DK Travel : New York : Bars & Nightclubs

New York : Bars & Nightclubs

Roxy

Star D.J.s make this a late-night favorite; Saturday brings queens, Wednesday is roller skating night.
S.O.B.s

The initials stand for Sounds of Brazil, but the music ranges from African to reggae via soul or jazz. The beat is contagious, and the dance floor gets crowded. Monday is salsa night.
Showman’s

Live jazz is the lure on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday nights at this club, where the vibes and people are as cool as the music.
Smoke

Columbia students and jazz lovers of all ages congregate at this intimate club to hear top notch jazz groups every weekend.
St. Nick’s Pub

Savion Glover and Ray Charles have been known to drop by at this popular venue. Live jazz can be heard six nights a week.
Sylvia’s

The place is jammed for Saturday and Sunday gospel brunches, and always fun despite the tour groups.
Temple Bar

Dark, swanky, sexy, and pricey, but the martinis are mammoth. A good place to bring a date – or find one.
The Room

The Room is a friendly, candle-lit place with no hard liquor, but 60 kinds of beer and 20 wines.
The Sporting Club

You’ll never miss a game in this popular, memorabilia-filled sports lounge crammed with giant TV screens.
Village Vanguard

Since 1935, this basement club has featured a “who’s who” of jazz. The early years were eclectic, launching folk singers like Harry Belafonte. Since the 1950s it has been all jazz.