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Where To Eat When Someone Is Dragging You To See The Fifth Avenue Holiday Windows
So you're entertaining out-of-towners around the holidays. Here's where to eat near the Fifth Avenue windows.
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333 Lounge
This lounge in Prospect Heights is a good post-dinner spot if you’re in the mood for some drinks and low-key live music.
An Beal Bocht Cafe
An exceedingly Irish pub in Riverdale, An Beal Bocht pours a great Guinness and hosts nightly performances.
Amor Cubano
Come by this Cuban restaurant in East Harlem on the weekends for strong mojitos and live jazz.
Romanian Garden
This spacious Romanian restaurant has great lamb, live music, and a boatload of affordable wine.
Hart Bar
The best part of this bar is the basement, where you can catch local artists and dance until 4am on weekends.
Upstairs at Public Records
Upstairs at Public Records is a futuristic listening lounge in Gowanus where you can sink into a couch and hear some rare vinyl.
The Red Pavilion
With live music and performances, this Chinese teahouse and nightclub in Bushwick feels like a saloon in 1920s Shanghai.
Montauket
Montauket is one of those Montauk spots where you can sip local beer, take in the sunset, and enjoy some live music.
Ryan's Daughter
Mega popular UES bar Ryan's Daughter has everything, from arcade games and a jukebox to a great beer selection and $9 cocktails.
The Flatiron Room
If your idea of a good time is listening to live jazz while drinking hard-to-find whiskey, plan your next night out at The Flatiron Room.
Bunton’s World Famous
You’re guaranteed to hear good music at this musician-owned Bushwick bar. The shockingly good piña coladas make this place even better.
Basquiat’s Bottle
Come to this Bed-Stuy bar to see some of Brooklyn’s best artists and musicians showcase their work.
The Porch
This BBQ spot in Sugar Hill doubles as a music venue where you can see the city's best jazz artists for free. Stop by for a glass of wine and some shrimp beignets.
Silvana
This Middle Eastern restaurant/gift shop in Harlem has a downstairs space with live music that makes you feel like you're at the coolest basement party ever.
Pete's Candy Store
Pete's Candy Store is a bar and tiny music venue in an old general store in Williamsburg. Shows are free.
Where To Eat When Someone Is Dragging You To See The Fifth Avenue Holiday Windows
So you're entertaining out-of-towners around the holidays. Here's where to eat near the Fifth Avenue windows.
Ornithology Jazz Club
Ornithology is a jazz club in Bushwick where you can eat vegan food and hang out on a roof.
Ginny's Supper Club
Ginny's Supper Club is a speakeasy in the basement of Harlem soul food restaurant Red Rooster with live jazz and great cocktails.
Birdland
Birdland is a jazz club in the Theater District where you can take some visiting relatives or have an old-timey dinner date.
Blue Note Jazz Club
At Blue Note in Greenwich Village, you can eat a full dinner and listen to contemporary jazz artists who dabble in hip-hop, soul, and funk.
Studio 151
Studio 151 is an East Village speakeasy serving late-night sushi with a four-seat omakase bar.
Thai Rock
Thai Rock is a Thai restaurant with a huge patio on the water, and it's one of the best hangs in the Rockaways.