Piano Restaurants in NYC

Bill's Gay Nineties

• Voted one of the best bars in America in the June 2006 issue of Esquire Magazine, this old-fashioned piano bar and restaurant has three floors decked out with 1920s historical and sports memorabilia. Wooden swinging doors as well as an old-fashioned bar and an original cash register add to the traditional saloon feel of this former speakeasy. The Piano Bar, in operation since 1924, features live piano music Monday through Saturday, where patrons may select songs and sing along with the pianist. The restaurant features lunch and dinner menus, with standard grill items like steaks and fish as well as pastas, soups, salads and appetizers. A fair-sized dessert menu includes cheesecake, creme brulee and key lime pie.

  Bill's Gay Nineties NYC

  57 East 54th Street

  New York, NY 10012

  212-355-0243

  billsnyc.com

Mimi's Restaurant and Piano Bar

• Mimi's Restaurant and Piano bar offers live music and karaoke as well as Italian-American based cuisine. The atmosphere is fun and casual, and may get rowdy as the night progresses.The menu features such entrees as lasagna, pork chops, crepes, steaks, and seafood dishes like shrimp scampi and broiled fish. Vegetarian entrees are also available, such as stuffed peppers or mushrooms. Tiramisu and chocolate mousse are for dessert. Reservations may be made for larger parties and banquets. The bar is open until 3 a.m. for late-night parties.

  Mimi's Restaurant and Piano Bar

  984 2nd Ave

  New York, NY 10022

  212-688-4692

  (no official website available)

Don't Tell Mama

• Don't Tell Mama is a restaurant, piano bar and cabaret all in one. Conceived by Executive Chef Bradley Anderson, Don't Tell Mama describes its food as "New American/Fresh Market Cuisine" (reference 4), featuring a variety of gourmet dishes on seasonal menus that reflect fresh, local ingredients available at the time. Entrees include mustard-crusted mahi mahi, pan-seared scallops, barbecued short ribs and duck breast. A variety of exotic appetizers are also available; try, for example, the peach confit and buffalo mozzarella caprese dish, or perhaps the couscous and chorizo risotto. At the piano bar, live music starts at 5 p.m. and open mic sessions are available seven days a week. The Piano Bar does not take reservations. Don't Tell Mama has an extended happy hour from 4-9 p.m. The adjacent cabaret room features a diverse array of theater performances throughout the week.

  Don't Tell Mama

  343 West 46th Street

  New York, NY 10036

  212-757-0788

  donttellmamanyc.com