Hiro
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 242-4300
- Cross Street:
- 9th Avenue
- Directions:
- A, C, E; L at 14 St-8th Ave
- Specialties:
- Dance Club, Hotel Bar
- Best of Citysearch:
- Dance Club 2006
- Hours:
- Thu-Sun 10pm-4am
Editorial Review for Hiro – by Angela Gaimari
In Short
More Kyoto than Tokyo, this Japanese-themed room fills up with edgy beauties and rockers. Paper lanterns of many sizes, shapes and colors cast a dim, sexy glow across the high and round-ceilinged room, with the aid of votive candles and red string lights. Embroidered satin banquettes line the perimeter, providing good stadium-style sightlines for stage shows, and VIPs congregate in the balcony lounge, where nooks are sanctioned off with rice paper screens.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasStart the night with sushi at the Maritime's Matsuri.
Know Before You GoTo join the chic table set, call in advance to book a table.
On the MenuTo deviate from the Grey Goose bottle standby, try a carafe of Sake instead.
User Reviews for Hiro
09/22/2008 Posted by TracyFlick84
These bouncers unfortunately portray a negative lower-soc-economic stereotype placed on them by society down to a T. Angry. Wanting a fight. Wearing a doo rag to their place of employment. Wash your hair! They angrily and intimidatingly verbally assaulted my friend for simply waiting for me at the door for me, and started yelling at him 2 inches away from his face. When I asked them what they thought they were doing, they escorted me out of the club, pushing me (a 116 pound female) out. It is one thing for a bouncer to be firm, but it a completely different thing for him to be disrespectful and telling us "to come back so they can fight us." My friend was in the Navy, and because he was taught class there, he kept himself from an altercation with them after much of my convincing. Perhaps they think they are God's Gift because this is their job. Perhaps I should feel bad because they are probably not formally educated, and that they will never amount to anything but opening and closing a velvet rope for the rest of their lives for people making 30 times their salary. But in all honestly I am shocked Hiro would employ them, because I genuinely used to like Hiro.
08/25/2008 Posted by hiimdh
Nice place. overpriced drinks like any other place. crowded because they put tables everywhere, obviously to make more money. dance floor could be much bigger, but it wouldn't matter because the DJ's (all three) are horrible. I've been there several times and all three times, the DJ was disappointing. They couldn't transition songs to save their lives, which left people standing around the dance floor waiting for the next song. I'd recommend this place if the music wasn't so bad. My winamp playlist could do a better job.
Pros: ambience
Cons: DJ's
