Ski Lodge ★ 4.5
$$$Strip{'monday': '17:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-02:00', 'thursday': '17:00-02:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-02:00'}
Ski Lodge is the unmarked cabin-themed cocktail room next to Superfrico on the second floor of The Cosmopolitan, with mezcal-heavy drinks and a year-round crackling fireplace.
Tip: Look for the small bronze square with a skier above the door near Superfrico. No reservations; arrive early on weekends.
Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den ★ 4.6
$$$Strip{'monday': '17:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-02:00', 'thursday': '17:00-02:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-02:00'}
Here Kitty Kitty hides inside Famous Foods Street Eats at Resorts World behind a moving wall in the Fuhu Cha Chaan Teng stall, with Singaporean-Prohibition cocktails and a vinyl program.
Tip: High Fidelity Fridays are the weekly all-vinyl set from 21:00 to 01:00. Order the Jerry Thomas Brandy Punch for a group.
Ghost Donkey ★ 4.5
$$$Strip{'monday': '16:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-00:00', 'thursday': '16:00-00:00', 'friday': '16:00-00:00', 'saturday': '16:00-00:00', 'sunday': '16:00-00:00'}
Ghost Donkey is the eight-seat mezcal speakeasy on the back wall of The Cosmopolitan's Block 16 food hall, with a green donkey door, truffle nachos and a mezcal-tequila list.
Tip: Look for the green door with the white donkey at the back of Block 16. Eight seats only, so weekday nights are realistic.
Nomikai ★ 4.4
$$$Strip{'monday': '17:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-01:00', 'saturday': '17:00-01:00', 'sunday': '17:00-00:00'}
Nomikai opened on Venetian's Restaurant Row in spring 2025 with a public sushi counter and a hidden speakeasy in the rear, led by chef brothers Yongjun and Yongju An.
Tip: Walk past the neon sushi counter to find the speakeasy hallway. The Yuzu Drip and Rice Washed Negroni are the listed signature pours.
Piranha Nightclub ★ 4.5
$$$Paradise{'monday': '22:00-05:00', 'tuesday': '22:00-05:00', 'wednesday': '22:00-05:00', 'thursday': '22:00-05:00', 'friday': '22:00-06:00', 'saturday': '22:00-06:00', 'sunday': '22:00-05:00'}
Piranha has been the Fruit Loop's headline LGBTQ club since 2006, with three rooms covering EDM, Latin and pop on separate dance floors and drag through the week on Paradise Road.
Tip: Free entry Monday through Thursday excluding holidays. Latin Caliente Wednesdays draw the deepest crowd.
Quadz Video Bar ★ 4.2
$Paradise{'monday': 'open 24 hours', 'tuesday': 'open 24 hours', 'wednesday': 'open 24 hours', 'thursday': 'open 24 hours', 'friday': 'open 24 hours', 'saturday': 'open 24 hours', 'sunday': 'open 24 hours'}
Quadz Video Bar sits across Paradise Road from Piranha as the casual 24-hour gay bar in the Fruit Loop, with darts, pool tables, music-video screens and daily two-for-one happy hour.
Tip: Two-for-one drinks 12:00 to 20:00 every day. Electric Thursdays bring EDM video sets if you want a louder room.