SOB's, New York City

Name: SOB's
Address: New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 212-243-4940

#1268 among attractions in New York City

Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue, Dance club

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SOB's is a live world music venue and restaurant in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan. S.O.B.’s is an abbreviation of Sounds of Brazil. Larry Gold started SOBs in June 1982, and he currently still owns the space. Gold opened the venue with the purpose of exposing the music of the Afro-Latino diaspora to as many people as possible. It has a standing capacity of 450, and a seating capacity of 160. ()

Opened: 1982 (42 years ago)Coordinates: 40°43'42"N, 74°0'18"W

Address

Downtown Manhattan (SoHo)New York City United States

Contact

+1 212-243-4940

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SOB's – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paradise Garage, Father Demo Square, IFC Center, Color Factory.

~410 ftSW
Nightlife, Dancing
Paradise Garage, New York City
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~1010 ftNE
Park
Father Demo Square, New York City
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~1400 ftNE
Cinema, Nightlife
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~980 ftS
Museum
Color Factory, New York City
5 min walk • Color Factory is a pop-up interactive art exhibition with brightly colored room-sized installations, each themed around the concept of color. It ran for eight and a half months in 2017 in San Francisco, and is currently running in New York City and Houston.
~1020 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
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~220 ftE
Nightlife, Cinema
Film Forum, New York City
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~1170 ftNE
Theater
Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City
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~1000 ftNE
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Our Lady of Pompeii Church, New York City
5 min walk • Our Lady of Pompeii Church, or more formally, the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, is a Catholic parish church located in the South Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, in the United States.
~1140 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St. Anthony of Padua Church, New York City
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~740 ftS
Theater
SoHo Playhouse, New York City
4 min walk • The SoHo Playhouse is an Off-Broadway theatre at 15 Vandam Street in the Hudson Square area of Manhattan. The theatre opened in 1962 as the Village South Theatre with the original production of Jean Erdman's musical play The Coach with the Six Insides which was based upon James Joyce's last novel Finnegans Wake.
~890 ftW
Museum, Art museum, Children's museum
Children's Museum of the Arts, New York City
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is SOB's open?

SOB's is open:

Monday 6 pm - 1 am
Tuesday 6 pm - 1 am
Wednesday 6 pm - 1 am
Thursday 6 pm - 1 am
Friday 6 pm - 1 am
Saturday 6 pm - 1 am
Sunday 6 pm - 1 am

Which popular attractions are close to SOB's?

Nearby attractions include Choco-Story New York, New York City (3 min walk), James J. Walker Park, New York City (3 min walk), Hudson Street, New York City (3 min walk), St. John's Burying Ground, New York City (4 min walk).

How to get to SOB's by public transport?

The nearest stations to SOB's:

Metro

Houston Street • Lines: 1, 2 (1 min walk)
Spring Street • Lines: A, C, E (6 min walk)

Bus

Broadway & West Houston Street • Lines: M55 (13 min walk)

Ferry

Brookfield Place / Battery Park City Ferry Terminal (30 min walk)
Hoboken NJ Transit Terminal (31 min walk)

Train

Hoboken Terminal (32 min walk)