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1. Village Vanguard

Jazz club$$West Village

A tiny, wedge-shaped basement jazz club on Seventh Avenue South that has hosted the music's greats at the same address since 1935.

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2. Bemelmans Bar

Classic hotel piano bar$$$$Upper East Side

The Carlyle hotel's elegant piano bar, painted with whimsical murals by Madeline illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans, with nightly piano and late jazz.

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3. McSorley’s Old Ale House

Historic ale house$East Village

Dating from 1854, this sawdust-floored East Village tavern serves its own house ale and is one of New York's oldest continuously run bars.

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4. Westlight

Rooftop cocktail bar$$$Williamsburg, Brooklyn

A 22nd-floor rooftop bar atop The William Vale in Williamsburg, serving cocktails and small plates with sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline.

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5. Le Bain & The Rooftop

Rooftop bar and club$$$Meatpacking District

The Standard, High Line's top-floor bar and club in the Meatpacking District, known for sunset cocktails, Hudson River views and late-night dancing.

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