Taylor Swift’s NYC Bar Guide
Follow a downtown-to-Midtown route through Banzarbar, Zero Bond, and Monkey Bar—three Manhattan spots where Taylor Swift celebrated her birthday, dined, or was spotted on nights out. Check each venue’s access rules and hours before you go.
Plot the verified night route
Start at Taylor’s Birthday Bar Above Freeman Alley
Banzarbar sits above Freemans, reached through Freeman Alley and a blue door; a maître d’ escorts guests upstairs to the intimate 20-seat cocktail den. Taylor Swift celebrated her 34th birthday here in December 2023 with a group of friends, giving the hidden bar a documented place in her New York nights. Expect cocktails in a compact room, with 5:00–10:30 PM Monday/Sunday and later closing Tuesday–Saturday. The tucked-away setting gives the opening stop its sense of occasion.
Enter Taylor’s Bond Street Nightlife
Zero Bond is a private members club at 0 Bond St, pairing art-filled brick walls with sushi, tableside-carved tomahawk, cookies, and a downstairs late-night music scene. Taylor Swift has been spotted here for dinner and after-parties. Hours run 9:00 AM–1:00 AM Monday, 9:00 AM–2:00 AM Tuesday–Friday, 5:00 PM–2:00 AM Saturday; closed Sunday.
Finish Where Taylor and Selena Reunited
Monkey Bar, at 60 E 54th St, has operated since 1936 and keeps its red-leather banquettes and old-New-York portrait murals. Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez dined here together in late May 2025, bringing a current pop-culture connection to the pre-war Midtown classic. It serves lunch, brunch, and dinner, generally closing 10:30 PM Sunday/Monday and 11:00 PM Tuesday–Saturday.
