Awesome music, huge dance floor, and throbbing atmosphere. If you're limited to their downstairs bar area, you'll soon realize just how crowded it gets. Sure, they have funky lighting, decor, music, couch seating and stiff drinks, but you might get annoyed at the crowd.

The saucy dudes behind the velvet-rope crush at Las Palmas transformed this sleepy two-story space into a plush, velvet-appointed playground. Suck in your cheeks and grab a spot at the distressed metal bar or inside the cozy alcove downstairs, because unless you have a dinner reservation, you probably won't get past the buff doormen guarding the areas.