The Fat Black Pussycat Bar / Lounge

Greenwich Village / NoHo, New York –

A Village mainstay since the 1950s, The Fat Black Pussycat has earned its nine lives as a continuously popular bar and lounge for downtown bar hoppers and local regulars alike.

An easygoing atmosphere with a splash of jazz flavor makes patrons feel right at home as they belly up to the bar to chat over Anchor Steams, or settle into the black leather booths for onion rings and cocktails.

Exposed brick, glowing lanterns, and a massive wrought-iron chandelier give the space a warm appeal, while the back lounge is done up in opium den chic, complete with overstuffed sofas, Oriental rugs, antique furnishings, and bird cages, perfect for the tattooed rockers and edgy young professionals who gather for cocktails and conversation.

Low-key and genial during the week when work buddies stop in to unwind, play pool, and warble some karaoke tunes, the place ramps up on the weekends when a DJ packs the place to the rafters and bouncing NYU students get down to Rihanna and other Top 40 favorites.

Classier than a regular dive bar but calmer than a club, The Fat Black Pussycat provides downtown partiers with a lively and exciting scratching post to call their own.