Lani Kai may overcome the Bermuda Triangle. We have a term for nightspots that just never succeed: Bermuda Triangles. They’re locations of restaurants and bars that were once legendary, then, not. New place moves in, and die. Then another, and … Read More
Old World meets the velvet rope at Privet nightclub. There’s more than a whiff of fromage coming off North Rush Street out of Privét, the new ultra-exclusive nightclub in the former Le Passage space. Put it down to their somewhat … Read More
Thompson Hotel’s swanky-fun new cocktail lounge-gaming parlor returns the Hollywood Roosevelt to its 1920s roots. There’s a new way of “striking” a pose, as it were, at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Designed by acclaimed architecture firm Studio Collective and created by … Read More
…because the original Trader Vic is but a memory of Merv. Los Angeles is of course the spiritual home of the Tiki Bar–the very first was opened back in 1933 by Don the Beachcomber, a full three years before Trader … Read More
A Notorious NYC Nightclub of Recent Past May Re-Open… courtesy of a devilish restaurant maitre’d, currently working and a partner at one of the city’s hottest boites. The place was closed down after one wild, tabloid-headlining run, and its principals … Read More
The spooky James Bond film, starring Roger Moore-and featuring the top-hatted, living-dead voodoo priest Baron Samedi (played by that 7-Up cola nut guy)-made for a Bizarre-o Land theme for a pop-up bar ’round Halloween. New York nightlife guy and scribe … Read More
The meat district’s new basement nightclub, The Bunker, makes us feel like kicking off our shoes and getting our party on. Like many downtown New Yorkers, we’re not easily pulled over to the jam-packed, hard-partying world of the meatpacking district, … Read More
Nightlife writer Fernando Gil’s new day job is keeping the style brigade well-lubed. Starting today, BlackBook magazine and “Page Six” alum Fernando Gil is bringing a little of his Argentina homeland to downtown Manhattan with a nifty pop-up bar, which … Read More
New nightspot in Hollywood to be a fond nod to Ernest Hemingway, and the manlier pursuits. We only know this: Hemingway’s is the name of a new nightclub opening up, Hollywood way, a sprawling affair rife with trophy heads and … Read More
At Avenue owner Noah Tepperberg’s raucous b-day bash, our man with the carrot stick enters the heart of the new Artichoke West. Not bean? By all means, go. By Chris “Balls McGee” Wilson So last night I stopped by the … Read More
THE MINI BAR See if you can name the bar and city where this bathroom shrine to the golden days of Martini & Rossi (say yes), men’s gold chains, Burt Bacharach AND Burt Reynolds, as well as Johnny Carson shilling … Read More
Landmark Hollywood dive may be purchased by Sean MacPherson A favorite and distinct Tinseltown dive in a town crammed with them, Ye Coach & Horses looks poised to be purchased by bar wiz Sean MacPherson, and his L.A. partner Jared … Read More
Manhattan’s ever-evolving men about town are reclaiming the dirty Gotham streets with three new swilling ports that are going to blow the manholes off the current nightlife scene. A peek inside. The terrible trio that co-owned and conceived of downtown … Read More
The Kids Are All Right Premiere Party at Smyth The Kids Are All Right, the talk of Sundance this year, hits theatres this Friday. Quintessentially and Eternity Calvin Klein toasted the cast, including Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo along with … Read More
A midnight bunny-hop through the gardens of the Playboy Mansion. If you’ve ever wondered what it was like behind the velvet (smoking jacket) curtain that is the Playboy mansion, here’s a bit of an overview (see photo gallery). We’d never … Read More
