No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Culture Club

179 Varick St.
SoHo/Little Italy, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now 179 Varick Street offices

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

80s music and a location convenient to the Holland tunnel bring in a crowd of Jersey kids who were just a glimmer in their parents Apple Pucker martini when many of these tunes were getting radio play.

History

The eighties came back, just not on Varick

The original Culture Club on Varick Street closed in 2007, after what DNAinfo called eight years of "nostalgia, bachelorette parties and girls' nights out"¹. Four years later it was back, in a new Midtown location, billing itself as New York's one and only 80s and 90s mega-themed dance club². In 2024, 179 Varick Street was listed as office space³.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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