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205 Club - CLOSED
Categories: Nightlife Dance Clubs Nightlife Bars Dance Clubs, Bars [Edit]
205 Chrystie StNew York, NY 10002
Neighborhood: Lower East Side
(212) 505-2543
- Nearest Transit:
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2 Av (F)
Bowery (J)
Spring St (4, 6, 6X)
- Parking:
- Street
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
47 reviews for 205 Club
Review Highlights
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"Fun fun place with hip vibe and great music." In 4 reviews -
"A hipster heaven with a dash of pretentiousness." In 10 reviews -
"I loved it and definitely plan on going back." In 3 reviews
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47 reviews in English
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Review from Adam S.
New York, NY
10/27/2009
I always have a great time when I go to 205. It's usually late-night and I'm usually pretty drunk and ready to dance....I won't comment on the drink prices (because I usually have one or two and don't remember how much I paid). The crowd is usually pretty chill, when I'm there I never get an obnoxious vibe. The first floor interior is pretty crazy. The bar rests on top of broken down file cabinets and the whole room is spray painted silver. Sort of reminiscent of a space suit.
The music is usually good; I have often heard a mix between classic rock and hip hop on the first floor. The lower level is hit or miss...sometimes it's a little intense, lots of strobe lights...you have to really be at a certain level to go down there.
All in all I think it's a great place to go, especially to end the night. -
Review from Arthur O.
Greenwich Village, New York, NY
2/20/2008 1 photo
Dre Day 2008 NYC.
WCWC. NWA. The Chronic. West Cost "Gangsta" Rap Shit. Free Colt 45 40s (and their little 24oz canned brothers). Pseudo-live sets over DJ mixes.
Rubbing bodies (like it or not) with the likes of nerds, 80s retro outfitters, under-aged kids, grimy fuckers, hipsters, 'boarders, old folks, silly brats, dealers, more nerds dressed geeky, wannabes, too-cool-for-myself-ers, and just plain humans.
Being the uber-insider that I am, I had no idea this club existed until I heard about Dre Day, like, a week ago. No, I unfortunately skipped the section dedicated to NY clubs in my O'Reilly .NET book, sorry.
When we got to the club and had to wait in line - about three minutes that seemed more like eight - I entertained thoughts of skipping out on Dre Day. I think I've had to wait in line a total of four times in my entire life. No, I don't know names, people don't know me; I just don't goto places where they are compelled to make folks like lambs in queue for the slaughter.
Having said that, the bouncers were surprisingly chill. They let Gretchen B. enter without proper photo ID - she'd left it in some ride earlier; good thing she carries around her birth certificate and school ID - and joked around with us.
Also: Surprise! The RSVP actually worked. Chris H.'s name was on the list, the guy didn't give us shit, and the whole interaction was painless.
Once inside the club, I was initially not impressed. All the talk about how the club is pretentious, blah blah blah - enter some stuff I don't even understand about geckos, magazine name-drops, "it ain't ovah 'til it's ovah," and pretentious talk about pretentiousness - didn't register with me, since the club looked like a high-schooler had decorated his parents' house for a party.
"Yo, let's plaster some cooking foil all over the joint, and we're set!"
Whatever. I'm not "in the scene" enough to grasp how to even start judging a club's worthiness by its appearance, so I'll just stop there.
Like I said, the free Colt 45s flowed - although, after midnight, they were trying to charge me $7 a 24oz can - and the Dre-era music banged on the main floor all night.
The basement had better dance music, as two DJs were having epileptic seizures behind the wheels and knobs, as were the sparse but fierce dancers on the floor. I did my own version of the epileptic seizure while sitting on the sub-woofers, right next to the DJ booth, getting a clear view of everything.
And, yes, the basement totally looked like my friend's basement back in high school, with boarded-up walls and well, the smell of dank herbs.
A revisit at some point may be in order for the floor in the basement. -
Review from James H.
Brooklyn, NY
5/1/2009
To be honest, I'm not quite sure how to describe this place.
There's two floors, which on the night I went had two extremely different vibes and crowds.
