Parkside Lounge

The Lower East Side was once a place where expiring hipsters would quietly drink themselves to death in downtown’s last-ditch demimonde of derelict, drug-laden depravity. But this bustling neighborhood has seen a dramatic turnaround, and so has the Parkside’s once-sordid clientele. They keep the well drinks flowing, the classic rock blaring, and the billiard balls clanking in the bar’s otherwise sterile and faceless neon-lit front room. The revamped back room is reserved for performances and private events.