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Lolita Bar

266 Broome Street

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Don't be fooled by the laid back nature of the place, you are being filmed out on the street and the records are being stored. In the 21st Century, that's the way it is.

Tourists to the city might choose to come and enjoy a cocktail or two at this cozy local bar. Local guest DJs provide the music and local artists showcase their art at Lolita Bar.

If visitors do want to have a true, laid back, authentic edgy lower east side experience, take a walk down the somewhat lonely Broome Street and hit Lolita Bar. Stay under the radar and leave your fanny pack at the hotel.

Order a Lolita-inspired cocktail and enjoy the vibe of the locals.

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Tourist Favorites, Lower East Side

There are some vestiges of the Jewish lower east side of the past, but they are fading fast. At this time you can still visit the remaining business that serve food items better known by past generations: they are Katz' Deli, Yonah Shimmel, Gus' Pickles and Kossar's Bialies. Jin Japanese Restaurant itself took over the space formerly taken by a hosiery store, an wholesale and retail industry that once dominated this section of the Jewish lower east side.

Of course, there is the Lower East Side Tenements Museum over on Orchard Street. The LES tenement museum is very well loved by visitors to NYC. This is a credit to the staff there, who worked hard to create a memorable tour there.

The beautiful VIP white room at BLVD on the Bowery

Broome Businesses, Lower East Side Street Tour


Address	Click for more info	Category
248 Broome Street	Baby Cakes	Bakery, Natural
252 Broome Street	Jin	Restaurant, Asian
266 Broome Street	Lolita	Bar Lounge

View the streets on the Lower East Side
Allen Street	Attorney Street	Bowery
Broome Street	Clinton Street	Delancey Street
East Houston	Eldridge Street	Essex Street
Grand Street	Ludlow Street	Norfolk Street
Orchard Street	Rivington Street	Stanton Street
	Suffolk Street

Welcome to the Lower East Side of New York City! A completely unique neighborhood, these streets most closely resemble early New York, when immigration made this the most densely populated area on the planet! Come visit!


News Archive
Artists of the Lower East Side Show -		National Trust for Historic Preservation
Tenement Museum Irish Museum		Thompson LES Hotel Pool
Artists Open House

Did you know?

August 2008 - Did you know that the Broadway musical, "West Side Story" was originally set on the Lower East Side. Yes, it's true. The composers intended to write a musical based on the themes of Romeo and Juliet but featuring tensions in this New York City neighborhood between Catholics and Jews. It was to take place between Passover and Easter. The composers felt no inspiration from this setting and the project went nowhere. Arthur Laurents stepped in and suggested the setting change from religious to racial tension and a move to the upper west side and 'West Side Story' took shape.

August 2008 - The hotelier who is going to open the new Thompson LES Hotel, Jason Pomeranc was quoted this week as saying this of the day his hotel opens: "going to be a moment in time that will be remembered as kind of when the Lower East Side came of age." Tell that to the folks at the Mercury Lounge, Katz' Deli and WD50, all of whom might beg to differ!

July 2008 - The new Thompson LES Hotel missed its July 15 deadline to open on Allen Street on the Lower East Side. Around the corner from Stanton Street, the hotel promises a rooftop pool with an Andy Warhol mural in mosaic on the pool floor. Andy would have been so proud. Will we finally get to see Moby in swim trunks hanging out here on the roof?

Thanks for visiting the Lower East Side!

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