The upstairs was relatively quiet, not getting busy until around 1AM. There were a decent amount of seats, a good jazz quartet that played till 11 and then a pretty solid DJ after that, though maybe I'm just getting old but the music was way too loud. I could barely talk to someone right next to me. The price of the drinks was pretty lousy too. A shot of Jameson was $12 and a bottle of Bud was $5. also they didn't sell draft beer, which I thought was a bit ridiculous. I primarily drank at the upstairs until I had to use the bathroom which oddly was downstairs (the layout literally could not have been more inconvenient for someone to use the bathroom).
The downstairs was a bro-haven packed with Staten Island and north Jersey d-bags. The DJ was playing some solid techno, but I just couldn't bear being down there for too long. Though I did get a good laugh when I noticed the black lights showed that 80% of the men had horrible dandruff all over their skin-tight black tees.
Too pricey, too douchey. Not going back. -
Review from roderick A.
Jersey City, NY
1/3/2008
Talk about a cool place. Came here to catch a little magic show, and I must say I was very impressed with the place. The bar was made of, get this, metal file cabinets, with the counter welded on top of it. How cool is that? Lots of couches, chairs, sofas, and pretty much alot of room to just sit down and relax.
Downstairs was another lounge area, with a pretty good size dance floor. I assume this becomes a club after hours, with this big a dance floor.
All in all, just a good place to chill and hang. -
Review from J. G. B.
Los Angeles, CA
4/12/2009
I'd heard this place procures a breed of person called "hipster". Hogwash! I've seen this once annoying party-club degrade itself to be filled nightly by a completely different breed of man, entirely. The kind who takes a train in to Manhattan on weekends, wears his cap in a back-wards style, gives his chums gratitude every other minute in a "high five" (some which linger into awkward hand-holding territory). Also, most of them are orange in color.
Oh, and Katie, the bartender-ess is attractive.
Almost as attractive as Roman, the bartender. -
Review from Jesse S.
Brooklyn, NY
1/19/2008
I've been hearing talk about 205 ever since it opened. Sounded like basically the same thing as Happy Ending, but with better music, or so I'd heard. I finally got to check out 205, and I'm happy to say that it exceeded all my expectations.
Of course, for Friday nights in the Lower Eastpacking District, my expectations are pretty low. I go in expecting annoying scenesters and more B&T than you can shake a stick at. You definitely had a scene at 205, and there was some B&T going on, but I found the vibe to be really fun, as if people really just wanted to come out and dance to some great music. I'm guessing the drinks are pretty expensive, although since my friends and I had already been bar-hopping, I didn't need any more EtOH, so I couldn't tell you first-hand whether they're good or pricey. But then again, you probably aren't here for the drinks anyway, right?
I don't know if electro and house is the usual theme, but that's exactly my taste for dancing, so I was right at home. The place was packed, but the dancefloor was still accommodating and lots of fun. The pick-up artists seem to stay upstairs for the most part, so the floor was populated mostly with girls (because, you know, guys don't dance unless they're trying to pick somebody up) just having fun dancing. That's why I go to dance clubs (to dance, not to pick up), so it was perfect for me. I felt very comfortable, everybody I talked to was really nice, so when my friends decided to mosey on home, I decided to stay on my own for another hour of getting down.
Really great place. It really fills up, but I didn't find the crowd to be excessive or annoying. I'm not sure how that happened, but I like it anyway. Definitely check it out!Listed in: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
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Review from camilla c.
New York, NY
11/25/2006
With the velvet ropes and the non-sensible bouncer on his high horse (why must bouncers be this way?!) who threw us some major attitude and made us believe the place was packed inside, I would have thought 205 Bar was a cool new spot full of hipsters. Boy, was I wrong. Not that cool. And plenty of young wannabe LES hipsters who were either still stuck in or desperately trying to transport themselves to the 80s with their slouchy ankle boots and leggings (I know they're in right now but red leggings and a denim vest are just plain wrong).
Decor: foil-plastered walls, low coffee tables, a few booths in the back, and old classified personal ads all over the walls in the area downstairs... the whole place has a retro, grungy vibe that I didn't really care for.
Service: i think our waitress was confused on whether she was working or playing. we would see her more often smoking cigarettes (yes, this place allows smoking indoors and there's plenty of it going on everywhere) and dancing with others than taking orders and serving drinks.
