Birdland Jazz Club - New York

Took my mom here for her 60th birthday and she loved it. We were in the birdland theater. Of note, there's the jazz club upstairs in the theater downstairs each with different food menus and alternating performances. For the theater we definitely recommend the gumbo. Great vibes and great music. Be sure to check out who is playing because there's a vast assortment of musicians with all different styles. They've got something for everyone!

Two Elements Here. #1 The Music and the show here were excellent. The Gil Evans Project was phenomenal, entertaining, and just flat our an amazing time. We could not have asked for a better jazz experience, and highly recommend. #2: The food and drinks were okay at best. We came with the mindset of having a full dinner here. While the food was fine, it was a bit underwhelming, especially for NYC. If you can, I would recommend doing a full dinner elsewhere, and then coming here and enjoying something small, if anything. The drink menu was okay, and the cocktails looked pretty solid. We did a bottle of wine, and honestly it was not great (which is partially on us) but the selection of red was pretty limited. We had an amazing time, but would just change up our approach with doing dinner first, and then coming for the show and light drinks.

This is such a lovely place. Friendly staff, amazing music, great ambiance, delicious food, this was more than I have asked for! Me and my husband enjoyed the experience so much. A little heads up: you should present your covid vaccine cards.

An amazing jazz club, it does live up to the legend. It's been multiple time we went there, it is always a treat and what a spectacle. All the artists are over the top, it is really more than just a show. Afterward, the drink served are also great and well done by the bartender. The food it just OK, nothing amazing, you won't come back for that but at least it does the job and it is not overly priced considering the location. Amazing guys, keep up !

Great music on a number of jazz styles are all available at Birdland. There are several venues in this one location, including the theater, the jazz club, and more. Recommend you check their website listings to see what's on, or they post a sheet outside next to the front door if you are walking by. The format is a reservation fee $20 for bar stool seating, $30 for table and chair seating is common and a requirement for minimum $20 food and/or beverage spend during your performance. It's not difficult to get to $20, the salads and starters are between $10 20, and drinks are $5 12 or more. Menu contains a good list of starters if you prefer smaller munchies, or full dinner mains if you prefer a meal. The bar is staffed by skilled bartenders and maintains a good selection to make cocktails to small batch shipping whiskey. I have brought guests here to enjoy dinner and a show, but staying nearby, my favorite way to enjoy Birdland is to get a seat at the bar for the 530 pm 7 pm show, and enjoy the entertainment while I catch my dinner. On Wednesdays at this time the resident band for 22 years! plays New Orleans style jazz from the Louis Armstrong period. For vegetarians I can recommend the spinach salad with apples, walnuts, and toasted goat cheese. They also have a vegetarian burger option.