2012年10月16日火曜日

El Cafe Latino, Tokyo, Japan

http://www.elcafelatino.com/


Capacity: 100-150
Open: Daily

Popular Salsa club with 2 floors. On weekend nights, B1 is for various Latin music: Bachata, Merengue, Reggaeton, 1F is mainly for Salsa. Compared to the Salsa Caribe near here, there more international (mainly Latin) crowd on weekends.

Casa de la Musica, Havana, Cuba

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147271-d316199-Reviews-Casa_de_la_Musica-Havana_Cuba.html

Capacity: 300-400

They offer great Salsa / Latin band live everyday. Very friendly crowd but some are for business with you. They usually have 2 live music shows daily. Great place for memories in Havana.






Paraiso, Tokyo, Japan

http://www.salsasudada.org/

Capacity: 200-300
Open: Daily Mon-Wed: 6PM-2AM / Thu-Sat: 6PM-6AM

Opened in Sep, 2012, very new Latin bar/restaurant + Salsa bar. Luxurious interior and great food! 
Now many people dancing in weekdays but there are some groups time to time. But there is a good crowd in weekend nights. Highly recommending for its atmosphere and good food. 





Salsa Mania @ X-tra, Zurich, Switzerland

http://www.x-tra.ch/brand_7.html

Capacity: 300-500
Time: Every Thursday

One of the biggest weekly event in Switzerland. They have 3-4 floors: Salsa, Cuban Salsa, Zouk and some other pair dances, time to time. The floor is big enough and the crowd with energy. Also, sophisticated venue with nice lighting and sound. They explain that this event's been 11 years!

<Main floor, Salsa>
 <Cuban Salsa room>

Havanna, Berlin, Germany

http://www.havanna-berlin.de/
http://www.facebook.com/HavannaBerlin

Capacity: 200-300

Sophisticated & popular Latin club. 2-300 people gather on weekday events, and open till very late. Very mixed people, German, Turkish, Latino, the young to old. Highly recommending place.

<Big crowd in a weekdays' event>

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La Salsa, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

http://www.lasalsa.vn/
http://www.facebook.com/lasalsa.club

-  Capacity: 70-100
-  Salsa lesson from 7PM-9PM, Mon-Fri.
-  Address: 212 - 214 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu st, Dist 3, Ho Chi Minh

Salsa lesson studio with bar. The founder/instructor Ms. Han is super friendly and kind lady, so you will be very welcomed and easy to get to know many great dancers there. 


2012年10月15日月曜日

Union Square, Singapore

http://www.ntucclub.com/recreation/union_square

Capacity: about 100-250 ppl
Open: Sunday - Thursday: 10am - 1am  / Friday, Saturday & Eve of Public Holiday: 10am - 3am
Address: The Amara, 100 Tras Street #05-02 Singapore 079027 Tel: (65) 6224 6116 Fax: (65) 6224 1661

Luxurious interior with live band music almost everyday! 
People are very friendly, so recommending for the first Salsa visit in Singapore!

Salsa Caribe, Tokyo, Japan

http://www.salsacaribe.jp

Capacity: about 50-70 ppl
Open: Everyday
Recommending time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. These days are very crowded and diverse people.
Address: 港区六本木5-3-4 レーヌ六本木ビル2F (Minato-ku, Roppongi, 5-3-4, 2F)

It's known as "the most danceable club in Japan." There are many people with experiences, and some times people make fun of this place as a "gym" rather than a bar. More Japanese people are here than foreigners.