Music: i'm a total novice DJ but i think i would've spun better than the DJ that was on last Fri night. there was NO mixing / transitioning whatsoever... going from one song to the next was usually quite shaky and painful to listen to. music ranged from 90s hip hop / R&B to classic rock to alternative and all over the place.
This place barely sums up to 2 stars.Listed in: Deal-Breakers
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Review from Margarita V.
Brooklyn, NY
3/7/2008
Dear Pretty Blonde Girl in the Black Dress with Poufy Black Sleeves as Big as Your Head,
I'm sorry I thought you and your pretty friends were vacuous hipsters. I mean, there were a lot of those in the club. While the electro music was good and the euro vibe was cool, you have to admit it was also a little pretentious. And can you believe those watered down, overpriced drinks?
Still, I'm glad we started chatting and I got to discover that you are not a dim scenester party girl but a smart, charming OPERA SINGER from DENMARK, with equally nice friends who invited me to Denmark within fifteen minutes of meeting me. Shame on me for judging.
If I ever visit your native country, I hope that I run into you again, maybe at a different club. And I hope you are wearing that same black dress with the HUMONGOUS sleeves, because very few people could pull that off with as much aplomb you did, and also because I don't think I'd recognize you wearing anything else.
Sincerely,
Margarita V -
Review from Erika R.
New York, NY
2/19/2009
No cover? Check.
No lines? Check.
Underground club? Check.
Good music? Check.
Cheap drinks? Check. (3 tequila shots & 3 bud lights for $50!)
This place is HIPSTER CENTRAL. We must've been the only non-hipsters in the entire establishment. I have no qualms with hipsters.. I'm actually a bit intimidated by their skinny jeans and v-neck tshirts.. but anyway, this place is awesome. We spent a majority of our night dancing on the teeny-tiny stage. The DJ didn't transition songs really well but who cares, we were wasted. -
Review from Jason L.
New York, NY
10/21/2007
Hey! Yes you. When you don't get into a place because a)you are a corny tool. b) your butt ugly and dress like a sears catalogue model or c) your a group of white-baseball hat wearing meatheads fresh from some sportsbar- IT DOESN'T MEAN THE PLACE IS BAD. It most likely just means that YOU didn't belong there in the first place.
I have some advice- if you are left standing outside and the doorman is ignoring you- GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. You just look pathetic. AND do us all a favor- SAVE YOUR "REVIEW".
205 is a great party with great staff. It actually has an easier door then when it first opened (I admit, the french doormen were unbelievable douchbags- especially the one who looked like a worm with braids.)
Like anything, check it out for yourself. If your not feeling the hipster, faux-dive bar thing, happening in the LES, its not for you- if you are offended by a cigarette- not for you.
If you like booze, women, and dancing- check it out. -
Review from Brian D.
New York, NY
5/12/2008
What happened to this place? I saw Ralph Lauren himself here a year ago, now all I see is the balding B&T crowd
5 stars when it first opened, now it's a solid 3 in my book. They've started charging $10 cover fri/sat, they make you wait outside for 10 minutes before letting you in to an empty club, and the music has gone wayyyy downhill. And since when do they open at 11pm on saturdays?
Blehhhhhh -
Review from Daniela A.
Brooklyn, NY
1/29/2007
Lots of smack being spoken because of the super strict bouncers--but I guess I was lucky because the guy who took my ID was very nice to me. It was a little ridiculous though that he was eying my friend's license for more than 30 seconds--because he is obviously not under 21 ;).
Now--I don't remember much because by the time I got here I was pretty gone, but it was still very happenin' on a cold Tuesday night --so that should say something. Kind of looks like a [cool] basement--and from what I remember--they were playing some good music (80s, New Wave mixes-I think!). The downstairs (where the bathrooms are) looks better and darker--but it wasn't open (Darn!).
Camilla mentioned wanna be hipsters--and yes there were some there--but I talked to quite a few people that night and they all seemed nice and just down to have a good time. Maybe I will revisit this place when I am not so tipsy already ;) -
Review from Debbie K.
