Choose your location
Thu / Jan 21
Choose a neighborhood
Once a blue-collar, Irish-American neighborhood and underworld enclave, Hell’s Kitchen is now a flourishing residential area filled with artists, actors, and creative young New York professionals.
During the day, hipsters and alternative types stroll past the poster-plastered brick walls of Ninth Avenue on their way to grab a bite to eat at the funky and affordable Greek and Mediterranean restaurants, then return at night to join the well-dressed patrons from the Time Warner Center and Columbus Circle shops as they stream into the laid-back dive bars and small eateries to unwind.
Plenty of cozy bars and warm lounges offer young couples a place for some light drinking in a relaxed atmosphere, while tourists tend to flock to the vicinity to catch live tapings of The Daily Show or 106th & Park.
Despite its name, Hell’s Kitchen is by no means the wildest neighborhood in town, but it is packed with hidden dining dens and unspoiled nightspots perfect for a low-key evening.
20s / 30s / 40s / Art / Beer / Brunch / Dive
Reviewed by John P.
"Sure this bar is not and uber lounge - but it doesn't pretend to be. Chalkboards and beer buckets mingle with vodka bottles and martini glasses frame ..." more
807 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
40s / Bottle Service / Brunch / DJ
Party Earth Review Once past the velvet ropes and up the elevator, chic patrons find themselves at Sky Room, one of NYC’s highest rooftop bars where the cocktails are as fine as the views ... more
330 West 40th Street
New York, NY
20s / 30s / 40s / Artists / Couples / DJ
Party Earth Review The Hudson Hotel’s stone fortress façade and single flickering torch over the neon green door give no hint of the whimsical complex of bars inside, but after beaming ... more
356 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Ambient
Party Earth Review For those left thirsty and famished after negotiating the commercial jungle of nearby Midtown Manhattan, West End Bar & Grill provides an oasis of pre-theater snacks and after-show ... more
813 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
20s / 30s / Button-downs / DJ / Dance
Party Earth Review A sleek hotspot known for its exuberant parties, Bar-Tini Ultra Lounge is a lively gay bar and lounge that brings an air of luxury and excitement to Hell’s Kitchen. Modern yet sensual ... more
642 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
20s / 30s / Bachelorette Parties
Party Earth Review The very definition of the term “megaclub,” Pacha is a sprawling multilevel incarnation of Ibiza’s hottest nightspot, drawing throngs of party people looking for a total club experience ... more
618 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
30s / 40s / Blue Collar / Dive / TVs
Party Earth Review Adventurous souls in search of the ultimate dive bar need look no further than the Holland Cocktail Lounge, the preferred location for dedicated dive hunters in search of the down-and ... more
532 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Dive / Pop
Party Earth Review Since opening in 1933, Rudy’s Bar & Grill has embodied the perennial Hell’s Kitchen dive: a place where old men go to turn their livers to paste amid the persistent odor of free hot ... more
627 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10036
20s / 30s / 40s / Beer / Blazers / Dinner
Reviewed by Jessica G.
"I went to Hudson Common for the first time this past weekend and was pleasantly surprised. It's not your typical NYC club/lounge/bar scene. When you w ..." more
356 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
20s / 80s Music / Affluent / DJ / Pop
Party Earth Review Hidden behind an austere façade by the West Side docks is Hudson Terrace, one of the most sought-after hotspots in the city for twenty-somethings with money to burn. Unless they have ... more
621 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036