Fat Baby 112 Rivington St. (Ludlow & Essex Sts.)
Lower East Side
212.533.1888
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Fat Baby:
Fat Baby is cool as hell. How much do we love a cozy, dimly lit, tri-level lounge featuring live music? A hell of a lot. From the authentic Goth-looking bartender to the unfriendly stares the so-called locals give to anyone not dressed in hipster rags, Fat Baby pretty much epitomizes the Rivington Street bar scene, and you’ll certainly never mistake the bar as being located in, say, the Upper East Side. Still, it’s fun to toy with the holier-than-thou types by showing up wearing two items of clothing they’ve never even seen: a suit and a tie. Despite the fact that you’re sick to death of the hipster elite, take a trek down to Fat Baby, enjoy the ample seating, and let the unknown bands downstairs win you over.
I went here for my first time last wednesday and had a great time. The club has a the coolest staff ever and is a good place to be on a wednesday night. I was impressed by the style of the main section, but what I really enjoyed was the music downstairs. Sweet place to hear orinigal music. Also, upstairs is a sweet dance hall. I definitely will come back.
5/31/2011 12:08:49 PM
John D says:
Great Music Scene
I stopped by FatBaby for the first time last Wednesday to check out the scene. I was told that a great band plays every Wednesday night, and as a music blogger, I just needed to check things out. I was extremely impressed. FatBaby has a great vibe, seemingly bringing the NYC lounge and indie music scene to one place. The lights were dim, booths were full, and the music was original, the only kind of music I wanna hear these days. I will be back here again.
5/26/2011 2:48:55 PM
Michele Z. says:
The downstairs does smell like bathroom, but the upstairs is really fun. It gets really packed on weekends.
2/22/2007 9:33:00 AM
William M. says:
Was there last week and the place was terrbile. It was packed, it smells like a bathroom, the floor was gross and wet, bathrooms were disgusting at best, music started out good but ended up bad...I could go on and on. I expected much more from this place especially after reading shecky's review.
2/21/2007 5:33:00 PM
Trevor S. says:
Fat baby brings all the style and ambience of far fancier neighborhoods but keeps its price and its attitude real.
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