New York, NY
11/30/2006
I'll second Camilla C's emotion. Wow, what a wannabe hipster bar. The door guy kept asking who else was coming and if they were on the "list". Hello, you're on Chrystie Street! Get over yourselves. Inside, the decor felt like someone's basement, which was not in itself a bad thing. I know they're trying to channel the old Warhol Factory vibe, but you can't fake that shit. Kids dressed in leggings and belted baggy buttondowns do not a hipster haven make.
The downstairs area had better music, a more clubby dark vibe. The upstairs ipod DJ was all over the map. This aint the time to play your "mixtape for exgirlfriend" playlist.
Overall, I pass. If I wanted this much attitude from a short euro door guy, I'd head over to the meatpacking district. -
Review from Christopher S.
New York, NY
2/26/2008
Holy hipster, batman! We've hit pay dirt!
Came here on a Friday night with two guy friends. Had a slight windfall so decided to spring for bottle service. Was greeted by a very friendly bouncer at the door (Andre) and then ran into "Maverick", a slight, fabulous young man who appeared to be the host. We had heard good things about the place so decided to come back at midnight and get a bottle or two. Maverick was very friendly and told us to hurry back!
We went down to Stanton Public for a bit and came back. There was a muscly, tattooed hipster with a mean look on his face sitting in the "foyer" who looked like a royal douche bag. I joked "man, I'm glad this place isn't pretentious" and he looked me up and down and said "well isn't that ironic". I guess the jackass didn't get the joke because I was making fun of him for trying too hard. Anyway, he left about 30 seconds later. Thank God.
So the UPSTAIRS of the bar is the floor you walk into off the street. The DOWNSTAIRS is the dark dance floor. We started off upstairs because it was better-lit. Seemed like a normal college meat-market bar, very surreal. I thought it would be more hipster.
So we went DOWNNNNSTAIRS once it picked up. The hostess was very cool about moving our bottle down there and it all went off without a hitch. At this part of the night things got hazy. Things I remember:
- Met a tall, Blondie teacher from Harlem who apparently went to Cornell and keeps an angry Asian girl as her company. When angry friend got jealous, pulled off one of the most spectacular cockblocks I have ever witnessed. Oh well.
- Got shaken down for $20 by the shady bathroom attendant. Half star off for this. That guy should be fired.
- A VERY large, fabulous guy dancing around in candy-colored glasses wearing the most ridiculous suit I have ever seen. Wish I would have gotten his number.
Anyway, the bottles were $300 apiece plus the standard 20% gratuity. To be honest I felt like it was a TAD expensive for this place since it's a total shithole on the inside (endearing though). I know it's NYC so stop whining but why is the LES turning into the meatpacking district? Half star off.
I'll be back for sure, though! -
Review from Brandon H.
Brooklyn, NY
9/12/2007
How are there not more reviews for this place? Love or hate??
I dig this place. New York vibe all the way around. Skaters, artist types, finance types, models, hipsters, all rubbing shoulders to some great music. And there's a basement that brings some electro and disco heat.
I haven't been in a few months (worth mentioning) but I used to go more frequently last spring and winter when I was more of a social butterfly than I am now. Not a big fan of the New York club scene myself, but if there were more places like this I'd get out more. -
Review from Dana F.
5/27/2009
There are 2 floors to 205, each has its very own vibe. I used to frequent 205 on Wednesday nights for the One Night Stand parties, which were held downstairs. It was more of a hipster/indie crowd and the DJs played mostly electronica, perhaps a dubstep song or two. I always got a kick out of the disco ball hanging from the ceiling -- has anyone seen the way it's just duct taped up there, waiting to fall on some unfortunate soul's head?! I like the obsenities and miscellaneous musings scrawled on the walls, gives the place a punk vibe. But alas, One Night Stand has been dead for a while now. Once in a while, the indie promoters will host a party here -- there's nothing like running into Rude Bear (a partygoer who never leaves home without his bear costume).
Go upstairs, and the crowd could not be more different. Bridge and tunnel, frat guys, and Abercrombie dude bros EVERYWHERE. For crying out loud, Mike Zandman and Parry Lee throw parties here! There are occassionally bands performing upstairs, but most of the time, you could perform the My New Haircut skit there. -
Review from Caroline M.
