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Lucky Cheng’s is the Drag Queen Capital of the Universe
Outrageous drag queens serve up dinner and a show, featuring interactive cabaret, comedy, and karaoke at the infamous Lucky Cheng’s Restaurant. The drag staff turns up …




The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog embodies the conviviality of Old New York and the Irish-American tradition.
Our ground-floor Taproom offers an informal setting for the enjoyment of craft beer, bottled punch, and whiskeys of the world, …




Duane Park is the city’s spot for hot live jazz and even hotter live burlesque. Duane Park has opened in a beautiful, new location downtown at 308 Bowery. The club is open from Tuesday through Saturday. …




Come on down to Houston Hall to hang out with friends and have a beer or two. The huge room, formerly a FDNY storage facility, has rows of tables and benches, and a very lengthy bar, …




Live it Up at the Dead Rabbit!
Sip a libation at the Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog (30 Water Street; 646-422-7906) and take a trip back in time. A brand-new taproom and parlor in a rowhouse a …




Every Monday the glamedgy Goldbar located in Little Italy takes a Polynesian turn: Tiki Mondays.The ecelectic themed night features rum drinking pirates and sensual Polynesian girls in grass skirts as New Yorkers sip cocktails in the …




Ever since most of Chicago’s top musicians moved to New York in the mid-to-late 1920s, New York City has been the Jazz Mecca. Nearly every major jazz style of the past seventy years has been initiated in the Big Apple.
The new Birdland offers top-flight jazz in a world class setting, good sight lines and acoustics, elbow room, and an award-winning menu featuring American cuisine with a Cajun flair.




The Slipper Room is the brain child of performer and producer James Habacker. When it opened in 1999 neo-burlesque was in its infancy. Before that time there had been some random shows in lofts and bars around the city, but the Slipper Room was the first venue built specifically to showcase the work of this burgeoning new collective. It was an art project in itself, an artist run venue designed to nurture emerging talent, and push performers to reach their true potential.




Every Monday join New York’s favorite Bingo couple: ladylike Linda Simpson & good-time guy Murray Hill as they put a riotous spin on America’s favorite (& easiest) game of chance! The gender-bending, number-calling, award-winning duo puts on the most thrilling and hilarious game in town! Come and see why Monday Night Bingo is a downtown institution!




Jelsomino, an over-the-top karaoke heaven. elsomino is the latest from the Ginza Project, those fabulous Russians who gave Gotham its most glamorous Russian restaurant ever in the form of Mari Vanna. There’s a main stage, where tipsy exhibitionists will perform to an audience indulging in (what else?) champagne, caviar and oysters, a backstage room for those preferring a more predictable musical experience (a DJ will spin), and a VIP room styled as a recording studio, cleverly limiting one’s possibility for embarrassment to one’s inner circle.




Why can’t you be healthy work out and party at the same time? Oh yeah, YOU CAN! Velvet ropes, LIVE DJ, Barry’s Bootcamp GOGO Dancers, non alcoholic antioxidant shots and a Disco Ball.




Sleep No More is set in a building with five floors of theatrical action, putatively called the McKittrick Hotel, though with many rooms and features not normally associated with hotels, including those which resemble an antiquated lunatic asylum, doctor’s offices, children’s bedrooms, a cemetery, indoor courtyards, shops, a padded cell, a ballroom, taxidermist’s menageries, and so on. The actors and their environment all adopt the dress, decor, and aesthetic style of the early 20th century, inspired by the shadowy and anxious atmosphere of film noir.




Lower east side NYC. Just a few blocks from NY food and beer institutions, New Beer, Whole Foods Bowery, and Katz’s Deli. This is a new place that has it all…multiple growler fill taps, 100′s of bottles (kept in growler units w/o lights to preserve the integrity of the beer), artisinal foods available while you enjoy a tasty draft at the bar…1/2 bar, 1/2 growler fill station..is the this the new model for craft beer distribution spots? Not sure but this is a well worth checking out location…Craft is appreciated and celebrated, mid sized spot, with a sleek and comfortable arching bar, firendly, gracious and knowledgable owner adds to the esperience…go check it out..places like this are the future and deserve to be supported




Launch your weekend with drinks and dancing at the most explosive party this side of the Milky Way. See and be seen under the stars as live bands, DJs, and VJs present the hottest music and project dynamic visuals at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Cocktails keep the party going.




