Qi-Tip
An Aquatic Dance Paradise in SoMa

Sure, the weekend was just, um... yesterday.

So naturally, we want to talk about... next weekend.

And how you could be spending it with mermaids.

Meet Qi Ultralounge, a swank new cocktail lounge/dance spot/mermaid trap, opening Saturday in SoMa.

First, let’s say what this place doesn’t have: windows. Don’t worry, because here’s what it does have: airy white sofas. Undulating waves on the walls. (Actually, video projections, but still.) Photos of underwater women doing... underwater things. Oh, and a “custom scent”—the whole venue’s designed to smell of ocean breeze and plumeria. (Funny, that’s exactly how we imagine Captain Stubing smelled.)

What you’ll do here: dance. There’ll always be a DJ spinning tunes, occasionally accompanied by a live sax, violin or vocalist. To fuel said dancing, you could grab one of those circular sofas (along with bottle service). Or summon some cocktails—perhaps the vodka/tomato water Hell Mary or the vodka/sake/coconut Sea Foam.

Sadly not served with a tiny Daryl Hannah.