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.
Top spots in New York City
Williamsburg
NightlifeBrooklyn
Smorgasburg food market, rooftop bars and indie venues.
Best nightlife in New York City
12 hand-picked bars, clubs, live music rooms & late-night eats.
Death & Co
$$$Cocktail bar · East Village
Cocktail mecca that defined the speakeasy revival.
Attaboy
$$$Speakeasy · Lower East Side
Knock on an unmarked door, bespoke cocktails.
Please Don't Tell (PDT)
$$$Speakeasy · East Village
Enter through Crif Dogs phone booth.
Bemelmans Bar
$$$$Cocktail bar · Upper East Side
Carlyle Hotel piano bar with Madeline murals.
Westlight
$$$Rooftop · Williamsburg
22nd-floor rooftop at William Vale Hotel.
Brooklyn Steel
$$Live music · East Williamsburg
Industrial concert hall, 1800 capacity.
Le Bain
$$$$Club · Meatpacking
Standard Hotel rooftop, pool & dance floor.
Output successor House of Yes
$$Club · Bushwick
Performance-art party, costumes encouraged.
Birdland
$$$Live music · Midtown
Legendary jazz club since 1949.
Jane's Carousel rooftop bars
$$$Rooftop · DUMBO
Sunset bars under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Veselka
$Late-night eats · East Village
24-hour Ukrainian diner, pierogis at 4am.
Joe's Pizza
$Late-night eats · Greenwich Village
Classic NY slice until late.
Where to eat
Katz's Delicatessen
$$Jewish deli · Lower East Side
Pastrami on rye since 1888 — order a #1.
Lilia
$$$Italian · Williamsburg
Missy Robbins' wood-fired pasta — book a month out.
Joe's Pizza
$Pizza · Greenwich Village
Classic NYC slice, open until 4am.
Le Bernardin
$$$$French seafood · Midtown
Three Michelin stars, Eric Ripert at the pass.
Xi'an Famous Foods
$Chinese · Multiple
Hand-pulled noodles and lamb burgers — fast and fiery.
Live & on stage
SummerStage
Central Park · Jun – Aug · Free / Mixed
Governors Ball
Flushing Meadows · Jun 6–8 · Indie / Pop
Electric Zoo
Randall's Island · Aug 29–31 · Electronic
Tree Lighting at Rockefeller
Rockefeller Center · Dec 3 · Holiday / Free
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.