Nightlife

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The Hot List: 2014 Holiday Parties

Assemble your faithful hordes forthwith. For today, we present unto you these halls of revelry wherein you shall eat, drink and otherwise make merry. And, if there’s time, maybe some karaoke.

THE FAUX BORDELLO

That Speakeasy Above Black Bull Tapas

You require: All the charms of a 1930s speakeasy—minus the police raids.
You’ll receive: Full run of this second-floor den of iniquity boasting its own bar, teapots filled with rum punch, all the tapas your guests can handle and a stage area for your flapper/karaoke revue.

THE ART GALLERY

Private Room at Fulton Market Kitchen

You require: Being surrounded by good art, good friends and good lobster tail.
You’ll receive: The most intimate of Fulton Market Kitchen’s party spaces—a candlelit, art-filled chamber with a 12-person table under a chandelier. It really says: “Hey, I’m pretty nice.”

THE BOARDROOM

Private Dining Room at Momotaro

You require: Something that’s going to leave a lasting impression on your boss.
You’ll receive: A paneled room bedecked with corporate headshots from some bygone/fictional Japanese company. A seat at the head of a long boardroom table. An unconscionable amount of sake and sushi. The feeling that you’re getting ahead without really doing anything.

THE STEAKHOUSE

The Mezzanine at RPM Steak

You require: Sizzle. Lots of it.
You’ll receive: Your own mezzanine overlooking the well-heeled, clout-heavy dining room. It’s an ideal perch for toasting your friends and loved ones with ribeyes, carving stations, a raw bar and cotton candy. Feel free to toast them with champagne, too.

THE OASIS

The Basement Lounge at Masada

You require: A festive grotto. Of course a festive grotto.
You’ll receive: A lower-level lounge with jewel-toned furniture, hand-painted tiles, much baba ghanoush and a Middle Eastern spirit called arak. And if you need a belly dancer, that can be arranged. Our money’s on that being arranged.