Tantra, Kolkata

Spread over two levels with a dance floor occupying 5000 sq ft, Tantra provides a big club experience and keeps its doors open long after everything else in the city shuts down. Housed within the Park Hotel, this is the go-to place for serious party people. A relatively quieter chill-out area provides respite from the booming bass within; two distinct bars mean you don’t need to fight your way for a drink; and then there’s the members’ only Bodhi Bar, which serves fine single malts and Cuban cigars for the club’s loyal (and moneyed) patrons. Saturday nights are by far the best – the DJ plays psychedelic trance till the sun comes up, and Wednesdays are dedicated to Hip Hop.