At simply after 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday December 9, the burlesque performers confirmed up at Raoul’s. 8:30 p.m., sure, appears early to see a little bit little bit of titty. And sure, Tuesday additionally appears early within the week to see a little bit little bit of titty. However shimmy and sashay they did—to a jazz rendition of Britney Spears’s …Child One Extra Time—with one dancer even climbing atop the spiral suitcase close to the bar.
It was an event to throw propriety to the wind: The SoHo bistro’s fiftieth anniversary. Though Raoul’s has usually been described as a downtown establishment, now, it felt like an undeniable fact. Whereas the neighborhood has remodeled from warehouses and artwork galleries to designer boutiques and chain megastores, the darkish and moody Raoul’s has remained the identical—as has a lot of its clientele. Within the seventies, it turned a go-to late-night spot for the Belushis, Aykroyds, and lots of different solid members from Saturday Evening Stay. Half a century later, it stays a haven for artists, creatives, and New York Metropolis’s cool youngsters.
