Moomia Lounge

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(212) 219-4006

157 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10013 40.719817 -73.999265

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Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Downtown

Hours:

5pm-4am

Last updated 1.24.11

Category:

Restaurants, Lounges, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Martinis, Dance Floor

Restaurant Special Features:

Late Night Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Group Dining, Happy Hour, Private Parties

Cuisine:

Asian Fusion, Sushi

Event Planning Services:

Corporate Events

Bar & Club Special Features:

DJ, Specialty Cocktails

What People Are Saying About Moomia Lounge

Featured Review

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In Short – With hieroglyphics painted floor-to-ceiling, a faint scent of hookah in the air, and dance-floor DJs spinning house beats, this laid-back lounge blends the earth tones of Egypt with sophistication of Soho. Waitresses in belly-baring shirts and turquoise wrap skirts offer 13 tobacco flavors and more than 20 martinis to guests reclining on Middle Eastern-styled banquets. Though both levels stick closely to the theme, a horizontal mummy case downstairs lends extra exoticism.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Do you like to meet beautiful, fun people?
  2. great drinks and atmosphere - food was fine
  3. The decor itself was very interesting and the waitresses even more so.
  4. We could enjoy the intimate and loungy atmosphere and later on even dance.
  5. Interesting decor, yummy food!
  6. Anyway I had a lot of fun again and love the deejays ;D I heard next friday they are having some fashion show party, so I should prob.
  7. There was also plenty of comfortable seating with moroccan cushions disperesed throughout the room.
  8. The service and hospitality was excellent, the crowd was fun,beutiful, energetic and the House music was hot.
  9. also, never any problem with parking (big plus for manhattan location).
  10. Chill atmosphere the music is good when the place gets pack it is off the meter.
  11. Try the vegetarian stuffed pepper and mango martini, it will knock your socks off, then lounge downtains with the egyptian themed ambiance, very nice I will go again.
  12. Moomia is a really great place as it is whether you want ambiance for a hip date or you want a classy night out with your girls.
  13. like the Egyptian decor and consider it up to par, the people are good looking, and the music fun.
  14. The music and crowed made amazing atmosphere especially with special martinis, which I newer tasted anywhere before.
  15. great venue,lots of fun
  16. The place has a pretty good ambiance, hip middle eastern layout.
  17. Good looking people, nice ambience, good martinis and the staff was nice.
  18. great house music great atmosphere
  19. It's a grungy spot, but the room was filled with ambiance and the pleasant aroma of the finest cuts of flavored tobacco smoke flowing from hookahs.
  20. When I first walked in with my friends, the atmosphere was fabulous!
  21. The belly-dancer so good, the dj plays good house music, lounge music wich is best in this atmosphere.
  22. The place looked nice, but there are others things to a lounge/bar/restaurant besides decorations.
  23. absolutely loved the decor, and felt like I was in another world.
  24. ve come here for the music, the atmosphere, and a very unpretentious environment filled with really down to earth people who appreciate good house music.
  25. While weekdays are great to to enjoy Morrocan style dinner or hookahs in a loungy atmosphere,weekends are really wild with belly dancer shows and different parties that bring all the hottest people there!
  26. Great atmosphere
  27. Bartenders where awesome as well over all its a fun place to hang out with friends.
  28. If u want to get a fun night out with layd back, cool people and get a good atmosphere, go to Moomia!
  29. Good drinks ,service,attitude,atmosphere
  30. food is really interesting and tasty as well as smell of hookas gives a place cool chill out atmosphere.
  31. moomia was great, not only for the decor and music but for the friendly service as well.
  32. love the decor and the couches are ultra comfy and a great place to chill with coworkers after a long week at work.
  33. The crowd is always fun and drinks are reasonably priced for
  34. atmosphere is great at moomia nyc on a friday night.
  35. the place was packed, a llot of cool and stylish people, I had a lot of fun!
  36. Amazing atmosphere,breathless decorations,good people.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. Moomia was very helpful with accomodating our specific needs even the bday cake made specialy for me and was very gracious to all of my guests.
drinks
77.63000011444092% positive
  1. Nice spot to wine down after work
  2. Good drinks ,service,attitude,atmosphere
  3. If you want to reserve a table you can simply run a tab instead of the bottle service, and others can pay cash for there drinks through the bar or the wonderful waitress.
  4. My friends and I also enjoy the belly dancer, and the GIRLS that were dancing at the top of the bar.
  5. Even if it might take an extra minute to wait for food it is just because your waitress is performing a dance on the bar before to serve your favourite food.
