Clubbing crazy: High end East End nightspots

By day, there's a DJ spinning for a bikini-clad crowd dancing on the beach or a clubby brunch soiree with a four-figure price tag. After dark -- way after dark -- the action heats up at ultraexclusive nightspots, where the only way in is to buy your liquor by the bottle so you have a reserved spot.

Yes, this is summer clubbing in the Hamptons. Here's a look at the season's biggest draws so far, along with our ranks of just how difficult and expensive it generally is to get in the door.

0 = Walk right in

1 = Pay a cover charge

2 = Long lines, maybe a doorman

3 = Get on the guest list

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4 = Table service

5 = Brace for sticker shock

Day & Night at Gurney's Inn, 290 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk