Neighbourhood guide · jazz and townhouse streets
The Village in one page: Washington Square, the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Via Carota, Carbone, Joe’s Pizza and the East Village’s bars.
The back story
From the Village Vanguard’s basement to Dizzy’s Club above Columbus Circle: where to hear jazz in the city that shaped it.
Our walk
Washington Square, Bleecker Street and the Village’s jazz and cafés.
The back story
Jazz clubs, townhouse streets, cafés and classic bars.
Repertory and new releases
A non-profit cinema on West Houston Street for independent films and classics.
209 West Houston Street, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
Indie films on Sixth Avenue
An independent cinema on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.
323 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
The heart of the Village
Greenwich Village’s park around the Washington Arch and fountain.
Washington Square Park, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Southern Indian home cooking
Chef Vijay Kumar’s South Indian restaurant on Greenwich Avenue.
60 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10011Explore View on map
A clubby townhouse room
A clubby prime-rib house at the foot of a West Village townhouse.
4 Charles Street, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
The classic Village slice
The Carmine Street counter for thin, classic New York slices.
7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
A literary hangout reborn
A historic MacDougal Street tavern reopened by Keith McNally in 2009.
113 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Red sauce, revived
Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi’s Italian-American restaurant on Thompson Street.
181 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
A West Village trattoria
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi’s trattoria on Grove Street.
51 Grove St, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
East Village pastry
A historic Italian pastry shop and café on East 11th Street.
342 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
Cupcakes on Bleecker
The original Magnolia Bakery on Bleecker Street, for cupcakes and banana pudding.
401 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
Middle Eastern pastries
A bakery on Cooper Square for pastries and bread.
35 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
Pierogi around the clock
A Ukrainian diner on Second Avenue in the East Village.
144 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
Enter through a phone booth
“Please Don’t Tell”: a speakeasy you enter through a vintage phone booth in a hot-dog shop on St Marks Place.
113 Saint Marks Place, New York, NY 10009Explore View on map
Serious drinks on East 6th Street
An East Village cocktail bar on East 6th Street, known for carefully made drinks.
433 E. 6th St, New York, NY 10009Explore View on map
A Hudson Street favourite
A West Village cocktail bar and restaurant on Hudson Street.
510 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
Aperitivo on Grove Street
A small Italian aperitivo bar on Grove Street.
52 Grove Street, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
On top of the Moxy
A rooftop bar on the Moxy East Village, East 11th Street.
112 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
Since 1935
The basement jazz club on Seventh Avenue South that opened in 1935.
178 Seventh Ave South, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
Since 1981
The Greenwich Village jazz club on West 3rd Street, presenting jazz since 1981.
131 W. 3rd St, New York, NY 10012Explore View on map
Late-night jazz
A tiny basement club on West 10th Street with jazz late into the night.
183 W. 10th St, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
More than 150 years old
An East Village ale house on East 7th Street, more than 150 years old.
15 E. 7th St, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
Dylan Thomas’s local
A West Village tavern at Hudson and West 11th Streets, long associated with Dylan Thomas.
567 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014Explore View on map
A landmarked hall
The landmarked East Village hall on East 11th Street, for concerts and club nights.
125 E. 11th St, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
New, used and rare books
The famous independent bookshop on Broadway at East 12th Street.
828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
By the Greenmarket
Whole Foods’ Union Square store, opposite the Greenmarket.
4 Union Square S., New York, NY 10003Explore View on map
A historic apothecary
A historic pharmacy and apothecary on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.
414 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10011Explore View on map
An East Village bathhouse
A traditional bathhouse on East 10th Street, with steam rooms and a plunge pool.
268 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10009Explore View on map
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