Studio Square named a Top Newcomer – ZAGAT Nightlife Survey 2010/11

ZAGAT Surveys New York City Nightlife for 10th Year

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire/ — Zagat released the results of its 2010/11 New York City Nightlife Survey today. The new guide covers 1,014 nightspots rated and reviewed by 5,719 local night owls. Besides being available in bookstores and newsstands, the guide can be accessed via ZAGAT.com and ZAGAT TO GO for iPhone, Android and more.

Happy Anniversary: It’s been 10 years since Zagat’s first NYC nightlife survey was published in 2000 and in that time there has been a veritable nightlife revolution. We saw the rise and fall (and rise again) of the Meatpacking District, the emergence of mixology and witnessed the most revolutionary change to nightlife since prohibition: the smoking ban. Quite controversial initially, it quickly became accepted (and appreciated).  Neighborhoods that barely registered on the nightlife radar in 2000 blossomed in the Aughts: the Bowery, Lower East Side, Prospect Heights and Williamsburg. Speakeasies below and rooftops above became all the rage.

Winners: Below are this year’s Top Newcomers.  It’s noteworthy that three of the five top newcomers are in hotels (see asterisks).

Top Newcomers:

1. Jane Hotel Lobby*

2. Bar Pleiades*

3. Sweet Afton

4. Studio Square

5. Ace Hotel Lobby*