16 & over
11 bars that New York on Tap listed under “16 & over” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
237 W. 42nd St. · Midtown West
Closed; now Target
The accoustics are some of the best and the space manages to be small enough to be intimate, but big enough to draw some big names.
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17 Irving Pl. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Still pouring
Infinitely preferable music venue to the Hammersein. A pale second to the Bowery Ballroom.
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Knitting FactoryPick
74 Leonard St. · TriBeCa
No license found in 2026
Great place to see a show. And an all ages policy means this is the bar to take your underage niece/nephew to give them a taste of New York.
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Makor CafePick
35 W. 67th St. · Upper West Side
Closed
Hidden away in the basement of the Steinhardt MakorJewish Cultural Center is this relaxed live music venue. While it welcomes all religious and cultural affiliations bear in mind it's closed Friday nights.
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45 E. 33rd St. · Murray Hill
Moved to 239 Thompson Street
Non-profit coffee house and live music venue champions a wide range of social causes. Closed summers.
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St. Pauls Chapel · Morningside Heights
No license found in 2026
Enjoy a Pop-Tart with some coffee, mulled cider, or beer at this music venue in the basement of St. Paul's Chapel . Not only is the music all acoustic, it's also unamplified, which hasn't deterred the likes of Jeff Buckley, Ani DiFranco, Lisa Loeb, and Suzanne Vega from playing here.
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239 W. 52nd St. · Midtown West
Closed
Super giant performance space draws huge crowds for indie rock shows. Unfortunately with a 3,500 person capacity and all ages admittance vying for a good position to hear the band can quickly become as big an aspect of the night as the music.
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94 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now Corner Bistro
Four rooms with remarkably different atmospheres combine to form the Sidewalk Café. There's a clean and comfortable cafe, a dive bar, a downstairs pool table area, and a live music room. Two of the four rooms are all ages, so it's not a bad place to take your little brother when he's in town.
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298 Mulberry St. · NoHo
Closed; now CVS Pharmacy #10407
Surrounded by giant glass windows this huge corner billiard hall has decent tables and inexpensive tables and you never have to wait to get one.
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5 Penn Plz. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
It's well neigh impossible to find a good bar or restaurant near Penn Station, well, it would be at least if it weren't for Tír Na Nóg which is happily both.
Brooklyn
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BAM CaféPick
30 Lafayette Ave. · Fort Greene
A different business is licensed at this address: Brooklyn Academy Of Music Inc, The
Above the Brooklyn Academy of Music this enormous and surprisingly inexpensive café has nightly live music.
Already closed by 2009
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Tonic (Lower East Side)Closed by 2009
107 Norfolk St. · Lower East Side
Closed
Great accoustics, all ages, and no drink minimum have secured Tonic a place among the cities top music venues since its opening in 1998.