Brooklyn, NY
1/25/2008
It's kind of pretentious in its unpretentiousness. It's supposed to look like an '80s-era Lower East Side dive, but come on, we all read Us Weekly. That's not the crowd that hangs out here. Walk in, and it's a bunch of Gordon Gekko wannabes who've heard that Sienna Miller shows up sometimes.
On the flip side, the music is good (although the acoustics on the main floor are not-so-good, go downstairs for better sound) and there's plenty of seating. But quite honestly, 205 Club is most certainly *already over*. As Gawker used to say, before "already over" was already over. -
Review from Isaac B.
Brooklyn, NY
3/31/2008
Pretty good spot in the LES considering how NYC's nightlife has increasingly been losing its diversity over the past decade. The crowd is pretty hip, but not pretentious, which is a nice combo, in my view.
The times I've been there the upstairs has been okay with some good DJ's spinning a mix of music, sometimes a bit too commercial, but other times dwelling in the ever growing world of electro and disco.
Downstairs is usually where I head with my friend who likes to frequent here. There I am usually a little happier as we have DJ's often spinning deep/funky/tech house and techno. The only thing is that sometimes I felt that they weren't doing a great job of being consistent with good mixes. There would be one or two good tracks in a row but then they'd kind of throw you out of whack with a mix that didn't quite hit or a track that doesn't quite move.
Unfortunately it can be very crowded in 205, both upstairs and down where you will have trouble both dancing or even moving. Also, to my chagrin, 205 apparently uses bottle service sometimes, which was a shock compared to previous experiences. Earlier in the year my friend and I were told that if we wanted to come in that we would have to "get a table" for bottle service. Wack. Bottle service and NYC have not been a good combo.
Either way 205 better than most of the other bar/clubs that we have to endure nowadays. Call me a grump, but I'm not too pleased with the trend of bottle service, top 40 mania and the death of long standing music scenes that have been a part of NYC's fabric. The city is changing and so with it has the nightlife. -
Review from Cara C.
Brooklyn, NY
1/8/2007
Was a best kept secret until I read a article in the Sunday Style yesterday.....so I will share with you, my fellow yelpers my take
on it.
I loved it (going to use past tense since I feel it may change now)
because is reminded me of "old new york" hangouts.
Clubbish but not......throw back the drinks and rock out on the dance
floor if so inclined or chill out and have a seriously deep conversation
with some stranger you feel you are connected to.
Here's hoping it stays stellar. -
Review from gila w.
NY
1/21/2007
So overrated
much more fun when it was called 6s and 8s....
Good music but thats about it
heard about a party there on a tues, went to check it out, and it was EMPTY. whack. -
Review from Alex S.
New York, NY
3/17/2008
Always wasted whenever I wind up here. I'm sure that contributes to my positive feelings about about this place, but it's really a fun place to be when you can't see straight.
Always treated very well at 205. By everybody. Even when I drunkenly snap back at the door guy for telling me not to smoke directly in front of the door and he seems to have some small sense of humor about it.
DECENT drinks, prices really aren't bad at all. Pop a xanax early in the night and you only need a couple anyway.
For somebody with a very low hipster-tolerance, I have to say it's actually not that bad a crowd. Indeed, pretty decent crowd. Very mixed. Some nice girls. Seems a little like everybody is constantly checking out people other than those they show up with.
205 does get crowded, but I've never seen it packed to the point of stupidity as so many other places frequently are.
Good vibes in general.
Music-wise, i'd say approaching great.
I've never given a drinking establishment 5 stars but this place still rates highly in my book. Damn decent.
Cover sucks and I definitely refuse to pay for entrance almost anywhere, but it's only like $5 if I recall correctly and never really regretted it.
For the area, definitely a really good spot. -
Review from Laura P.
7/13/2009
I visited this place first in halloween and then again a couple of weeks ago. both on the weekend.
Great space with a main floor and a basement. Can't really tell the decore but i just feel like everything is like tinted blue with the light. They were playing zoolander in the background which was pretty hilarious. The music was decent and the crowd filled the room by 12:30am.
Good venue for a group or a birthday party and a place you can count on. -
Review from Halle T.
San Francisco, CA
10/14/2007
loved everything about this place-- the DJ, the late hours, the plastic-coated furniture, the upstairs, the downstairs, the random metal filing cabinet at the bar, the dance floor.