  6. The kitchen is open till 4am, the staff is friendly and drinks are strong;) Great times, people!
  7. Defintley a great place to hang out and drink martinis.
  8. In addition, Moomia was named the best hookah bar in New York by Shekys list.
  9. This place was LOUD, the service was very SLOW the food was served COLD, and the drinks were WEAK.
  10. brought 35 people to the bar and not only was the service lousy but they tried to charge be for over $100 of drinks that I never ordered.
  11. think this is a great place just for drinks at the bar or just to get the hookah, but I highly recommend against ordering any food or drinks at a table.
  12. The crowd is always fun and drinks are reasonably priced for
  13. Good looking crowd,good house music,strong drinks & they serve food till 4am.
  14. realized that all martinis they are making are from scratch, they are using fresh limes and lemons, fruit purees, not like other bars, I guess that is why it makes bar slower on busy nights!
  15. No complaints about the service, friendly even after I spilled my drink!
  16. This place offered its lavish interior along with it great cocktails, delicious food, and exceptional service.
  17. The highest price drink was $13 which was the amazing Mango Martini I tried it before in other places but this one was the best I guess they have a secret reciepe to make it.
  18. I love the music ,food and drinks.
  19. The place looked nice, but there are others things to a lounge/bar/restaurant besides decorations.
  20. For one the drink's were not that good as i expected from this place.
  21. If you like exotic martinis or vodka cocktails ,then Moomia is a perfect place for you and your date on the slow night.
  22. ..... drinks were a bit expensive (in this economy bars are giving away drinks or lowering prices...)
  23. love the party at moomia friday night the music is great on both floors the drinks are great and I even enjoyed the hookah with my friends
  24. Every single time i go to this place, i got great service, nice music and good drinks.
  25. the drinks are not that good, it takes forever to get service and the wait staff are a bunch of thieves!
  26. great drinks and atmosphere - food was fine
  27. great after work party to meet new people also good drink special's great music good food an live entertainment everyy friday nite
  28. service was a little bit slow, i guess beacause the bar was croweded.
  29. Turnaround for food and drinks poor to the point where you forget what your ordered.
  30. enjoyed a very nice evening of dinner dancing and drinks specials in the early goings.
  31. This egyptian theme bar/lounge is hot with beautiful people.
  32. After profusely apologizing for her bad service, the waitress then had the NERVE to 'automatically' add a 20% gratuity for the total of 3 drinks we ordered on our bill.
  33. MooMia lounge is by far one of the best places I've been, the staff is very kind and friendly there drinks are awesome and the many different flavors of hookah's to choose from make it something to remember specially the mystic ancient Egypt theme its bas
  34. Service was fast with drinks, martini's are awesome, food is ok.
  35. great place for after after hours where u can chill, dance, drink and smoke hookah, what else do u need?
  36. The drinks were amazing and fresh.
  37. thought the drink specials were great and the Sushi rolls really rocked.
  38. The belly dancers were very gorgeous,the food & drinks were delicious and the lounge itself is just out of this world.
food quality
92.04999923706055% positive
  1. I love the music ,food and drinks.
  2. great drinks and atmosphere - food was fine
  3. The food was amazing although a LOT eclectic with this seemingly egyptian place (i say that because of the hyroglyphics on the wall) serving some of the most tasty sushi we've all ever had.
  4. Even if it might take an extra minute to wait for food it is just because your waitress is performing a dance on the bar before to serve your favourite food.
  5. the friday after work party was great good crowd good food an good music the staff was on point with taking our orders an making sure we where happy me an my friends woould def go back
  6. food is really interesting and tasty as well as smell of hookas gives a place cool chill out atmosphere.
  7. The drinks were amazing and fresh.
  8. realized that all martinis they are making are from scratch, they are using fresh limes and lemons, fruit purees, not like other bars, I guess that is why it makes bar slower on busy nights!
  9. went to this place last friday for my freind's birthday and we had a great time,food was good , to be honest i am not martini fan but i was surprised by the list of martinis they had and i had to try one with red kurant, wich had an interesting taste.
  10. They have the best sushi, so if you?
  11. Their sign "come in and experience great French-Moroccan cuisine speaks for itself
  12. think this is a great place just for drinks at the bar or just to get the hookah, but I highly recommend against ordering any food or drinks at a table.
  13. many times got chef Henri go down to china town that is 2 blocks away and get me fresh ingredients when I come late night for a fix and hookah.
