261licensed bars, restaurants & music venues#8 of 24 guides
95night spots per km²#8 of 24 for density
57bars, lounges & taverns21 per km²
7subway stations with trains all nightlines 1, 2, 7, A, E, F, L
The night here
Chelsea’s night runs along its avenues: Ninth and Eighth Avenues carry most of the licensed restaurants and bars, and the area also has more hotel and event-space licences than most of these guides. West of Tenth Avenue the gallery district hosts openings on weekday evenings, and the High Line runs above it until 10 p.m. in summer and 8 p.m. in winter.
The Meatpacking District’s cobbled blocks sit at the southern edge, around 14th Street and Gansevoort Street. The A, E, L and 1 at 14th Street and the 1 at 18th and 23rd have trains all night.
Hedged: The Meatpacking District straddles the boundary with the West Village planning area; venues south of 14th Street are counted under Greenwich & West Village.
When it gets loud
518 complaints about loud music or parties at bars, clubs and other businesses were made to 311 from here in the last 12 months (189 per km², #13 of 24). 52% came in between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., and 44% on Friday and Saturday nights.
Each row is an evening running into the next morning (the Saturday row ends Sunday at noon). Darker = more complaints. Source: NYC 311 service requests, “Noise – Commercial: Loud Music/Party”.
What’s licensed here
Licence type
Active licences
Bars, lounges & taverns
57
Restaurants (liquor or wine)
201
Cafés & eateries (beer/wine)
21
Cabarets & music venues
3
Hotels
24
Theatres
1
Membership clubs
3
Caterers & vessels
41
Streets with the most licensed night spots: 9 Ave (52), 8 Ave (36), 10 Ave (20), 7 Ave (16).
On-premises licences active today in the New York State Liquor Authority’s list, placed by their published coordinates. A licence is not a guarantee a venue is open, or open late; New York venues may serve until 4 a.m.
After Dark
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