A hipster heaven with a dash of pretentiousness. Definitely going back next late night in NY. -
Review from Lisa K.
New York, NY
3/22/2009
I've been here a couple of times already and this place is pretty fun!! I'm not exaggerating! My first experience here was a blast, but I was with my girlfriends and we always have fun no matter what, so i figured that would be a bias review if i reviewed it that night. :-)
They play great music so if you want to dance the night away-- i totally recommend this place! It's kinda loud, so don't expect it to be the place where you can strike up a good conversation.
My friends and I didn't have to pay a cover, but that's one of the perks about being a girl.
The upstairs is more fun than the downstairs because the downstairs looks like a prison...
If you're into those classy, upscale places-- this place is NOT for you. It's not terribly appealing, but it's a great place to let down your hair and have fun. If you don't like this place, you're on the LES... so you can always go somewhere else!! -
Review from Jeffrey D.
Manhattan, NY
8/11/2009
205 Club pretty much falls into the norm of the types of club/lounge/bars in the area. Nothing too fancy, not ugly, has its little quirks (an odd topless photo of a girl wearing a diving helmet circa 1920) and a pretty decent crowd.
A couple of friends were DJing, which was my reason for going, and on the whole it was a pretty good night. The music played by both my friends and the other guy DJing was great and pretty diverse, and I've got a feeling that's the general norm of 205 Club. The lower level is where one can find the old school rap type music if one is so inclined, but it was pretty dead when i had to pass through it to get to the restroom, so I'm not sure if it's as energetic as the main level.
The drinks here come strong for girls and weak for guys, which i guess is a pretty decent business model for any nightlife establishment. Not sure if there are any specials but they serve everything from Patron to PBR, so I would guess they can cater to the needs of any drinking party.
What was the best part for me, and I'm not exactly sure what this says about my abilities to be social, was the fact that they had Fight Club playing throughout the night. It is by far one of my favorite movies, and I have to say it's pretty interesting to watch in red (don't know why the whole screen was red) and with music playing rather than the audio from the film.
I'd like to get some more opinions on the place since my friends will probably continue DJing here, so take a trip and let me know what you think. -
Review from Andrew P.
New York, NY
4/7/2009
Wow. I used to like this place because it was close to my apt and they had some of the best DJs I have ever heard in the basement. Stopped by last Friday (for the first time in about a year) and was absolutely horrified by the crap they were spinning down there. $10 cover to hear JOURNEY?!?! What are we in Murray Hill?
Wont make that mistake again. -
Review from Maritess Z.
Seattle, WA
8/31/2007
Fun fun place with hip vibe and great music. New underground place with bouncers in tuxedos outside of club. It doesn't open until 11pm, and I liked the vibe. Full disclosure, I was there because they wanted me to see the place and possibly perform--but seriously, I thought it was a cool scene. I suggest coming to this place LATE as that's when the party starts.
Listed in: My Secret Places
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Review from Buo Z.
10/24/2008
I was waiting in the short line when I realized you needed to be "on a list." I was relieved when the guy in front of me let me part of his "+4." Apparently there was some live band playing that was really popular (not that I'd know who it was), and the place was getting to its capacity, so guest list only people were allowed in. As I walk in, one of the live bands was just finishing up. I swear the girl was on drugs or something but it was pretty cool. The place is a really nice dive bar. I didn't go downstairs or anything b/c the person I was with totally disappeared when I turned around. lol so I left but I will be back....some day...
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Review from Brock F.
New York, NY
1/6/2008
My only problem with Yelp is that they wont let me add a 6th star. THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!!! Decorated perfectly. They vibe is awesome in there. Young hipsters getting drunk and having fun. The only ingredient that matters when creating a bar/lounge is the vibe of the place. I have been to shit holes and hot spots and had great times in both when the place had a great vibe. 205 has it, every time I've been there it has been awesome. Only small problem,the woman working the door needs to go back to selling low rent real estate. She cant work a door for shit and always kisses me when I walk in, I hate that. Other than that pig, this place is so cool. They even have cans of bud. Come here to drink and meet cool people!!!! Its a must.
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Review from Alison C.