  14. The food wasn't particularly all that great, and we thought the prices were riculous!
  15. They have great house sushi's.
  16. The food was great and service was even better by an asian waitress did'nt catch her name but she was awesome and on point with our orders.
  17. Great parties, creative food
  18. the fruit martinis were amazing, the food was not as much as I expected for the price.
  19. This place offered its lavish interior along with it great cocktails, delicious food, and exceptional service.
  20. Also no body get sick from our food because it is fresh
  21. Turnaround for food and drinks poor to the point where you forget what your ordered.
  22. Great service with a smile when we did sit to eat and good sushi and martinis!
  23. great after work party to meet new people also good drink special's great music good food an live entertainment everyy friday nite
  24. The food was outstanding and the service was fast but not annoying.
  25. Service was fast with drinks, martini's are awesome, food is ok.
  26. They have amazing sushi now and the best part of it they serve sushi till 4-am !
  27. Interesting decor, yummy food!
  28. The vibe was really good and martinis quite tasty!
  29. have tasted the food though and can attest to the quality of it (it's definitely good food).
  30. Everything was delicious.
  31. Moomia provides the perfect setting to ring in the New Year offering delicious Japanese cuisine, 17 flavors of Hookahs and over 20 types of house special martinis.
  32. I'm pretty bad at salsa, but thankfully the promoter who is a professional teacher/performer offered me to show a few steps.
  33. The belly dancers were very gorgeous,the food & drinks were delicious and the lounge itself is just out of this world.
  34. The sushi is great-they have a great cook.
  35. And no doubt, it is worth to wait, because the food is excellent.
  36. Good looking crowd,good house music,strong drinks & they serve food till 4am.
  37. This place was LOUD, the service was very SLOW the food was served COLD, and the drinks were WEAK.
  38. Their house special sushi was also really good
  39. was there with my friend for the first time and we found out that at this place they have good food-sushi is amazing, hookers (a lot of favours), DJ plays every night,
  40. The martinis were amazing, the food was very good too.
  41. Great place if you want to have good moroccan food and chill out in the same time.
  42. Overall, the experience was great and I higly recommend this place to anyone who is looking for something fresh and amazing.
  43. Cosi, fresh fix
  44. To start with, i asked the person taking my resevation if at 8pm it would be too late to enjoy a meal there, would it already be a club scene; I was assured that was NOT the case.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. I stayed because the musc that was being played was nice chill tunes then as the night progressed the music got even better nice house beats on 1 floor and hip hop on the other so much of a variety you really cant beat it
  2. The DJ was amazing with great international selections that I don't hear played too often.
  3. The service is super friendly and is very knowlegeable about there menu.
overall
94.11999702453613% positive
  1. It's great place and the music was good.
  2. Moomia is a really great place as it is whether you want ambiance for a hip date or you want a classy night out with your girls.
  3. For one the drink's were not that good as i expected from this place.
  4. Overall, the experience was great and I higly recommend this place to anyone who is looking for something fresh and amazing.
  5. MooMia lounge is by far one of the best places I've been, the staff is very kind and friendly there drinks are awesome and the many different flavors of hookah's to choose from make it something to remember specially the mystic ancient Egypt theme its bas
  6. Very nice place ,good crowd,attentive service.
  7. Defintley a great place to hang out and drink martinis.
  8. great place for after after hours where u can chill, dance, drink and smoke hookah, what else do u need?
  9. sound like a promoter but to tell the truth there are not so many places in NY like this one where people can enjoying themselves, their friends company, good music and awesome martini at one place.
  10. love the decor and the couches are ultra comfy and a great place to chill with coworkers after a long week at work.
  11. great place with a great staff.
  12. The downstairs was a nice place to smoke a hookah, though the music was too loud to hold a good conversation.
  13. It's a nice place to hangout
  14. Chill atmosphere the music is good when the place gets pack it is off the meter.
  15. think this is a great place just for drinks at the bar or just to get the hookah, but I highly recommend against ordering any food or drinks at a table.
  16. Moomia is the best place to party in NYC!
  17. This is very good place to dance, hang out and crowd is nice.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. the friday after work party was great good crowd good food an good music the staff was on point with taking our orders an making sure we where happy me an my friends woould def go back
  2. Although I liked this place, I will never return because I have never felt treated so unjustly by a bouncer in NYC than at this lounge.
