55 Bar

Head over to The Griffin to Michael Fredo's Wednesday night party. They have a great show and an open bar from 8-9:30. Free admission too. Michael Fredo with The Benny Reid Ensemble is a great Jazz/ Ratpack show. 50 Gansevoort @ Greenwich

This little jewell in the Village is quite interesting. The show on Saturday started at midnight, great music, the place was full but not super crowded. You can get a table if it's not too late, no rush, no pressure, no such thing as

Pros: accoustic, music, relaxed environment

Cons: small, understaffed

I was so excited to go to 55 bar. I went there ready to spend money and enjoy some jazz (both the early and late show) and it took a solid 15 minutes for the bar tender to even aknowledge the existance of my friend and I. Granted it was

Pros: music

Cons: employees

I was fortunate enough to experience an early show at the "5's" on a recent July saturday evening. I had been to the 5's previously (the year before) and was compelled to return this year. \r
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The atmosphere of the 5's is

Pros: A very high..."thumbs up"!! The atmosphere was very inviting & relaxing. The music wasn't so loud that I couldn't enjoy what I was hearing. "2 thumbs up"!!

Cons: Nothing comes to mind other than we don't have a "55 Bar" in Kansas.

I go out and check alot of music in the city. I tend to hang downtown and one of my faves, faves, faves is the 55Bar. Good service, inexpensive drinks and the music is usually sublime. I've been hanging here for years and the vibe is

Pros: great vibes, great music, groovy bartenders, good for casual dates

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I had a great time at the 55BAR.\r
I'm 66 years old Japanese. I live in Chiba near Tokyo Japan. I love jazz music.\r
For end of June, I and my wife visited New York. As for me, the second and my wife were first NY.\r
There were two

Pros: Wonderful Beautiful people

Cons: not one complaint

Recently, my friends and I went to 55 Bar. We had a blast! We didn't expect to have such a good time. The atmosphere was dark, but it got us in the mood for good jazz music. The bartender was sociable as well as the other patrons.

Pros: Friendly workers

Cons: Loud music made it difficult to hear people talking.

I recently found myself in the city looking for something to do, when a friend and i stumbled into the 55. we found it to be a very quaint setting and very nostalgic, I actually had a really good time there,,,the bartenders were courtious

Pros: nice sorta layed back atmosphere,very relaxing,cute ladies

Cons: parking stinks,but i should have known better than to drive to the east village

I'm a regular at Bar 55 and I enjoy the music, the prices and the people I meet there. I don't know when the reviewers who trashed it were there. I've never seen anything going on like they described. I would have been very

Pros: thumbs up, great place to share a table with friends.

Cons: the volume can sometimes be too high for me.

The 55Bar on Christopher Street is a prime example of old Greenwich Village panache, dark brown atmosphere, friendly charming bartender and two music scenes a night at six and ten.The early show is particularly groovy, a two-drink minimum

I met up with my girlfriend after work on a Friday for some jazz. We got there for a six pm show. The place had a reasonable sized crowd. It looked like there were a few followers of the particular band from the pre-set chit chat. The

Pros: Friendly people

Cons: Too loud

After searching for a good jazz bar to show my visiting jazz-loving friends a good time in NYC, we decided to go to 55 Bar because it was rated really good online. After reading on their website that the cover was free with a 2 drink

Pros: ok music

Cons: rude waitress and poor service

it all started with the doorman being really rude, when we were surprised to see the 10$ cover charge when the website said it's free entrance, but 2 drinks per set.\r
the guy told us (in a very condescending tone) this is a jazz bar, if

Cons: rude people.

My friends and tried this place Sat night for the first time, and the "Door" guy was extremely rude. I definitely won't go back there- they were also charging a $10 cover and said they couldnt sell alcohol??? When I questioned the cover he

I went to 55 Bar for the first time last night. It seems like a great place to hang out but the bartender was so rude, I won't go back. You know this type of bartender...chatty and nice to the regulars but if she doesn't know you, then

Hit it on a Tuesday night with a friend. Went to see the 10pm act after we had dinner.
$5 cover (though the bartender told us if we didn't care for the music he would refund it), act was Leni Stern.. she was about 30 minutes late. I had

Pros: relaxed atmosphere

Cons: mediocre act

I went to 55 Bar recently and had an unbelivable time! The live music is amazing and the atmosphere is perfect. If you like live music and fun bars, you've got to check this out!

Pros: Live Music, Service, Atmosphere

nice atmosphere, good place to socialize, good bartending!!!! tater head, pinneon, babycat, cloe corn chip

Small, loud, and full of good vibes! The 55 Bar on a Thursday night... Wayne Krantz...or whomever... these are not guys playing jazz standards in a mellow groove. These players are slammin! If there is a cover it can be like $15... but

Pros: small, loud, good people

Cons: crowded