Straight Up Night Club

Every night of the week live entertainment includes Latin acts, belly dancing, Caribbean bands, Big Bands, pop bands and other unique acts from around the Sarasota area. Walking up you enjoy the club’s Mediterranean-inspired architecture. On the smoking-permitted balcony, view sunsets or watch shoppers by the world-famous boutiques below. Meanwhile professional and congenial cocktail waitresses serve pizzas and salads until midnight and other libations until 2 AM, when the club closes.

Enter the marvelous mahogany doors to the stage, a spacious, granite dance floor and bar area. Here you’ll encounter musicians, world travelers, local professionals and a wide diversity of other patrons. Take in a local artist’s plentiful, large paintings of Sarasota bands and internationally renowned musicians. Upon closer inspection you’ll discover that these paintings are not only visually attractive but also provide a keen acoustic purpose.

You weave your way through a jubilant, sophisticated crowd sitting in couples or in bunches on benches along the wall. At the massive, horseshoe-shaped bar, fully stocked with virtually every desirable spirit, it may be as difficult to select a beverage as it is to choose which talented bartender should mix it. Finally, beverage in hand, relax in one of 25 welcoming barstools. From either side of the elegant bar the center shelving that houses everything from Pernod and flavored vodkas to scotch and grappa, mystery and intrigue invite.

Later, upon leaving Sarasota’s indisputably hottest night club, you find yourself considering having a private affair there. Personalized banquets are available for weddings and private or corporate parties. Call 941.388.1555 for reservations or for more information.