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(212) 388-1288
187 Orchard St
New York,
NY
10002
40.7217
-73.9885
Neighborhoods: Lower East Side, Downtown
Hours:
Daily 12pm-4am
Last updated 9.11.08
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Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Travelers Check
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What People Are Saying About Rivertown Lounge
Featured Review
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The Scene – The Rivertown Lounge attempts to cover all the nouveau Lower East Side bar bases at once within its massive space: There's exposed brick everywhere, a pool table in the back, a DJ booth and various couches clustered together in an attempt to accommodate the loungers. – – The Draw – It's not quite as painfully fashionable as the surrounding bars, and as a result the Rivertown has a nice vibe, even if it feels more like an Upper West Side hangout than an Orchard Street bar. There are cool bartenders, a jukebox and a weekly open turntable event for aspiring…
Editor's Tips
- Across the Street:
- A darker ambience rules at Orchard Bar.
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05/05/04
loungin
by csoc
I stumbled into this place on a thursday night and ended up having a great time. Atmosphere was great, good music and strong libations. If you're in the area bar-hopping and the sort, you might just stop into Rivertown Lounge for the rest of your night. Cool bartenders too.
01/05/04
Started out promising...
by joez
but was disappointing. Went here for a private party this past weekend. We had a decent size private room with small bar and private DJ. Now for the bads: drinks were so badly watered down I drank 3 vodka tonics and didn't even feel a buzz. I switched to bottled beer just so I could get my money's worth. Then there was the "DJ" - a complete idiot. He thinks all music should be turned up as loud as it should go. It felt like your ears were going to start bleeding. I asked him to turn it down so that the people could actually hear each other (you are not allowed to dance BTW) but he didn't comply. Then, when they let in another party the DJ turned it right back up to the max volume. We all then left and spent several hundred dollars elsewhere on drinks.
- Pros: Nice private space
- Cons: Moron DJ, Watered down drinks
12/22/03
Why?
by bg217
Why come to the Lower East Side for this cold, staid scene? If you'd like to listen to top 40 hip hop, pay a cover for no dancing, get attitude from the bouncers because "this is a *lounge*, not just a bar", then this is the place for you.
A sad reminder of how quickly the LES is gentrifying.
- Pros: Spacious
- Cons: Cover for nothing, Expensive Drinks, Boring Scene
12/11/03
Washed Up
by tlab
They now charge a cover on Fridays and Saturdays, this place used to be chill now it is pretentious. How can you charge people a cover if they can't even dance in the joint? I used to love this place and go all of the time, never again!!
- Cons: Cover, No dancing, Cover
10/20/03
horrible night!
by lowereastside
Went to Rivertown lounge this past weekend for a party. The bar did not give us a private room, as promised, and charged the party guests covers. I tried to speak with the owner about getting my cover charge refunded and he wouldn't talk to me - - in fact, he walked outside, looked at me, and walked back in. The bouncers thought this was funny and made no effort to help me out. What a rediculous night. Definitely not a place to have a party. I'm never going back.
- Cons: crowded, rude owner/staff
The Details on Rivertown Lounge
Place Categories:
- cool place
- cool bartenders
- fun dj
- great strong libations
- nice atmosphere
- really good margaritas
- great happy hour
- like nonpretentious scene
- decent booze
- decent size private room
- good vibe
- decent single scene
- pretty chill
- cool bouncers
- great couches
- cold staid scene
- good spot
- decent proximity
- great attitude
- great good music
- great service
