Two New LES Bars

October 22, 2002 Just when you think the neighborhood can't get any more crowded, we've noticed what looks to be two new bars opening up on Ludlow between Stanton and Rivington on the LES... the same stretch that features such stalwarts as Barramundi and Local 138. One already has its kitchy name on the door: Tenement. The other is still a mystery. Meantime, we made a late-night stop at Suba's grotto last Saturday, and can report that the scene is still a scene. If you've never checked the place out, it's worth a drop-by for the jaw-drop (though probably not a meal). But my go-to neighborhood retreat remains Lolita down at the corner of Allen and Broome, a place that's always perfectly uncrowded, with great tunes to boot. It took the title from the Lotus Club when Ken spotted live vermin therein... don't ask.