Manhattan Bars for Music and Late Nights

Hear live jazz, find inventive cocktails, and follow late-night rooms from the Lower East Side to the East Village.

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Champagne Problems
3.4 (226)
Wed, 17:00 – 00:00 (+1); Thu – Fri, 17:00 – 02:00 (+1); Sat, 12:00 – 02:00 (+1); Sun, 12:00 – 00:00 (+1)
207 Bowery

A chip-bag entrance leads to Taylor Swift themed cocktails and music in a speakeasy-style room.

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Bar Contra
4.6 (144)
Mon – Thu, 17:30 – 01:00 (+1); Fri – Sat, 17:30 – 02:00 (+1)
138 Orchard Street

Cocktails here are organized by technique, from Shaken and Stirred to Frozen and Nitro Muddled, with small plates and international lounge music.

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Close Up
4.9 (169)
Mon, Wed – Sun, 17:00 – 02:00 (+1)
154 Orchard Street

A front cocktail bar and vinyl lounge leads to a quiet back room for nightly jam sessions, with empanadas alongside the music.

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Bar Kabawa
4.6 (74)
Tue – Sat, 17:30 – 00:00 (+1)
12 Extra Pl

West Indian flavors shape rum cocktails, nitro daiquiris, wines by the glass, patties, and raw bar bites in a cozy East Village room.

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