Nightlife in New York City
Where New York City goes out — handpicked bars, clubs, live music rooms and late-night eats for any kind of night.
Best nightlife in New York City
12 hand-picked bars, clubs, live music rooms & late-night eats.
Attaboy
$$$Speakeasy · Lower East Side
Knock on an unmarked door, bespoke cocktails.
Bemelmans Bar
$$$$Cocktail bar · Upper East Side
Carlyle Hotel piano bar with Madeline murals.
Birdland
$$$Live music · Midtown
Legendary jazz club since 1949.
Brooklyn Steel
$$Live music · East Williamsburg
Industrial concert hall, 1800 capacity.
Death & Co
$$$Cocktail bar · East Village
Cocktail mecca that defined the speakeasy revival.
Jane's Carousel rooftop bars
$$$Rooftop · DUMBO
Sunset bars under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Joe's Pizza
$Late-night eats · Greenwich Village
Classic NY slice until late.
Le Bain
$$$$Club · Meatpacking
Standard Hotel rooftop, pool & dance floor.
Output successor House of Yes
$$Club · Bushwick
Performance-art party, costumes encouraged.
Please Don't Tell (PDT)
$$$Speakeasy · East Village
Enter through Crif Dogs phone booth.
Veselka
$Late-night eats · East Village
24-hour Ukrainian diner, pierogis at 4am.
Westlight
$$$Rooftop · Williamsburg
22nd-floor rooftop at William Vale Hotel.
Live & on stage
Electric Zoo
Randall's Island · Aug 29–31 · Electronic
Governors Ball
Flushing Meadows · Jun 6–8 · Indie / Pop
SummerStage
Central Park · Jun – Aug · Free / Mixed
Frequently asked
- Standouts include Williamsburg. The list mixes cocktail bars, live-music rooms and dance floors so you can build a full night without leaving the neighbourhood.