ercury Lounge is a hip space nestled comfortably between the Lower East Side and the East Village. Set between these two hip districts has afforded the Mercury a blend of comfort and cool. Dark and seductive, it comes without the attitude of other hip New York drinkeries and aims to put on quality shows for a crowd of skinny-jeans-wearing youngsters. Oh, and there's a tombstone embedded in one end of the bar's counter top. Cover is usually between $7 and $15.