Lucille’s Bar & Grill is a separate bar/restaurant located inside B.B. King’s and is named for B.B. King’s guitar. Lucille’s is open daily from 11am-1am on weekdays, 11am-3am on Friday & Saturdays for lunch, dinner & drinks. There is free live music nightly in Lucilles!




One of New York City’s best kept secrets, the Rare View Rooftop Garden is a seasonal destination for drinks and amazing city views. It is also an ideal spot for intimate private gatherings and receptions. Please don’t hesitate to call for details and dates.




25 West 51st St # 3
New York, NY 10019-6939
(212) 265-8824




Step inside New York’s most unique tour vehicle and take an intimate journey to the sites where famous New Yorker’s have died and famous New York City deaths have taken place.
Witness the final address of …




675 Bar is the bar you want to go to… Anytime, all the time. It’s unpretentious, with no list and no bottle service. It’s where you’ll find good company, a comfortable setting, great music, and, of …




William Shakespear once said “Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used.” (Othello, II. iii. (315)
Well its safe to say Brooklyn Winery, knows exactly how to use their wine well. Offering dozens …




One part H.R. Geiger-esque gallery (the Alien designer’s art graced the walls at the opening), one part understated DJ bar and one part hype, Lit is smoking hot. Offering local artists a place to play, the …


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Live it Up at the Dead Rabbit!
Sip a libation at the Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog (30 Water Street; 646-422-7906) and take a trip back in time. A brand-new taproom and parlor in a rowhouse a …




The Dream Hotel recently opened its glamorous doors Downtown. The project which took almost five years to complete, and around $280 million had to rise to the standards of the already established places located in close …




I don’t even know where to begin when I try to describe Mister H: upscale bar for models and celebs, funky bar for NYC’s artists and hipsters? It is almost impossible to label, or place Mister …




The 16th floor of the hotel Ink48 offers a spectacular surprise: a glamorous bar with unbelievable Manhattan and Hudson River views. The lounge is glass-enclosed for a full visual experience of the city, and they also …




Located under the Mercer Hotel, this subterranean bar seems to be one of SoHo’s best kept secrets. Getting inside feels like a journey, and it requires taking an elevator to the basement, zig-zagging through a dark …




Located on top of the James hotel in TriBeCa, the first thing is going to strike you when you enter this upscale bar is the view of the city. With an almost 360 degrees view of …




Romantic, chic, intimate- this is how I would describe Turks and Frogs in three works.
This charming West Village wine bar, located on 11 Street between Hudson and Greenwich, is one of the best date spots I …




If you want to meet New York’s most attractive crowd, Provocateur in Meatpacking District is the perfect place to go. And if nature isn’t selective enough, then the bouncers at Provocateur certainly are. This upscale venue …




This gorgeous bar is surprisingly located in the lobby of a boutique hostel. The interior of the Jane Hotel Ballroom, looks like a smaller version of an old European chateau, with a gigantic fireplace, high ceilings, …




The story goes that during American prohibition bartenders were considered the walking dead – hence the name “Death and Company” of this prohibition style bar in Manhattan’s present day East Village. Here you will find …




New York City is full of hot nightclubs, but not many can brag about a great brunch as well.  Libation, however, is one that can.  It’s a stylish restaurant and lounge in the evening, an out …




There are many bars and clubs in Meatpacking, but finding one that’s “normal” very hard. Meet Brass Monkey, a classic watch-the-game-on-big-screens-beer-and-shots type of place. 
Since opening in the trendy district in 2004 (a lifetime in Meatpacking years), …