Yes, it's YOUR lounge!

People Lounge
Lower East Side
163 Allen Street (b/w Stanton and Rivington Streets)
New York, NY 10002
212-254-2668
www.peoplelounge.com

There aren't too many bars that pull off subtle, classy sexiness. People Lounge does. The lounge is decorated beautifully in rich red and mahogany hues, and the glass waterfall that separates the upstairs loft from the main floor is stunning. Comfortable couches encourage lounging, but a great soundtrack of dance music from the DJ makes it hard to stay sitting for very long. If the music doesn't want to make you dance then the drinks certainly will. People Lounge has a great selection of specialty cocktails reasonably priced at $10 (even if they didn't have the ingredients on hand for a decent portion of the menu). Seeing the slight Asian influence on the decor, drinks and food, it's no surprise that their unofficial signature cocktail seems to be the lychee martini. After three of these and two lychee champagne concoctions I forgot all about the aforementioned missing ingredients. Who needs pomegranate anyway? My girlfriends and I quickly made friends with the super cute bartenders and sociable security staff and proceeded to dance and flirt the night away like VIPs in a place where approachability is the trend-of-the-mo.
Rating: 4.5 stars