Fab Five Friday
In retrospect, this Fab Five idea sounded better than it actually was.
Some of you might compare it to bacon vodka.
Either way, the list of the most un-Baltimore spots stands:
1. Pur Lounge, 2322 Boston St.
An easy choice. Nowhere else charges a $20 cover. Viva Miami!
2. Ixia, 518 N. Charles St.
This lounge is un-Baltimore in a good way, methinks. It has a nitro bar. A nitro bar. That's too forward-thinking for Charm City.
3. Stadio/Palma/Redwood Trust, Redwood and Calvert streets (pictured)
This massive club has changed hands so many times I'm not sure what to call it. Either way, it never really fit in here.
4. Xanadu, 10 S. Calvert St.
Formerly Club X Ultra Lounge, this high-end club has little character -- and Baltimore is all about character.
5. The Den, 3327 St. Paul St.
I feel like I'm in another city when I go here.
(Photo by Amy Davis/Sun Photographer)
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
The only venue on that list that could qualify as upscale is Ixia. It takes more than a "slick" interior to define your spot as upscale; it is mostly determined by the character of the crowd you attract. With all the fights up and down Boston St., the police calls for service at Xanadu, the fact that Den has been shutdown since they don't have a liquor license, and Stadio? Really? I won't even opine regarding that one.
Posted by: Mark Twain | April 11, 2008 11:35 AM