SideWalk Cafe, New York City

#118 among attractions in New York City

Nightlife, Dancing

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Facts and practical information

The SideWalk Cafe was a music venue and restaurant/cafe in East Village, New York City founded in 1985. It became a known venue for its underground music scene, and in particular, was known as being the center for Anti-folk in the United States. It offered an eclectic mix of local and national acts ranging from DIY, avant garde music, indie rock, and jazz to pop music and electronic music. The venue also hosted poetry readings, comedy and live-band karaoke. The New York Times referred to the SideWalk Cafe and its music scene as a "gift to the neighborhood". ()

Coordinates: 40°43'32"N, 73°59'2"W

Address

Downtown Manhattan (East Village)New York City United States

Contact

+1 212-473-7373

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SideWalk Cafe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Club Cumming, 300 Park Avenue South, Open Road Park.

~1390 ftSE
Dancing, Nightlife
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New York City
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~100 ftE
Nightlife, Dancing
Club Cumming, New York City
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~440 ftSE
Park, Beaux-Arts architecture, Building
300 Park Avenue South, New York City
3 min walk • 300 Park Avenue South is a building on the northwest corner of East 22nd Street in the Flatiron District/Gramercy Park neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City.
~1450 ftN
Park
Open Road Park, New York City
7 min walk • Open Road Park is a small park in East Village, Manhattan, New York City, located east of First Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets. It is among the larger green spaces created in the East Village as a result of community organizing.
~620 ftNE
Park, Performing arts
Tompkins Square Park, New York City
4 min walk • Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5-acre public park in the Alphabet City portion of East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The square-shaped park, bounded on the north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th Street, and on the west by Avenue A, is abutted by St.
~300 ftNW
Nightlife
Death & Co., New York City
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~680 ftS
Church, Baroque architecture, Victorian architecture
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, New York City
4 min walk • The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as Santísimo Redentor, is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 161–165 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
~1450 ftW
Cemetery
New York City Marble Cemetery, New York City
8 min walk • The New York City Marble Cemetery is a historic cemetery founded in 1831, and located at 52-74 East 2nd Street between First and Second Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
~910 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, James Renwick, Jr.
St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City
5 min walk • The St. Nicholas of Myra Church is an American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, located at 288 East 10th Street, on the corner of Avenue A in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, across from Tompkins Square Park. The church was built in 1883 as the Memorial Chapel of St.
~1220 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows
Theater for the New City, New York City
6 min walk • Theater for the New City, founded in 1971 and known familiarly as "TNC", is one of New York City's leading off-off-Broadway theaters, known for radical political plays and community commitment. Productions at TNC have won 43 Obie Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
~990 ftN
Theater
Performance Space New York, New York City
5 min walk • Performance Space New York, formerly known as Performance Space 122 or P.S. 122, is a non-profitable arts organization founded in 1980 in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in an abandoned public school building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to SideWalk Cafe?

Nearby attractions include Avenue A, New York City (2 min walk), 300 Park Avenue South, New York City (3 min walk), Brant Foundation, New York City (3 min walk), Meserich Synagogue, New York City (3 min walk).

How to get to SideWalk Cafe by public transport?

The nearest stations to SideWalk Cafe:

Bus

Avenue A & East 5th Street • Lines: M14A Sbs (2 min walk)
Saint Marks Place & 1st Avenue • Lines: M8 (4 min walk)

Metro

2nd Avenue • Lines: <F>, F (10 min walk)
1st Avenue • Lines: L (11 min walk)