New York / New York
Birdland
The jazz corner of the world, reopened and still running two sets a night with a bar rail worth claiming.
Getting in
Cover charge plus minimum at the bar rail.
Order this
Sidecar
Your passport
Jazz Room rooms like this one are catalogued across the trail — see every jazz room bar.
Keep the night going
Nearest doors
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Maxfield Parrish's mural presides over the room that invented the Bloody Mary's better-dressed cousin.
4.6Bemelmans Bar
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Ludwig Bemelmans' Central Park murals, gold-leaf ceilings, a piano after five, and the most civilized martini north of 59th Street.
4.5Employees Only
West Village · New York, NY · 2.0 mi
A psychic's storefront hides a white-jacketed West Village institution where the last call is later than your judgment.
The Gear Room
Drink like Birdland at home
Nick & Nora Glasses (set of 4)
The stem that made the coupe look loud. Named for the most functional drunks in film.
Double Old Fashioned Glasses
Heavy base, wide mouth, room for a large cube. Built for whiskey and elbows.
Blue Note Classics on Vinyl
The room tone of every good back bar. Start with Blakey, end with Monk.
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