314licensed bars, restaurants & music venues#6 of 24 guides
62night spots per km²#10 of 24 for density
41bars, lounges & taverns8 per km²
9subway stations with trains all nightlines 1, 2, 3, A, D
The night here
The Upper West Side’s night is built around Lincoln Center’s opera, ballet and concerts, and the restaurants that serve their audiences. Amsterdam Avenue has the most licences, followed by Broadway and Columbus Avenue. It is a residential area with fewer bars per block than downtown, and correspondingly few noise complaints.
The 1, 2 and 3 on Broadway and the A and D on Central Park West run through the night; Columbus Circle at the southern end is a major all-night hub.
When it gets loud
515 complaints about loud music or parties at bars, clubs and other businesses were made to 311 from here in the last 12 months (102 per km², #20 of 24). 56% came in between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., and 43% 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
41
Restaurants (liquor or wine)
273
Cafés & eateries (beer/wine)
35
Hotels
8
Theatres
2
Membership clubs
2
Caterers & vessels
6
Streets with the most licensed night spots: Amsterdam Ave (92), Broadway (51), Columbus Ave (47), W 72 St (22).
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
