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The Lower East Side has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a mostly poor immigrant neighborhood and New York’s center of Jewish culture. While a slew of synagogues and historic Jewish sites remain, the neighborhood is now known more for its edgy shops and uproarious nightlife.

By day, the winding streets are full of gritty, successful artists and trendy shoppers alike checking out the offerings at the many artisanal restaurants, vegan bakeries, and delis or browsing for deals at the numerous vintage stores on Orchard and Ludlow.

But at night, some of the loudest, craziest, wildest, and most drunken bars in Manhattan spring to life in the Lower East Side, drawing crowds of edgy punks and rocker-chic girls to the myriad venues crammed into a five-block radius, where partiers might witness the next White Stripes or hottest international DJ.

Although live music blasts out of jam-packed indie haunts late into the night, the crowds don’t go home once the set ends – they just move on to the all-night booze and dance fests at the bars along Stanton and Broome Streets.

The Lower East Side may have roots as a poor ethnic enclave, but the only remaining vestige of its past is the melting pot of partiers looking to drink until dawn.

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200 Orchard

80s Music / ATM / After Work / Beer

Party Earth Review Located in an area swimming in fanciful drinking options, 200 Orchard is a chill neighborhood dive that caters to relaxed cocktailers, mellow sports fans, and an unpretentious dance ... more

200 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002

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Fat Baby

20s / 30s / Bar / Bottle Service / DJ

Party Earth Review A bi-level mix of upscale nightclub and rocking live music venue, the versatile Fat Baby caters to a diverse uptown/downtown clientele. Club-savvy hipsters, young, rebellious socialites ... more

112 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002

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Hotel Chantelle / SGT

20s / 30s / Ambient / Artists / Bar / DJ

Party Earth Review Located on the quiet side of Delancey Street, Hotel Chantelle is an engaging mix of upscale cocktail bar and neighborhood haunt that attracts black-clad hipster party animals and in ... more

92 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002

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Home Sweet Home

20s / 30s / Artsy / Bar / Cover charge

Party Earth Review Tucked away beneath an art gallery, Home Sweet Home is a kitschy underground lair that has indeed become a second home to the chic and edgy night-crawling denizens of Nolita and the ... more

131 Chrystie Street
New York, NY 10002

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The Delancey

20s / 30s / Affluent Hipsters / Bar

Party Earth Review The Delancey provides hipsters and hops chasers with a three-floor hang that features a gritty rock venue, an intimate night club, and a rooftop bar with breathtaking views of the Williamsburg ... more

168 Delancey Street
New York, NY 10002

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Barramundi

20s / Beer / Budget-friendly / Dive

Reviewed by Jaclyn W.

"My Take: I do not understand all the hype behind this bar. If you told me it was for their second level, 2nd Floor on Clinton, then I would unders ..." more

67 Clinton Street
New York, NY 10002

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Sweet Paradise Lounge

20s / 30s / Artists / Classic Rock

Party Earth Review Founded by the same people who created the downtown super-dive Welcome To The Johnsons, Sweet Paradise Lounge is another small and shadowy dive bar with a loyal following of rockers ... more

14 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002

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Arlene's Grocery

20s / 30s / Casual / Concerts / Dance

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 ... more

95 Stanton Street
New York, NY 10002

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Chloe 81

20s / 30s / Affluent / Artsy / Bar / DJ

Party Earth Review Although its days as a hush-hush in-spot famous for its Ivy parties are gone, Chloe 81 maintains its reputation as an exclusive upscale haunt for a fashionable and moneyed clientele ... more

81 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002

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Experimental Cocktail Club

70s Music / Ambient Jazz / Artsy

Party Earth Review Savvy travelers – and savvy readers of Party Earth – are already familiar with Experimental Cocktail Club, a cutting-edge haunt for intricate cocktails that opened to ... more

191 Chrystie Street
New York, NY 10002

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Katra Lounge

30s / 40s / Beer / Blouses / Cocktails

Reviewed by Jaclyn W.

"My Take: Situated in the Lower East Side, Katra Lounge seems like the type of place that tried to make it big in Midtown, but could not afford the re ..." more

217 Bowery Street

New York, NY 10002

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Loreley Restaurant & Biergarten

20s / 30s / After Work / Ambient / Bar

Party Earth Review Named after a mythical siren of the Rhine River, Loreley Restaurant & Biergarten lures a clientele of beer lovers both day and night. The rustic brick and wood front room sports pine ... more

7 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002

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