service
78.88999938964844% positive
  1. True, service can be slow when it gets very crowded, but is it unusual in NYC?
  2. After profusely apologizing for her bad service, the waitress then had the NERVE to 'automatically' add a 20% gratuity for the total of 3 drinks we ordered on our bill.
  3. However, the service was not so great.
  4. worst service, bad experience
  5. Someone is complaining in here that bartenders are too slow.
  6. like the Egyptian decor and consider it up to par, the people are good looking, and the music fun.
  7. how they treat people with big tabs - I guess they thought we were drunk and wouldn't notice.
  8. The manager had a horrible attitude when I called and completey discouraged me from coming (not sure why as I told him I had a very decent sized party).
  9. great place with a great staff.
  10. This place was LOUD, the service was very SLOW the food was served COLD, and the drinks were WEAK.
  11. The service and hospitality was excellent, the crowd was fun,beutiful, energetic and the House music was hot.
  12. If you want to reserve a table you can simply run a tab instead of the bottle service, and others can pay cash for there drinks through the bar or the wonderful waitress.
  13. To be honest, the server was REALLY nice and polite.
  14. The manager took really good care of us.
  15. It was most intresting and wonderful to be apart of such a joyious group of people as my friends and i enjoyed the vibes all night long.
  16. brought 35 people to the bar and not only was the service lousy but they tried to charge be for over $100 of drinks that I never ordered.
  17. No complaints about the service, friendly even after I spilled my drink!
  18. Good drinks ,service,attitude,atmosphere
  19. sound like a promoter but to tell the truth there are not so many places in NY like this one where people can enjoying themselves, their friends company, good music and awesome martini at one place.
  20. Every single time i go to this place, i got great service, nice music and good drinks.
  21. Do you like to meet beautiful, fun people?
  22. Bad service, bad music, bad experience overall.
  23. The house DJ was awesome, the bartenders were sweet and nice, and the music and crowd was awesome!
  24. Beautiful staff without attitude ( this is rarity nowadays )and all of them are very friendly.
  25. First, the service here is excellent, and the prices are very reasonable.
  26. The kitchen is open till 4am, the staff is friendly and drinks are strong;) Great times, people!
  27. The service is professional:from light flirtation till highly convincing recomendations.
  28. The staff was awesome as well!
  29. The food was outstanding and the service was fast but not annoying.
  30. the drinks are not that good, it takes forever to get service and the wait staff are a bunch of thieves!
  31. The bartender was really slow and dull!
  32. love the Decor and the DJ, cute waitress lol.
  33. While weekdays are great to to enjoy Morrocan style dinner or hookahs in a loungy atmosphere,weekends are really wild with belly dancer shows and different parties that bring all the hottest people there!
  34. If u want to get a fun night out with layd back, cool people and get a good atmosphere, go to Moomia!
  35. This egyptian theme bar/lounge is hot with beautiful people.
  36. Table service was great,she was very helpful.
  37. We've had great experience with the space, staff and service.
  38. best service
  39. The decor itself was very interesting and the waitresses even more so.
  40. Good venue ruined by horrible service
  41. On the weekends service is a little bit slow, but when you see how busy place is it"s understandable.
  42. Cool, stylish place in egyptian style, I dont know what party was it, but the music was really good and there was cool people, a lot of model looking girls aswell!
  43. The service was awful.
  44. The bartenders are really friendly and I spent my entire Friday night there.
  45. This place was friendly and just filled with an awesome vibe.
  46. mixture of flavor to the taste of good looking people.
  47. met alot of nice people there.
  48. People here are great and very friendly.
  49. Throughout this whole process, Andre was rude and unwelcoming.
  50. the place was packed, a llot of cool and stylish people, I had a lot of fun!
  51. Waitresses were very cute ,not mention about how good service they were giving.
  52. Terrible service, xenophobic owner.
  53. There are so many great Soho lounges, that, on principle, it would be hard for me to support an establishment with such innapropriate customer service ever again.
  54. The staff is friendly and attentive, their hookah flavor is one of the best
  55. The staff was so amazing, the music was awesome.
  56. the manager or whoever was making the accusations was rude + unaccomadating!
  57. The staff are nice and ive never had any problems with my cc being overcharged.
  58. good service
  59. The DJ's were great and there was a nice crowd of people.
  60. know it was you and nobody else -first because our kitchen is clean,second when people find things you mention refuse to pay for it in this kind of situations
  61. Good looking people, nice ambience, good martinis and the staff was nice.
  62. service was reallllly slow.
