Supper Clubs and Cabaret Clubs in NYC: Dinner, Show, Dance Floor
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In New York, the venues where dinner or a show turns into a club night are TAO Downtown and Jean's (restaurant and club in the same building), Gospël (a restaurant-club), The Box and Paradise Club (cabaret, then DJs) and House of Yes (circus and cabaret inside a dance club).
Quick answer
| Venue | Format | Area |
|---|---|---|
| TAO Downtown | Restaurant + separate nightclub lounge | Chelsea / Meatpacking |
| Jean's | Restaurant upstairs, club downstairs | NoHo |
| Gospël | Restaurant-club with live acts | Nolita |
| The Box | Cabaret theater with late shows and DJs | Lower East Side |
| Paradise Club | Immersive cabaret, then a DJ club | Times Square |
| House of Yes | Club with circus, cabaret and drag | Bushwick |
What is a supper club?
In NYC nightlife, a supper club is a place where you can eat, then stay as the room turns into a party: the lights go down, a DJ takes over and the night moves from the table to the dance floor. Some venues do it in one room; others keep the restaurant and the club as separate spaces.
Restaurant upstairs, club downstairs
TAO Downtown, at 369 W 16th St, has a restaurant and a nightclub, and Tao describes the nightclub as a drinks-only lounge separate from the restaurant, with hip-hop, R&B and top 40. Treat them as two plans: if you want both, tell us and we'll check what's possible that night. Jean's, at 415 Lafayette St in NoHo, works the same way, with a restaurant above and a club in the basement behind one of downtown's most selective doors.
Restaurant-club: Gospël
Gospël (281 Lafayette St, open since 2019) blends the two: dinner, deep and tribal house, and live acts in the same space, with a selective door.
Cabaret: The Box and Paradise Club
The Box is a Lower East Side cabaret at 189 Chrystie St: burlesque, drag and provocative late shows, then DJs. Entry is by table. Paradise Club, on the 7th floor of the Times Square EDITION, starts as an immersive cabaret and turns into a DJ club with EDM and top 40 on Fridays and Saturdays; the hotel also runs MoonRise, a dinner show, in the same room.
Circus and performance: House of Yes
House of Yes in Bushwick, open since 2015, puts aerialists, cabaret and drag inside a house and disco club, with a theme every weekend. Its early show, Dirty Circus, is listed at 6:30pm, and the club night runs late on Fridays and Saturdays.
And Silencio
Silencio New York (303 W 57th St) isn't a dinner venue, but it mixes DJs with live acts and art in a members-style room, so it fits the same kind of night out.
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What is a supper club?
A venue where you can have dinner and then stay as the room turns into a party with a DJ. In New York, Jean's, TAO Downtown and Gospël work this way.
Does dinner at TAO get you into the club?
Tao runs the TAO Downtown Nightclub as a drinks-only lounge separate from the restaurant, so plan them as two bookings. Message us and we'll check your night.
What is The Box in NYC?
A cabaret on the Lower East Side, at 189 Chrystie St, with burlesque, drag and late shows followed by DJs. Entry is by table.
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