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Fat Baby

112 Rivington St., New York, NY 10002
nr. Essex St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-533-1888 Send to Phone

Hours

Daily, 6pm-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Thu, Sun, 6pm-9pm; $3 beers and $5 call drinks
Fri-Sat, 6pm-8pm; $3 beers and $5 call drinks

Nearby Subway Stops

F at Delancey St.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

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This spacious bar and live music venue from Rob Shamlian (creator and original owner of the Dark Room) invokes the spirit of uglier-than-thou nineties grunge; the exposed guts of the bare-bones interior has the studied industrial-minimalism of old NIN music videos while the glass chandeliers emit the ghostly light you'd expect in an off-path subway tunnel. Heroin-chic bartenders don't look too happy about cranking out staples like Jack and Coke en masse but they're responsible for the gritty, moody, instant hip-in-a-can feel as much as the un-decorations. To really secure indie-cred, patrons are best off sneaking downstairs to catch a band or two: Rising acts such as the iOs, Snowden, and Morning Theft played during the openings weeks.

Extra

There's a cover charge of $5–$10 when there's a band in the house.

10.0 "Highly Recommended"
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FUN!

Court8361 from 10128 | Posted on 1/22/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

Really fun, great music, lots of dancing, unpretentious

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