Thursday, February 19, 2026

A visit to The Shrimp

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

On Monday night, St. Dymphna's on Avenue A hosted "The Shrimp," a recurring pop-up dinner series that nods to old-school downtown nights.

Music in the room. No real stage. A compact menu by Desi Perez of Chez Ma Tante in Greenpoint that goes beyond typical bar fare.

Host Maxx Starr (below), an East Village resident, says the idea is to evoke a Max's Kansas City kind of night — musicians or performers dropping in, playing a few songs. Less a formal set, more a room that briefly becomes a stage.
This past Monday's lineup featured performers (below) Xanny Fied, Alexa Dark, Baby Delgado (with his partner), and Arsun Sorrenti ...
Elsewhere in the crowd, by mid-evening, most tables were taken, with a short wait to be seated — though the mood stayed easy.
You can follow @TheShrimpNYC on Instagram for updates on upcoming nights (always a Monday) and the venue.
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1 comment:

  1. Scuba DivaFebruary 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM

    I—sadly—never went to Max's, but my roommate from Avenue A told me the hallmark of Max's—besides the "steak ribs chick peas" was all the cockroaches there.

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