Aria

The Scene
After security thoroughly searches your bag and body, long-awaited entry is finally permitted. A red carpeted staircase descends onto a foyer overlooking a large, lavish, red room lit with chandeliers and candlelight. A large white upholstered phallic symbol doubling as a seatback rises from the center. The room brims with faces sizing up the latest newcomers in the foyer and the two salacious dancers on pedestals that frame it. Booties bump to the DJ's infectious bass. Fashion moguls J-Lo and Puffy clearly set the style bar among this ethnically diverse, twenty-something crowd.

The Draw
Crowds relish the celebrity worthy atmosphere. An all-white mosaic room and a small, cushy lounge are intimate escapes from the more crowded main room. Hip-hop and R&B promote carnal courting on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Saturday's DJ plays classic hits. Wednesday "Lust" nights are gay-oriented. Style reigns supreme at Thursday night fashion shows, industry parties and events open to the public.