• Avenue

    While this club is still a relatively new addition to the list of New York City nightlife staples, its creators and owners (founders of Marquee Nightclub and operators of Tao Las Vegas) have ensured its future seat in the New York nightlife hall of fame. Avenue rests on the border of Chelsea and Meatpacking and [...]

    Avenue Lounge
  • SL (Simyone Lounge)

    SL (short for Simyone Lounge) is another recent addition to the New York City nightlife circuit. Located just below Meatpacking eatery Abe and Arthur’s, SL is on its way to toward securing its throne as meatpacking’s most exclusive club as did its older brother TenJune. The club’s relatively smaller size of just 2,200 sqft help [...]

    Simyone Lounge
  • 1Oak

    Over the past few years the name 1Oak has been synonymous with glamour, luxurious excess, and fame and fortune.  The guys behind this club are known for their incredible celebrity wrangling prowess and unwillingness to compromise their venue’s experience. This is one club that I will NOT be listing celebrity appearances as there are very [...]

    1Oak Nightclub
Avenue Lounge

Avenue

While this club is still a relatively new addition to the list of New York City nightlife staples, its creators and owners (founders of Marquee Nightclub and operators of Tao Las Vegas) have ensured its future seat in the New York nightlife hall of fame. Avenue rests on the border of Chelsea and Meatpacking and [...]

Simyone Lounge

SL (Simyone Lounge)

SL (short for Simyone Lounge) is another recent addition to the New York City nightlife circuit. Located just below Meatpacking eatery Abe and Arthur’s, SL is on its way to toward securing its throne as meatpacking’s most exclusive club as did its older brother TenJune. The club’s relatively smaller size of just 2,200 sqft help [...]

1Oak Nightclub

1Oak

Over the past few years the name 1Oak has been synonymous with glamour, luxurious excess, and fame and fortune.  The guys behind this club are known for their incredible celebrity wrangling prowess and unwillingness to compromise their venue’s experience. This is one club that I will NOT be listing celebrity appearances as there are very [...]

TenJune Nightclub

TenJune

Dance your way around the bouncers and become part of this subterranean lounge’s total VIP vibe. The intimate space is charged with sexual texture–zebra-prints, wavy woodgrains and marble accents, as well as walls of violet velvet in the semi-private Purple Room. The horseshoe-shaped dance floor is driven by a stream of celebrity DJs (Lindsay Lohan [...]

Nikki Midtown

Nikki Midtown

New York’s version of this chic international club chain is a swept-up, breathtaking space, somewhere between heaven and a harem. The sweeping main room luxuriates in countless pure white pillows, hanging feathery white angel wings, bamboo posts, and almost-Polynesian carved pale wood tables dashed with white votives. Providing shocks of color are vivid orchid centerpieces, [...]

Kiss and Fly

Kiss & Fly

Though a reservation at Kiss & Fly (formerly club Aer) may not guarantee you’ll be speedily whisked inside, it should garner some attention from the league of security personnel at the door–themselves busy wrangling a crush of tall Europeans vying for entry. Inside, a curved, elevated bar and banquettes create the illusion of a sunken [...]

Greenhouse Nightclub

Greenhouse

Jon B. (of Guesthouse and Home) puts a politically correct twist on the New York nightlife scene at this 6,000-square-foot bi-level club, located near the base of the Holland Tunnel. Five-thousand crystals dangle from the ceiling, while lush natural scenes peek out from the recycled glass bars. Bamboo floors and leafy wall coverings complete the [...]

Rivington Hotel and Lounge

Rivington Hotel and Lounge

This airy late night lounge features a 21-foot soaring glass ceiling that offers views of the Lower East Side’s historic tenement buildings. The room has been transformed into a gallery for the artwork of Alexandra Richards (daughter of founding member of The Rolling Stone, Keith Richards – featuring portraits of musical icons such as Bob [...]

Covet Lounge

Covet

This gigantic bi-level midtown restaurant and lounge is more of a destination than a pit stop before a night on the town. The upstairs eatery features a menu filled with eclectic Asian-Mediterranean dishes, including shishito peppers, marinated baby octopus and wild boar tenderloin, which pair perfectly with unique cocktails or a selection from the extensive [...]

amnesia

Amnesia

Improving upon the former Ruby Falls space, AMNESIA Nightclub has brought NYC back to life. Much has changed in the transformative process. The placement of the bar, for example, on the side of the club as opposed to the center. Also new is the upper balcony VIP table service seating. Located in West Chelsea, Amnesia [...]