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Club guides: venue-by-venue breakdowns of the rooms that matter, with sound, crowd, music policy and what a night really costs.

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NOVA, CÉ LA VI and Kinki Are the Singapore Rooftop Bars That Actually Book House DJs
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NOVA, CÉ LA VI and Kinki Are the Singapore Rooftop Bars That Actually Book House DJs

Most Singapore rooftop lists rank sunset views and cocktails. This one only counts venues that actually book house DJs: NOVA's 63rd-floor dance floor, CÉ LA VI's Saturday Elevate nights, and Kinki's low-key terrace sets, with real prices, dress codes and what to skip.

Kuala Lumpur vs Singapore: Zouk Singapore Cracked DJ Mag's Top 100. Zouk KL Didn't.
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Kuala Lumpur vs Singapore: Zouk Singapore Cracked DJ Mag's Top 100. Zouk KL Didn't.

Zouk Singapore just climbed to No. 17 on DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs. No Malaysian club made the 2026 list at all. Here's how Kuala Lumpur and Singapore actually compare, room by room, price by price.

Bangkok vs Bali vs Singapore: Savaya and Zouk's 2026 Rankings Decide the Region's Best Club Scene
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Bangkok vs Bali vs Singapore: Savaya and Zouk's 2026 Rankings Decide the Region's Best Club Scene

Three of Southeast Asia's biggest club cities, put head to head on the things that actually decide a night out: what it costs, what time it ends, and who's on the decks.

Nha Trang and Phu Quoc Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Happen
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Nha Trang and Phu Quoc Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Happen

Forget the resort-strip EDM: Nha Trang's real scene is a single rooftop promoter, Phu Quoc's is a hilltop bar that's run since 2012, and the festival that put the island on the map hasn't confirmed a comeback.

Taipei's House and Techno Clubs: Pawnshop, OMNI, FINAL and 23 Music Room
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Taipei's House and Techno Clubs: Pawnshop, OMNI, FINAL and 23 Music Room

Taipei's scene is small, specific and doesn't advertise itself. Here's where the city's house and techno actually happens in 2026: a Funktion-One basement, a spectacle-driven megaclub, a 200-capacity room built on its own label, and a free party in a public park.

Da Nang and Hoi An Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Happen
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Da Nang and Hoi An Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Happen

Central Vietnam isn't a clubbing capital, and it doesn't pretend to be. But between one red-lit techno bar in Da Nang and a sunset DJ set on An Bang Beach, there's a real, small scene worth knowing before you land.

Hong Kong's House and Techno Clubs: The Ones Still Open in 2026
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Hong Kong's House and Techno Clubs: The Ones Still Open in 2026

Drop is closed. FLY became Mudita, which also closed. Most club guides never noticed. Here is who is actually playing house and techno in Hong Kong right now, and what it costs to get in.

Hanoi's House and Techno Guide: Unmute, Mirage and the Scene Holding On Through the Raids
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Hanoi's House and Techno Guide: Unmute, Mirage and the Scene Holding On Through the Raids

House and techno in Hanoi now runs through Unmute and Mirage, and a handful of bars and burger counters doing a club's job, as the scene adapts to a nitrous oxide ban and near-routine police raids.

Cebu and Boracay Nightlife: A House and Techno Guide to the Philippines' Party Islands
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Cebu and Boracay Nightlife: A House and Techno Guide to the Philippines' Party Islands

Cebu's underground fits in one converted pizza-building basement. Boracay's four stations each pick a different kind of night. Real venues, real prices, and what to skip on the Philippines' two biggest party islands.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Tokyo, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Tokyo, 2026 Edition

Contact is a parking structure and ageHa is closed. A room-by-room, honest guide to where Tokyo's house and techno scene actually lives in 2026: WOMB, Vent, Circus Tokyo and Forestlimit.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Chiang Mai, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Chiang Mai, 2026 Edition

Chiang Mai's electronic scene doesn't live on a strip. It's scattered across a converted shophouse, a top-floor room above Huay Kaew Road, and a hillside outside Mae Rim where the party runs until 6am.

The Best Rooftop Bars for House Music in Bangkok
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The Best Rooftop Bars for House Music in Bangkok

Bangkok has dozens of sky bars selling a view. Very few of them book a DJ who actually plays house. Here's how to tell the difference, floor by floor.

The Best Beach Clubs for House Music in Phuket, 2026
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The Best Beach Clubs for House Music in Phuket, 2026

Phuket's clubbing scene isn't Bangla Road neon. It's four rooms spread across the west coast: a sunset beach club, an Ibiza import with a real booking policy, one underground bar in Rawai, and a 5,000-capacity room if you want the big room instead.

Where to Hear House and Techno in Phnom Penh: A Nightlife Guide
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Where to Hear House and Techno in Phnom Penh: A Nightlife Guide

Phnom Penh will not hand you a scene the way Bangkok or Bali will. It has one club that used to be an actual floating boat, one alley that actually pulses after midnight, and a handful of people building the rest from nothing. Here is where to go, what it costs, and how to get home.

The Best Beach Clubs for House Music in Bali, 2026
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The Best Beach Clubs for House Music in Bali, 2026

Finns, Potato Head's Klymax, Mrs Sippy and Karma Beach: Bali's real house music scene now happens in daylight, feet in the sand, hours before the island's night clubs even open.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Jakarta, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Jakarta, 2026 Edition

Jakarta's house and techno rooms are real, they're just hiding in office towers and mall basements. A working guide to Vault, Le Cirque, Zodiac and the mega-clubs, with what's actually still open in 2026.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Manila, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Manila, 2026 Edition

Manila's house and techno scene runs through five small rooms in Poblacion and Makati Cinema Square, from Apotheka's split-level policy to The Void's no-frills basement. Here's where to go, what it costs, and how to get home after.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Singapore, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Singapore, 2026 Edition

Headquarters, Singapore's best-known techno room, closed in May after a decade. Here's where house and techno actually live now, from Zouk's rebuilt Mainroom to Tuff Club's Funktion-One rig, plus what it costs and how to get home.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bali, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bali, 2026 Edition

Bali's dance floors split into two tribes: clifftop superclubs on the Bukit and scrappy beach bars in Canggu. Here's exactly where to go, what it costs, and how to get home.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Kuala Lumpur, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Kuala Lumpur, 2026 Edition

Boiler Room finally showed up in November 2025. Kuala Lumpur's house and techno rooms, from TREC's megaclub sprawl to a basement that's been running since 2014, didn't need the invitation. A room-by-room guide with real prices and how to get home.

Ho Chi Minh City Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Live in Saigon
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Ho Chi Minh City Nightlife: Where House and Techno Actually Live in Saigon

Forget the Bui Vien bucket-cocktail strip. Saigon's real house and techno scene runs through a 500-capacity institution on the 10th floor, a brand-new superclub with a first-in-Vietnam sound rig, and a crew that's been throwing techno parties since December 2012.

The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bangkok, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bangkok, 2026 Edition

Bangkok lost half its landmark clubs in three years and came out stronger. From the Decho Road axis to Old Town's vinyl listening bars, here is where the city actually dances in 2026.