Nightlife & the Arts in New York City

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Nightlife & the Arts in Midtown West

Name	Category	Location

'21' Club A row of lawn jockeys welcomes you to this former speakeasy, celebrated...	Bars	Midtown West

American Airlines Theatre The onetime Selwyn—the venerable home to the works of Coward...	Theater	Midtown West

B. B. King Blues Club & Grill This lavish Times Square club is vast and shiny and host to a...	Music Clubs	Midtown West

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) Famed dancer, actor, and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov's...	Dance	Midtown West

Birdland This place gets its name from bebop saxophone great Charlie "Yardbird"...	Bars	Midtown West


Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is, of course, one of the world's most famous concert...	Arts Centers	Midtown West

Caroline's on Broadway This high-gloss club presents established names as well as comedians...	Comedy Clubs	Midtown West

Cellar Bar Underneath the Bryant Park Hotel—and a tiled, arched ceiling—is...	Bars	Midtown West

Chicago City Limits This crew touts itself as performing in the longest-running improv...	Comedy Clubs	Midtown West

Connolly's Pub & Restaurant This Cheers-like tri-level Irish pub often hosts the terrific...	Music Clubs	Midtown West

Don't Tell Mama Composer-lyricist hopefuls and established talents show their...	Cabaret	Midtown West

Gotham Chamber Opera This opera company presents less-known chamber works from the...	Opera	Midtown West

Hudson Bar Not quite as popular as it once was, though its rotating DJs...	Bars	Midtown West

Iridium This cozy, top-drawer club is a sure bet for big-name talent...	Music Clubs	Midtown West

Joe Allen Everybody's en route either to or from a show at this "old reliable"...	Bars	Midtown West

Keens Steakhouse Single-malt scotch aficionados will have a delicious dilemma...	Bars	Midtown West

Morrell Wine Bar and Cafe The vibrant Morrell takes its grape products very seriously...	Bars	Midtown West

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) You'll find some of the most engaging international film repertory...	Film	Midtown West

New Amsterdam Theater In 1997 Disney refurbished the elaborate 1903 Art Nouveau New...	Theater	Midtown West

The New Victory Theater In a magnificently restored century-old performance space, The...	Theater	Midtown West

New York City Center Pause as you enter this neo-Moorish building, built in 1923 for...	Arts Centers	Midtown West

New York Public Library LIVE from the NYPL features a rich program of lectures and reading...	Readings / Lectures	Midtown West

Pacha Maybe you've been to the exclusive Pacha clubs in Buenos Aires...	Dance Clubs	Midtown West

The Paris Across from the Plaza Hotel sits the The Paris—a rare stately...	Film	Midtown West

Playwrights Horizons Known for its support of new work by American playwrights, Playwrights...	Theater	Midtown West

Posh Lest you think that Hell's Kitchen has no fine gay lounges, Posh...	Bars	Midtown West

Radio City Music Hall This icon of New York City was built to enchant everyone who...	Arts Centers	Midtown West

Royalton Although it's lacking the Philippe Starck design it once had...	Bars	Midtown West

Russian Vodka Room Forget Russian Samovar across the block—here's where the...	Bars	Midtown West

Salon de Ning Take a break from 5th Avenue shopping at this glass-lined penthouse...	Bars	Midtown West

Sardi's "The theater is certainly not what it was," said a forlorn feline...	Bars	Midtown West

Signature Theatre Company The new Frank Gehry-designed Pershing Square Signature Center...	Theater	Midtown West

St. James Home of Mel Brooks's juggernaut The Producers in its heyday...	Theater	Midtown West

Therapy With slate floors, wood-paneled walls, and a small stone-filled...	Bars	Midtown West

TKTS	Theater, Tickets	Midtown West

The Town Hall Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion radio show sometimes...	Music	Midtown West

Xai Xai Wine Bar The only trouble with hitting this delightful South African sanctuary...	Bars	Midtown West

Ziegfeld Theatre Its vintage is late 1960s, but the Ziegfeld Theatre is as close...	Film	Midtown West
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