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Wed / May 22
Bar / Beer Garden / Lounge
Party Earth Review The sparse black exterior of Nolita’s Sweet and Vicious may seem unwelcoming at first, but once patrons walk through the double wood doors, they find themselves in a hip yet unpretentious bar where schmoozing with the regulars is the order of the day. The rustic plank floors in this dark lounge vibrate with incredibly loud ... more
5 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Party Earth Review Nestled among the alternative boutiques on Franklin Street, and sister bar to Heathers, Veronica People’s Club is a popular hangout for Brooklyn hipsters looking for a break from the panic of Williamsburg. Exposed brick, a photo of a dead horse, and a shelf of pastoral dioramas glowing verdant green in glass cases form ... more
105 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Hotel Bar / Lounge
Party Earth Review There’s no beating around the bush when it comes to getting into Above Allen – patrons either have the look or they don’t. Those who do make it past the double doormen will find themselves in an airy greenhouse lounge where a diverse clientele of everyone from local moneyed hipsters to European hotel guests mingles over ... more
Thompson Hotel, 190 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
Lounge / Rooftop Bar
Party Earth Review Located on the eighteenth floor of the trendy Standard Hotel, Le Bain is an exclusive lounge and rooftop bar where stylish guests granted entrance can expect one of the wildest experiences in town. Scenesters, models, and celebrities who make it past the nearly impossible door step off the elevator into an all-black ... more
The Standard Hotel
848 Washington Street
New York, NY 10004
Party Earth Review The brainchild of two childhood friends bent on creating the perfect rock club, White Noise mixes a chill dirty dive attitude with satanic decadence to form a Molotov cocktail of rock-and-roll spirit that’s sadly lacking in the downtown club scene. A staircase bathed in red light leads to a red-lit room hung in black and ... more
225 Avenue B
New York, NY 10009
Bar / Live Music Venue / Lounge
Party Earth Review A dive bar at heart, Pete’s Candy Store has an understated sense of cool that places it a cut above the rest. Awash in the glow of retro multi-colored Christmas lights, the main bar attracts a laid-back clientele of Williamsburg professionals and artists content to watch the tattooed bartenders pull pints, while black-clad ... more
709 Lorimer Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Bar / Live Music Venue / Lounge
Party Earth Review Home to two hopping venues and a swinging bar, The Living Room is a cocktail lounge and live music club that draws an outgoing, music-loving clientele. Festive blues, yellows, and greens set an upbeat tone at the front bar, whose comfy red stools and scattering of plush sofas and chairs provide a place to hang out between ... more
154 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002
Hotel Bar / Lounge
Party Earth Review The Bowery has come a long way since its historic skid row days, and the elegant Lobby Bar at the Bowery Hotel is a prime example of how the street has turned grit into glamour over the past few decades. A nostalgic décor recalling the grand parlors of yesteryear forms the backdrop for this disheveled but sexy hangout ... more
335 Bowery
New York, NY 10003
Club / Event Space / Gay Club
Party Earth Review The first entirely “green” club in New York, Greenhouse is a sprawling dance venue and lounge whose ever-changing lineup of DJs and musical genres attracts everyone from fashionable club kids on hip-hop nights, affluent hipsters on the weekends, and a gay-and-more scene for wild parties featuring performers, drag queens ... more
150 Varick Street
New York, NY 10013
Party Earth Review Sophisticated night owls looking for an upscale venue with breathtaking views won’t want to miss 230 Fifth, a luxurious lounge and rooftop bar that offers high-class excitement with a refreshingly unpretentious attitude. Well-dressed business types and out-of-towners stepping off the elevator on the twentieth floor will ... more
230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Bar / Live Music Venue / Lounge
Party Earth Review Considering the bright yellow grocer’s sign offering fast delivery, one might think Arlene’s Grocery is just that, instead of the famous Lower East Side music landmark that it is. Known as a jumping-off point for bands like The Strokes, the venue still boasts an impressive lineup of up-and-coming bands that attracts a mix ... more
95 Stanton Street
New York, NY 10002
Club / Lounge / Music Venue
Party Earth Review The area south of Canal Street where Santos Party House resides may look barren and uninviting by day, but after dark, the place comes alive with a boisterous crowd of hipsters eager to dance and groove to a throbbing beat. Launched by 90s nightlife legends Andrew W.K. and Spencer Sweeney, Santos is a gritty, bi-level ... more
96 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10013
With thousands upon thousands of nightlife destinations packed inside its boundaries, New York is home to a lifetime of drinking dens, and that certainly holds true when thinking about all the lounges in New York.
There’s a NYC lounge out there for everyone, whether they’re looking to get gussied up and hang with big money makers or throw on a ragged t-shirt and chill on a sofa that hasn’t been cleaned since New York was called New Amsterdam. And the great thing about New York is its physical makeup promises all manner of lounge in almost every neighborhood.
The swanky Meatpacking District, known the world over for its see-and-be-seen air, is home to lounges where the brand of shoes you’re wearing may be as equally important as the number of zeroes in your bank statement. The glitz is equally prevalent in Chelsea and Nolita, where finance gurus and socialites hide from the common man and lounge about in style before hitting the clubs.
A grittier concentration of NYC lounges is undoubtedly in Brooklyn – home to the most prevalent DIY scene – while student-friendly dive lounges are also easy to find in Murray Hill and hipster heavy Greenwich Village.
Finding a NYC lounge will not be difficult, and if the first one you find doesn’t entice, a hundred more New York lounges are probably minutes away.
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