The 100 Coolest Places of the Complex Decade

All your favorite spots, from restaurants to clubs, sneaker shops to hotels.

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What makes a place cool? Is it something inherent in the space, or is it dependent on the people who embrace the location, whether it's a hotel, a restaurant, a bar, a club, a sneaker shop, et cetera? Though defining cool remains elusive, spotting it is not. In fact, it's our job.

The one thing that holds true for every cool event of the Complex Decade? All of them happened somewhere. Maybe it was the hotel where Jay and 'Ye recorded portions of Watch the Throne, maybe it was the ball court where Kevin Durant made it rain buckets, maybe it was the sneaker shop you stood in line in front of for hours—these are the 100 Coolest Places of the Complex Decade.

100. Brooklyn Bowl

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99. The ArcLight

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98. Cinespace

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97. SoHo Beach House

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96. Glenn Hotel

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95. Nation

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94. Harold's Chicken Shack

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93. Rucker Park

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92. Milk

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91. Canter's Deli

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90. Fecal Face Gallery

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89. The Mockbee

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88. The Bench

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87. Turkey's Nest Tavern

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86. U Street Music Hall

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85. GoldBar

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84. Sonar

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83. The Autumn Bowl

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82. Silk City Diner

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81. FTC

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80. 9:30 Club

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79. Florent

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78. Grand Star Jazz Club

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77. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

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76. HUF

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75. The Berrics

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74. Crane's Hollywood Tavern

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73. The Key Club

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72. Tompkins Square Park

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71. Aria Hotel

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70. Madison Square Garden

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69. Tao Vegas

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68. Emo's

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67. 40/40 Club

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66. Skatepark of Tampa

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65. J.Crew Liquor Store

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64. Perfection

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63. Dover Street Market

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62. Lucky Strike

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61. El Sombrero

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60. Stussy

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59. Atmos

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58. Undefeated

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57. Joe's Pub

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56. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

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55. The Airliner

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54. Magic City

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53. Ben's Chili Bowl

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52. The Hideout

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51. Patta

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50. Packer Shoes

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49. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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48. ICA/Boston

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47. KCDC

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46. Mars Bar

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45. Great Stage Park (Bonnaroo)

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44. Max Fish

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43. McCarren Park Pool

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42. Crazy Horse Too

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41. 5 Pointz

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40. Milk Bar

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39. Fontainebleau

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38. Mr. Chow

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37. Delano Hotel

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36. Union Park (Pitchfork)

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35. Lazarides

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34. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

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33. Sue's Rendezvous

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32. Upper Playground

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31. MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)

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30. The Hundreds

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29. aNYthing Gangstore

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28. UNION

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27. Flight Club

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26. Fat Beats Record Shop

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25. The Ukrainian Club

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24. MOCA

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23. The High Line

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22. Dave's Quality Meat

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21. Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co.

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20. Santos Party House

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19. 205 Club

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18. Largo

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17. King of Diamonds

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16. Apple Store (Fifth Ave.)

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15. BAPE store

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14. S.O.B.'s

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13. Jonathan LeVine Gallery

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12. Opening Ceremony

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11. Colette

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10. The Mercer Hotel

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9. Alife Rivington Club

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8. Sway

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7. La Esquina

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6. The Boom Boom Room

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5. Jeffery Deitch Gallery

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4. APT

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3. Supreme

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2. The Palms Casino & Resort

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1. Empire Polo Club (Coachella)

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