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11449 North Freeway (I-45 at Aldine Bender) - 281.260.9885 North Houston. Large dance floor. Not a dancers' hangout. So-so music - mostly merengue. Very accommodating management which has done some very nice salsa events. Free salsa/merengue lessons Fridays 8:00 -10:00 pm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
610 Main St. @ Texas St. (downtown) - 713.223.2622 Nice restaurant downtown with good live Latin music on Thursdays (9 to 11:30 pm) and Fridays (from 10 pm to 12 am); however, not really a dancing destination although space available for dancing. No cover. All ages (except bar). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://www.caprilatin.com 7933 Westheimer Rd. After hours Club. Midnight - 6am Fri. & Sat. $10 cover. Occasional Colombo-Venezuelan parties in traditional club hours. Good music and an alternative to Cache for after hours zombies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
316 W. NASA Road 1 in Clear Lake - 281.554.8000 Restaurant that hosts dancing & live band on Fridays from 8:30 pm-12:00 am. No cover. All ages. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13141 Veterans Memorial
Drive - 281.587.1389 Latin club on the North side with salsa, merengue, bachata on Saturdays. Live bands 1 or 2 times/month. Band plays 10:30 pm - 2:00 am; club open until 6:00 am. No cover. 18+ |
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| http://www.elvias.com/sevent.html 2727 Fondren @ Westheimer - 713.266.9631 Elvia's Cantina is very cozy and popular Latin Pub (and restaurant). Not a dancers' hangout but very friendly atmosphere and crowd. It has an old tradition and a following. They have enlarged the dance floor. There are energetic Latin bands 3 nights of the week, which play a mix of salsa, merengue, cumbia and cha-cha. Cover ranges from $6 - $10 any time after 8:00 PM. Flamenco live show on some Thursday's. Cosalda's live show !Ritmo Latimo! every other Friday. Wed - ladies night. Ladies are free with free dance class by Johnny Walden 8:00 to 9:00 p.m A calendar of live bands is on their web site. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clear Lake area. Live band on weekends. |
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http://www.losandesrestaurant.com 12 E. Greenway Plaza, 3700 Richmond, Ste. 100 - 713.622.2686 Upscale and pricey South American cuisine restaurant in the Compaq Center area. Nice small wooden floor. Not a dancers' hang out. Grupo Batacha plays there on Fridays and Saturdays 8:30 pm-12:30 am. Small dance floor. Great choice for a date or a party of friends. Bring your own friends if you want to dance. Cover: $5 Fridays; $10 Saturdays. 25+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://www.houstonightclubs.com/metropolis.htm 8935 Richmond Ave. @ Fondren - 713.975.1917 Large dance club open Wednesday-Sunday 8:00 pm-3:00 am. The atmosphere is an attempt at upscale, but there are always some people with jeans and t-shirts getting in. Younger crowd. Salsa, merengue, bachata, & cumbia in Extravaganza. Wed.-Fri. ladies free. 18+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6104 Wilcrest @ Harwin - 281.564.0466 One of the newest Latin clubs in town, Melao's has a great dance floor as well as an elevated stage in an artistic tropical setting. Great place to celebrate birthdays! Live band Orgullo Vallenato plays on Fridays; DJ spins Thursdays and Saturdays. Open 9:00 pm-3:00 am. Cover: Thurs. ladies night, men $6; Fri. ladies free before 10 pm, men $10; Sat. $6. 21+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2441 University Blvd. (in Rice
Village) - 713.520.5025 This is a Tapas restaurant by day, but Thursday night is a popular (and crowded) Latin night. Live Flamenco band from 8:00-10:00 pm; DJ Kool spins from 11:00 pm-2:00 am. Cover $7. 21+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6305 Antoine - 713.683.7298 The decor is dark with a lot of neon and is one of the lower scale clubs in Houston, but fun. They have a good size dance floor. Saturday is salsa and merengue night by a DJ. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6469 Hilcroft - 713.777.2520 Salsa night is only on Mondays. We've been told it's a great place to go when you don't feel like dressing up but you still want to dance. Cover: men $6, ladies $3. 18+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4608 Westheimer - 713.961.0333 Wednesday nights. website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11030 Kingspoint Ste. 7 (45 South exit Fuqua) Salsa Thursdays & Saturdays. Nice size dance floor and stage. Free cover Thursdays & free drink ticket if you mention "SalsaHouston" at the door! |
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10632 FM 1960 West - 832.237.8042 Latin discotheque in north Houston that offers salsa, merengue, bachata on Saturdays - rumbero night with DJ Victor Cardoso "El Caleņo Sabroso". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://www.clubsalsero.com 9232 Richmond Ave. (b/w Fondern & Gessner) - 713.334.6433 Small salsa vieja venue with an elevated dance floor. A lot of old Cuban Son and old school salsa. Late crowd. So you can dance when other places are already packed. Mostly Colombian clientelle. Open only Fri. & Sat. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://sambucahouston.citysearch.com/5.html 909 Texas Ave. @ Capitol (downtown) - 713.224.5299 Downtown jazz restaurant that features live bands - Thursdays is Latin jazz night. Bands play from 7:15-11:30 pm. Excellent cuisine and friendly atmosphere. Not a dancers' hangout, although there is some room for dancing. No cover. All ages. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://www.caribbean-style.com/solero/index.htm 901 Prairie (b/w Main & Travis, right behind Rice Hotel downtown) - 713.227.2665 Latin nights are Fridays and Saturdays. Downtown restaurant and party place. Small dance floor upstairs. Mostly Spanish rock, but some salsa, & merengue. Cover $10. 21+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| http://scottgertner.com 3400 Montrose Blvd. @ Hawthorne St. (b/w Westheimer & W. Alabama) - 713.520.9688 Upscale jazz and blues club on the 10 th floor penthouse. Two nice rooftop terraces. Latin nights on Thursdays. Great salsa all night by one of Houston's hottest bands - Salmerum. Medium wood dance floor. Classy joint. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://www.starchefs.com/portfolio/RDelGrande/html/restaurant_03.html 2555 Kirby Dr. @ Westheimer - 713.522.1999 Nice Mexican food restaurant. From 7:00 pm-12:00 am on Thursdays, the famous Cuban band Angelucho plays salsa and charrangas. Small dance floor. Very hip and friendly crowd out on the patio. This is a very popular hangout in Houston for non-salseros who enjoy watching the Latin show and the salseros. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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http://tropicananightclub.com/ 3222 Fondren @ Richmond (Northwest corner) - 713.977.4188 Medium size upscale club located across the street from Metropolis. Nice wooden dance floor. Good dance music early and very late. Tue - Noche De Damas ( Ladies' Nite - ladies free).$2 well drinks all nite Tue & Fri - live band Mi Rumba - salsa, merengue, & bachata but recently has started playing a lot more salsa. Sat. live Orquesta Salmerun - one of Houston's most dynamic salsa bands! Not to miss. DJ Salserin, one of Houston's top DJs plays pura salsa during all breaks. Serious parking problem - mostly valet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||