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Get Down

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The Standard Grill

The Standard Grill

Meatpacking District

848 Washington St

(212) 645-4100

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Open to the public, so you can kick it at the downstairs bar, or grab a crepe on the rooftop.

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Library

Library

Midtown West

356 W 58th St

(212) 554-6217

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When you just want to chill out with the homies on an easy Friday night, or even a weekday evening date that you want to extend.

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Good Units

Good Units

Midtown West

356 W 58th St

212 554 6136

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It’s a large space that's extra fresh and the sound is fantastic, but not easy to fill either.

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Hiro Ballroom

Hiro Ballroom

Chelsea,Meatpacking District

371 W 16th St

(212) 727-0212

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Just a great space. Its Japanese/Ninja theme is pretty awesome. Hiro is dope.

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Gild Hall

Gild Hall

Financial District

15 Gold Street

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Great manicured lounge space on the second floor. And the mac and cheese downstairs ain’t half bad, neither. A great space. I don’t know if anybody’s doing anything there anymore.

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Above Allen

Above Allen

Lower East Side

190 Allen St.

(212) 460-5300

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Great lounge with some outdoor space on the 7th Floor. Jasmine Solano and the Frank151 cats rock out there on Thursday evenings.

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The Red Room

The Red Room

Midtown East, Flatiron

420 Park Ave S

212.317.2900

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Started off as a great laid back spot for DJ D Nice to rock out and with some recent love from Jay Z and his RocNation celebs, it’s been a great place to spend a Wednesday evening. There’s also a rooftop where they do a lot of summertime roof parties.

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Rose Bar

Rose Bar

Gramercy Park

2 Lexington Ave

(212) 920-3300

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SUPER Exclusive spot, between the celeb heavy Rose Bar, the Private Rooftop and Garden. It’s SUPER beautiful and even has heaters upstairs in the winter season.

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SubMercer

SubMercer

SoHo

147 1/2 Mercer St

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Great venue, great bar, there's a pole behind the DJ Booth. But the party rocks, and the hotel lobby is pretty.

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Soho House

Soho House

Meatpacking District

29 9th Ave

(212) 627-9800

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Just a gathering of NY Exclusive Cool. You'll need an invite to hang out.

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Stanton Social

Stanton Social

Lower East Side

99 Stanton St

(212) 995-0099

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Mon: high-energy hip-hop & pop courtesy of Omari Toomer

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Red Egg

Red Egg

Little Italy

202 Centre St.

(212) 966-1123

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Mon (3rd of the month) music courtesy of Stimulus and Dj Moma

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Cielo

Cielo

Meatpacking District

18 Little W 12th St

(212) 645-5700

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Tue (2nd or 3rd of month) it's all about Redirek with Vikter Duplaix and Dj Moma

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Gold Bar

Gold Bar

Little Italy

389 Broome St

(212) 274-1568

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Wed: DJ Kiss & M.O.S's party "Baby I'm A Star" the hippest sexiest party in town right now

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Smyth Hotel Lobby Bar

Smyth Hotel Lobby Bar

TriBeCa

85 W Broadway

(212) 587-7000

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Thur: Everything from current House to classics, pop music, Brazilian tunes and hip-hop bangers

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Von

Von

East Village

3 Bleecker St

(212) 473-3039

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Thur: It's unadulterated fun, a lot of 90s music, old and new reggae, some choice new hip-hop cuts and 80s R&B for everybody to sing along to

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SubMercer

SubMercer

SoHo

147 1/2 Mercer St

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Thur: seamlessly blended disco-house and classic house; every tune sounds timeless and you would be hard pressed to figure out if it's old or new or somewhere in between

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SubMercer

SubMercer

SoHo

147 1/2 Mercer St

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Fri (1st of the month):"Hot Music" with Jennifly, Rok One and myself. Disco, classics and house music all night long

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(Le) Poisson Rouge

(Le) Poisson Rouge

Greenwich Village

158 Bleecker St

(212) 796-0741

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Fri: DJs Herbert Holler, Cosi and Marc Smooth launched this party 8 or 9 years ago and it's become a true staple in the NY nightlife

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Lucky Cheng

Lucky Cheng

East Village

24 First Ave

(212) 995-5500

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Sat: Dirty Cash @ Bamboo. This is a new party I've recently started in the basement of Lucky Cheng's. We're playing classics, house, 90s music and 90s reggae to a packed house every Saturday

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Southpaw

Southpaw

Park Slope, Brooklyn

125 Fifth Ave

(718) 230-0236

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Sat (every 1st of the month): This party has been going on for over 9 years and is generally regarded as the best party in New York

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Aquavit

Aquavit

Midtown East

65 E 55th St

(212) 307-7311

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A Scandanavian restaurant with a wide variety of its own brand (Aquavit).

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Barramundi

Barramundi

Lower East Side

67 Clinton St

(212) 529-6999

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The bartenders create a rotating menu of infused vodkas in flavors that follow the seasons, from peach to pumpkin-spice.

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Firebird Russian Restaurant

Firebird Russian Restaurant

Hell's Kitchen / Clinton,Theater District

365 W 46th St

(212) 586-0244

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Step into the past when you enter this authentic pre-Revolutionary Russian restaurant. The Firebird offers over 160 vodkas from around the world.

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KGB Bar

KGB Bar

East Village

85 E 4th St

(212) 505-3360

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Consider yourself now in the know. This literary reading bar has a catalogue of over 50 kinds of vodka.

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Mari Vanna

Mari Vanna

Flatiron,Gramercy Park

41 E 20th St

(212) 777-1955

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Designed after an archetypal Russian home, Mari Vanna welcomes you with a wide variety of specialty flavored house vodkas. We recommend the horseradish vodka - it's incredible.

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Pravda

Pravda

Nolita

281 Lafayette St

(212) 226-4944

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If you’re looking for the best martinis look no further. Our favorites include the Gogol and the Vladimir. Also, the Leninade was a popular drink and it still is.

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Russian Samovar

Russian Samovar

Midtown West,Theater District

256 W 52nd St

(212) 757-0618

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Russian Samovar creates its flavored vodkas in-house. All premium Russian, Polish, European, and American vodkas (potato and grain) are served at this true taste of Russia in New York City.

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Russian Vodka Room

Russian Vodka Room

Midtown West

265 W 52nd St

(212) 307-5835

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Try one of the fruit-infused vodkas you can see aging in the large glass jars that line the walls.

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The Russian Tea Room

The Russian Tea Room

Midtown West

150 W 57th St

(212) 333-2970

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Over 50 Vodkas to choose from while you bask in the modernist Russian style decor. We like the Jewel of Russia Wild Berry.