New York: Top 10 Monday Parties
Cayte Grieve
April 13, 2009
● Butter (Greenwich Village) - Butter Mondays, but what else is new? This party has defied New York City’s attention-deficit disorder pandemic since 2002.
● Johnny Utah’s (Midtown West) - Nobody said Monday-night dancing had to be classy; instead, this midtown saloon hypes their bull-riding challenge for all the pretty service industry folks.
● Antik (Greenwich Village) - Maybe your fifth martini at the Bowery Hotel put you in the mood to get a little sloppy on a Monday night. Luckily, Antik still draws a mixed crowd as sloppy as you, just across the street.
● Star Lounge (Chelsea) - East End favorite of Hampton jitney-ites takes over Serena in downstairs lair of Chelsea Hotel. Ignore the crowd who suddenly thinks they’re something special and enjoy the floor while Mondays are still decently hyped.
● Greenhouse (Soho) - Word on the street is that Greenhouse is packing it in on Monday nights. Watch Zach Braff smoke some green while you enjoy the LEED-certified bamboo-wood dance floor with fellow eco-nuts.
● Le Souk (East Village) - Garden in the back competes with a tent, hookahs, lanterns, and 9pm belly dancing for your limited attention. Blaring dance soundtrack might have you forgetting about your food, too.
● Lit Lounge (East Village) - The HUGS party with DJs Josh Wildman and Andrew Kwo keep the ain’t-we-shit set on their patent leather toes. And yes, you will need a shower immediately following.
● Cielo (Meatpacking District) -Deep Space house heads maintain rarefied air in a dimming sky. Outdoor haven for your sneakarette habit. Party has been haute for six years, a rare ‘cheers-esque’ meeting place for dance fans.
● Darkroom (Lower East Side) - For the really terrible weekend withdrawals, “M” at Darkroom offers free PBR from 11 to 12 p.m. and special guest DJs fit for dancing and sweaty basement-bar enthusiasts.
● Above Allen (Lower East Side) - Survivors from Le Royale’s Monday night jams take over the Thompson LES’ room with a view, except with more models and promoters. Great music yes, but this is more of a taking-in-the-view kind of place than a loosing-your-shit-on-the-dancefloor kind of party.
The Eldridge was replaced by Cielo for this Monday night list. The Eldridge is closed for private events on Mondays, and Cielo was unfairly overlooked.
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Comments (11)
Posted by wow on Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 10.45 pm
I used to respect the nightlife opinions this publication had to offer...until now. Le Royale slaughters all these parties.
Posted by Holly on Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 09.58 am
what?? Dude, duuude! Do your homework! LE ROYALE FOR SURE!!!
Posted by Holly on Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 10.02 am
What?! Johnny Utah’s, Mr. West & Greenhouse deserve to be on the top 5 of the list!! now number 1...dude, duudeee do your homework! LE ROYALE FOR SUREEEEEEE!!
Posted by Chris Mohney on Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 10.27 am
Sorry, edit mistake—this wasn’t intended to be a 1-10 ranking, but rather the 10 best nights in no particular order. numbers deleted.
Posted by Party Party on Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 10.38 am
So is star lounge even open on mondays !
the 3 big parties on mondays are Le Royale ,butter, and johnny utahs.
Posted by Cayte Grieve on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 03.50 pm
So you know, the post was originally numbered from 10-1, with 1 listing Le Royale as the best Monday night party. The post was then changed to replace these numbers, my personal opinions- not reflecting what all of BlackBook thinks- to simple bullet points. So, readers and my friend Mike and the very savvy Terry; monarch mondays have my heart as well… personally speaking. but who’s counting?
Posted by Michael on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 06.48 pm
Just happy to have a mention=) thank u!
Posted by Goldbox on Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 03.59 pm
Great list of places… nice to have info in one place.
Posted by TuesdayHangover on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 11.54 am
Eldridge was closed last night. Greenhouse was packed late-night.
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Posted by Just say blackbook.. on Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 04.04 pm
Hey
how’s it possible that le royale was no1 on your list yesterday and today it managed to be in 10th place - how did that get switched....er and just saying how did half these parties even hit the list ...dont you need to be busy and in demand to see as a happening party ...even interesting would help too ....just saying ...