Piano bar
17 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Piano bar” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
-
733 Washington St. · West Village
Still pouring
Burger joint by day turns to frat boy playground by night. Women dance on the bar in high heels and feel empowered. Men feed them shot after shot to remind them that real power is a function of body weight and liver fortitude.
-
89 Mercer St. · SoHo/Little Italy
No license found in 2026
Impress your friends from out of town, sure the place isn't actually hip, but man does it look the part. And the bathrooms will give them a story to tell their friends back home.
-
35 E. 76th St. · Upper East Side
Still pouring
A true New York classic. A martini here is second to none. The mural outside is a commission of Ludwig Bemelman, the author of the children's book series Madeline.
-
147 Bleecker St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
Books up and coming talent for short sets at a high cover and then relies on the musicians to fill the house with friends and family. It's a good business. Every hour the place empties and a whole new group comes in paying a brand new cover.
-
The DuplexPick
61 Christopher St. · West Village
Still pouring
A sing-along piano bar, a pool table, a juke box, and New York's oldest cabaret theatre. Frequented by the occasional broadway star and all those who love them.
-
36 Central Park S. · Midtown West
A different business is licensed at this address: Park Lane Hotel; The Park Room; Darling; Rose Lane; Park Lane Cafe; Empire Room
-
59 Grove St. · West Village
Still pouring
This West Village basement houses on of New York's best piano and showtune bars. On weekends the crowd can veer toward mostly straight, but weekdays expect a gay old time.
-
80 Grove St. · West Village
Still pouring
This Quintessential West Village gay bar has a piano room upstairs and dance floor below attracting people of all ages, races, and walks of life. Whatever your taste you can find it here.
-
2021 7th Ave. · Central Harlem
Closed
This locals dive is one of the oldest bars in Harlem. It's not so much a destination as a place to end up. But it you find yourself here, there's a pool table, a game on the TV, and even a piano against the wall if you've got the chops.
-
163 W. 46th St. · Midtown West
Closed
If ever (god forbid) a series of circumstances conspire so that you find yourself in Times Square and also really quite totally stoned, than this dingey basement piano bar is so bad it just might be a really good time. Order a Coke and zone out as you watch the drunken businessmen sing along to Frank Sinatra. Otherwise under pretty much all other circumstances it's best avoided.
-
Top of the Tower (Beekman Tower)
3 Mitchell Pl. · Midtown East
Closed; now Ophelia
Some of the best views to be found anywhere in the city make all other considerations a distant second at this deco piano lounge on the top of the Beekman Tower.
-
Uncle Charlie'sPick
139 E. 45th St. · Midtown East
Still pouring
An after work gay bar in midtown? Although the second floor location and masked windows look seedy from the outside, the bar within is clean and attractive. There's the ubiquitous piano lounge, a separate bar area, and even a plant filled back garden.
Brooklyn
-
HugsPick
108 N. 6th · Williamsburg North Side
Closed
Finally Williamsburg has something it desperately needed: good dancing. Hugs feels like a European underground club, sans the awkwardness of being nineteen and speaking no Slovak. With great seating, great lighting, and ski-ball, Hugs offers nothing more than a good time. The music can be hit or miss, but all else is delivered effortlessly.
New Jersey
Already closed by 2009
-
Danny's Skylight RoomClosed by 2009
346 W. 46th St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now Bar Lola
If you love show tunes or you just love men who love show tunes then this is your spot.
-
Rose's TurnClosed by 2009
55 Grove St. · West Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Little Owl The Townhouse
The oldest piano and cabaret bar in the neighborhood closed its doors forever on July 22nd, 2007.