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Lansky Lounge

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104 Norfolk St., New York, NY 10002
between Rivington and Delancey Sts. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-677-9489 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
7.3 out of 10
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3 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: After Hours, Bar Food, Classic NY, DJ, Lounge, Restaurant & Bar, Swank

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

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Originally a speakeasy named after regular customer Meyer Lansky, Lansky Lounge has evolved from a small art deco space occupying one-third of Ratner's—the Lower East Side's kosher-dairy eating institution—to a swanky 200-plus-capacity supper club boasting a full dinner menu (sans the special "K" denotation). Slip through a narrow alleyway and up a small set of stairs to enter Lansky through the original front space, now a bar/lounge area decorated with framed photos of Lansky himself. A renovated dining room lies on the other side of the swinging double-doors. On Friday and Saturday nights, tables are cleared away, inviting the mostly white, twenty- and thirtysomething uptowners and out-of-towners to "unofficially" dance. — Kenneth H. Hyman

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Lansky Lounge's official slogan reads "See you at the back door!" It refers to the lounge's spooky, back-alley entrance on Norfolk Street—once extremely hard to find until a red-neon "L" was installed, along with two shady, pimped-out doormen whose actual function (chatting up women') is unclear.

7.3

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Weds & Fri

epereznyc from | Posted on 6/22/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

Wed & Fri are the best after-work parties in NY. Al B. sure knows how to throw a party. Each and every week you are bound to be impressed by Old-School Salsa dancers tearing up the floor. Beautiful people, great drinks and of course the best music. Not to mention the dinner is good too. Been going since day 1 and like so many others i've become addicted. Have been on pleasure and on business and each time has been a success.

Lansky would be proud, but wouldnt speak so easy about this place

Trevor from | Posted on 2/12/04

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)

PROS-> Cool idea. Good menu. HUGE MARTINIS. Prix-fix menu is a good value for $25. CONS-> Dont go for late night. Waitresses tacks on extra dollars for convenience of them brining you food/drinks and then you tip. They say its tax, so explain to me how 2 order of their awesome frenchfries come out to be $12 when the menu says $5/each...AND THEN YOU TIP? Real turn off they way they seem to pull a fast one. Late-night crowd is lame and cheesy.

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