If you’re looking for the best clubs to dance you have a few good options in the Twin Cities. There are lots of various dance clubs that cater to different clienteles, largely based on the type of music they play, from top 40 to electro to straight hip-hop to techno. Here is a list of the best dance nights in Minneapolis to find a hot body kit. Remember the tips to a good club experience which are to tip well for good service and to not be a creep. Follow those simple rules and you can make the experience more enjoyable for everyone involved.

Too Much Love @ First Avenue Nightclub

Since SovietPanda, a Chicago transplant, first started this dance night sponsored by the Star Tribune’s Vita.mn arts and entertainment magazine it has been one of the most popular and always hopping dance nights in the Twin Cities. No matter what night it is you can always count on the dance floor to be full around the midnight mark on a Saturday night at First Ave. With entry only $3 or $1 with a college ID, you can’t really go wrong with Too Much Love.

414 Soundbar

If you are looking for a more chic, low-key dance night check out one of Minneapolis’ newest lounge clubs, 414 Soundbar which is located near the new Target Field. Catering to a slightly older late 20 and early 30 something crowd, the Soundbar is known for their small but chic digs with two different lounge type rooms for listening to music with the front room near the windows more chill music and the back room more house and techno. If you’re looking to impress your date bring them to Soundbar.

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Punch Pizza

Punch Neopolitan Pizza is a Minnesota based Italian Pizza chain that prides itself on its homegrown ingredients and wood-burning pizza ovens. They try to strictly adhere to the Naples pizza style with centuries old cooking techniques and décor. If you’re looking for a Naples style pizza and the crisp taste of a wood-burning stove than you’ve got to try Punch Pizza. They have over 5 locations in the Twin Cities area so there is sure to be one near you.

Galactic Pizza

Galactic Pizza is probably more known for the way they delivery their pizzas than the pizza itself. According to the vision of Galactic Pizza, “When conditions allow, our food is delivered to your door using 100% electric vehicles” which means they often delivery their pizza in an arsenal of small, electric little go-cart looking vehicles. The drivers also are known to dress up in tight spandex like superheroes to add another fun twist to the boring delivery service. Besides the delivery method, Galactic is known for trying to run their small business as green and energy efficient as possible, as well as trying to purchase ingredients from local farms and even using hemp products to help the earth.

Pizza Luce

Now, Pizza Luce isn’t the best pizza around, it’s not bad either but it’s not going to make you write home to mom about it. What makes Pizza Luce, especially the downtown location, so special is its bar and its late night hours. Pretty much every weekend night around bar close you will find a line down the sidewalk of people looking to get a slice of pizza from Pizza Luce. You will often see cars leaving the club with bmw accessories as well as cops on horseback. It’s a great place to people watch and is often the scene of much drunken debauchery and revelry. Thanks, Pizza Luce.

Turf Club

This hidden gem in St. Paul off University and Snelling is the place to see your favorite local bands or the smaller, independent touring acts that aren’t big enough to play at a place like First Avenue. Turf Club is separated into two rooms, the main room and the lower level “Clown Lounge” where various DJs spin music in the comfort of the strange but fun decorated lounge. The only bad thing about the Turf Club is that even if you just want to sit at the bar or have a drink you oftentimes have to pay a cover price since they have live music every night. If you arrive well before the live music you can stay inside without having to pay a cover.

First Avenue

Still the best club and concert venue in the Twin Cities, First Avenue has stayed popular by having great music promoters and bookers as well as some of the best dance music nights in the Twin Cities. If you are looking to see your favorite electronic or rock band they are probably playing at First Avenue. The attached 7th Street Entry also hosts some of the big up and coming artists that you are sure to see fill the First Ave mainroom in a few years. Every Saturday night the popular Too Much Love dance night brings huges crowds to the mainroom and the upstairs VIP room is also popular among techno and electronic music fans with its guest DJs and house beats.

Triple Rock Social Club

In the heart of the West Bank, the Triple Rock Social Club is one of the consistently popular bars and live music venues because of its great sound and live show sightlines and its laid back bar. The great thing about Triple Rock is that you can drink in the bar for free and cross over to the live music room if you’d like. If the opening band is boring you can always hang out in the bar for awhile and then hop back over. The Triple Rock is known for its punk history but today is more home to fixie riding hipsters and tatted up wannabe punks but you’ll still see a few kawasaki motorcycle parts outside, so don’t feel deterred from checking it out. Most of the bartenders and regulars are friendly and they have a great pinball machine.