Lounge entertainment in New York City
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Den
Harlem for the stars: this sexy, jazzy lounge has welcomed plenty of big names – Spike Lee, Rosario Dawson – plus comics like Tracy Morgan and a rowdy karaoke Tuesday night. It’s a candlelit, dressed-up spot with local art on the walls and plenty of nouveau soul on the menu (including a $21 Sunday brunch). Cocktails are half off 6pm to 8pm Tuesday to Saturday.
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Therapy
This multileveled, airy and contemporary space was the first gay-man’s hot spot to draw throngs to Hell’s Kitchen. It presents nightly shows, from music to comedy, while the romantic 2nd-floor lounge has great fare (burgers, hummus, salads) served in front of a roaring fireplace. Drink monikers are wonderfully in keeping with the theme: Freudian Sip, Oral Fixation and Anorexic, to name a few.
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Ritz
Gracing the western end of the city’s Restaurant Row, in the Theater District, the Ritz has a front bar that’s loud and abuzz, with a post-work, all-male crowd spilling onto the street in warm months. The upstairs space is a mellow retreat, while the downstairs back lounge, lined with banquettes, is often host to DJs or live vocal performers.
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Bemelmans Bar
Waiters wear white jackets, a baby grand piano is always being played and Ludwig Bemelman’s Madeline murals surround you. It’s a classic spot for a serious cocktail – the kind of place that could easily turn up in a Woody Allen film.
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HK Lounge
Enter on the 39th St side of this popular eatery and you’ll find one of the sleekest, best-designed lounge spaces around. Handsome men gather to hear mellow DJs and rub elbows with local glitterati, from drag queens to porn stars.
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Bar-Tini Ultra Lounge
The newest Hell’s Kitchen watering hole is this sleek, all-white lounge, popular for happy hour and hosting nightly special events, with guest singers, drag-queen hosted game shows and a rotating lineup of local favorite DJs.
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Barramundi
This Australian-owned arty place fills an old tenement building with convivial booths, reasonably priced drinks (including some Aussie imports) and some cool tree-trunk tables. Happy hour runs 6pm to 9pm.
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