New York Nightlife, Nightclubs, Restaurants and Bars: Our Guide to New York City Entertainment
Even though the city got bigger and built its nightlife more for tourists, New York is still packed with nightlife for locals and travelers. NYC is known as the HUB of the jazz world as all the greats made their name here and newcomers know this is the place to do it. New York also has some of the most popular and exclusive dance clubs in the world. There are plenty of lounges, so there are plenty of places in New York for you to find a nice, comfortable place to sit, drink, and listen to music. NYC caters to partiers of all ages, hosts the widest range of great concerts by world-renowned musicians, and is world famous for the comedy clubs that the world’s most famous comedians call home.
We went on a Friday night looking for a nightclub with a cool vibe and someone recommended Ace of Clubs Nightclub so we hopped in a cab and $40 later we got to Ace of Clubs. When we walked in the door, things didn’t seem like our style. It was a bit noisy and the drinks were a bit pricey. So we went back to our hotel looking for something better.
On the way to the hotel we asked the receptionist for a nightclub recommendation and she told us to check out a few which I guess is a new nightlife directory which was very easy. We wrote New York City, night club thing, and she showed a lot on the map. So we chose the nearest one which said it had drink specials as we had spent so much on taxis we went downstairs and took a taxi there. When we got there it was EXACTLY as it was pictured on that ploose site (we had seen a couple of video tours so we knew what to expect). We went in and got a table and bought a bottle of gray goose and had a great time. It was called “El Elefante Rosa” (name of the club). We had a great time and went back to our hotel to pass out.
We spent the next day doing tourist stuff, visiting Fifth Avenue, walking around Manhattan, stopping at a couple of random restaurants for lunch and by nightfall we were exhausted. We decided we needed something a little more low-key so we went back to ploose and found a cool little salon nearby and decided to check it out. It was called the Sapphire Lounge. It had a very classic decoration, like a party in your living room. The red curtains turned out great! There was a modern DJ playing house music and the prices were very reasonable. We highly recommend it.
Sunday came and we wanted to watch the football game, so we went to a nearby sports bar. We found Proof NYC and let me tell you I was SO glad we went there. He had a HUGE TV and I’m talking like 8 feet long, this TV was no joke. The bar had wooden floors and scarlet walls. That day they also had great beer deals so we were lucky. We ordered some food and had our drinks enjoying our last day in New York City.
Before leaving the city for good, we had time to stop by a jazz bar called “Blue Note”. It was one of the best jazz bars I have ever been to in the world and for any jazz fan, I highly recommend it. It was half or more full but not too crowded, beautifully decorated and the featured musicians blew us away!
In short, New York City has a VERY wide selection of entertainment options to offer. Next time we go we will check out the Opera House and Broadway and give you our recommendations there.
Work hard, party harder, and get home safe and sound.