![](http://images.nymag.com/images/bestofny/02/03/2002winner_128.gif)
Nightlife
Best Friday Night Party
Opaline
85 Avenue A
212-995-8684
Defying the trend, deep-house weekly Bang the Party
recently returned to Manhattan from Fort Greene. As of March 15, its frenzied following can be found at the subterranean nightspot Opaline.
![](http://images.nymag.com/images/spacer/spacer.gif)
Baktun
418 West 14th Street
212-206-1590
The Con-fu-sion Crew (who formerly promoted several good nights) recently took over Baktun for the British-house-accented shoodBgood.
ETHAN BROWN
See Also
Club Watch: Party Favorites
![](http://images.nymag.com/images/spacer/spacer.gif)
|