Bill's Place

F-Sa 7:30pm-12am
Brandy’s Piano Bar, located on a quiet Yorktown street, has been a piano bar since 1979 but has been a straight-up bar for even longer. When the current owner took over in 1985, he renovated the space and discovered the original panels that decorate the short dividing wall between the bar and the seating … read more
Session 73 is the everyman’s live music bar. With a casual vibe and bands that always get the crowd moving, the space is the essential neighborhood watering hole. Ryan Morrissey, the general manager, spoke about the bar’s origins and the reason for its success.
Corby Thomas, the owner of Session 73, … read more
When the Manhattan Sideways team walked into Sugar Bar, there was an audible reaction. It was unlike anything we had ever seen: the walls are covered in decorations and musical instruments from Africa and a roof of straw covers the full-length bar. Colorful masks adorn the doors and lights peek out of … read more
Billed as “New York’s Premier Gay Gentleman’s Club,” TownHouse is home to three attractive bars: The Club Room Sports Bar, the Main Bar, and the Piano Room Bar. When it opened more than twenty years ago, TownHouse was described as the “only truly elegant gay bar” in the city, and it continues to attract … read more
Approaching the far West side of 56th, one would never know that the unmarked building with an unofficial looking “610” stamped on it is the home to one of Manhattan’s terrific concert venues. Terminal 5 resides in what appears to be an abandoned and unused warehouse, and hosts a number of concerts in … read more
Don’t Tell Mama, on Restaurant Row, brings the entertainment, quite literally, to dinner, offering cabaret performances, a restaurant and a piano bar all in a single space. With rising professional singers and musicians serving as waiters and bartenders, the restaurant creates a show worthy of the Theatre … read more