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The Cloister Cafe

Café$$$$

East Village, New York

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The Cloister Cafe

5.8^/10

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"I have been to many hookah bars, this is bar far one of my favorite!"(57 Tips)
"The pride and joy of CC though is the outdoor garden."(3 Tips)
"Outdoor cafe with hookahs available completes the experience."(2 Tips)
"Great place to just chill at the end of your night"(4 Tips)

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KorayAugust 24, 2014
Cloister has a new rule: you can smoke your $20 hookah only for 1 hour, then you pay $5 for each extra coal. Go somewhere else. A lot of other hookah places in the East Village!
TingDecember 14, 2012
Hidden gem of a hookah joint. Try the rosemint hookah.
Alice EunjinAugust 23, 2015
The server dropped a hot coal on my leg and foot. And still made us pay the entire bill.
Alex KoplinDecember 22, 2011
This place is amazing! Great vibes, good food and drink, pleasantly surprised.
Samantha KantorOctober 21, 2012
Cute environment and good hookah. The wait staff was NOT nice and tacked an automatic 20 percent tip onto our check (party of 2) and we didn't even eat. Didn't appreciate that.
Felix BoehmeJune 20, 2016
Cool garden seating on a warm night.
Fernando FungMarch 30, 2013
Very spacious and aromatic haha. Nice music too.
Eliana RodriguezAugust 10, 2013
Great place to just chill at the end of your night
Lil DrayDecember 7, 2015
The rose hookah is pretty good.
benjamin franksMarch 29, 2015
No. What is this place even? Hookah lounge? No. Cafe? No. Sports bar??? No. Yet it tries to be all of@the above. Hookah lounges need to be relaxing and inviting. Plus it will nickel and some you.
KamSeptember 14, 2014
Good sangria, but then there's this....
Courtney KleinFebruary 7, 2015
Irish bum warmer is a great way to fight off the winter cold.
Jessica WangMarch 24, 2013
It's best to go during daylight because of their outdoor area.
HashtagNYUJuly 7, 2016
You will end up here if you're a freshman at NYU.
PeterSeptember 29, 2012
Mint hookah ! Great place for some casual tomandoing
₁:₁₁June 16, 2019
Great atmosphere but bad hookah 😅
Ryan WarrenderAugust 20, 2014
Great outdoor seating. Are those real grapes...yes.
RyanSeptember 12, 2014
Smoke hookah then imagine pissing in 2 toilets.
Niko de GalloMay 27, 2012
You get what you pay for at a middle eastern joint run by Russians, and it's not much. Great atmosphere; nothing else
Erica van RabenswaayMay 18, 2013
Been here 25+ times
Use both toilets at the same damn time ;)
Nate FolkertMarch 7, 2019
Been here 10+ times
how close of friends are you, really?
Tarah FeinbergOctober 24, 2010
Sit in the garden and smoke some hookah. They have a ton of flavors.
AjMay 9, 2013
Don't inhale too much if it's your first time. Especially on an empty stomach.
Rob JanosFebruary 7, 2012
Grab a glass of wine and an apple hookah and stay the whole night.
Matt RussellNovember 14, 2014
Chocolate cup or snow cap winter warmer
HashtagNYUNovember 30, 2012
Essential NYU: You will end up here if you're a freshman at NYU.
Chris BurgesonNovember 10, 2013
Great brunch secret garden
Chris BurgesonDecember 28, 2013
Great brunch jem in warm weather
Lucas SantosAugust 14, 2014
Been here 10+ times
Consulting
Mohammed AlajajiNovember 23, 2014
Unfortunately, i had my worst hookah that i have ever had in a while.
Katria MisiloJuly 23, 2012
Calamari are amazing!!!
Megan MJanuary 18, 2014
Great hookah!
Anissa TOctober 18, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Try the garden burger.. its awesome
M. K.August 17, 2012
They will sneak in gratuity but the outdoor space is nice.
Chase CamposAugust 12, 2011
The Mango hookah is delicious!
NiciDecember 29, 2012
I've received the worst service at this establishment. I've been coming here since I was 18. I asked to speak the manager and a waitress yelled at me. Over priced and disgusting drinks
Andrew TonnerSeptember 20, 2013
Cool space but the service sucked. Refused to accept more than 2 cards from our group. Will go somewhere else next time. Too many option close by to deal with their rudeness.
Greg YuchtJanuary 27, 2011
Great vibe! High quality hookah
DariaNovember 20, 2011
The rose hookah is pretty good.
Chuck PierceMarch 19, 2011
Hookah was great but the service was lousy....had to wait twenty mintues for a table when there were tons of tables and it took forever for our drinks and hookah to arrive...
Randall HuntFebruary 23, 2013
Been here 5+ times
They're not really sticklers about the 2 drink minimum policy if you're polite.
Alex KoplinMay 23, 2012
Don't you DARE ask them to change the seating arrangement even if the place is empty....
NathanMarch 9, 2013
Been here 10+ times
2 card maximum for splitting.
Laura QuachOctober 5, 2013
Disappointed with hookah and service. ;)
Grayson SmithMay 24, 2014
$4 waters.
Alex HamelJune 15, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Mojitos taste vaguely like toilet. Not about it
Thisjustinian MFebruary 28, 2013
Outdoor cafe
Singlefied.comApril 10, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Apple mint is da best!
Joy HuangSeptember 11, 2013
It's hookah is not great and this place is hella dirty. I have never been so sick until I went there. Twice in a row.
Mariela RomeroApril 23, 2010
Mango Flavored hookah! Very nice decor!

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