Karaoke PubCrawl in Chinatown – Sat, Dec 12th
We are counting down the days to the end of what TIME magazine calls the Decade of Hell – bookended by 9/11 at the start, financial meltdown at the end, and whole lotta Bush years in the middle. There’s still a lot of uncertainty and world unrest moving forward but let’s take some time to celebrate 4 great years of Gotham PubCrawlers for our last crawl of 2009; celebrating with the Yell of karaoke masters!
This time we’ll be boozing it up in a new hood – Chinatown with a new theme to grease the pipes with more than booze: your voices. We’ll be hitting 4 possibly 5 Karaoke spots this crawl all giving the participants plenty of options to liquor up and pick out your favorite songs to bring in the Holiday season or close out the decade.
The weather is looking clear for us, but it will be cold and prep for a few long walks between locals. There aren’t too many pubcrawl friendly spots in the Chinatown & LES area – there’s a high percentage of high end cocktail lounges with Apotheke, East Side Company Bar, The Randolph, Gold Bar, Milk & Honey, and White Star to name a few.
We’ll be starting out a locals billiards spot in Chinatown: Tropical. I’ve been assured they’ve secured their liquor license, however, if that in any way changes, we’ll be moving up the line up…
Next stop is Mullberry Street Bar, the unofficial home base of the Tony Soprano fan club. They’ve also got karaoke in the back, however, be warned the rooms might not be prepped for us just yet.
We’re going to move on to a British gastropub in Brinkley’s, the reincarnation of Bar Martignetti. Sample at least 8 local brews and many more international favorites, however, don’t forget to order the now British classic deep-fried Mars bar.
At 5 PM we’ll be moving into the small but comfortable bakery with a screened back room and a stocked bar: Oro Bakery and Bar. We’ll have Buy-One-Get-One-Free drinks for the time we’ll be there. The crew will be doubling back to Baby Grand where we’ve reserved the bar for our crew for our next Karaoke spot. Don’t be late for this one!
After getting the pipes warmed up, we’re headed deep into Chinatown to Yello karaoke cocktail lounge. Followed by Asia Roma and Winnie’s Bar – all supporting the karaoke theme. Remember all, the moves are just as important as the vocals.
We’ll start to make our way back up to LES, stopping the only true tavern in Chinatown, and the bail bonds man hang out, Whiskey Tavern. Fontana’s Bar and Lucky Jack’s will close out the night unless you’ll be ready for more at 2nd on 2nd.
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- 2 PM : Tropical 128 – 128 Elizabeth Street @ Broome St.
- 3 PM : Mullberry Street Bar – 176 1/2 Mulberry Street @ Broome St.
- 4 PM : Brinkley’s – 406 Broome Street @ Lafayette St.
- 5 PM : Oro Bakery and Bar – 375 Broome Street @ Mulberry St.
- 6 PM : Baby Grand – 161 Lafayette Street @ Grand St.
- 7 PM : Yello – 32 Mulberry Street @ Bayard St.
- 8 PM : Asia Roma – 40 Mulberry Street @ Bayard St.
- 9 PM : Winnie’s Bar – 104 Bayard Street @ Baxter St.
- 10 PM : Whiskey Tavern – 79 Baxter Street @ White St.
- 11 PM : Fontana’s Bar – 105 Eldridge Street @ Grand St.
- 12 PM : Lucky Jack’s – 129 Orchard Street @ Delancy St.
Local subways to the area include the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, R, W to City Hall and 6, J, M, Z to Canal, or B, D to Grand st. Holiday attire is encouraged but I expect someone to belt out the best rendition of any of the following: Jingle Bell Rock, White Christmas, Last Christmas, What a wonderful World, A Holly Jolly Christmas, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Blue Christmas, Let it Snow let it snow let it snow, or Bohemian Rhapsody.
Enjoy!