  63. the friday after work party was great good crowd good food an good music the staff was on point with taking our orders an making sure we where happy me an my friends woould def go back
  64. It's unusual for a lounge/club to have such friendly staff.
  65. great after work party to meet new people also good drink special's great music good food an live entertainment everyy friday nite
  66. Very nice place ,good crowd,attentive service.
  67. The food was great and service was even better by an asian waitress did'nt catch her name but she was awesome and on point with our orders.
  68. hot music, hot DJ, hot people, good vibe and cool drings.
  69. Great service with a smile when we did sit to eat and good sushi and martinis!
  70. ve come here for the music, the atmosphere, and a very unpretentious environment filled with really down to earth people who appreciate good house music.
  71. Even if it might take an extra minute to wait for food it is just because your waitress is performing a dance on the bar before to serve your favourite food.
  72. don't know why people said that their servers were great.
  73. All said, there are always a few people who don't belong to such cool places- like the ones writing bad reviews.
  74. the poor management was what made all happened - actually, it was not even management as there was one owner and one owner-managed all - so, you can figure that out - a family business except there was no family either - one man ran that place from monday
  75. moomia was great, not only for the decor and music but for the friendly service as well.
  76. If u go out only to get a perfect service go to a five star hotell and be bored.
  77. This place is not pretentious, there is no waiting in lines, no cover and you not required to do bottle service.
  78. last week, we came to this place for the first time and had great expectations -- didn't know it would be so crowded, smeely, and the service would be SO BAD.
  79. Amazing atmosphere,breathless decorations,good people.
  80. Great place with awesome and honest people.
  81. MooMia lounge is by far one of the best places I've been, the staff is very kind and friendly there drinks are awesome and the many different flavors of hookah's to choose from make it something to remember specially the mystic ancient Egypt theme its bas
  82. The staff were very friendly and accommodating.
  83. This place offered its lavish interior along with it great cocktails, delicious food, and exceptional service.
  84. It Was Saturday night, and we got great service before and during the party.
  85. The staff is super friendly, the girls are hot and it's definetly a hidden hotspot that everyone needs to check out :)
  86. service was a little bit slow, i guess beacause the bar was croweded.
  87. The service is super friendly and is very knowlegeable about there menu.
  88. Nice place ,Smells good,Cute bartenders.
  89. saw some faces who looks very familiar, I guess some famous people.
  90. We had a fantastic time, the music was great, and the service fantastic.
value
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. The highest price drink was $13 which was the amazing Mango Martini I tried it before in other places but this one was the best I guess they have a secret reciepe to make it.
  2. Drink value, for a club, is pretty good.
  3. the fruit martinis were amazing, the food was not as much as I expected for the price.
  4. And no doubt, it is worth to wait, because the food is excellent.
  5. First, the service here is excellent, and the prices are very reasonable.
  6. This place is terrible, way over priced and crowd is lame -- I would never recommend this place.
  7. The food wasn't particularly all that great, and we thought the prices were riculous!
  8. ..... drinks were a bit expensive (in this economy bars are giving away drinks or lowering prices...)
  9. when you spent money here, you felt that you actually owe them something - that didn't seem like a good feeling!
  10. Also they let all my friends in for reduced price which was nice of them,
  11. Hookahs expensive but who cares when you sit in the Egiptian piramid and chill out.
  12. Be sure to bring your wallet there signature martini is expensive but very good.
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. It was most intresting and wonderful to be apart of such a joyious group of people as my friends and i enjoyed the vibes all night long.
  2. Even if it might take an extra minute to wait for food it is just because your waitress is performing a dance on the bar before to serve your favourite food.
  3. service was reallllly slow.
  4. service was a little bit slow, i guess beacause the bar was croweded.
  5. On the weekends service is a little bit slow, but when you see how busy place is it"s understandable.
  6. The bartender was really slow and dull!
  7. Someone is complaining in here that bartenders are too slow.
  8. True, service can be slow when it gets very crowded, but is it unusual in NYC?
  9. love the decor and the couches are ultra comfy and a great place to chill with coworkers after a long week at work.
  10. If you like exotic martinis or vodka cocktails ,then Moomia is a perfect place for you and your date on the slow night.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/10/10

