Cubby Hole    (Photo: Shanna Ravindra)

Studio B
259 Banker St., nr. Meserole St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn; 718-389-1880
Sweaty dance parties are always a good way to go, and with the over-the-top lights and smoke machines here, what could be better? If you do find a special someone, check out the bordello-esque side room to set the mood.

Cubbyhole
281 W. 12th St., nr. 4th St.; 212-243-9041
This wildly decorated enclave has garnered a reputation as not just a great lesbian bar, but also a cool neighborhood bar. Gather round the jukebox and join the crowd in singing along with "What's Love Got to Do With It."

Tenjune
26 Little West 12th St., nr. Washington St.; 646-624-2410
A favorite of Kanye and Diddy, it takes bank to make it past the door at this lounge beneath luxury steakhouse STK. Try to meet a mogul on the small horseshoe-shaped dance floor.

Happy Ending
302 Broome St., nr. Forsythe St.; 212-334-9676
Unfortunately, there won't be a special Valentine's Day edition of this former massage parlor's "In the Flesh" erotic reading series. But this bi-level lounge still exudes a sleazy charm, and the old steam rooms make excellent impromptu nooks to relive the glory days.

Brother Jimmy’s
428 Amsterdam Ave., nr. 81st St.; 212-501-7515
This juke-joint chain packs in an array of postgrads ready to escape the office and mingle. Be warned that cans of PBR and Natty Light are so cheap that beer-goggle wearers are likely to be making inappropriate comments at passersby.