A New York on Tap pick

Fat Baby

112 Rivington St. · btwn Ludlow & Essex St.
Lower East Side, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Restocked

Last licensed here under this name: 2015–17.

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

Heroin chic multi-level temple to hipsterdom packs nightly for indie music shows.

History

Indie shows nightly, until late August 2018

Our old listing called Fat Baby a multi-level club that packed nightly for indie music shows. It opened on Rivington Street in 2005 and closed in late August 2018¹.

Sources

brooklynvegan.com

Researched October 2026.

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