ThirtySevenPlus - Discreet location? Check. Secret code to get in? Check. Intimate alleyway? Check. High vaulted ceiling? Check. A handsome, inviting bar and vintage furniture with character? Check check. We love coming out to this (almost) mysteriously hidden and charming venue. The wine coolers are to die for and the place is so tastefully furtive even lesbians frequent here.
B/F, 37 Staunton St., Central, 2526-6766.

Volume
It’s a shockingly purple, flashy and kitschy, yet cozy escape from patriarchal culture. Well-placed mirrors are perfect for preening, and the long bar’s great for after-hour cocktails and cruising. Volume pumps it up as a late-night hotspot with diva dance tunes, camp 80s mash-ups and Happy House. Two years old now, the boite’s still going strong and definitely earning its place as a gay mainstay in Hong Kong, courtesy of their highly popular and scandalously fun “New Arrival Wednesdays,“ which means free vodka before 9:30pm.
LG/F, 83-85 Hollywood Rd., Central, 2857-7683,
www.volume.com.hk.

Propaganda
An exorbitant cover charge is enforced by the legendary door bitch Ricardo, who rolls his eyes at you while telling you to line the eff up, but do we mind? After copious drinks at Volume, not really. The epicenter of gayness in Central, all homo sapiens and their fag hags flock here to end a hot mess of a night. Straight DJs mean uplifting trance, hard house and only the occasional gay anthem, but straight-up shots mean the seductively sunken dance floor and inviting poles drive the butchest of gym bunnies to violate the rules of traditional masculinity, take their tops off and boogie the night away.
B/F, 1 Hollywood Rd., Central, 2868-1316.