of midtown Mumbai, this rooftop bar and club at the Four Seasons Hotel affords the city’s most iconic views, including the Haji Ali mosque, the Mahalaxmi racecourse and the Bandra-Worli Sealink.

Here is where well-to-do expats go to end a hard work week and also where fashionistas break out their best party frocks and high heels, which tap along with tunes the popular DJ Shaan spins.

We suggest you get a newly introduced Lady Boy (white rum, coconut syrup, kaffir lime) cocktail or a Falling Indian (white rum, rose syrup, sambuka), along with a thincrust pizza to soak it all up.

While weekend nights resemble a Mumbai club scene, Aer cuts early birds a break with great happy hours from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day (yes, Sundays too), when all cocktails are half price and where you can watch the sun go down over maximum city.

The Four Seasons Hotel, 114 Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli; +91 (0)22 2481-8060; www.fourseasons.com

China House: For Random Wi-Fi Hook Ups

So the experiences you can have at China House are varied. You could be turned away right at the door for not being dressed appropriately or for being a group of stags; you could get in and have yourself some pricey but yummy cocktails -- like the Bonnie Beb made with Dewar’s, apricot brandy, apple juice and Assam tea -- and some fun dancing; you could stay late, turn on your Wi-Fi and connect to questionable ladies of the night.
So yes, there’s something for everyone at this club housed at the Grand Hyatt hotel, where new DJs visit every Friday and shutters go down as late as 3 a.m.

Special mention for the seriously happy bartender Oster Fernandes, who takes requests for impromptu cocktails that aren’t on the menu, even when the bar is packed. And by packed, we mean packed.

Grand Hyatt Mumbai, off Western Express Highway, Santacruz (E); + 91 (0)22 6676 1149; mumbai.grand.hyatt.com

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