New York City is approaching peak 'Clubstaurant'
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This bunny statue is inside the club, because why not?
For a brief moment after the financial crisis, New York City was an understated place.
After Wall Street's wallets were emptied along with the rest of the country's, the snobby clubs on West 27th Street retired their velvet ropes and faded into the annals of NYC nightlife history.
The idea, from then on, was for the city's nightlife to be more modest and more inclusive.
But you know that couldn't last. Modesty is tiring. Enter the proliferation of the 'Clubstaurant' — a mega space that is at once a (usually high end) dinner spot and dance club.
The still-standing grandaddy of New York City clubsteraunts is TAO, so it's only fitting that the TAO Group founders, Marc Packer and Rich Wolf, brought the city its newest Clubstaurant — Vandal — last month.
And with it's opening, I think we can say that New York City post-financial crisis modesty has bitten the dust.
Vandal is two floors and 22,000 square feet of plush couches, big tables, private rooms, and walls decorated with bright street art from artists from all around the world. The menu, put together by Chef/Owner Chris Santos, is inspired by street food from Peru, Vietnam, Spain and more.
Of course, in true New York City fashion, there's also a 50-day dry aged 36 oz Tomahawk Ribeye for two that will cost you $115.
Now, there's nothing wrong with going a little extra at night — it is, after all, an adult's free time. And after years of holding on to the memory of New York City in a funk, it's clear someone out there thinks it's time to go back to business as usual. This, perhaps, is why, Vandal was already packed when Business Insider went to check out the spot on Friday.
Modesty, shmodesty.
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Private rooms all over the place.
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