Bushwick Clubs and DJ Bars: A Local Map

Bushwick's clubs cluster in three spots: Elsewhere and House of Yes near Jefferson Street and Wyckoff Avenue, Bossa Nova Civic Club and Mood Ring on Myrtle Avenue under the M train, and Paragon and Cafe Erzulie on Broadway. In between are DJ bars like Jupiter Disco and party rooms like Xanadu and Lot 45.

Quick answer

What part of Brooklyn is Bushwick?

Bushwick is in North Brooklyn, east of Williamsburg, and its eastern edge along Wyckoff Avenue is the border with Ridgewood, Queens. The L and M trains serve its nightlife streets. That makes it easy to combine with East Williamsburg's warehouse clubs or with Ridgewood's Nowadays and H0L0.

Jefferson Street and Wyckoff: Elsewhere and House of Yes

Elsewhere opened in 2017 at 599 Johnson Ave. It has several rooms (The Hall holds about 700 people), a summer rooftop, concerts early and club nights late, mainly on Fridays and Saturdays. Bring a scannable photo ID or a passport, and know that some exits are final.

Club nights and live concerts across several rooms · BushwickSee Elsewhere →

House of Yes has been at 2 Wyckoff Ave since 2015, with the entrance on 408 Jefferson St. It builds its nights around circus, cabaret and drag over house and disco, with a theme every weekend. Dress for the theme, keep your phone away on the dance floor, and plan to stay: there is no re-entry.

House and disco, with circus, cabaret and drag performance · BushwickSee House of Yes →

Myrtle Avenue: Bossa Nova Civic Club and Mood Ring

Bossa Nova Civic Club, at 1271 Myrtle Ave under the M train, has been a 140-person techno, house and experimental room since December 2012, open nightly with the club starting later in the evening. Next door, Mood Ring (1260 Myrtle Ave) is an astrology-themed cocktail bar with a real dance floor, house and techno most nights, and later hours on weekends.

Broadway: Paragon and Cafe Erzulie

Paragon, at 990 Broadway, closed in April 2025 and reopened that August in partnership with Detroit techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson. It runs techno, house, drum & bass and Jersey club parties on Friday and Saturday events. Down the street, Cafe Erzulie (894 Broadway) starts with jazz and turns into an Afro-Caribbean party after 10pm, Thursday to Saturday.

Starr and Troutman: Xanadu, The Sultan Room and Lot 45

Xanadu Roller Arts (262 Starr St) mixes roller disco, club nights and concerts, and hosted Body & SOUL's 30th anniversary. The Sultan Room (234 Starr St) is mostly a live room with a sunken dance floor, with club parties on some nights. Lot 45 (411 Troutman St) is the area's hip-hop and Caribbean option on weekends, with an RSVP list for some parties.

Flushing Avenue: Jupiter Disco

Jupiter Disco, at 1237 Flushing Ave since 2017, is a cocktail bar with DJs and an audiophile sound system playing disco, synth and electronic music, Wednesday to Sunday. It asks guests to keep phones to a minimum.

Is Bushwick good for nightlife?

For dancing, yes: it has more clubs and DJ bars within walking distance than any other Brooklyn neighborhood on our list, and they cover techno, house, disco, hip-hop and Caribbean music. Table service is rare here; most nights are tickets or the door.