Singers, pianos, dancers and the like all await you at New York's best cabaret clubs!
Weird. Wild. Wonderful. A Performance fueled Night Club and Creative Venue programmed with eclectic events and fabulous dance parties. Everyone is Welcome. A space created as a temple of expression, dedicated to connection, creativity and celebrating life and a belief that perfo...
2 Wyckoff Ave (Jefferson Street)When famed composer Richard Rodgers moved in as The Carlyle's first tenant, music became an essential part of The Carlyle experience. A romantic and intimate venue, Café Carlyle continues the tradition of the 1930s supper club. It features original murals created by French artist...
35 E. 76th St. (Madison Ave)Located on the border of Soho, Zinc Bar offer a good mix of jazz, Latin, samba, and flamenco Bands. It is more of a late night place.
82 West 3rd StreetThe Iridium is a musical landmark famously known as a destination for intimately experiencing the best rock, jazz, and blues artists in the world. Over the last 20 years, The Iridium has built up a reputation for attracting iconic instrumentalists and vocalists seven nights a we...
1650 Broadway (bet. 49th and 50th Streets)Reviving the golden age of cabaret and jazz, and providing venue for up-and-coming as well as established stars the Metroplitan Room is one of New York's premiere venues for live jazz. Intimate and elegant space that has three nightly shows at 7pm, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. Small plate...
34 West 22nd Street (Fifth and Sixth Avenues)Midtown's "only full-time gay bar" comes equipped with decor from the Forties, with a great selection of contemporary tunes playing over the sound system. But the real attraction of Uncle Charlie's, of course, is its piano-drive showtunes showcases, with a large perform...
139 East 45th StreetOver 50 years on the spot, and at the epicenter of historic Stonewall, the Duplex is both piano bar and cabaret. Whether a happy hour drink or an evening show, the Duplex has something for everyone, and at rather reasonable prices.
61 Christopher Street (Seventh Ave. South)The doors of Barbès open out onto the street, spilling jazz into the air like a French film.
376 9th Street (6th Ave.)The Parkside Lounge has been slowly heating up for the past decade. If you move beyond the bar in the front, you'll see why. The back room hosts up and coming local New York rock bands, DJs, and cabaret shows.
317 East Houston StreetA friendly street-level piano bar with a weird mirrored staircase leading to a late-night dance floor for the writhe-worthy patrons.
80 Grove StreetPiano bar with a couple of cabaret rooms in the back. Features everything from Musical revue to comedy.
343 West 46th StreetJoe’s Pub at The Public is one of New York City’s most celebrated venues for emerging and established performance artists. Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe’s Pub debuted in 1998 and plays a vital role in The Public’s mission of supporting young artists while providi...
425 Lafayette StThat would be the Latin pronunciation of "boom boom," by the way, which makes sense for this South American-styled gay bar in Woodside. Not that the pun isn't intentional: this predominantly butch-femme watering hole makes no bones about its mission statement and its cl...
6314 Roosevelt AveThis weirdly positioned jazz club on Fulton Street is part of a geriatric center. Go fish.
966 Fulton StreetAfter 37 years, the original Rum House just off of the Hotel Edison's lobby, closed in the summer of 2010. In the early weeks of 2011, though, it was reopened under new management—the folks behind Tribeca's Ward III—with a ramped-up bar menu and the self-same piano and nautical t...
228 West 47th Street