Praia

Located about a $5 taxi ride outside the Zona Colonial, this spot is where the children of sugar barons and visiting movie stars go to let their blow-outs down. House music, dance hall, and, of course, reggaeton are on the system. Space-age furniture creates a mod setting. The kitchen serves Latin-Asian dishes such as rum-spiked shrimp seviche with mango and Korean barbecued beef satay with cured cucumber salad.