Keep the Party Going
Whether your guests are looking for a low-key fireside wind-down or secret late-night karaoke, six options for post-reception revelry.
Late-Night Gaming
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
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With weekend hours until 2 a.m., the 1960s Boca Raton�meets-Brooklyn Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club (514 Union St., nr. Nevins St., Gowanus; 347-223-4410) is your go-to for old-fashioned after-hours fun. Parties of ten or more can rent cabanas and courts in advance, with courts costing $50 an hour and mandatory drink packages from $20 an hour per person. A different food truck each night (like Luke’s Lobster and Mexicue), live surf bands, tropical drinks in mason jars, and vinyl deck furniture add to the laid-back, retro-beachy feel.
Banquette Dancing
Up & Down
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Up & Down (244 W. 14th St., nr. Eighth Ave.; 212-242-4411) skews a little hipper than your standard �models and bottles� Meatpacking District fare. Upstairs is a traditional nightclub; downstairs, a dark lounge that morphs into a clubhouse where pretty young things and celebrities like Rihanna dance till the wee hours of the morning. Clandestine nooks abound, and those in the know will find a karaoke room hidden behind a bookcase. Reservations and private events can be booked at [email protected].
Rooftop Cavorting
The Roof at Viceroy New York
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Though the 29th-floor, 2,400-square-foot Roof at Viceroy New York (124 West 57th St., nr. Sixth Ave.; 212-707-8008) is all very one percent (its sleek, Roman and Williams�designed ipe-wood floors, brass details, and seascape photography are meant to evoke the cabin of a luxury yacht), there’s no minimum bar tab or bottle service required to reserve a table. An outdoor terrace used year-round (blankets are provided) offers a striking view of Central Park, with a vast stretch of treetops laid out before you.
Fireside Chatting
The Marlton
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From the team that brought you the Jane and Bowery hotels, the Village’s Marlton (5 W. 8th St., nr. Fifth Ave.; 212-321-0100) is a boutique hotel with old-timey Parisian flourishes and a storied past. (Jack Kerouac used to write here.) Drink service from the hotel’s retro cocktail bar is available in the lobby, where you can swap wedding gossip around a marble fireplace�but seating is first come, first serve, and weekends can be busy. If you’re not the gambling type, make reservations at the hotel’s café, Margaux, for drinks and fresh porcini toast.
Greenpoint Cruising
Glasserie
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Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Glasserie (95 Commercial St., nr. Manhattan Ave., Greenpoint; 718-389-0640) might be tucked away in an industrial stretch of northern Greenpoint, but inside the former glass factory it’s cozy, candlelit, and, despite its popularity with young locals, not too loud. Relax after hours of uncomfortable-shoe wearing with Slovenian wine and shared small plates like roasted cauliflower with fresh cured cheese. Reserve the room downstairs, which can be booked for groups of 15 to 50 people through [email protected].
Elegant Foosballing
Sweetwater Social
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A loosened-collar take on the classic cocktail bar, subterranean haunt Sweetwater Social (643 Broadway, nr. Bleecker St.; 212-253-7467) combines well-crafted New York�themed tipples with the trappings of a more grown-up sports dive. (TVs showing the game have their volume turned down, all the more to help you concentrate on your foosball in the corner.) Smaller parties can likely make do with the good-size banquette in the corner; call the bar to reserve the private room in back for parties of over 30.