Blue Note Jazz Club
Make a jazz set the center of the evening on West 3rd Street. Choose the artist and set before arranging dinner around it.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
A Czech beer garden in Astoria. Pick a table and a meal, and check current entry rules for the day you want to go.
Brooklyn Bowl
A live show, bowling and food under one roof in Williamsburg. Read the individual event’s age and admission rules before buying tickets. Family visits belong to the designated family sessions.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain
Ice cream, sundaes and soda-fountain treats on Henry Street. Make this a sweet stop during a Carroll Gardens outing.
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Blue Note Jazz Club
Make a jazz set the center of the evening on West 3rd Street. Choose the artist and set before arranging dinner around it.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
A Czech beer garden in Astoria. Pick a table and a meal, and check current entry rules for the day you want to go.
Brooklyn Bowl
A live show, bowling and food under one roof in Williamsburg. Read the individual event’s age and admission rules before buying tickets. Family visits belong to the designated family sessions.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Denino’s Pizzeria & Tavern
Thin-crust pizza and a tavern meal on Staten Island. Use the Port Richmond address for this original location.
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Harlem
A barbecue meal near the Hudson in Harlem. Use the Harlem branch menu and address when planning the visit.
Flagship Brewing Company
A Staten Island brewery on Minthorne Street. Check the taproom’s current calendar before adding an event to the visit.
Fraunces Tavern
Make a Pearl Street meal part of a Lower Manhattan day. The tavern and the museum upstairs have separate visitor details.
Hill Country Barbecue Market
Texas-style barbecue on West 26th Street. Check the separate show calendar when music is part of the plan.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
McSorley’s Old Ale House
Light or dark ale at the East 7th Street pub. Make the room and its long history part of the visit.
Pete’s Tavern
An Italian-American meal and a drink in Gramercy. The bar and dining room give the evening different rhythms.
Pig Beach BBQ Queens
Barbecue and a large gathering space in Queens. This is the Astoria location, separate from the former Brooklyn site.
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
Beer-hall tables and a grill in Williamsburg. Check the live calendar when a band is the reason for the night out. Minors need a guardian and must leave before the published curfew, which is earlier on Saturdays.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
Smithfield Hall
A pub with a published live-sports schedule in Chelsea. Check the specific match before heading over.
The Bronx Beer Hall
A beer stop inside the Arthur Avenue Retail Market. The market setting makes this different from a standalone pub.
The Dead Rabbit
An Irish pub and cocktail stop on Water Street. Choose the room and the menu before planning the evening.
Village Vanguard
A basement jazz room in Greenwich Village. Choose an actual set and read the admission details for that performance.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
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