La Gazzetta / Villa Pacri / Gunbar - CLOSED Bar / Café / Club / Lounge / Restaurant

Meatpacking District, New York –

A multilevel venue created by the guys behind internationally renowned Bagatelle, the swanky trio Villa Pacri, La Gazzetta, and Gunbar brings an unusual mix of rustic elegance and downtown dirtiness to the Meatpacking District’s bar and club scene.

A combination of café, restaurant, and nightclub, the space draws suited entertainment professionals and statuesque ladies looking for a sophisticated vibe earlier in the evening while attracting edgier MPD partiers looking to get lit later at night.

Small tables and reed-backed chairs provide space for the local creative types and occasional celeb who pile into the bustling La Gazzetta café to enjoy light fare and fine wine, or to mingle at the luxurious wraparound bar beneath the wine-glass chandelier.

Those looking for a full meal can head upstairs to the Villa Pacri restaurant, where a décor of exposed brick and white leather booths creates a sleek and intimate vibe for diners indulging in lavish Italian dinners by the golden light of crystal lamps and chandeliers.

After dinner, a whole other atmosphere awaits downstairs at Gunbar, a rocker dive with an air of reckless abandon where late-night socialites, entertainment industry partiers, and random celebrities mingle and gossip, holding court on overstuffed sofas by graffiti-laden walls.

And while the bottle service and DJs blasting remixed soul may seem like traditional club fare, the in-house tattoo parlor, complete with flash art and a neon devil face in its club-facing window, adds a genuine sense of rock star insanity.

With their fantastic menus, opulent décor, and welcoming attitudes, La Gazzetta and Villa Pacri signal a new breed of delightful restaurants in this often-overdone neighborhood, while Gunbar gives clubbed-to-death party animals a taste of the wild side.