205 Bar
(212) 477-6688
205 Chrystie St
(at Stanton Street)
New York,
NY
10002
40.7224
-73.9918
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Lower East Side
What People Are Saying About 205 Bar
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In Short
Warhol's non-stop avant garde party is revived in a space decked out in salvaged, duct-taped mid-century modern couches, applique chairs and tin foil-clad walls. Behind the camo-colored bar (held up by office filing cabinets), doorless refrigerators stand in for shelves. The scene attracts everyone from stylish 24-year-olds to people who rocked-out in the original Factory. In the rowdiness-ready, plywood-clad basement, personal ads scrawled floor-to-ceiling illuminate the city's many fetishes.
Hits: A classic party bar with good music and a good crowd without over-crowding (most nights).
Misses: The door policy leans toward the friendly side of the spectrum, but groups of guys arriving without girls may be detained, and on weekend nights all guys may be subject to a cover charge.
User Reviews
DonaldTrump16
January 18, 2009
As a guy from Amsterdam I liked this place a lot. Awesome music with a good variety of all kinds. Nice people and the place to go to for many more times! Wend there with very spoiled Dutch students of international well known family's. We all had a fantastic time and we'll come back as much as we can.
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ciaosonoio
November 30, 2008
I had my birthday party here a few weeks ago on a Saturday night, and people are still talking about it! I had two tables in the back, the bottle waitress was soo nice (they didn't have 2 types of vodka we ordered, but that wasn't that much of a pain). The music was excellent, a good mix of everything, people were dancing, having a good time. The crowd was attractive, and the place was packed, so it's obviously popular. I would definitely recommend having a party here. The manager was adorable and very nice to me and all my friends. Easy people to work with. Friends' admission was comped, too. 205 is hot!
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cjcherry
September 27, 2008
I went here on a Saturday night based on the citysearch reviews. The music was awesome, the drinks were strong but the place was completely deserted. We arrived around 11:30, and the door staff assured us the place would soon be packed. We left two hours later and it was still quite empty. Everybody who worked there kept saying it would pick up around 1 or 1:30, but honestly, I just couldn't hold out that long. If only there had been people there, I probably would have had a good time. But who wants to be in an empty bar?
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Specialty Cocktails:
Forget your Cran-blueberry Cosmo and your Jaeger Bomb--the specialty drinks here are old-school favorites such as the Stanton (Jack and Coke) and the Chrystie (vodka and soda).
DJ:
Don't miss the DJs spinning disco and house downstairs.
Live Music:
In addition to the nightly DJ sets, 205 sometimes hosts the occasional local buzz band.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
