Hookah Bars in New York City

By John McCree


The Best Hookah Bars in NYC

We can all acknowledge that New York City has a wide range of restaurants, entertainment, and nightlife venues to enjoy for the local people and tourists. Have you been to most of the places in this city and now you are thinking where you should go? Clearly you have hookah on your mind or you would not be here. We will talk about a few excellent hookah bars in NYC where you can loosen up, relax and enjoy a hookah.

There are a lot of hookah bars in NYC that are designed in line with the Middle Eastern pizzazz. Velvet cushions and mint tea usually accompany hookah in many of the hookah bars. Most places give a variety of Mediterranean appetizers such as Hummus, Baba Ghannouj, and Sambousik. According to the venue, they may only offer appetizers (Mezza) or you can sit down for a full course meal and conclude your night with some tea and hookah. Peaceful as well as noisy and upbeat, you can find all sorts of hookah bars in NYC. The peaceful atmosphere provides you the opportunity to have long discussions with your friends, while the upbeat environment will give you a flavor of the "NYC life." One thing that is sure is you will get a great Middle Eastern experience.

The cost varies greatly from one place to another and also varies as per the brand and flavor you have picked to smoke. Also, if you want to smoke the tobacco through a fruit, like an orange or a grapefruit, expect to pay the price for this exotic concoction! You can get hookahs for $12-$30 each.

Hookah Lounges To Try

Here are the hookah bars that serve the finest hookah in the best atmosphere:

Sultana - 128 E 4th St (between 1st Ave & 2nd Ave), New York, NY 10003

Sultana offers a tranquil environment including a Middle Eastern-style living room, comfy couches and pillows. While smoking your hookah, you can enjoy their Turkish coffee and mint tea. If you are hungry then try out their grilled lamb and falafel.

Karma - 51 First Ave, New York, NY 10003

A fashionable lounge with a touch of the Middle Eastern traditions, Karma is the best hookah bar in the East Village. The velvet sofas are pretty comfortable. A lovely bar on one side of the lounge offers a wide selection of cocktails. There are two levels at Karma. The main floor opens from 1pm to 4am while the downstairs lounge just opens at nighttime. If you think your favorite flavor is very unique then you can bring your tobacco with you.

Le Souk - 510 Laguardia Place, New York, NY 10012

Le Souk is more of a nightclub made on multiple floors. One of the most noticeable things about this bar is the close attention to detail in their Middle Eastern dcor. French-Moroccan food is also offered in addition to hookahs. There is a dancing floor in the lounge where most of the customers join to dance and enjoy themselves. Make sure that you are dressed appropriately since they have a strict dress code.

Tagine Dining and Hookah Bar - 537 9th Ave (between 39th St & 40th St), New York, NY 10018

A soothing and entertaining bar with terrific hookah and good food. Excellent entertainment, amazing dcor and great food set this bar apart from the rest.

Cozy Caf Hookah Bar - 43 East 1st Street, New York, NY 10003

Cozy Caf is yet another relaxing hot spot that offers a fine blend of sweet tobacco, a modest food selection and drinks. Relaxing music and live belly dancers are the main attraction of this spot.

Cafe Khufu - 61 E 3rd St (between 1st Ave & 11th St, New York, NY 10003

A fantastic caf that is calm in the day but vibrant at nighttime. They have a range of coffees and teas, finger foods, wholesome bites not to mention HOOKAH!

Kazuza - 107 Ave A, New York, NY 10009

It is a multifunctional establishment with a restaurant, bar and hookah lounge. With more than 50 flavors of tobacco, you'll surely find your favorite flavor here. Kazuza has a liquor license and they serve wines and some other cocktails also. The menu includes a number of foods like burgers, paninis, wraps, chicken and shish kebabs. Every night a live DJ entertains the patrons in the bar with American and Mediterranean beats. There are belly dance shows on Friday and Saturday nights.

Hookah bars and lounges are not only found in Manhattan. Brooklyn and Queens have a number of terrific hookah bars as well. Most of the people like to hang out in Manhattan and thus, the hookah lounges in Queens are Brooklyn are never brimful of people. If you live in the outskirts of Manhattan and are seeking to enjoy some hookah locally, there are a number of places to choose from and you won't be disappointed. Following are the well-known bars and lounges in these boroughs:

Queens

Hookah Lounge - 107-29 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375

Deja Vu - 33-22 28th Ave, Astoria, NY 1110

Layali Beirut Cafe Restaurant - 25-60 Steinway St, Astoria, NY 1110

Brooklyn

Zamaan Hookah Bar and Restaurant - 349 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211

Red Mist Hookah Lounge & Cafe - 569 Coney Island Ave (between Beverly Rd & Lewis Pl), Brooklyn, NY 11218

If you're a hookah enthusiast in NYC, you have a great number of choices of venues to select from. Make sure that you pick the right bar and the right flavor.




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