Lakeside Lounge
New York, NY 10009-4644
Phone: (212) 529-8463
- Cross Street:
- 10th Street
- Directions:
- L at First Ave; 6 at Astor Pl
- Hours:
- Daily 4pm-4am
Editorial Review for Lakeside Lounge – by Matt Moran
The Scene
The aura of this East Village bar and music club is decidedly hillbilly kitsch, though it remains a mystery whether the founders are actually conscious of this. There are concrete floors, yellow and green walls and a coat rack made from a dead deer. Yee-haw! On weekends, up-and-coming bands perform on a small corner stage. The music is usually suitably raw and ragged, with styles leaning heavily toward liquored-up country and blues.
The Draw
The jukebox is gruff in a lowdown blues kind of way, shuffling through Howlin' Wolf, Hound Dog Taylor, Jerry Lee Lewis and MC5 while paying no mind to their differences. If it's rough and tumble (or at least drunk and despondent), it will be welcome here.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasYou can get Milwaukee's Best in cans for $3, and remember the experience forever with a $4 picture from the photo booth.
User Reviews for Lakeside Lounge
08/20/2004 Posted by mhondorp
seriously a contender for my favorite bar in the city. but don't check it out in too big of hordes...its lack of appeal to the masses is its greatest attribute! but happy hour is the best!
Pros: dive, two-4-one happy hour, photo booth
04/28/2003 Posted by sandra
A photo booth, pac man AND galaga, and two for one happy hour at $4. a drink- you can't go wrong. Sure the atmosphere isn't the greatest, but after a few drinks all that dingyness clears right up. Give it a try! It will grow on you.
Pros: cheap, photo booth
Cons: a bit ugly
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