Kush Lounge

I'm not sure how we got there or why we went but all I remember is a dark, bizarre scene and that I had a great time. Kush Lounge is weird, dark, loud & filled with hookah smoke but something about this LES night club is worth coming back. Walk through the winding corridors of this place passing the smaller front bar and move straight to the back bar room where there are cabanas (fancy word for tables with pillows on the benches) and a long bar where drinks are easily accessible as well as there prized offering of the hookah with a very wide array of flavored tobacco to chose from.

So my buddy (who is as equally weird as the place) order some beers a green apple flavor hookah. Now we can enjoy the energetic Moroccan atmosphere. The scene is very eclectic which makes you quasi-forget that you are in New York City while at the same time is really cool that you are still in New York City.

The DJ is building up as the night gets older and the music is right on point. As I mentioned, this place has a very unique layout and down in the pit like area (right) is where they have more tables that appear to be for the bottle service clients although I never actually found out whether the place provided such amenities. Don't be fooled by this nice looking area because it is anything but calm. This becomes the dance floor / mosh pit as the night moves on. We never ventured down, but we people watched from the arch shaped perch. It became rather rowdy and I gotta imagine anything on those tables made it's way to a mess on the floor.

To close the night out, was the grand finale at Kush Lounge. Just as weird as everything else, out from the back room walks a middle aged belly dancer outfitted in everything you would expect to see in a movie. The only difference is this woman had a serving tray on her head that was filled with about a dozen glass candles that are all lit. This oddity did her thing and everyone clapped along while hooting and hollering. It was odd but added a very cool flavor and rounded out what I thought is a great place. So, you probably never heard of it and you won't have your work happy hour there anytime soon, but I recommend you find this place on a weekend night and enjoy.

Kush Lounge
191 Chrystie St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-7328
http://www.thekushnyc.com/