The best lounges in Fort Lauderdale are spread across a few pockets: speakeasies and DJ rooms downtown and on Las Olas, cabaret and dance clubs on Wilton Drive, and a couple of big late night clubs out in Davie and Hollywood. Every lounge and nightclub below was checked against the venue’s own site.
Quick Picks
- Best for electronic music: Kemistry Nightclub, Himmarshee.
- Best speakeasy: Room Nine01, Las Olas.
- Best for live jazz with cocktails: Bar Betty, East Sunrise Boulevard.
- Best for cabaret: The West End Lounge, Wilton Manors.
- Best for dancing until 3am: Hunters Nightclub, Wilton Manors.
- Best casino nightclub: Entice Nightclub, Hollywood.
Stache Drinking Den
Stache is the downtown room that does a bit of everything: a 1920s style cocktail lounge that also works as a nightclub and concert space. Its own site lists burlesque and cabaret shows, bands and DJs, and the calendar mixes vinyl nights, spirits tastings and house music parties. It sits at 109 SW 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, a short walk from the Himmarshee bars. It is also on our list of the best bars in Fort Lauderdale; check the event page before you go, since the room changes character night to night (get directions).
Kemistry Nightclub
Kemistry is the city’s dedicated club for touring electronic acts, a few blocks from Stache at 307 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. The calendar runs on ticketed nights, and the late 2026 lineup on its site includes Rabbit in the Moon live on November 14, Roni Size on November 21 and a Candyland 30 year anniversary party on December 20. Buy tickets ahead for the bigger names and read each listing for the age policy, since some events admit 18 and over with 21 and over to drink (get directions).
Room Nine01
Room Nine01 is a reservations only speakeasy built inside a guest room on the ninth floor of the Hyatt Centric Las Olas, 100 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. It runs Tuesday through Sunday in two hour seatings at 5pm, 7:15pm and 9:30pm, booked through its website, with a per person food and beverage minimum. Expect velvet furniture and low light; it works as a date night or a first stop (get directions).
O Lounge
A few blocks east, O Lounge is the dressier cocktail lounge next to YOLO at 333 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. It leans on DJ playlists, special events and table reservations, and the crowd dresses for it. For the rest of the boulevard, see our guide to bars on Las Olas (get directions).
Bar Betty
Bar Betty is the speakeasy upstairs at Sunness Supper Club, 2465 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, reached by an interior staircase from the dining room. It opens at 7pm Monday through Saturday and pairs craft cocktails with live music, including a Jazz Jam on the club’s fall calendar. Eat downstairs, then move up for the music (get directions).
Living Room at W Fort Lauderdale
For a lounge on the sand side of A1A, the Living Room at W Fort Lauderdale, 401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, has ocean views, cocktails and small plates. The hotel lists DJs on Friday and Saturday nights at its oceanfront cocktail bar, and the lounge stays open until 1am on those nights and midnight the rest of the week. It suits beach visitors who want a drink with a view without committing to a club (get directions).
The West End Lounge
On Wilton Drive, The West End Lounge is a mid century cocktail lounge with live cabaret on its stage every week and no cover. Musical Mondays run 7:30pm to 9:30pm, and Sunday afternoons bring pop and jazz piano sets from 3pm to 5pm. It is at 2100 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, open daily from 4pm (1pm on Sunday), with happy hour Monday to Saturday from 4pm to 8pm (get directions).
Hunters Nightclub
Up the street, Hunters Nightclub at 2232 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, is the Wilton Drive dance club that runs every day of the week. Monday and Tuesday bring karaoke from 8pm plus a video bar DJ, Wednesday is country and western with line dancing, and the dance floor opens at 9pm Thursday through Saturday. Friday is the anchor, with DJ Sol from 5pm to 9pm and DJ Ed Talks until 3am, and Sunday is the classic T Dance from 4pm. It is 21 and over with valid ID (get directions).
Round Up Nightclub
West in Davie, Round Up Nightclub is Broward’s country dance club, at 9020 W State Rd 84, Davie, FL 33324, in Pine Island Plaza. It opens Wednesday through Saturday from 7pm to 4am and Sunday from 7pm to midnight, with a line dance lesson at 7:30pm and a couples lesson at 8:30pm before DJs take over. Friday is 21 and over, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday admit 18 and over, and Sunday is all ages (get directions).
Entice Nightclub at Seminole Hard Rock
Entice is a 7,500 square foot dance club in The Shoppes at The Guitar Hotel, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL 33314. It opens Friday and Saturday from 10pm to 4am with DJs, three bars and VIP bottle service, and hotel guests get free entry before midnight with a room key, special events excluded. To warm up, the Oculus Bar in the hotel lobby has a live duo Thursday to Saturday from 6pm to 9pm and a DJ Friday and Saturday from 9:30pm to 1:30am (get directions).
Planning a Lounge Night in Fort Lauderdale
Pick one cluster and stay in it. Downtown, Stache and Kemistry are a few blocks apart near Himmarshee, and Room Nine01 and O Lounge are both on Las Olas, so one rideshare drop covers a full night. On Wilton Drive, The West End Lounge and Hunters are a short walk apart, which makes cabaret first and dancing later an easy plan. Round Up and Entice are drives, so treat each as the whole night. Downtown has city garages and metered street parking, but rideshare is the better call if you are drinking. Friday and Saturday are the busiest nights everywhere; book Room Nine01 and Kemistry tickets ahead. If you would rather see the skyline, our rooftop bars in Fort Lauderdale guide pairs well with any of these.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best lounges in Fort Lauderdale?
For cocktails and atmosphere, start with Room Nine01 and O Lounge on Las Olas, Bar Betty on East Sunrise Boulevard and The West End Lounge in Wilton Manors. Stache downtown covers both a lounge and a club night.
What are the best nightclubs in Fort Lauderdale?
Kemistry books touring electronic DJs downtown, Hunters runs a dance floor most nights in Wilton Manors, Round Up in Davie is the country option, and Entice at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood opens on weekends.
Which Fort Lauderdale clubs stay open latest?
Round Up runs until 4am Wednesday through Saturday, Entice until 4am Friday and Saturday, and Hunters until 3am Friday and Saturday.
Is there an upscale lounge in Fort Lauderdale?
Room Nine01 is the most polished, a reservations only speakeasy with a per person minimum. O Lounge on Las Olas draws a dressed up crowd with DJs and table service.
Can you get into Fort Lauderdale clubs under 21?
Some. Round Up admits 18 and over on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and all ages on Sunday, and some Kemistry events are 18 and over. Hunters is 21 and over.
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