CLUB MUSéE

With the exception of the parties held at Sala Macumba, then the Chamartín district, in the northern part of town, isn’t the most obvious gay nightlife destination in Madrid – but then nothing at Club Musée is that obvious.

Part of a small cluster of bars on Alberto Alcocer that usually draws a more progressive crowd, Club Musée fills up on weekends with fairly attractive, late twenty, early thirtysomethings – predominantly straight but with a generous sprinkling of gay boys, too (Grindr challenge!) – up for a night of fun.

Conceived as part art gallery, part club, and decked out by Parolio of the locally based Parolio & Euphoria Lab, it’s plastic fantastic meeting TRON, with huge installations of fierce fashion photography and illustrations set against a backdrop of glossy black glass, mirrors and LED lighting.

Arrive before 2am to beat the queues and appreciate the interiors, then get partying to a soundtrack of house and electronica spun by an impressive array of guest DJs. Far from being a gay club, those bored of the Chueca scene may nonetheless appreciate an evening at this wondrous hangout.