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Lit Lounge

93 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003
nr. 5th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-777-7987 Send to Phone

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Scene: DJ, Hot Spot, Live Music, Lounge, Private Party Space

Photo by Youngna Park

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Official Website

litloungenyc.com

Hours

Daily, 5pm-4am

Happy Hour

Daily, 5pm-9pm; $4 well, $3 drafts, select half-priced drinks

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Astor Pl.; F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Scenesters decamp from Williamsburg to invade this perenially packed and very art-damaged East Village rock & roll scenefest, starring the new wave of stylists, photographers, budding rock stars, performance artists, DJs and hangers-on centered around filthster shutterbug Ryan McGinley, actor Leo Fitzpatrick and the highly influential street style magazine Vice, the bible of the skankoisie. Lit is their clubhouse and don’t you forget it. Celebrity DJs spin in the cramped basement while scruffy Strokes lookalikes swap gravy with low-banged vagrant-chic girls dolled up in the jolie-laide look of heroine Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It’s all very Larry Clark, plus there’s an in-house art gallery. — Andy Bailey

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SophieRose from 20817 | Posted on 5/2/09

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)

I love Lit Lounge. It's exactly what you expect it to be... a real dive. There is no sign advertising its presence, the floor is dirty, the lights are crazy dim (ironic to name it "Lit" when it is one of the more poorly lit establishments I've set foot in), and it acts as a cut-through to some kind of design studio, located in the back. The bathrooms are gross, but punk-rock gross, so it's a little more tolerable with the kitsch. Overall I don't remember cocktails being terribly cheap or pricey (somewhere in the middle for New York) but I went on a Thursday and they had an AWESOME special on beer... ANY beer for $3 or $4 (I forget), which you can't beat. Also, it was fairly empty and there wasn't live music until later on the night I went, but I checked the calendar the next day and they've got some rad acts that come through their doors. I recommend Lit enthusiastically, it's a great place to get drunk.

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