musiccccc

by alana1144

on saturdaynight last week i occasionally got to this place by my friend call, they were having party reserved, and what i like there it was music, some kind a deep house...im just crazy about music , so i would reccomend it for music lovers,... they have food toooo

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/04/10

THE BEST PLACE TO HANG OUT

by Sweety

I was there with my friend for the first time and we found out that at this place they have good food-sushi is amazing, hookers (a lot of favours), DJ plays every night,

beside there are two floors! We like it a lot! It was a lot of fun!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/30/09

Awesome place!!!

by Kivera

Moomia is awesome! The music on both levels were great! I definitely recommend this club. The staff was awesome as well! It was my frist time overthere, I found it on citysearch and I went on a date there. It's great place and the music was good.

I recommend it to all of you!

  • Pros: Best Hookah in NY
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/30/09

A GREAT place to enjoy yourself..

by L Boogie

Loving this place.. I have sooo much fun everytime I go..

  • Pros: A must place to go..
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/17/09

I am bringing my friends with me!

by CSMobileUser4

Me and my friends were walking in soho and saw this place moomia.it looked pretty good.we wanted to get a couple of martinis and go dance somewhere alse,but then in a bit there started a party.so what happened..we ended up dancing at moomia!I had a great time!we met the owner and we got us drinks!very cool guy!I deff coming back with more friends to smoke hookas and taste all flavored martinis!

I recomend this. To try the place!

The Details on Moomia Lounge

Place Categories:

  • great nice place
  • great lounge music
  • good moroccan food
  • great table service
  • good people
  • good drinks
  • slow service
  • awesome house martinis
  • great chill atmosphere
  • nice crowd
  • good house music
  • not recommend place
  • favorite nyc spot
  • great local dj
  • absolutely loved egyptian decor
  • good vibe
  • great experience
  • awesome moomia
  • most tasty house special sushi
  • awesome parties
  • great new venue
  • great good crowd good food
  • beautiful belly dancer
  • friendly beautiful staff
  • dull bartender
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