There will be no Best of Lounge Awards for 2020. Instead, we raise a glass in a somber mood to the memory of some of our favorite New York City haunts & watering holes that permanently closed in 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic. The Lounge remembers:
- Pegu Club
- Lucky Strike
- Daddy-O
- Existing Conditions
- Monkey Bar
- Maloney & Porcelli
- Ward III
- 21 Club
- Donna
- Grand Havana Room
- Grand Central Oyster Bar*
- Nightcap
- Rye House
- Jack the Horse Tavern
- Black Emperor
- Ghost Donkey
- Mermaid Inn
- Bar Veloce (East Village)*
- Saxon & Parole
- Otto Enoteca & Pizzeria
- The Good Fork
- Blue Ribbon (Brooklyn)
- Jules Bistro
- Augustine
- Bar Sardine
- Fedora
- Black & White
- Copacabana
- Porsena
- Blue Quarter
- Honeybee
- Mother of Pearl
* Closed temporarily with no announced return date
Last but certainly not least, we remember Mr. Jimmy Glenn, a true NYC legend who passed from COVID-19 on May 7, 2020. Jimmy was a consummate barman, proprietor of Jimmy's Corner & a veteran prizefighter. He always met you with a welcoming hand, a smile, and a story. Rest easy Jimmy, you are missed.
- The Loungerati
