Paradiso - Triangle of DJ Club Love
Once upon a time in Akasaka there was the Cordon Bleu, a high-class cabaret of many Elvis sightings and cold-war spy stories. Some of the old-time regulars will swear that it was none other than James Bond who got into that brutal fight with three Russian agents on that cold winter night.
Even Elvis once said the Cordon Bleu would make a good DJ nightclub. And look how right he was. The new Paradiso has it all. The mirrored access, the class, and lots of space. Best of all, it's nestled at the edge of Akasaka, forming a magic triangle with Nogizaka and Roppongi and a short walk or cab ride from such five-star hotels as the New Otani, Capitol Tokyu, and Okura.
For those with wheels there is a huge underground car-park 50 meters down the road from Paradiso's canopied entrance. Once you've made it down the mirrored staircase you enter a huge dance floor with a gigantic square-shaped bar. Rumor has it that in order to get hired the staff must demonstrate above-average roller-skating skills. Five dozen pairs of inline skates are kept in a secret back-room behind a "Staff Only" sign, and can be commissioned on short notice in times of customer demand for even faster service.
Such is the vastness of Paradiso that stories abound of dates lost and found all within the space of a few hours. A DJ nightclub of such dimensions naturally attracts the hip, the groovy, and the pretty - a sure-fire recipe for a more-dudesses-than-dudes ratio, what with hundreds of hostess clubs in the area leaving thousands of luxury babes stranded for the night, were it not for Paradiso! That's right. The Paradiso beckons the pretty as nectar brings the bee.
And then there are the models. Young ones mainly, who dance instead of doing their aerobics at the gym. This in turn keeps the dudes happy and coming back for more. In fact, everybody seems to be happy at Paradiso. Not surprisingly so. Check it out the next time you're spending the night out on the town. Wherever you are, if it's past midnight and you still haven't made it to Paradiso, get into gear and don't miss a beat.
Paradiso. Clubbing at its best.
Paradiso
B1, Akasaka Sakae Bldg.
6-6-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tel: 3505-0120
Open: 7pm to 5am
(closed on Sundays)
Akasaka Station, exit 5B