Harlem & Upper Manhattan
It may look like a dive from outside, but friendly, unpretentious Shrine is one of the best places in Harlem (if not New York) to hear live bands without…
Must-see nightlife in Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Looking straight out of the TV series Boardwalk Empire, this roaring basement supper club is rarely short of styled-up regulars sipping cocktails,…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This appealing Middle Eastern cafe and shop whips up tasty hummus and falafel plates; the real draw, though, is the hidden downstairs club, which draws a…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Named after the address where NYC's first black-owned bar stood (back in the 1840s!), 67 Orange Street serves up beautifully crafted cocktails in a cozy,…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This down-home dive is named after the 1961 Sidney Poitier–Paul Newman flick about two jazz musicians living and loving in Paris. It’s worn in places and…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Recreating a 1940s look with linoleum tables, leatherette booths and original foot-pedal hand-dryers in the bathrooms, this convincing retro diner serves…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Hipsterdom gets all cozy at the Chipped Cup, where coffee-slurping scribes and students work away among dainty teacups, worn novels and quirky artwork. If…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Harlem's only 100% African American–owned beer bar has its home ’hood emblazoned on the ceiling in neon lights, and bratwurst and meat pies on the menu…