11/29/2007
Granted I was wasted when I went to 205 Bar, but I loved the vibe. It was as casual as a bar, hip as a lounge, but allowed for dancing without a crazy club scene. It was the best of all worlds. The DJ was great, the entrance line was short....good times. I loved it and definitely plan on going back. It seems like a good party place as well.
Listed in: Favorite Places to Party
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Review from seth h.
New York, NY
1/31/2008
the only thing bad about this place is that the barstaff drinks them out of makers.
seriously, that's it. i could write 20 paragraphs on how dope this place is, but im not here to sell a place that doesn't need selling.
re: Caroline M's comment about stockbrokers, 205 aint really the place for wingtips. -
Review from Elisa K.
1/28/2009
I went to this place for a b-day on a Saturday night. I got parking right in front of the club (but I think that was luck). It's a small no frills joint that got pretty packed as the night went on. I didn't particularly like the DJ even though everyone else seemed to be having a good time... she played the same songs multiple times, didn't transition well at all, the music was a little dated at times, and the beat needed to be sped up just a tad to really rock out......
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Review from Monica G.
Westwood, CA
8/18/2008
I had a lot of fun here. People are inviting (granted most are hipsters), DJ plays good music (drum and bass, as well as other electro you can dance or chill to like Cut Copy or Justice). Intimate dance floor with a disco ball hanging from the cieling. The walls kind of remind me of Post Secret mixed with boxes labeled as 'fragile.' There is seating and a bar at the front making ok drinks. This is a chill spot, and a safe bet for sure.
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Review from Calis A.
New York, NY
5/24/2008
Bottom line is that when I go here, they play music I can dance to, they make good drinks and the bartenders are friendly, and I don't get any crap at the door. The crowd is ok, but as long as I'm with my friends, I'm good. Solid 3 stars.
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Review from Robert M.
Philadelphia, PA
9/4/2008
I had one of the worst new york night out at 205. I went to go see Daedelus, Eliot Lipp, and Rezound on Sept 3rd, 2008 because i saw that if you RSVP online on http://FreeNYC.net you would get in free. The show said it would start at 10pm, so i arrive at 10:19pm and was rudely told by the bouncer, "what do you want? Doors don't open til 11pm." As if I should have known that. Then arriving at the door at 11pm, they pretended like there was no guest list and charged 10 bucks. The drinks are small and over priced. There was a bathroom attendant that gave you a dirty look if you didn't give him any money, even if you didn't take a paper towel. Unconfortable bench style seating, with a broken disco ball spinning around. Definitely a hipster hole in the wall joint, I will never go back again.
The sound system was no that bad.
Honestly I do not know if it is the promoter's fault for falsely advertising this event or 205 Club seeing what they can get away with. But the experience was bad enough, not to spend a 10 dollar cover on a Wednesday night.
here is a direct link to the false advertisement of a free show:
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Review from Allie C.
10/27/2008
Went on a Saturday night for some CMJ concert event and FREE whiskey. 3 stars for being "interesting and diverse." Hipsters, LES-ers, a bit of B&T, and everything in between. When there wasn't a perfomance, there was a DJ playing music from The Beatles to Outkast to Sister Nancy to some dance music... It was okay. Not really my type of place. Oh, and you couldn't sit at a table unless you were buying a bottle. That type of crowd...i don't think ANYONE was poppin bottles.
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Review from Miss S.
Atlanta, GA
10/2/2007
Stopped by quickly for one last drink before heading home. I liked the vibe and the music-- wish I had gotten to spend more time here. The line for the ladies room is ridiculous...wonder what those girls are doing in there. No wait, it's actually pretty obvious what they are doing in there...
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Review from Mike T.
New York, NY
2/6/2008
One of my favorite places in the LES. Again like many have said, its kinda of high up on its unpretentious feel but I can't get over the decor and great playlist they have. A definite stop in my nightly rounds.
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Review from Joan C.
Brooklyn, NY
12/30/2007
Not bad. Although I'm morally opposed to any place in the city that charges cover without actually featuring a band or performance. }:o
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Review from jon w.
San Francisco, CA
9/6/2007
from what i remember .... i had a kick-ass time at the 205.
all i know is that eric duncan from rub-n-tug threw down some rockin shit that kept me on the dancefloor the whole time we were there.
