Room 18

27 reviews

A Nolita lounge for tapas and a quasi-romantic interlude.

(718) 285-7845

18 Spring St (Between Elizabeth Street and Mott Street)
New York, NY 10012 40.7214 -73.995

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, NoLita

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Sun-Wed 12pm-1am

Fri-Sat 12pm-3am

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Room 18

Last updated 7.22.09

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Room 18

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Located in the heart of NoLita, Room 18 is a romantic and intimate lounge that is the perfect setting for small gatherings or corporate events. Molded tin ceilings, exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, darkwood furniture, ornate crystal chandeliers and antique gold mirrors are accompanied with plush ottomans. Room 18 serves soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, tapas, wine and cocktails.

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Erin Behan

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The Scene – A neighborhood dinner-and-date crowd morphs into a singles scene as the night wears on and the DJ gets going. The hopping classic-style bar is backed by an antique mirror; leather chairs sidle up to tables; and low clubby seating flanks the bar. A harried staff does its best to accommodate but is often distracted. – – The Food – The menu makes liberal use of Latin and Asian flavors; steer to the south for the more satisfying experience. Start with seafood empanadas, bursting with a medley of fish, or the shrimp with honey-guava dipping sauce, made savory by…

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User Reviews (27)

01/21/09

beware

by meredithkl

My boyfriend and I went here for his b-day since it was rated as one of the top 10 most romantic restaurants on citysearch. Since I really appreciate citysearch and have found the site to be very useful i thought it was necessary to report this since this place is so well reviewed. As we began eating, we saw a r*ach on the wall. I jumped (I'm so scared of creepy crawlies) and then my boyfriend let me know that he had already taken care of a r*ach running by his plate on our table but didn't tell me at first b/c he knew I'd be so upset. Then about 30 sec later we saw a r*ach crawling on our menu sitting on the table! So we saw three X's in a matter of a few minutes - on our table or an arms length from our table! Food was nothing special. Service was nice and the place is cute but make sure they get rid of the r*ach problem before going!

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05/05/08

FUN, RELAXING, CHILL, GOOD FOOD

by luv4eva92

Great and cozy place to catch up with friends, excellent place to bring a date, and food is really good. The fish wrap was so fresh and tasty. The fried shrimp/crab roll was crunchy on the outside, but melted in your mouth in the inside. The service was excellent. Nice and friendly staff. Overall a great experience and highly recommended. I will definitely be back!

Pros: Ambience, food

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10/19/07

Fun place and relaxed

by wwcitizen

My friends and I love this little place - friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Good value for the quality and cost. Friends are astounded that I found the place before them. I have taken friends visiting from out of town for a SOHO experience and they loved it. We had tended to order the same things all the time, and then recently started branching out more into other menu selections. Everything I've eaten was tasty. Even the grape martini! Definitely a recommendation.